PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Valhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braydon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Key's choice of entrance music: Highway to Hell - AC/DC. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Valhala
vs
Key

174 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Valhala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braydon Key!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key cracks Valhala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Valhala tries to clinch but Key moves out of range.
Key wants to clinch up but Valhala keeps it at a distance.
Valhala is looking to clinch but Key is avoiding it.
Braydon Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Valhala clinches up against the cage.
Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Key is pressed up against the cage. Valhala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Key down to the mat. Key avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Valhala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Key swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Key tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valhala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Key tries to clinch there but Valhala circles away.
Key works over Valhala's head and body with a nice combination.
Valhala throws a right hand that Key ducks under and follows up with a left that Key also avoids with ease.
Valhala moves in looking to clinch but Key pushes him off.

Valhala feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Key looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valhala is one step ahead there.
Valhala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valhala is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valhala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Key preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valhala cracks Key with a solid left hand.
Valhala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Valhala stands up over Key, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valhala thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Key is looking to stand up but Valhala isn't so interested in that idea.
Valhala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valhala postures up and lands a big shot to Key's brow.
Valhala controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Valhala scoring with punches to the head and body.
Key tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valhala content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Valhala looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valhala.
Key really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valhala. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valhala postures up in Key's guard and throws a big left but Key blocks it.
Valhala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valhala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Key's head.
Key avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valhala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valhala makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Key avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valhala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Valhala cracks Key with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Valhala dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Key fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valhala tries to clinch up.
Key checks a leg kick nicely.
Valhala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Key fails with an attempt to clinch.
Key scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Key lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Valhala tries for a takedown but Key sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valhala throws a series of punches but Key moves out of range.
Key looks to clinch

and Valhala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Valhala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Key is keeping busy.
Valhala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Key misses with a short punch on the inside.
Key lands a nice uppercut.
Key working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Key.
Key gets through Valhala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Key prevents a body shot from Valhala.
Valhala has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Key avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valhala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Key lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Valhala is rocked!
Valhala is working for takedown but Key is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Valhala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valhala blocking some punches.
Key misses with some punches.
Valhala goes for a takedown attempt but Key pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Key throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Valhala backs up against the cage.
Key tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valhala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Key is looking to clinch but Valhala is avoiding it.
Braydon Key is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Key scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Key tries to clinch but Valhala moves out of range.
Key tries to clinch there but Valhala circles away.
Valhala throws a nice looking combination but Key bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Key is looking to clinch.
Key tries to clinch but Valhala is having none of it.
A jab from Key does it's job there.
Key is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Key is looking to clinch.
Valhala swats away the attempt to clinch by Key.
Valhala shoots for a double leg takedown but Key sprawls well. He's pushed Valhala's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Key checks a leg kick.
Valhala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Key tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valhala paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Key rushes Valhala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valhala backwards.

Valhala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Key looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Valhala scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Valhala scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Key to see if he's OK.
Valhala is working Key over with some ground and pound from side control.
Valhala is looking to take a break and control but Key is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valhala tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Key is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valhala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Key keeps working.
Key taking punishment in the form of punches.
Valhala working the head with strikes.
Valhala remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Valhala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Key keeps working.
Key seems a little lost for a moment, as Valhala dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ground and pound from Valhala seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Valhala working the ground and pound from side control.
Valhala lands a decent elbow from side control.
Valhala looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Key is avoiding damage well.
Valhala is working Key over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valhala tries to score with some ground and pound. Key controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Key is being controlled here.
Valhala working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Braydon Key will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Valhala tries to clinch but Key is having none of it.
Key lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Key.
Valhala throws and low kick but Key moves out of range easily.

Valhala fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Key sprawls well initially but Valhala persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Valhala has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Valhala in particular looking to stall.
Valhala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Valhala performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Valhala working Key over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valhala missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valhala prevents Key from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Valhala in particular looking to stall.
Valhala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valhala looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valhala throwing shots but Key is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Key is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valhala scores with a couple of nice shots.
Key has hold of Valhala's hands but Valhala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Key keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valhala is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Valhala not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valhala with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Valhala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valhala working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Valhala.
Valhala performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Valhala there.
Well, if Valhala is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Valhala connects with a nice short shot to Key's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valhala is pressing down on Key's thigh, looking to free his foot. Key is holding on for now.
Valhala not doing much here.
Valhala is pressing down on Key's thigh, looking to free his foot. Key is holding on for now.
Valhala is stalling here. Key is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Valhala seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Key has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Valhala is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Key off and has taken his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Valhala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valhala 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Valhala!