PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Ismael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Keskinarkaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Ismael is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ismael
vs
Keskinarkaus

185 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Ismael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esko Keskinarkaus!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ismael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch up but Ismael keeps it at a distance.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keskinarkaus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ismael swats away the attempt to clinch by Keskinarkaus.
Ismael keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch there but Ismael circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keskinarkaus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ismael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ismael just misses with a punch to the body.
Esko Keskinarkaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ismael circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch up.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keskinarkaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch but Ismael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch up but Ismael keeps it at a distance.
Keskinarkaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus is looking to clinch.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ismael misses the target.
Keskinarkaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ismael swats away the attempt to clinch by Keskinarkaus.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch up but Ismael circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ismael lands a slapping body shot.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch but Ismael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch up.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch up.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch but Ismael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch up but Ismael keeps it at a distance.
Keskinarkaus moves in looking to clinch but Ismael pushes him off.
Keskinarkaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ismael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael is having none of it.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ismael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keskinarkaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus is looking to clinch.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinarkaus moves in looking to clinch but Ismael pushes him off.
Keskinarkaus is looking to clinch but Ismael is avoiding it.
Ismael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch up but Ismael circles away and keeps his distance.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ismael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ismael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keskinarkaus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keskinarkaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch there but Ismael circles away.
Ismael keeps the fight on the outside.
Ismael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ismael paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keskinarkaus moves in looking to clinch but Ismael pushes him off.
Keskinarkaus doesn't manage to clinch there - Ismael circles away.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch.
Ismael swats away the attempt to clinch by Keskinarkaus.
Ismael throws the left hand but Keskinarkaus avoids the punch easily.
Keskinarkaus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ismael looks to score with a jab to the body but Keskinarkaus is just out of range.
Keskinarkaus walks into a jab.
Keskinarkaus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ismael circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Ismael dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ismael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keskinarkaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch up.
Keskinarkaus is looking to clinch but Ismael is avoiding it.
Ismael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keskinarkaus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keskinarkaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael moves out of range.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ismael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ismael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinarkaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch there but Ismael circles away.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch up but Ismael keeps it at a distance.
Keskinarkaus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keskinarkaus is breathing heavily.
Ismael lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ismael cracks a nice hook into Keskinarkaus's ribs.
Ismael ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Ismael.
Ismael lands a slapping body shot.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch but Ismael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ismael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ismael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keskinarkaus is looking to clinch but Ismael is avoiding it.
Keskinarkaus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch up but Ismael keeps it at a distance.
Keskinarkaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael moves out of range.
Keskinarkaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch there but Ismael circles away.
Ismael swats away the attempt to clinch by Keskinarkaus.
Ismael is looking to wear down Keskinarkaus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch up but Ismael keeps it at a distance.
Ismael scores with a jab to the body.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ismael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ismael cracks Keskinarkaus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keskinarkaus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keskinarkaus is looking to clinch but Ismael is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ismael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ismael cracks a nice hook into Keskinarkaus's ribs.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael is having none of it.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keskinarkaus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ismael swats away the attempt to clinch by Keskinarkaus.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael moves out of range.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ismael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keskinarkaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael moves out of range.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Ismael dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Keskinarkaus avoids the body shot from Ismael.
Ismael lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch there but Ismael circles away.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch up.
Keskinarkaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael is having none of it.
Keskinarkaus doesn't manage to clinch there - Ismael circles away.
Keskinarkaus is looking to clinch.
Keskinarkaus moves in looking to clinch but Ismael pushes him off.
Ismael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keskinarkaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Ismael.
Keskinarkaus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch up.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ismael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ismael paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinarkaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ismael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ismael keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Keskinarkaus moves in looking to clinch but Ismael pushes him off.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keskinarkaus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ismael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael is having none of it.
Keskinarkaus is looking to clinch but Ismael is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ismael. Keskinarkaus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keskinarkaus doesn't manage to clinch there - Ismael circles away.
Nice defenses there by Keskinarkaus.
Esko Keskinarkaus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Keskinarkaus doesn't manage to clinch there - Ismael circles away.
Ismael circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keskinarkaus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael moves out of range.
Keskinarkaus doesn't manage to clinch there - Ismael circles away.
Ismael swats away the attempt to clinch by Keskinarkaus.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ismael lands a lovely overhand right.
Keskinarkaus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ismael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismael just misses with a punch to the body.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ismael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keskinarkaus is looking to clinch.
Keskinarkaus moves away from the strike by Ismael.
Keskinarkaus doesn't manage to clinch there - Ismael circles away.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch up.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael moves out of range.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch but Ismael is having none of it.
Keskinarkaus misses with an uppercut.
Ismael keeps the fight on the outside.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ismael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keskinarkaus is looking to clinch but Ismael is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Keskinarkaus tries to clinch there but Ismael circles away.
Keskinarkaus misses with an uppercut.
Ismael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keskinarkaus is looking to clinch but Ismael is avoiding it.
Ismael circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keskinarkaus wants to clinch.
Keskinarkaus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ismael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ismael misses the jab.
Keskinarkaus doesn't manage to clinch there - Ismael circles away.
Keskinarkaus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Ismael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ismael has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Ismael!