PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desean Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kynis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Desean Waters has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Desean Waters seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Waters
vs
Kynis

179 cm
20
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desean Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keijo Kynis!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kynis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kynis throws a leg kick but Waters sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kynis looks to land a left hand but Waters moved out of range nicely.
Kynis throws a leg kick but Waters sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kynis scores with a hook.
Kynis sizes up Waters with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Kynis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Waters fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kynis sprawls well initially but Waters persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Waters not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Waters is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kynis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Waters moves into full mount! Kynis won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Waters is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kynis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kynis shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters avoids the attempt from Kynis to control.

Waters working for a guillotine from mount but Kynis is in no mood to give up.
Kynis wants to hold on but Waters pushes him away.
Waters lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Waters has hold of Kynis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kynis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kynis is wriggling around trying to escape.

Waters swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kynis is now in Waters's guard. A big mistake from Waters there, giving up the dominant position!

Kynis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Waters has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kynis has managed to get both his arms back between Waters's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kynis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kynis wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Waters throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kynis wants to stand but Waters is controlling his posture from full guard.

Waters had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kynis defends it easily.
Waters bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kynis's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters postures up in Kynis's guard and throws a big left but Kynis blocks it.
Waters won't allow Kynis to get back to his feet.

Waters postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kynis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Waters, into his guard.
Kynis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desean Waters dominated that round.
That's time! Waters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kynis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kynis takes a swing at Waters's ribcage but misses.
Kynis moves out of range of the strikes.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kynis sprawls well. Kynis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Waters gets slowly back to his feet.
Waters takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kynis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kynis. That's going to slow Waters down.
Kynis throws a low kick, looking for Waters's leg but Waters calmly moves out of range.
Kynis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kynis misses the target.
Waters looks to land a right hand but Kynis moved out of range.
Waters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keijo Kynis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kynis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kynis throws a jab but it's blocked by Waters.
Kynis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kynis clobbers Waters with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Waters.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kynis to score with a decent uppercut.
Kynis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kynis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Waters misses with a wild body shot.
Waters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kynis was well out of range. Poor timing from Waters.
Waters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kynis avoids the body shot from Waters.
Waters lands with an uppercut that bounces Kynis off the cage and back into rage.
Kynis throws a jab but it's blocked by Waters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Waters misses with a wild body shot.
Kynis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Waters shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kynis pinned against the cage. Kynis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Keijo Kynis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waters throws a hook but Kynis blocks it.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Waters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kynis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waters circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Waters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desean Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waters shoots for a double leg takedown but Kynis sprawls well. He's pushed Waters's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kynis misses with a straight left.
Kynis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kynis scores with a leg kick.
Kynis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kynis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kynis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kynis loads up on a big right hand but Waters slips the punch.
Kynis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kynis loads up on a big right hand but Waters slips the punch.
Waters looks for a takedown but Kynis sprawls well.
Kynis throws a one two combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kynis!

Waters is rocked!
Kynis throws a hook but Waters avoids it easily.
Kynis throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Kynis misses.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Kynis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kynis misses with a hook.
Keijo Kynis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waters drops his hands momentarily and Kynis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kynis.
Kynis loads up on a big right hand but Waters slips the punch.
Kynis throws a low kick, looking for Waters's leg but Waters calmly moves out of range.
Kynis throws a series of punches but Waters avoids them all with ease.
Kynis is looking to chop away at Waters's legs.
Kynis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kynis stuffs the takedown attempt from Waters. Waters gets slowly back to his feet.
Waters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kynis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kynis misses with a hook. Waters ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kynis.
Kynis missing with a left hand there. Waters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Kynis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kynis lands with a nice combination. Waters backs away looking to recover.
Kynis moves out of range of the strikes.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kynis as he avoids it easily.
Kynis moves away from the strike by Waters.
Kynis throws a leg kick but Waters moved away.
A big right from Kynis misses.
Kynis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Waters moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A cross from Kynis lands.
Waters misses with an uppercut. Kynis saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Kynis.
Kynis misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Waters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waters tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kynis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Waters somewhat.
Waters thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kynis manages to avoid it.
Kynis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Waters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Waters throws a lazy right hand but Kynis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kynis throws a right hand that Waters ducks under and follows up with a left that Waters also avoids with ease.
Kynis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Waters on the side of the head.
Kynis slaps away a takedown attempt from Waters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desean Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Kynis.
Kynis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kynis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Waters changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kynis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Waters wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kynis, who protects the arm well.

Waters tries for a kimura but Kynis is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kynis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Waters is trying to get an arm triangle but Kynis is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Waters is trying to get an arm triangle but Kynis is defending well.

Waters wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kynis, who protects the arm well.
Kynis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Waters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Waters wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kynis, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kynis is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Waters.

Waters tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Waters has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Waters looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Kynis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kynis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Kynis!