PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Richter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller has chosen Crying like a Bitch - Godsmack as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Richter
vs
Keller

193 cm
25
191 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
189 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Richter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Keller!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richter looks to land a body kick but Keller moved away.
Richter tries a low kick but Keller avoids it.
Keller throws a low kick but Richter moves out of range easily.
Richter throws a body punch but Keller moves out of range.
Keller throws a low kick but Richter moves out of range easily.
Richter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keller throws a leg kick but Richter moved away.
Richter moves out of range of the body kick from Keller.
Richter swings for the body but Keller moves out of range.
Keller tries a head kick but it misses.
Keller throws a leg kick but Richter checks it.
A slow jab from Richter misses its intended target.
Richter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keller can pounce on him.
Richter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Keller rushes Richter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keller wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller managing to block the knees to the body from Richter.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Keller landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Keller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richter wants to land a leg kick but Keller is out of range.
Richter looks to land a body kick but Keller moved away.
Richter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Richter misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter lands a head kick. Keller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Richter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keller avoids the head kick by Richter.
Keller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Richter misses with a body shot.
Richter throws a head kick but Keller moves out of range.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richter is looking to clinch.
Richter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keller counters with a body kick.
Richter thows a leg kick but Keller checks it
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Keller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keller connects with a nice looking jab.
Keller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Keller does no damage.
Keller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richter checks a leg kick nicely.
Richter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richter wants to clinch.
Richter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dirk Richter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richter gets tackled into the cage by Keller. Keller maintains the clinch.
Richter blocks the elbow strike.
Richter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richter lands a nice elbow.
Keller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Keller blocks a body shot from Richter.
Richter blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Keller misses with an elbow over the top.

Keller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller tests Richter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richter just misses with a punch to the body.
Richter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keller.
An inside leg kick lands from Keller.
Keller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richter's sensitive parts.
Richter wants to clinch up but Keller keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Richter blocks the low kick.
Keller tries to clinch up but Richter circles away and keeps his distance.
Richter tried to score with a low kick but Keller checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Richter wants to clinch.
Richter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Richter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keller.
Richter misses with a kick to the body.
Keller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Richter blocks the body kick.
Richter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Richter misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keller, right into the meat.
Keller throws a head kick but Richter moves out of range.
Richter tries to move into range but Keller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richter misses with a body shot.
Richter misses with a looping left.
Richter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keller scores with a push kick.

Richter gets a clinch.
Keller avoids the elbow strike from Richter, against the cage.
Richter dodges an elbow strike from Keller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keller lands a body punch.
Richter avoiding damage as Keller throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Richter tries to land knees in the clinch but Keller avoids the damage to the body.
Keller stalls.
Keller tries to land a knee to the head but Richter blocks with his arms.
Keller digs a right hand into Richter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richter's gas tank.
Keller scores a nice knee to the body.
Richter is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Keller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Richter takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Dirk Richter has been cut.
Keller misses with an elbow strike.
Keller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Keller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keller pressing his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richter tries a body shot but Keller blocks it.
Keller dodges an elbow strike from Richter.
Richter misses with a punch to the body.
Richter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keller's elbow.
Keller lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Keller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Richter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Keller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keller throws a head kick but Richter moves out of range.
Keller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keller fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keller.
Keller misses with a head kick.
Richter throws a body punch but Keller moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Richter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Keller - the referee stops the clock and Richter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Keller. Richter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Richter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Richter misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richter.
A leg kick checked by Keller.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richter.
Richter misses with a body shot.
Keller connects with an inside leg kick.
Richter misses with a few strikes there.
Richter is looking to wear down Keller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Keller swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Richter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Keller misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keller as Richter tries to tie him up.
Keller tries to break free but Richter pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Richter.
Nice body punch from Richter - that landed with a thud.
Keller throws a head punch that misses.
Keller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richter misses with a body punch.
Richter throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Richter crunches a lovely knee into Keller's ribcage.
Richter lands an elbow inside that Keller shrugs off.
Richter trying to land knees to the body.
Richter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keller is defending well for now.
Keller misses with a knee strike.
Keller pushes Richter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keller tries to land knees in the clinch but Richter avoids the damage to the body.
Richter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keller.
Richter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Keller manages to break the clinch.
Keller scoring well with a low kick there.
Richter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richter takes a swing at Keller's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller with a jab.
Richter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richter misses with a body shot
and Keller counters with a nice kick to the body.
Richter misses with a body shot.
Keller moves out of range of the body kick.
Richter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keller.
Richter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Keller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut lands for Keller. That snapped Richter's head back.
Keller is looking to chop away at Richter's legs.
Dwayne Keller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richter throws a leg kick
and Keller counters with a good, hard body kick but Richter shrugs it off.
Richter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keller.
Keller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richter darts in trying to clinch
and Keller counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richter thows a leg kick but Keller checks it
and Keller counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Richter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Richter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keller lands with a nice body kick.
Richter misses with a wild body shot.
Keller scores with a spinning back kick!
Keller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Richter throws a chopping leg kick but Keller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Richter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keller blocks the body kick.
Keller lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Keller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Keller.
Richter looks to score with a jab to the body but Keller is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keller.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bone on bone clash there as Richter blocks the leg kick.
Richter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keller scoring well with a low kick there.
Richter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Richter keeps the fight on the outside.
Keller checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keller.
Keller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richter.
Keller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richter throws a leg kick
and Keller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richter moves out of range of the body kick from Keller.
Keller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richter.
Keller throws a push kick but Richter slaps the foot to one side.
Keller pushes Richter away with a front kick.
Keller connects with a nice looking jab.
Richter thows a leg kick but Keller checks it
and Keller counters with a leg kick.
Keller wants to land a leg kick but Richter is out of range.

