PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key comes into the arena with Till I Collapse - Eminem blaring out of the sound system. Rothschild comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Shikari kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Key
vs
Rothschild

172 cm
26
142 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

184 cm
26
141 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Grace Grappling Gear
Hellraiser Fightgear (10$ clothing SALE)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ren Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Key moves into the clinch.
Key lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Key goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Key is defending well for now.
Key avoiding damage as Rothschild throws knees to the body.
Rothschild misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.
Rothschild tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Key avoids it.
Rothschild misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.

Key pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rothschild.

Key has managed to clinch.
Key misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Key.
Key pushes Rothschild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothschild lands a nice knee to the body.
Key tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild trying to land knees to the body.
Key goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.
Rothschild trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild tries to land knees in the clinch but Key avoids the damage to the body.
Rothschild misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.
Key misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild crunches a lovely knee into Key's ribcage.
Rothschild is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Key is defending well for now.
Rothschild is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Key lands with a short shot to the head.
Rothschild unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Key misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Key.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key cracks Rothschild with a nice body shot.
Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Key misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild lands a good knee to the midsection. Key won't want to take too many of those.
Key on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Key cracks Rothschild with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Key - that landed with a thud.
Key goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Key lands with a short shot to the head.
Key lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Key lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rothschild.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Key.
Rothschild misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.
A nice left hand lands by Key.
Rothschild trying to land knees to the body.

Key breaks from the clinch.
Rothschild tries to clinch but Key is having none of it.
Key has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rothschild finds it's way round the side to connect with Key's head.
Nice defenses there by Key.
Key throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
Key lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Key.
Rothschild misses with a straight right.

Key has Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothschild trying to land knees to the body.
Rothschild missing with knees to the body.
Rothschild tries to land knees in the clinch but Key avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Key.
Key misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key lands with a light punch inside.

Key breaks the clinch.
Rothschild shoots in for a takedown but Key shows good takedown defense.
Key uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Rothschild gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rothschild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tim Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Rothschild.
Rothschild cracks Key with an open hand slap.
Rothschild misses with a takedown attempt
and Key counters with a nice uppercut.

Rothschild is rocked!
Rothschild misses with the combination.
Rothschild is still on wobbly legs! Can Key finish him?
Rothschild looks gassed!

Key moves into the clinch successfully.
Key throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Key misses with some punches.
Rothschild misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Key creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Key creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rothschild's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rothschild drops to his knees and Key pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Key!
Tim Key retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Tim Key thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.