PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leclair comes to the cage accompanied by king crimson - 21st century schizoid man . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leclair
vs
Keto

175 cm
23
183 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

183 cm
26
173 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Leclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tuomas Keto!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keto lands a jab to the head.
Keto throws a body punch but Leclair moves out of range.
Keto looks to score with a jab to the body but Leclair is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Keto.
Keto cracks Leclair with a good jab.
Keto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Keto.
Keto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leclair 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.
Leclair lands a really nice looking cross but Keto seems unphased.
Keto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leclair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jean Leclair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leclair tries to clinch up.
Leclair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keto scores with a head kick.
Leclair throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leclair fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tuomas Keto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair tries to clinch but Keto moves away
and Keto counters with a right hand to the body.
Leclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keto.
Keto shoots in looking for a takedown. Leclair tries to sprawl out of it but Keto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leclair manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leclair lunges at Keto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keto's hand.
Leclair staying out of range there.
Leclair throws a body punch but Keto moves out of range.
Keto moves away from the strike by Leclair.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair throws a leg kick but Keto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Leclair there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keto throws a leg kick but Leclair sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leclair wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keto misses with a low kick as Leclair jumps back.
Keto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leclair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leclair throws a front kick aimed at Keto's knee but Keto avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keto.
Keto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leclair lands a nice shot that snaps Keto's head back.
Leclair shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leclair on the side of the head.
Keto looks to land a right hand but Leclair moved out of range.
Keto misses with an uppercut.
Keto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leclair.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leclair doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jean Leclair will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A low kick from Leclair misses
and Keto counters with a two punch combo.
Keto throws a series of strikes that have Leclair backpedaling.
Keto swats away the attempt to clinch by Leclair.
Keto swings for the body but Leclair moves out of range.
Leclair connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leclair.
Keto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leclair back to the cage. Keto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Leclair pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keto looks to score with a jab to the body but Leclair is just out of range.
Keto throws a hook but Leclair avoids it easily.
Keto takes a swing at Leclair's ribcage but misses.
Leclair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leclair looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leclair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keto circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keto.
Keto swats away the attempt to clinch by Leclair.
Keto jabs Leclair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keto tries for a takedown but Leclair sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Keto fails to land with a series of punches.
Keto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Keto misses.
That kick from Keto tenderised Leclair's leg. Leclair is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leclair throws a wild body kick that Keto sees coming a mile off.
Leclair connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keto scores with a shot to the body.
Leclair's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leclair duly obliges.

It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
Keto swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair ducks right into an uppercut from Keto.
A head kick by Keto misses
and Leclair counters with a thumping low kick.
Keto shoots in for a takedown but Leclair shows good takedown defense.
Jean Leclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuomas Keto.
Leclair scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keto misses with a body shot.
Keto lunges at Leclair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leclair's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leclair throws a solid leg kick but Keto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leclair.
Keto misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tuomas Keto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Keto tries to score with a low kick but Leclair moves his leg out of the way.
Keto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leclair manages to avoid it.
Leclair connects with a body shot.
Leclair lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Keto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leclair.
Leclair lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Keto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leclair rather than just go for the knockout.
Keto tries a head kick but it misses.
Leclair darts in trying to clinch
and Keto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leclair thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto misses the shot to the body.
Leclair wants to land a leg kick but Keto is out of range.
Keto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leclair tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keto is able to avoid easily.
Keto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leclair looks to land a right hand but Keto moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Leclair.
Keto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leclair is looking to clinch.
Keto throws out a loose jab but Leclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leclair attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Keto blocks the low kick.

Keto shoots in and bounces Leclair off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Keto is looking to work some ground and pound but Leclair has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Keto has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tuomas Keto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Keto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leclair.
Leclair throws a head kick that misses.
Keto looks to land a left hand but Leclair moved out of range nicely.
Keto throws a body punch but Leclair moves out of range.
Leclair takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leclair is looking to clinch but Keto is avoiding it.
Keto throws a right and a left that Leclair avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jean Leclair.
I think Leclair 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tuomas Keto!