PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lui Passaglia (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. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Passaglia
vs
Keller

198 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
189 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lui Passaglia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Keller!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Passaglia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Keller throws a big shot that misses.
Keller throws a combination that misses
and Passaglia counters with a head kick.
Passaglia connects with a solid leg kick.
Keller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Passaglia throws a sloppy head kick and Keller moves out of range easily.
Passaglia moves forwards but Keller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Passaglia misses
and Keller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Lui Passaglia has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Passaglia counters with a body kick.
Passaglia throws a front kick aimed at Keller's knee but Keller avoids it well.
Passaglia throws a head kick but Keller moves out of range.
Passaglia thows a leg kick but Keller checks it
and Keller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Passaglia misses with a leg kick.
Keller misses with a straight left.
Keller throws a leg kick
and Passaglia counters with a big head kick but Keller shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passaglia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Keller misses with a right hand
and Passaglia counters with a nice leg kick.
Keller looks gassed!
Keller scoring well with a low kick there.
Keller misses with a shot to the body
and Passaglia counters with a nice body kick.
Passaglia pushes Keller away with a front kick.
Passaglia throws a head kick that misses.
Keller blocks a leg kick.
Passaglia scores with a head kick.
Passaglia throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keller checks a leg kick.
Passaglia throws a front kick that sends Keller stumbling back into the cage.
Keller thows a leg kick but Passaglia checks it
and Passaglia counters with a head kick.
Passaglia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Passaglia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keller. That did some damage!
Passaglia lands with a slapping head kick.
Passaglia moves out of range as Keller strikes.
Passaglia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keller misses with a hook. Passaglia ducked under it nicely.
Passaglia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keller misses with a jab to the body
and Passaglia counters with a good, hard body kick but Keller shrugs it off.
Passaglia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Passaglia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Keller if he has to take too many more of those.
Passaglia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Passaglia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Passaglia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keller's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keller throws a big shot that misses.
Passaglia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Passaglia.
An inside leg kick lands from Passaglia.
Passaglia connects with a leg kick. Keller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Passaglia tried to score with a low kick but Keller checks it.
Keller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Passaglia.
A low kick from Keller misses
and Passaglia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Keller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Passaglia delivers a nice body kick.
Passaglia misses with a head kick.
Keller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Passaglia scores with a spinning back kick!
Keller checks a leg kick.
Keller misses with a leg kick
and Passaglia counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Passaglia throws a head kick that half lands.
Keller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Keller blocks a head kick by Passaglia.
Passaglia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keller throws a right and a left that Passaglia avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Passaglia tries to land a front kick but Keller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Passaglia.
Passaglia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lui Passaglia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lui Passaglia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Keller throws a head kick but Passaglia moves out of range.
Passaglia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keller can do to turn this around?
Keller lands a glancing blow to the side of Passaglia's head.
Passaglia throws out a leg kick but Keller moves out of range and Passaglia only half commits.
Keller misses with a hook. Passaglia ducked under it nicely.
Keller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keller throws a poor cross that misses
and Passaglia counters with a nice body kick.
Passaglia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dwayne Keller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Keller misses
and Passaglia counters with an inside leg kick.
Keller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Passaglia makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Keller really felt that one!
Passaglia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Keller misses with a hook
and Passaglia counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Passaglia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Passaglia throws a leg kick but Keller moved away.
Keller is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keller checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Passaglia.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Keller might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Passaglia has got the better of the exchanges.
Passaglia lands with a slapping head kick.
Passaglia blocks a head kick by Keller.
Keller throws a shot from downtown. Passaglia moves away and avoids it.
Keller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Passaglia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keller's head.
Passaglia scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Passaglia.
Keller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Passaglia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keller checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia slips under a jab.
Passaglia connects with a high kick.
Passaglia is looking to slow Keller down with leg kicks.
Passaglia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Keller misses.
Passaglia throws a sloppy head kick and Keller moves out of range easily.
Keller throws a lazy uppercut
and Passaglia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Passaglia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keller throws a right hand that misses
and Passaglia counters with a solid body kick.
Passaglia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Passaglia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia tried to score with a low kick but Keller checks it.
Keller checks a low kick from Passaglia.
Keller is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Keller scores with a hook.
Lui Passaglia is winning the standup battle so far.
Keller throws out a loose jab but Passaglia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keller misses with an uppercut
and Passaglia counters with a head kick. That will keep Keller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good exchange - Keller coming out on top.
Keller throws a lazy uppercut
and Passaglia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Keller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Keller throws an off balance right hand
and Passaglia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Keller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Passaglia misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Passaglia.
Passaglia slips a jab and a cross from Keller.
Passaglia lands a head kick. Keller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Passaglia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keller.
Keller blocks a leg kick.
Passaglia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keller cracks Passaglia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Keller misses with a hook
and Passaglia counters with a good, hard body kick but Keller shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Passaglia.
Keller throws a hook to the side of Passaglia's head but Passaglia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Passaglia throws a front kick aimed at Keller's knee but Keller avoids it well.
Keller misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lui Passaglia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lui Passaglia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Passaglia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Passaglia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Passaglia. That one must have hurt.
Passaglia is looking to slow Keller down with leg kicks.
Passaglia misses with a low kick.
Passaglia scores with a head kick.
Keller misses with a hook
and Passaglia makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Keller really felt that one!
Passaglia tries to land a leg kick but Keller saw it coming and moves away.
Keller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Passaglia counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Passaglia.
Keller throws a low kick, looking for Passaglia's leg but Passaglia calmly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Passaglia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passaglia scores with a kick to the body.
Passaglia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keller.
Passaglia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keller is out of range and Passaglia settles back down.
Good work by Keller as he checks the leg kick.
Passaglia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Passaglia.
Passaglia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Keller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Passaglia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Keller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Passaglia connects with an inside leg kick.
Keller moves out of range of the body kick.
Passaglia looks for the body kick but Keller saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia lands a leg kick that knocks Keller off balance momentarily.
Passaglia scores with a head kick.
Keller thumps Passaglia with a low kick.
Keller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keller lunges at Passaglia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Passaglia's hand.
A slow jab from Keller misses its intended target.
Keller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Passaglia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keller.
Keller misses with a left hand
and Passaglia counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller throws a big shot that misses.
Passaglia throws a head kick that half lands.
Keller swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller lunges at Passaglia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Passaglia's hand.
Keller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keller throws a right hand that misses
and Passaglia counters with a leg kick.
Passaglia scoring well with a low kick there.
Passaglia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Passaglia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keller misses with a lunging right hand
and Passaglia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keller lands the left hand.
Passaglia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Passaglia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Passaglia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keller is able to avoid easily.
Keller blocks a head kick by Passaglia.
Keller swings widly with a right hand
and Passaglia counters with a good, hard body kick but Keller shrugs it off.
Keller moves out of range of the body kick.
Passaglia throws a leg kick but Keller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keller. Passaglia does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Keller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Passaglia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keller throws out the jab.
Passaglia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keller throws a jab when Passaglia was well out of range.
Passaglia misses with a head kick.
Dwayne Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Passaglia misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lui Passaglia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Passaglia 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lui Passaglia!