PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Keynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keynes comes to the cage accompanied by Concerto for Four Violins in B minor. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Keynes
vs
Souza

185 cm
21
221 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
215 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Keynes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Souza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Keynes avoids the head kick by Souza.
Keynes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.

Souza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Keynes's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza is looking to advance position but Keynes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Keynes content just to control the position here.
Keynes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. John Keynes just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keynes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Keynes avoids the head kick by Souza.
Keynes looks to land a left hand but Souza moved out of range nicely.
John Keynes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keynes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A telegraphed right hand from Keynes misses the target.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
Souza lands a right hook to the body.
Keynes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Souza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keynes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza connects with a high kick.
A good leg kick by Keynes.
Keynes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Keynes blocks a low kick nicely.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Keynes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacare Souza.
Keynes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Souza lands but Keynes takes it in his stride.

It looks like John Keynes has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keynes throws out the jab.
Keynes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Souza can pounce on him.
Keynes is breathing heavily.
Souza throws a chopping leg kick but Keynes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keynes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Souza.
Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keynes. Keynes obviously looking to wear him down.
Souza staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Keynes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Keynes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking.
Souza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keynes throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keynes leaves Souza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacare Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Keynes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Souza throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keynes.
Keynes avoids the head kick by Souza.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keynes.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Keynes counters with an inside leg kick.
Souza slips under a jab from Keynes.
Keynes avoids the head kick by Souza.
A head kick by Souza misses
and Keynes counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and Keynes counters with a series of strikes. Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Souza is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Keynes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keynes looks to throw the jab but Souza is out of range.
Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza shoots and misses
and Keynes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keynes throws out a powerful jab.
Keynes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Souza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Keynes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Keynes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Souza takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Keynes misses.
Souza thows a leg kick but Keynes checks it
and Keynes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keynes, as that shot connected.
Keynes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza takes one on the button.

Souza is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Souza.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Keynes counters with a stiff right hand.
Keynes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Souza counters with a nice leg kick.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Keynes blocks a head kick by Souza.
Souza throws a leg kick
letting Keynes counter with a right hand.
Keynes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keynes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souza has time to react.
Souza misses with a leg kick
and Keynes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes thows a body shot but no joy.
Jacare Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keynes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Souza.
Keynes missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Keynes.
John Keynes is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Souza is predictable there
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
Keynes with a hook.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Souza misses with a hook. Keynes ducked under it nicely.
Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keynes finds it's way round the side to connect with Souza's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keynes misses with a shot to the body

and Souza counters with a shoot takedown. Keynes fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Keynes wriggles free and stands up.
A good leg kick by Keynes.
Souza throws a leg kick
enabling Keynes to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Keynes counters with a low kick, right behind Souza 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keynes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Souza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Keynes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Keynes'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.

Keynes throws a combination that misses
and Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keynes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keynes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Keynes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Keynes counters with a straight right hand.
Keynes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Keynes throws a hook to the side of Souza's head but Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keynes throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Souza scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza cracks the inside of Keynes's front leg.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Keynes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souza lands a head kick. Keynes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Keynes blocks a low kick nicely.
Keynes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keynes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Souza throws a nice head kick!
Keynes looks to land a right hand but Souza moved out of range.
Souza throws a head kick but Keynes moves out of range.
Keynes throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Souza throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and Keynes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and Keynes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking.
Keynes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Keynes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Souza's knee momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Keynes blocks the leg kick.
Souza scores with a head kick.
Keynes misses with a straight right.
Souza throws a head kick but Keynes moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keynes. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Souza. That's going to slow Keynes down.
Souza throws a head kick that misses
and Keynes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Keynes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Keynes throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Souza defending well as Keynes loads up on a big left hand.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Souza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keynes throws a shot to the body.
Souza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keynes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keynes is fending him off so far but Souza persists. Nope, Keynes circles away and we're back to standing.
Keynes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keynes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Souza throws a solid leg kick but Keynes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Souza.
A big right from Keynes misses.
Keynes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza thumps Keynes with a low kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacare Souza really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Keynes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Souza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Souza misses with a hook to the body
and Keynes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking.
Keynes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza throws a lazy head kick
letting Keynes counter with a right hand.
Souza lands a high kick!
Keynes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keynes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keynes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Souza is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Keynes misses

and Souza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Keynes won't be happy with that.
Keynes is pushing Souza's head away, looking to escape. Souza manages to hold on to the position though.

Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Keynes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Keynes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Keynes stalling.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Keynes has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keynes controlling the action here.
Souza is looking for a sweep. Keynes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Keynes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Keynes stays in close to Souza's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Souza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Keynes defends it easily.
Keynes is looking to stand up but Souza won't let him.

Souza has an active guard here but Keynes has managed to pass into half guard.
Keynes controlling the action here.

Souza looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Keynes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jacare Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza is looking for a sweep. Keynes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that John Keynes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Keynes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Keynes tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keynes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Souza. Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
Souza shoots for a takedown but Keynes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Keynes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Souza misses with a leg kick
and Keynes counters with a nice uppercut.
Keynes misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Souza.
Souza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Keynes rather than just go for the knockout.
Souza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keynes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza shoots and misses
and Keynes counters with an inside leg kick.
Souza misses with a double jab
and Keynes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keynes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Souza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keynes's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Keynes misses.
Souza wants to slow Keynes down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice takedown defense from Keynes. No joy for Souza on that attempt.
John Keynes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacare Souza.
Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keynes.
Keynes throws a hook to the side of Souza's head but Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keynes pinned against the cage. Keynes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keynes with a nice cross.
Keynes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
Keynes avoids the head kick by Souza.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Keynes moves out of range easily.
Keynes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keynes wants it to stay on the feet.
Keynes scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Keynes both land. Nice combination.
Keynes throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Keynes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Souza.
A leg kick checked by Keynes.
Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Souza fails with the takedown.
Keynes dips to his left and cracks Souza with an uppercut!
Keynes misses with a series of wild punches.
Keynes throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Keynes misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keynes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Souza.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keynes.
Keynes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Keynes counters with a left to the body.
Keynes checks a leg kick.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keynes scores with a hook.
Keynes thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Keynes moves out of range easily.
Souza throws a nice inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Keynes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keynes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Keynes!
John Keynes retains his light heavyweight title!