PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Redd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Redd's choice of entrance music: We Will Rock You. This should be fireworks!

Keto
vs
Redd

183 cm
28
173 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

180 cm
31
179 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Keto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Redd!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd fails with the takedown
and Keto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redd tries to clinch up.

Keto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Redd sprawls well initially but Keto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Redd is looking to control Keto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Redd avoid being mounted?

Redd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keto pulls his head out easily.
Keto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Redd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keto pulls his head out easily.
Redd trying to control but Keto postures up.

Redd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keto throwing shots but Redd is blocking nicely.

Keto escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd wants to clinch
and Keto counters with a thumping low kick.
Keto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redd with a poor takedown
and Keto counters with a nice uppercut.
Keto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Redd shoots and misses
and Keto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuomas Keto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Redd.
Redd is looking to clinch.
Redd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keto.
Redd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Redd tries for a takedown but Keto circles away easily
and Keto counters with a body kick.
Redd looks gassed!
Redd misses with a takedown attempt
and Keto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Redd misses with a takedown
and Keto counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Keto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Keto showed some decent athleticism there.
Keto controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Keto throwing shots but Redd is blocking nicely.
Keto working the head and body with strikes.
Keto stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto drops an elbow to the side of Redd's head.
Keto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Redd trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Keto manages to pass to mount!
Keto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Keto tries to control but Redd wriggling away.
Keto lands a big shot there that rocks Redd but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Keto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Redd in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Redd is looking to improve his position but Keto isn't that keen on the idea.
Keto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Redd takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redd is desperately trying to improve his position but Keto has a good base and remains in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Keto tries to control but Redd wriggling away.
Keto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Redd tries to lock up and control but Keto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Keto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Redd is looking to escape.
The referee warns Redd that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keto controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuomas Keto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Keto misses with the body kick

and Redd counters with a takedown into side control.
Keto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keto is trying to control but can't.
Redd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keto desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Keto gets full guard.
Keto has control of Redd's left arm, preventing Redd from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Keto wants to sweep here but Redd controlling him for the moment.
Keto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto has Redd pulled in close to control his posture.
Redd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keto looking to control.

Tuomas Keto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Redd has his takedown stuffed
and Keto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Keto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Redd lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Keto!
Keto tries to hold on but Redd pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd working the ground and pound effectively.
Keto can't escape the position.
Redd with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keto wants to control but Redd is having none of it.
Keto tries to reverse the position but Redd maintains control.
Keto tries to hold on but Redd pushes him away.
Keto is trying desperately to improve position.
Redd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Keto's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Keto tries to hold on but Redd postures up.
Redd throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Keto tries to hold on but Redd postures up.
Redd prevents Keto from getting the reversal.
Redd looking to finish Keto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Keto!

Tuomas Keto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Redd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Jeez, Tuomas Keto's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tuomas Keto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake Redd!
Jake Redd is the new welterweight champion!
Jake Redd was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.