Keller rushes Richter and presses him up against the cage.
Keller throws an elbow but it misses.
Richter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Richter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keller.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richter can't find room to land a body shot as Keller controls the action.
Keller digs a right hand underneath Richter's ribcage. Richter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Keller throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Keller.
Keller lands an elbow inside that Richter shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Keller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Richter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Richter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Keller lands.
Keller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Keller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Keller lands with a nice body kick.
Keller lands a really nice looking cross but Richter seems unphased.
Keller throws out a powerful jab.
Keller throws a good cross that connects.
A bone on bone clash there as Richter blocks the leg kick.
Richter misses with a leg kick

and Keller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Richter blocks an elbow strike.

Keller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richter.
Keller misses with a head kick.
Richter tries to clinch but Keller is having none of it.
Richter throws a wild body kick that Keller sees coming a mile off.
Keller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keller misses with a kick to the body.
Keller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richter checks the leg kick.
Keller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Richter counters with a big head kick but Keller shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter scores with a kick to the body.
Richter moves in looking to clinch but Keller pushes him off.
Richter doesn't manage to clinch there - Keller circles away.
Keller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Richter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keller throws a leg kick but Richter sees it coming and moves out of range.
A left and a right from Keller both land. Nice combination.
Keller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richter's calf.
Richter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keller is out of range.
Richter throws a lazy head kick
and Keller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richter cracks Keller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Richter misses with a kick to the body.
Richter throws a low kick but Keller moves out of range easily.
Keller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richter misses with a body kick.
Keller cracks Richter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keller thumps Richter with a low kick.
Dirk Richter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Richter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keller can pounce on him.
Keller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keller is able to avoid easily.
Richter throws a leg kick
and Keller counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good exchange - Keller coming out on top.
Richter throws a sloppy head kick and Keller moves out of range easily.
Richter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Richter moves to clinch but Keller breaks away
and Keller counters with a left and a right that stings Richter.
Richter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keller was well out of range. Poor timing from Richter.
Richter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keller.
Keller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Keller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Richter misses
and Keller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crunch! Keller slams his shin into Richter's torso.
A jab lands there for Keller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller lands a head kick. Richter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Richter moves out of range as Keller throws a body kick.
Keller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richter throws a leg kick but Keller moved away.
Richter misses with a head kick.
Keller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keller moves out of range as Richter throws a body kick.

Keller rushes Richter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richter blocks an elbow strike from Keller.
Richter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keller is defending well for now.
Richter misses with a body punch.
Richter trying to land knees to the body.
Keller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Keller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Keller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keller is trying to maintain a safe position but Richter gets an underhook and turns Keller into the cage.
Keller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keller controlling the action here for a moment.
Keller working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Keller.
Richter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Keller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dwayne Keller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keller lands an elbow that stopped Richter in his tracks for a moment.
Keller is stalling here.
Keller blocks an elbow strike from Richter.
Keller scores a nice knee to the body.
Keller misses with an elbow over the top.
Keller avoids a wild elbow strike from Richter.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Keller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keller cracks the inside of Richter's front leg.
Keller lands a leg kick that knocks Richter off balance momentarily.
Keller scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keller is looking to clinch.
Richter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keller.

Keller closes the distance and clinches.
Keller lands an elbow that stopped Richter in his tracks for a moment.
Richter misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Keller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Keller!
Dwayne Keller is the new middleweight champion!