PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Menjivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Menjivar
vs
Keane

182 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

192 cm
28
177 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Menjivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menjivar misses with a head kick.
Menjivar lands a leg kick that knocks Keane off balance momentarily.
Keane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Menjivar's head backwards.
Menjivar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keane wants to slow Menjivar down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from Keane.
Keane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Menjivar misses with a wild body shot.
Keane looks to land a combination but Menjivar avoids it well.
Menjivar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Menjivar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Menjivar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keane counters with a nice leg kick.
Menjivar throws a sloppy head kick
and Keane counters with a stiff right hand.
Menjivar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Menjivar throws a leg kick but Keane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Menjivar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Menjivar dodges the punch combination from Keane.
Keane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menjivar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menjivar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Keane counters with a stiff right hand.
Menjivar throws a leg kick
and Keane counters with a leg kick.
Keane throws a shot to the body.
Keane throws a series of punches but Menjivar moves out of range.
Victor Menjivar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Menjivar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keane counters with a left to the body.
Keane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Menjivar throws a head kick that misses
and Keane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Menjivar is breathing heavily.
Menjivar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Keane to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Menjivar is predictable there
and Keane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Keane. That snapped Menjivar's head back.
A head kick by Menjivar misses
letting Keane counter with a right hand.
Keane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keane.
Keane cracks Menjivar with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keane scoring well with a low kick there.
Menjivar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Keane throws a right and a left that Menjivar avoids nicely.
Keane misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Menjivar is predictable there
and Keane counters with a two punch combo.
Menjivar misses with a shot to the body
and Keane counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Menjivar does no damage.
Menjivar needs to keep his hands up - Keane had a free shot at his head there.
Menjivar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keane counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheers as Keane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Menjivar doesn't seem phased though.
Menjivar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Menjivar throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Keane to counter with a crisp jab.
Keane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Menjivar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Menjivar there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Menjivar is rocked!
Keane lands a slapping body shot.
Keane works over Menjivar's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh Menjivar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keane cracks Menjivar with a hook to the temple - Menjivar is on wobbly legs here! Keane swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Menjivar falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Keane wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Padraig Keane!