PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner comes to the cage accompanied by Balls to the Wall by Accept. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doerner
vs
Kehoe

170 cm
25
140 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

190 cm
21
149 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helmut Doerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micah Kehoe!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doerner fails with the takedown
and Kehoe counters with a left to the body.
Kehoe lands with a nice combination. Doerner backs away looking to recover.
Doerner tries to clinch but Kehoe moves out of range.
Kehoe scores with a jab. Doerner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doerner tries to clinch but Kehoe is having none of it.
Doerner wants to clinch
enabling Kehoe to counter with a crisp jab.
Kehoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kehoe keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Kehoe catches Doerner right on the button with a cross.

Doerner is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kehoe misses with a series of wild punches.
Kehoe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kehoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Doerner moves into the clinch successfully.
Kehoe stops a takedown attempt from Doerner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kehoe smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Doerner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kehoe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh Doerner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doerner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doerner seems to have got his legs back now.
Doerner tries to clinch but Kehoe is having none of it.
Doerner tries to clinch but Kehoe is having none of it.
Kehoe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kehoe misses with a wild combination.
Kehoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kehoe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Doerner back to the cage. Kehoe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kehoe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doerner.
Doerner is looking to clinch but Kehoe is avoiding it.

Kehoe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kehoe working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kehoe decides to stand back up.
Kehoe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doerner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kehoe swivels and escapes.
A combination from Kehoe does no damage.
Kehoe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kehoe throws a right and a left that Doerner avoids nicely.
Doerner is looking to clinch but Kehoe is avoiding it.
Doerner tries to close the distance and clinch but Kehoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown but Kehoe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kehoe misses with a takedown attempt - Doerner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kehoe tries to bum rush Doerner with a series of wild strikes but Doerner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner doesn't manage to clinch there - Kehoe circles away.
Doerner dodges the punch combination from Kehoe.

Doerner pushes Kehoe up against the cage in a clinch.
Doerner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kehoe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kehoe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doerner missing with knees to the body.
Doerner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kehoe just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe blocks a body shot from Doerner.
Doerner misses with an elbow over the top.
Doerner wants to take the fight to the mat but Kehoe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kehoe tries to break free but Doerner pushes him back against the cage.
Doerner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kehoe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doerner wants to get back to striking at distance but Kehoe won't allow it.

Kehoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doerner fails with the takedown
and Kehoe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kehoe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doerner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kehoe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kehoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Doerner clinches up with Kehoe and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kehoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micah Kehoe 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.

Doerner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kehoe lands a nice hook to Doerner's body. Doerner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kehoe misses with a two punch combination.
Doerner wants to clinch up but Kehoe keeps it at a distance.
Doerner dives in and grabs Kehoe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kehoe pushes down on Doerner's head and hops out.
Doerner fails to land the takedown.
Helmut Doerner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doerner dives in and grabs Kehoe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kehoe pushes down on Doerner's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Doerner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doerner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Doerner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Doerner slips a jab and a cross from Kehoe.
Kehoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doerner.
Kehoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kehoe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doerner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kehoe throws a left and a right that both miss

and Doerner moves into the clinch.
Doerner jumps guard but Kehoe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kehoe after a bit of a struggle.
Kehoe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kehoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doerner tries to close the distance and clinch but Kehoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kehoe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kehoe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Doerner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kehoe!
Poor strikes thrown by Doerner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kehoe tries to buck Doerner off but he can't manage it.
Doerner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Doerner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Doerner won't let Kehoe get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doerner goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kehoe is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doerner working a defensive guard here.

Kehoe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Doerner, up you get!
Doerner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Kehoe finds it's way through Doerner's defenses.
Doerner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doerner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kehoe.
Kehoe fails to land with a series of punches.
Kehoe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doerner in his tracks.

Doerner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kehoe can't break the clinch.
Doerner is trying to drag Kehoe to the mat but Kehoe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Doerner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kehoe walks away with a smile on his face. Doerner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kehoe lands with a good body shot.
Doerner tries to clinch up.
Doerner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kehoe keeps the fight on the outside.
Kehoe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Doerner.
Kehoe looks to land a combination. Doerner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kehoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doerner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kehoe is fending him off so far but Doerner persists. Nope, Kehoe circles away and we're back to standing.
Doerner scores with a kick to the body.
Kehoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Doerner.
No joy there for Kehoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doerner doesn't manage to clinch there - Kehoe circles away.
Kehoe misses with a double jab

and Doerner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kehoe's guard now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doerner throws a big elbow that misses.

Kehoe has his feet on Doerner's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Micah Kehoe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Doerner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kehoe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kehoe wants it to stay on the feet.
Doerner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kehoe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doerner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kehoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kehoe lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doerner.

Doerner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Doerner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Doerner swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kehoe is now in Doerner's guard. A big mistake from Doerner there, giving up the dominant position!
Kehoe stops Doerner from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kehoe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kehoe as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Doerner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doerner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doerner throws a series of punches but Kehoe moves out of range.

Doerner clinches up with Kehoe and pushes him back against the cage.

Kehoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kehoe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doerner on the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Kehoe.
Kehoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kehoe throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Doerner stumbling backwards into the cage! Doerner bounces back off the cage towards Kehoe, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Kehoe lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Kehoe celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Micah Kehoe!
A victorious Micah Kehoe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.