PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samiroheat Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric has chosen Bosnische Gene as his entrance music. Padraig Keane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Keane
vs
Kahric

192 cm
22
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Bushido Clothing

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samiroheat Kahric!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kahric looks for a takedown but Keane sprawls well.
Padraig Keane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keane drops Kahric with a left right combo! Keane follows him down to the ground into side control.

Kahric is rocked!

It looks like Samiroheat Kahric has been cut.
Kahric is trying to improve his position.
Kahric is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Keane tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kahric controls his leg.
Kahric tries to roll over but Keane keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahric is staying active underneath Keane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kahric is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Keane jumps into side control!

Keane decides to stand back up.

Kahric gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Keane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Keane breaks from the clinch.
Kahric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kahric.

Keane bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane slow jab from Kahric misses its intended target.
Keane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keane looks to land a left hand but Kahric moved out of range nicely.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Keane tries a knee to the head but Kahric blocks it.
Keane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Keane breaks the clinch.
Kahric tries to clinch but Keane is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric shoots in but no luck this time.
Kahric looks gassed!
Keane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kahric.
Keane misses with a wild combination.
Keane throws a hook to the side of Kahric's head but Kahric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Kahric shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Keane's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Keane has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kahric off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Kahric scores a takedown into full mount!
Keane tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane is trying to stand.

Keane somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A punch combination from Keane misses.
Kahric shoots in but no luck this time.
Padraig Keane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samiroheat Kahric.
Keane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Keane misses.
Keane tries to bum rush Kahric with a series of wild strikes but Kahric uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Padraig Keane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keane throws a head kick but Kahric moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padraig Keane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samiroheat Kahric's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kahric feints and as Keane raises his hands in defense, Kahric changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kahric won't allow Keane to get back to his feet.

Kahric drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Keane dives on top into guard.
Keane wants to stand but Kahric is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kahric trying to strike off his back.

Kahric is working an open guard so Keane takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Keane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kahric drives through with a takedown into guard.
Keane wants to get back to his feet but Kahric passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kahric wants to pass the guard but Keane is defending well.
Kahric prevents Keane from standing back up.

Kahric stands up from half guard.
Keane stuffs the takedown attempt from Kahric. Kahric gets slowly back to his feet.
Keane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane looks to land a combination but Kahric avoids it well.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keane misses with the combination.
Kahric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keane.
Keane stuffs the takedown.
Keane throws a sloppy head kick and Kahric moves out of range easily.

Kahric bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Keane throws Kahric to one side and escapes!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kahric scores a takedown into full mount!

Kahric has control of Keane's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Keane regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Kahric is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Keane has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Samiroheat Kahric has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kahric takes Keane's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane tries to roll but Kahric sticks to his back.

Kahric is looking for the choke from the back position but Keane is controlling his hands well.
Keane looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Keane turns into Kahric and is now in his guard.
Keane trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kahric's guard.
Kahric looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samiroheat Kahric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samiroheat Kahric's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Keane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Keane.
Keane misses the jab.
A left and a right from Keane both land. Nice combination.
Keane misses with a wild body shot.
Padraig Keane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keane misses with a straight left.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Keane as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Kahric with that takedown attempt.
Kahric fails with the takedown.
Padraig Keane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samiroheat Kahric.
Keane scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Keane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kahric shoots in but no luck this time.
Keane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keane throws a hook but Kahric blocks it.
Keane misses with a two punch combination.

Kahric drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Kahric decides to stand up, so the ref orders Keane to his feet.

Kahric closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kahric sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keane defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane looks like he's trying to stand up.

Kahric looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Keane wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric wants to control but Keane is keeping him busy.
Keane is trying to stand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Keane misses with a head kick.
Kahric takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Keane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keane misses with a head kick.
Keane throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kahric crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Padraig Keane!