PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelio Kantos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Till I Collapse - Eminem. Tim Key has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Key
vs
Kantos

172 cm
22
142 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

172 cm
22
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Pegasus Nutrition

Prestige Clothing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stelio Kantos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Key as he checks the leg kick.
Key avoids the head kick by Kantos.
Kantos scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Key misses.
Key is looking to clinch.
Kantos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Key shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kantos eats them both and turns towards Key to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Key feints and then cracks Kantos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kantos down.
Kantos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Key misses with a series of wild punches.
Key takes a swing at Kantos's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantos lands with a slapping head kick.
Kantos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Key fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kantos checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Key.
Key throws a push kick but Kantos slaps the foot to one side.
Key wants to clinch up but Kantos keeps it at a distance.
Kantos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Key avoids the head kick by Kantos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kantos throws a leg kick but Key sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Key misses with an uppercut
and Kantos counters with a left to the body.
Key jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kantos looks to throw a body kick
and Key counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Key fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kantos on the side of the head.
Kantos tries to move into range but Key moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kantos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Key is out of range.
Key is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kantos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kantos throws a head kick that misses
and Key counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Kantos is predictable there
and Key counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kantos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Key blocks a head kick by Kantos.
Kantos misses with a left hand
and Key counters with a straight right hand.
Key scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kantos.
Key misses with an uppercut
and Kantos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kantos.
Kantos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Key checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Key is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Key fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kantos takes one to the chin there.
Kantos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kantos throws a chopping leg kick but Key manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kantos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Key.
Kantos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stelio Kantos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kantos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kantos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Key.
Key avoids the head kick by Kantos.
Kantos staying out of range there.
Kantos throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Kantos misses
and Key counters with a right hand to the body.
Kantos keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Key avoids the head kick by Kantos.
Kantos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kantos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Key to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key connects with a body shot that sends Kantos's belly button to the back.
Key throws a hook but Kantos blocks it.
Kantos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Key.
Key misses with an uppercut
and Kantos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kantos misses with a hook
and Key counters with a series of strikes. Kantos will be more careful next time no doubt.

Kantos is rocked!
Key steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Kantos is out on his feet! Key sets himself and nearly takes Kantos's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tim Key!