PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Keogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hedin Vaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keogh comes to the cage accompanied by Droppin' Plates by Disturbed. Vaa has chosen Pearl Jam - Rats as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Keogh
vs
Vaa

170 cm
23
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

155 cm
21
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Reaper Combatwear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Keogh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hedin Vaa!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaa avoids the head kick by Keogh.
Nice jab there from Keogh.
No luck for Vaa with that takedown attempt.
Vaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Vaa.
Vaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Keogh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Keogh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Keogh throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vaa is trying to get back to half guard.
Vaa tries to control but Keogh manages to take his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keogh throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Vaa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Keogh's guard. Nice work there by Vaa.
Keogh trying to control the position.
Vaa stopping the sweep attempt from Keogh.
Keogh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Keogh tries to get out of the position.
Keogh is working hard here to advance position.

Keogh is working an open guard so Vaa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vaa misses with a takedown

and Keogh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vaa!
Keogh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaa is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Keogh jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vaa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vaa and Keogh has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
An elbow from Keogh crashes against the mat.
Vaa taking a bit of punishment here - Keogh scoring with strikes.
Keogh scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vaa is trying to control Keogh's posture but Keogh avoids it.
Keogh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Keogh is looking to take a break and control but Vaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keogh throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Keogh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vaa has escaped the position, nice work there.

Keogh is trying to get an arm triangle but Vaa is defending well.
Keogh throws an elbow but Vaa slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Keogh off and has taken his back!
Vaa looking to hold on to the position here but Keogh rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Keogh managing to control the position.
Keogh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vaa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Keogh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vaa won't allow Keogh to get back to his feet.
Keogh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Keogh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vaa is one step ahead there.
Vaa wants to control from the top but Keogh keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keogh is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Keogh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Keogh pushes Vaa up against the cage in a clinch.

Keogh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaa shoots for a takedown but Keogh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vaa shoots in and drives through. Keogh sprawls well.
Vaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keogh circles away.
Harry Keogh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hedin Vaa.

Vaa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Keogh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vaa defends well.
Keogh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Keogh is retaining full guard.
Vaa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keogh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Keogh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vaa is aware though and is defending well.

Keogh scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keogh.
Vaa shoots in and drives through. Keogh sprawls well.
Keogh misses with a head kick.

Vaa gets caught flat footed, as Keogh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Keogh drops back looking for a leg! Vaa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vaa manages to kick Keogh off! Keogh jumps back into Vaa's guard.
Keogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keogh wants to pass the guard but Vaa is keeping the position.
Keogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Keogh throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keogh stays in close to Vaa's body and controls the position.
Keogh trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Vaa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaa keeping full guard, as Keogh tries to pass.
Vaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Keogh won't allow Vaa to get back to his feet.
Keogh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keogh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Keogh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keogh trying to pass the guard but Vaa defending well.
Nice strikes from Keogh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaa is not content to let Keogh control the position.
Keogh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Keogh wants to control but Vaa is keeping him busy.
Vaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Keogh.

Keogh seems to be working for a kimura but Vaa defends the submission attempt.
Keogh trying to control the action but Vaa is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Keogh is trying to work for a kimura but Vaa is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Keogh dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Keogh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vaa counters with a straight right hand.
Keogh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaa misses with a head kick.
Vaa walks into a jab.
Keogh fails to land with a series of punches.

Vaa tries to sprawl but Keogh drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Keogh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vaa pushes Keogh off looking to stand but Keogh dives back in and keeps control.
Keogh works his way into full mount!
Vaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee warns Vaa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keogh cracks Vaa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Keogh lands a nice shot to the head.
Keogh cracks Vaa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keogh with shots to the head and body - Vaa looks very uncomfortable down there.

Keogh working for a submission but Vaa is keeping him at bay.
Vaa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Keogh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Keogh lands with some strikes.
Keogh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vaa's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keogh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vaa?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keogh lands a big elbow.

Vaa is rocked!
Vaa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vaa is still in real trouble! Can Keogh finish him?
Keogh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaa can do to turn this around?
Keogh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vaa hang on?
Keogh lands a big shot there that rocks Vaa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Keogh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Keogh breaks from Vaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vaa tries to hold on but Keogh pushes him away.
Keogh lands a big elbow.
Keogh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Keogh wants to control the pace but Vaa is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaa taking shots to the head.
Keogh postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Vaa bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Keogh and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Keogh!
A very excited looking Harry Keogh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.