PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Moneymaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Keamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Moneymaker
vs
Keamy

191 cm
19
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BioLuvoil

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alberto Moneymaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Keamy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keamy throws a left and a right that both miss

and Moneymaker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Moneymaker throws a big right hand that misses.
Moneymaker wants to control from the top but Keamy keeps moving.
Moneymaker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moneymaker throwing strikes from guard but Keamy blocks nicely.
Moneymaker is looking to work some ground and pound but Keamy has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneymaker wants to control from the top but Keamy keeps moving.
Keamy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Alberto Moneymaker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Keamy.
Keamy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keamy wants it to stay on the feet.
Moneymaker fails with a takedown attempt.
Keamy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keamy misses with a wild combination.
Keamy slaps away a takedown attempt from Moneymaker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Moneymaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keamy throws a series of punches but Moneymaker avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keamy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keamy misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moneymaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Keamy checks it well.
Martin Keamy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keamy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moneymaker.
Moneymaker dodges the punch combination from Keamy.
Moneymaker swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Moneymaker feints and as Keamy raises his hands in defense, Moneymaker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moneymaker throwing strikes from guard but Keamy blocks nicely.
Moneymaker prevents Keamy from getting back to his feet.
Moneymaker looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keamy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moneymaker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keamy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moneymaker wants to control from the top but Keamy keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Keamy connects with a looping right hand.
Moneymaker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keamy misses with a few strikes there.
Keamy misses with a two punch combination.
Moneymaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keamy blocks a low kick nicely.
Keamy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keamy cracks Moneymaker with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keamy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Keamy.
Moneymaker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keamy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moneymaker scrambles back to his feet.
Moneymaker misses with a leg kick.
Keamy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keamy throws a shot from downtown. Moneymaker moves away and avoids it.
Keamy sizes up Moneymaker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moneymaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moneymaker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keamy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Keamy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Moneymaker staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Keamy tries to break free but Moneymaker pushes him back against the ropes.
Keamy has had enough of the clinch but Moneymaker keeps him there for the moment.
Keamy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moneymaker tries to pull guard but Keamy forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Keamy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moneymaker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Keamy to keep the fight standing.
Moneymaker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keamy walks away with a smile on his face. Moneymaker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Moneymaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Keamy misses.
Keamy swats away the attempt to clinch by Moneymaker.
Keamy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moneymaker.

Keamy tries to keep at a distance but Moneymaker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moneymaker is trying to pull guard but Keamy has him pressed against the ropes.
Moneymaker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keamy walks away with a smile on his face. Moneymaker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keamy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moneymaker dodges the punch combination from Keamy.
Moneymaker is looking to clinch but Keamy is avoiding it.
Martin Keamy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keamy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Keamy. Those never looked like landing.
Keamy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moneymaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keamy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keamy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keamy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keamy misses with an uppercut.
Moneymaker fails with the takedown.
Moneymaker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keamys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keamy swinging wildly here.
Martin Keamy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moneymaker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Keamy misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keamy misses with a series of wild punches.
Moneymaker throws a low kick but Keamy avoids it.
Keamy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moneymaker ducks under a wild hook from Keamy.
Keamy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moneymaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keamy misses with a straight right.

Moneymaker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moneymaker won't allow Keamy to get back to his feet.
Keamy keeping moving, preventing Moneymaker from controlling successfully.
Moneymaker throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker looking to sit in guard and control but Keamy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moneymaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Moneymaker is pulling down on Keamy's head. It's preventing any offense from Keamy, at least for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Keamy wants to stand but Moneymaker is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Keamy wants to get up but he can't break Moneymaker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Moneymaker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moneymaker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keamy pinned against the ropes. Keamy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moneymaker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keamy defends it nicely.
Keamy misses with the combination.
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 Alberto Moneymaker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Moneymaker tried to score with a low kick but Keamy checks it.

Moneymaker moves into the clinch.
Moneymaker tries to pull guard but Keamy holds him up against the ropes and eventually Moneymaker drops back down to his feet.
Moneymaker jumps guard but Keamy turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Keamy is looking to break free of the clinch but Moneymaker has double underhooks.
Moneymaker jumps guard but Keamy turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Moneymaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keamy tries to break the clinch but Moneymaker is controlling the position.
Moneymaker is trying to pull guard but Keamy has him pressed against the ropes.
Keamy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Moneymaker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Keamy uses from the top position.
Moneymaker throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Moneymaker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Moneymaker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneymaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Keamy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alberto Moneymaker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keamy checks a leg kick.
Keamy misses with the combination.
Keamy tries to bum rush Moneymaker with a series of wild strikes but Moneymaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moneymaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Keamy checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moneymaker scores with a takedown into Keamy's guard.
Moneymaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keamy is keeping the position for now.
Keamy keeping moving, preventing Moneymaker from controlling successfully.
Moneymaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moneymaker throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keamy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moneymaker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moneymaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Keamy misses with a series of wild punches.
Keamy throws a series of punches but Moneymaker moves out of range.
Moneymaker tries a low kick but Keamy avoids it.
Keamy catches Moneymaker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keamy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moneymaker.
Keamy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keamy throws a nice looking combination but Moneymaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keamy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker shoots in but Keamy avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Keamy tries to keep at a distance but Moneymaker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moneymaker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Keamy just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Moneymaker has Keamy pressed against the ropes, preventing Keamy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keamy is trying to break the clinch but Moneymaker has him pressed against the ropes.
Keamy is trying to break the clinch but Moneymaker is controlling him.
Moneymaker tries to pull guard but Keamy won't allow it.
Moneymaker jumps guard but Keamy stands there with Moneymaker around his waist. Moneymaker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moneymaker has Keamy pressed against the ropes, preventing Keamy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moneymaker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Keamy to keep the fight standing.
Moneymaker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Keamy just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Keamy is trying to break the clinch but Moneymaker has him pressed against the ropes.
Moneymaker is trying to pull guard but Keamy turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Moneymaker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moneymaker 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Martin Keamy!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Martin Keamy!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Martin Keamy!

Martin Keamy wins by unanimous decision!