PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Keel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Salvatro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keel's entrance music is Dead Wrong. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Keel
vs
Salvatro

176 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Keel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rey Salvatro!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keel has Salvatro up against the cage in a clinch.
Salvatro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Keel breaks the clinch.
Jay Keel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Salvatro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salvatro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Keel wants to clinch up but Salvatro keeps it at a distance.

Keel closes the distance and clinches.
Salvatro tries for a takedown but Keel manages to get underhooks.
Keel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Keel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keel thuds his right hand into Salvatro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Rey Salvatro has been cut.
Salvatro cracks Keel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Salvatro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keel.
Keel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keel tries to clinch but Salvatro moves out of range.
Salvatro throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Salvatro misses.
Salvatro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keel moves in looking to clinch but Salvatro pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keel is looking to clinch but Salvatro is avoiding it.
Salvatro misses with a series of wild punches.
Keel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salvatro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salvatro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Salvatro does no damage.

Keel moves into the clinch.
Salvatro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Keel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jay Keel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Salvatro.

Keel drives through and clinches with Salvatro against the cage.
Salvatro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Keel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Keel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salvatro backwards.
Keel misses with a knee to the head.
Keel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Keel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatro avoids the elbow strike from Keel, against the cage.
Keel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keel misses with a knee strike.

Keel breaks the clinch.
Salvatro tries to bum rush Keel with a series of wild strikes but Keel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Keel closes the distance and pushes Salvatro back into the cage.
Keel misses with an elbow strike.
Salvatro wants a takedown but no success here.
Salvatro managing to block the knees to the body from Keel.
Keel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keel is breathing heavily.
Salvatro is working for takedown but Keel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Keel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salvatro tries to score a body lock takedown but Keel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Keel manages to break the clinch.
Salvatro looks to land a combination but Keel avoids it well.
Keel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keel tries to clinch up but Salvatro circles away and keeps his distance.
Keel walks into a jab.
Keel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salvatro looks to land a combination but Keel avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keel.
Salvatro looks to land a combination but Keel avoids it well.
Salvatro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salvatro lands a jab to Keel's midsection.
Keel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A left and a right from Salvatro both land. Nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Salvatro!
Salvatro stalks Keel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Keel's face. Keel staggers backwards, shaken.
Keel misses with a double jab.
Salvatro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keel wants to clinch up but Salvatro keeps it at a distance.
Keel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salvatro moves away from the strike by Keel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatro misses with the combination.
Keel tries to clinch up but Salvatro circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvatro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salvatro thuds a left hand into Keel's body.
Salvatro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keel.
Keel dodges the punch combination from Salvatro.
Salvatro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keel.
Salvatro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salvatro keeps the fight on the outside.
Salvatro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salvatro lands a nice shot that snaps Keel's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rey Salvatro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rey Salvatro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Salvatro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Keel closes the distance and clinches.

Keel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Keel pushes Salvatro up against the cage in a clinch.
Keel connects with a knee to the head.
Salvatro tries to score a body lock takedown but Keel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Salvatro goes for a takedown attempt but Keel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Salvatro throws a series of strikes that have Keel backpedaling.
Keel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salvatro misses with a few strikes there.
Keel avoids the body shot from Salvatro.
Keel is looking to clinch.
Salvatro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Salvatro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salvatro misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel lands a nice looking body kick.
Keel is looking to clinch.
Keel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Salvatro throws a nice looking combination but Keel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salvatro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Keel.
Keel tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvatro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salvatro keeps the fight on the outside.
Salvatro throws a combination that misses
and Keel counters with a good low kick that Salvatro was not able to check.
Keel lands with a shot to the body.
Keel doesn't manage to clinch there - Salvatro circles away.
Keel looks to land a combination. Salvatro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Keel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salvatro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jay Keel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salvatro swats away the attempt to clinch by Keel.
Salvatro scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatro misses with a combination

and Keel counters by clinching up.
Keel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Salvatro can't get the takedown.
Jay Keel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Salvatro.
Keel misses with a knee strike.

