PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Micah Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner has chosen Balls to the Wall by Accept as his entrance music. Helmut Doerner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Micah Kehoe's chin.

Kehoe
vs
Doerner

190 cm
21
149 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micah Kehoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helmut Doerner!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doerner tries to clinch but Kehoe moves out of range.
Doerner tries to clinch but Kehoe is having none of it.

Doerner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Doerner wants to pass the guard but Kehoe is keeping the position.
Doerner trying to control but Kehoe is working from the bottom.
Kehoe wants to stand up but Doerner is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doerner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doerner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kehoe is proving hard to escape from.
Doerner trying to control the position from guard on top but Kehoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kehoe pushes Doerner off and scrambles back to his feet.
Micah Kehoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doerner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kehoe keeping full guard, as Doerner tries to pass.

Kehoe kicks Doerner off and gets to his feet.
Kehoe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kehoe.
Nice straight punches there by Kehoe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kehoe.
Kehoe swinging wildly here.
Kehoe moves out of range of the body kick.
Doerner tries for a takedown but Kehoe circles away easily
and Kehoe counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doerner wants to clinch.
Doerner needs to keep his hands up - Kehoe had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kehoe clinches.

Kehoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kehoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doerner shoots in for a double leg but Kehoe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doerner wants to clinch up but Kehoe keeps it at a distance.
Doerner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kehoe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Micah Kehoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helmut Doerner.
Doerner shoots in but Kehoe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doerner looks gassed!

Kehoe gets caught napping as Doerner dives in and scores a takedown. Kehoe manages to retain guard.
Kehoe wants to stand and escape but Doerner is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Doerner looking to sit in guard and control but Kehoe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Doerner looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Helmut Doerner has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kehoe cracks a nice hook into Doerner's ribs.
Doerner shoots for a double leg takedown but Kehoe sprawls well. He's pushed Doerner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kehoe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doerner, pushing him back against the cage.

Kehoe breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kehoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kehoe rushes Doerner and presses him up against the cage.
Kehoe throws a knee to the head but misses.

Kehoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kehoe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doerner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kehoe's waist but Kehoe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doerner off to one side.
Doerner moves in looking to clinch but Kehoe pushes him off.

Doerner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kehoe did well to prevent Doerner getting side control.
Doerner trying to mount his opponent but Kehoe defends it.
Kehoe wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kehoe kicks off Doerner and gets to his feet.
Doerner fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Micah Kehoe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doerner throws a lazy right hand but Kehoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Micah Kehoe is winning the standup battle so far.

Doerner closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kehoe.
Doerner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kehoe to keep the fight standing.
Kehoe leaning against his opponent.

Kehoe manages to break the clinch.
Doerner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kehoe counters with a left and a right that stings Doerner.
Kehoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doerner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kehoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doerner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doerner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kehoe pinned against the cage. Kehoe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Doerner is looking to clinch but Kehoe is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kehoe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kehoe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Doerner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kehoe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doerner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kehoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doerner tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doerner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kehoe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doerner eats them both and turns towards Kehoe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Horrible takedown by Doerner or perhaps it was just good defense by Kehoe which made him look bad.
Micah Kehoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helmut Doerner.
Doerner is breathing heavily.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Micah Kehoe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kehoe throws a series of punches but Doerner avoids them all with ease.
Doerner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kehoe.

Doerner is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe stuffs the takedown attempt from Doerner. Doerner gets slowly back to his feet.
Doerner is still on wobbly legs! Can Kehoe finish him?
Left hook, right uppercut from Kehoe.
Kehoe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kehoe moves into range and clinches up with Doerner.

Kehoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Doerner. Those never looked like landing.
Micah Kehoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doerner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doerner fails with a takedown attempt.
Kehoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doerner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doerner tries for a takedown but Kehoe circles away easily
and Kehoe scores with a counter punch that sends Doerner to the canvas! Kehoe smells blood - he's punishing Doerner with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Doerner has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micah Kehoe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Micah Kehoe waved his t-shirt featuring ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)'s logo in front of the cameras.