PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Linderoth (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.

Linderoth
vs
Keller

183 cm
30
197 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

175 cm
26
189 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tobias Linderoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Keller!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller cracks Linderoth with an open hand slap.
Tobias Linderoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Linderoth under the eye.
Linderoth with a nice cross.
Keller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linderoth.
Linderoth throws an off balance right hand
and Keller counters with a thumping low kick.
Linderoth throws a right and a left that Keller avoids nicely.
Linderoth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linderoth throws a combination that misses
and Keller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Linderoth is out of range and Keller settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keller's corner calls for a 1-2. Keller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Linderoth slips a jab from Keller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller connects with a solid leg kick.
Linderoth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keller.
Linderoth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linderoth. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linderoth lands a jab.
Keller looks to throw the jab but Linderoth is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Linderoth there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth swinging wildly here.
Keller's corner calls for a 1-2. Keller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keller dips to his left and cracks Linderoth with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Keller misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Keller.
Linderoth shoots in looking for a takedown but Keller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Linderoth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Linderoth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keller.
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linderoth.
Nice shot by Keller.
Keller throws a head kick that misses.
Linderoth cracks Keller with a good jab.
Dwayne Keller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linderoth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Linderoth somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Linderoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linderoth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keller counters with a stiff right hand.
Linderoth slips under a jab.
Keller misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller throws a jab when Linderoth was well out of range.
Linderoth misses with a left hand
and Keller counters with a nice leg kick.
Keller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Linderoth to counter with a crisp jab.
Keller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linderoth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keller ducks under a wild hook from Linderoth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linderoth lands with a nice body punch.
Linderoth misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Keller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Linderoth moves out of range of the strikes.
Keller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Keller misses with a leg kick
and Linderoth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller throws a leg kick but Linderoth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keller checks a low kick from Linderoth.
A jab from Keller misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderoth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keller moves away.
Keller throws a sloppy head kick and Linderoth moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Keller.
Keller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dwayne Keller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linderoth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Keller as he avoids it easily.
Keller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linderoth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keller manages to avoid it.
Linderoth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linderoth. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linderoth throws a leg kick but Keller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Linderoth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keller doesn't seem bothered though.
Keller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Linderoth.
A slow jab from Linderoth misses its intended target.
Linderoth shoots for a takedown but Keller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Linderoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Linderoth.
Keller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linderoth sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth looks to land a left hand but Keller moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Keller does no damage.
Linderoth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keller.
Linderoth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keller connects with a nice looking jab.
Keller throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Keller misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linderoth throws out the jab.
Linderoth tries to bum rush Keller with a series of wild strikes but Keller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keller throws a combination that misses
and Linderoth counters with a nice body shot.
Linderoth jabs at Keller's body.
Keller takes one to the chin there.
Keller looks to land a right hand but Linderoth moved out of range.
Linderoth with a nice cross.
Linderoth shoots in but no luck this time.
Keller slips under a jab from Linderoth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tobias Linderoth will probably get the nod.
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!

Linderoth shoots in and bounces Keller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Linderoth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Linderoth wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
Linderoth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Keller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Keller is looking to stand up but Linderoth isn't so interested in that idea.
Keller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderoth tries to free his leg and advance position but Keller is retaining full guard.
Linderoth trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Keller manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Linderoth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Linderoth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Keller's guard.
Linderoth tries to free his leg and advance position but Keller is retaining full guard.
Keller is looking to sweep but instead, Linderoth has passed into half guard.
Linderoth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth is looking to take a break and control but Keller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Linderoth is thwarting Keller's attempts to control the position.
Linderoth winds up and cracks Keller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linderoth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keller defending well though.

Linderoth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Keller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Keller is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Keller pushes Linderoth off looking to stand but Linderoth dives back in and keeps control.
Keller is staying active underneath Linderoth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Linderoth prevents Keller from improving his position.

Linderoth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Linderoth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tobias Linderoth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Linderoth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Keller tries to get to full guard but Linderoth has control of the leg.
Keller is pressing down on Linderoth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linderoth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Linderoth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linderoth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!