Keel breaks the clinch.
Salvatro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keel counters with a big head kick but Salvatro shrugs it off.
Keel wants to clinch up but Salvatro keeps it at a distance.
Salvatro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Keel pushes Salvatro up against the cage in a clinch.
Salvatro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Keel prevents it.
Keel avoiding damage.
Salvatro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Keel gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salvatro's defenses.
Keel gets underhooks to prevent Salvatro's takedown attempt.
Salvatro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Keel is looking to clinch.
Salvatro lands an overhand right.
Salvatro throws out a loose jab but Keel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keel misses with a double jab
and Salvatro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salvatro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keel counters with a body kick.
Salvatro throws a body punch but Keel moves out of range.
Keel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salvatro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salvatro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keel is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salvatro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Keel is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Salvatro coming out on top.
Salvatro misses with a combination
and Keel counters with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Salvatro misses.
Salvatro throws a one two combo.
Salvatro throws a right hand that Keel ducks under and follows up with a left that Keel also avoids with ease.
Salvatro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Keel has closed the distance and engaged Salvatro in a clinch.
Salvatro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvatro avoiding damage as Keel throws knees to the body.
Keel looking to throw knees to the head but Salvatro is blocking nicely.
Salvatro wants a takedown.

Keel manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Keel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rey Salvatro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Keel rushes Salvatro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salvatro wants a takedown but no success here.
Salvatro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Keel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Keel manages to break the clinch.
Keel wants to clinch
and Salvatro counters with a series of strikes. Keel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Keel looks to land a combination but Salvatro avoids it well.
Keel is looking to clinch but Salvatro is avoiding it.
Rey Salvatro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvatro lands a right hook to the body.
Keel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Salvatro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salvatro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Keel counters by clinching up.

Keel breaks the clinch.
Keel tries to clinch but Salvatro is having none of it.
Salvatro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keel tries to move into range but Salvatro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salvatro misses with a wild combination.

Keel closes the distance and pushes Salvatro back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Keel.
Salvatro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Keel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jay Keel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Salvatro.
Keel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Keel stops a takedown attempt from Salvatro.
Keel is leaning against Salvatro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Keel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Keel lands a damaging elbow.

Keel manages to break the clinch.
Keel doesn't manage to clinch there - Salvatro circles away.
Keel tries to clinch but Salvatro is having none of it.
Salvatro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keel in his tracks.
Salvatro keeps the fight on the outside.
Salvatro misses with a few strikes there.
Salvatro dips to his left and cracks Keel with an uppercut!
Salvatro throws a combination. Keel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Keel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Salvatro counters with a three punch combo that has Keel backing up. Keel nods at Salvatro to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Keel tries a low kick but Salvatro avoids it.
Salvatro swats away the attempt to clinch by Keel.
Keel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keel tries to land a front kick but Salvatro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keel wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Salvatro there.
Keel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salvatro misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatro throws a nice looking combination but Keel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salvatro misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Keel.
Keel tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvatro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keel tries to clinch but Salvatro moves out of range.
Keel tries to clinch but Salvatro moves away
and Salvatro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keel moves in looking to clinch but Salvatro pushes him off.
Keel throws a one two combo.
Salvatro misses with a double jab.
Salvatro misses with a two punch combination.
Salvatro lands a head shot.
Keel misses with a double jab
and Salvatro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Salvatro counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salvatro fails to land with a series of punches.
Keel tries to clinch but Salvatro moves out of range.
Salvatro misses with a combination
and Keel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salvatro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Salvatro misses with a straight left.
Keel clinches but Salvatro breaks the clinch
and Salvatro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salvatro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keel fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salvatro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salvatro's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Salvatro duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Keel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Jay Keel!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Jay Keel!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Jay Keel!

Jay Keel wins by unanimous decision!