PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jones
vs
Keller

173 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Keller!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keller circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones throws a series of punches but Keller avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a right hand that Keller ducks under and follows up with a left that Keller also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Keller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keller dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Keller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Keller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Keller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Keller drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Keller off! Keller jumps back into Jones's guard.

Keller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Keller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Keller prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.

Keller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Keller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Keller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones wants to stand up but Keller is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two 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.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keller shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Harry Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with the combination.

Keller 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Keller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Keller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Keller won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.

Keller drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Keller off! Keller jumps back into Jones's guard.

Keller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Keller is controlling the position.

Keller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Keller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones works over Keller's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.

Keller gets the takedown into side control.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Keller is controlling him well.

Keller is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jones is trying to escape and Keller transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jones is forced to tap! Nice work there by Keller! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Keller!