PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Tonal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Keynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keynes has chosen Concerto for Four Violins in B minor as his entrance music. John Keynes has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tonal
vs
Keynes

188 cm
24
217 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
219 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Tonal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Keynes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keynes.
Tonal thows a body shot but no joy.
Keynes avoids the head kick by Tonal.
A good leg kick by Keynes.
Keynes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tonal's calf.
Tonal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keynes closes the distance and clinches up with Tonal, looking for a takedown. Keynes pushes Tonal against the cage but Tonal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Keynes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonal is looking to slow Keynes down with leg kicks.
Keynes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keynes misses with a body shot
and Tonal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tonal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keynes scores with a hook to the body. Tonal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keynes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tonal checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tonal.
Keynes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Keynes swings for the body but Tonal moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keynes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tonal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keynes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tonal circles away.
Jeremy Tonal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Keynes.
Tonal throws a head kick that misses.
Tonal delivers a nice body kick.
Tonal moves out of range of the leg kick from Keynes.
Tonal digs a good hook to Keynes's body.
Keynes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keynes is looking to slow Tonal down with leg kicks.
Tonal throws a head kick that half lands.
Keynes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keynes misses with a double jab
letting Tonal counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Keynes misses the target.
Tonal lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keynes misses with a kick to the body
and Tonal counters with a straight right hand.
Keynes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tonal lands a front kick.
Tonal tries to land a leg kick but Keynes saw it coming and moves away.
Keynes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Tonal does it's job there.
Tonal misses with a low kick.
Tonal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keynes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Keynes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keynes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tonal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keynes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tonal but Tonal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keynes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keynes lands a really nice looking cross but Tonal seems unphased.
Tonal throws out a loose jab but Keynes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonal misses with a low kick.
Keynes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonal.
Keynes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John Keynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonal connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick from Tonal misses.
Tonal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keynes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keynes throws a hook but Tonal blocks it.
Tonal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jeremy Tonal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keynes looks gassed!
Keynes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tonal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tonal thumps Keynes with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Tonal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keynes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal connects with a solid leg kick.
Tonal lands a head kick!
Keynes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tonal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keynes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tonal.
Tonal lands a right hook to the body.
Tonal lands a leg kick that knocks Keynes off balance momentarily.
Tonal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Keynes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tonal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tonal throws a combination. Keynes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tonal.
Tonal lands with an uppercut that bounces Keynes off the cage and back into rage.
Tonal 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.
Tonal throws a low kick but Keynes avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Tonal dominated that round.
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.

Tonal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keynes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Keynes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tonal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keynes momentarily.
Tonal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keynes tries to clinch but Tonal moves away
and Tonal counters with an inside leg kick.
Tonal throws a head kick that misses.
Tonal clobbers Keynes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tonal misses the jab.
A low kick from Keynes is predictable there
and Tonal counters with a thumping low kick.
Keynes throws a leg kick
and Tonal counters with a right hand to the body.
Tonal lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keynes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tonal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keynes can do to turn this around?
Keynes is breathing heavily.
Tonal misses the jab.
Keynes throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keynes avoids a kick to the body.
Tonal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Keynes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tonal thuds his right hand into Keynes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tonal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tonal's corner calls for a 1-2. Tonal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tonal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tonal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keynes.
Tonal scoring well with a low kick there.
Tonal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keynes moves away.
Tonal connects with a crisp jab.
Tonal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jeremy Tonal is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Keynes misses
and Tonal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tonal, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Tonal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keynes walks into a stiff left hand from Tonal.
Tonal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick lands from Tonal.
Tonal misses with a body kick.
Keynes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Keynes shoots in looking for a takedown. Tonal tries to sprawl out of it but Keynes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tonal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Keynes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tonal can pounce on him.
Tonal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keynes. That did some damage!
Tonal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tonal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tonal misses the shot to the body.
Keynes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tonal counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes blocks a head kick by Tonal.
Tonal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Keynes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tonal has got the better of the exchanges.
Keynes defending well as Tonal loads up on a big left hand.
Keynes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tonal.
Tonal thows a body shot but no joy.
Tonal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keynes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonal.
A low kick from Keynes misses
and Tonal counters with a body kick that stops Keynes in his tracks momentarily.
That kick from Tonal tenderised Keynes's leg. Keynes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tonal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tonal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tonal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keynes takes a step back to recover.
Tonal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keynes's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal scores with a hook to the body. Keynes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tonal lands with a good body shot.
Tonal cracks the inside of Keynes's front leg.
Keynes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tonal is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Keynes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keynes manages to avoid it.
Tonal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keynes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Tonal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot by Tonal.
Tonal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Tonal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tonal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keynes checks the leg kick.
Tonal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keynes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tonal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Keynes somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Tonal dominated that second round.
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!

Tonal misses with an uppercut.
Keynes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Keynes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tonal loads up on a big right hand but Keynes slips the punch.
Keynes blocks a head kick by Tonal.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Keynes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keynes tries to move into range but Tonal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tonal jabs at Keynes's body.
Keynes tries to work over Tonal's front leg with a kick but Tonal checks it.
Keynes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tonal misses with a straight right.
Keynes misses with a body shot
and Tonal counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Keynes misses.
Keynes thows a leg kick but Tonal checks it
and Tonal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonal throws a head kick but Keynes moves out of range.
Tonal swings away with a body shot that misses

and Keynes moves into the clinch.
Tonal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Tonal.
Keynes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tonal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tonal lands an uppercut.
Tonal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Tonal.
Tonal pushes Keynes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keynes throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Tonal.
Tonal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Keynes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tonal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tonal blocks an uppercut.
Tonal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tonal.
Tonal is trying to drag Keynes to the mat but Keynes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tonal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
John Keynes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy Tonal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Tonal.
Tonal digs a right hand underneath Keynes's ribcage. Keynes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Tonal.

Tonal breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonal. Keynes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Tonal. Those never looked like landing.
Tonal misses with a body shot.
Tonal works the jab nicely.
Tonal takes a swing at Keynes's ribcage but misses.
Tonal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonal connects with a leg kick. Keynes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keynes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Tonal misses.
Keynes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonal throws out a loose jab but Keynes uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Tonal catches Keynes right on the button with a cross.
Keynes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keynes throws a head kick that misses.
Keynes throws a chopping leg kick but Tonal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tonal thows a leg kick but Keynes checks it
and Keynes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tonal checks a leg kick nicely.
Tonal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keynes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keynes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Keynes
and Tonal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keynes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonal.
Keynes is looking to chop away at Tonal's legs.
Tonal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keynes.
Keynes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonal. Tonal obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Keynes blocks the low kick.
Keynes takes a swing at Tonal's ribcage but misses.
Tonal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tonal misses with the combination.
Keynes thows a leg kick but Tonal checks it
and Tonal counters with an inside leg kick.
Keynes misses with a body kick.
Keynes throws a body punch but Tonal moves out of range.
Tonal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keynes in his tracks.
Donk. Keynes catches Tonal right on the button with a cross.
Tonal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keynes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keynes doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonal circles away.
Keynes throws a head kick that misses.
Keynes is looking to score with low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Tonal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tonal 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Tonal!