PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osmo Keinanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cannon Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Osmo Keinanen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Osmo Keinanen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Keinanen
vs
Cage

181 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

185 cm
18
186 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osmo Keinanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cannon Cage!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keinanen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keinanen scoring with some ground and pound.
Keinanen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Keinanen trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Keinanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Keinanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cage working a defensive guard here.
Keinanen wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Cage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Keinanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Cage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Keinanen!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keinanen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Keinanen tries to improve his position but instead Cage has taken his back!
Can Keinanen hold on?! Cage is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cage lands punches and elbows.
Keinanen prevents Cage from getting a body triangle.
Keinanen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Keinanen tries to get to full guard but Cage has control of the leg.
Keinanen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Keinanen is breathing heavily.
Keinanen wants to improve his position but instead Cage has moved into half guard.
Keinanen wants to improve his position but Cage is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to control the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cage working Keinanen over with strikes.
Keinanen is staying active underneath Cage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cage works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cage with good strikes from the mount here!
Cage in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Cage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Keinanen is trying to escape the mount.
Cage controlling from mount.
Keinanen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cage working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cage avoids the attempt from Keinanen to control.
Cage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keinanen is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cage working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Keinanen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cage controlling his opponent.

Cage has control of Keinanen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Keinanen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Keinanen is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cannon Cage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Keinanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keinanen shoots and misses
and Cage counters with a thumping low kick.
Cage doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Keinanen counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Cage looking for a guillotine here but Keinanen defends easily.
Cage looking to control.
Keinanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Keinanen from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cage keeping full guard, as Keinanen tries to pass.
Cage looking for a sweep. Not yet Cage, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keinanen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Keinanen is refusing to be controlled, as Cage sits in half guard.
Cage content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cage trying to control the action but Keinanen is working from the bottom.
Cage prevents Keinanen from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Keinanen is trying to maintain the position but Cage is very close to passing his half guard.
Cage wants to stand up but Keinanen has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Cage seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Cage cracks Keinanen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Osmo Keinanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Cage closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cage tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Keinanen is trying to control but can't.
Keinanen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cage jumps into side control!
You can see the frustration on Keinanen's face as Cage controls the position.
Keinanen manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keinanen has a hand on Cage's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cage takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Keinanen looks a forlorn figure.
Keinanen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Keinanen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Keinanen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Keinanen trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Keinanen pushes down on Cage's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage is staying active underneath Keinanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Keinanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keinanen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cage!
Keinanen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Keinanen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cage manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cage manages to get back to half guard.
Cage holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cage moves into full guard.
Keinanen prevents Cage from getting back to his feet.
Keinanen postures up.
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 Osmo Keinanen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Keinanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Keinanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cage counters with a takedown into side control.
Keinanen looking for a sweep but Cage has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Cage controlling from mount.
Cage looking to finish Keinanen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Keinanen!
Cage controlling from mount.
Keinanen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cage trying to control from half guard but Keinanen is working away.
Cage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keinanen wants to improve his position but Cage is controlling well.
Cage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keinanen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Keinanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Keinanen wants to sweep but Cage has passed to side control!
Cage lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Cage decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Keinanen throws a right hand that Cage ducks under and follows up with a left that Cage also avoids with ease.
Keinanen shoots and misses

and Cage counters with a single leg into guard. Keinanen didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keinanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cage is one step ahead there.
Keinanen is trying to keep Cage in close.
Cage preventing the sweep.
Keinanen is working hard here to advance position.
Keinanen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Keinanen content just to control the position here.
Cage wants to control but Keinanen is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keinanen trying to control but Cage is having none of it.
Cage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cage regains half guard.
Cage punching from the bottom.
Keinanen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Cage looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keinanen throws a strike but Cage avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cage holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cage keeping full guard, as Keinanen tries to pass.
Keinanen postures up.
Keinanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Keinanen cracks Cage with a solid left hand.
Keinanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Keinanen's guard.
Keinanen trying to control the position.
Keinanen throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cannon Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cannon Cage!