PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thingama Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Keith
vs
Bob

159 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ritchie Keith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thingama Bob!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob misses with a left hand
and Keith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bob tried to score with a low kick but Keith checks it.
Keith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bob swivels and escapes.

Bob moves into range and clinches up with Keith.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keith's elbow.
Keith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bob walks away with a smile on his face. Keith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Keith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bob as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Keith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keith slips a straight right by Bob.
Bob lands a head shot.
Keith has a takedown stuffed.

Bob gets a clinch.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Keith.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Keith avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Keith controls his hands.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob pushes Keith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keith is trying to break the clinch but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Keith stalling in the clinch but Bob improves position.
Keith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bob controlling the action here for a moment.
Bob scores with a hook to the body.
Bob lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob lands a body punch.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bob scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith prevents a body shot from Bob.
Keith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob works on Keith's body with a couple of short punches.
Keith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bob fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Keith slips under a jab.
Bob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob throws a body punch but Keith moves out of range.
Keith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bob as he jumps to the side.
Keith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bob under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keith checks the leg kick nicely there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keith.
Keith is breathing heavily.
Keith defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Keith with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bob counters by moving into the clinch.
Bob displaying some good clinch control by pressing Keith up against the cage.
Bob cracks Keith with a nice body shot.
Bob lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keith backwards.
Bob gets through Keith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keith can't break the clinch.
A short right from Bob on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bob scores with a shoulder strike.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Keith avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bob.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Keith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob stalling in the clinch.
Keith blocks a body shot from Bob.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bob pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bob fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keith, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thingama Bob dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bob stuffs the takedown attempt from Keith. Keith gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bob sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ritchie Keith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Keith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob misses with a hook
and Keith counters with a nice uppercut.
Keith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
Keith has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Keith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob misses with a right hand
and Keith counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
Keith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Bob has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith is trying to push Bob away but Bob has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bob pushes Keith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keith tries to pull guard but Bob won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bob.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keith's elbow.
Bob gets through Keith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bob lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bob working aggressively here.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keith jumps guard but Bob turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bob stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob works on Keith's body with a couple of short punches.
Keith blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bob takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bob on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bob creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bob gets through Keith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bob controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bob creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bob throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keith wants a takedown.
Bob lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob stalling in the clinch.
Bob digs a right hand underneath Keith's ribcage. Keith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bob softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith tries to break free but Bob pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Keith takes a shot to the head.
Bob gets through Keith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bob lands a right hand.
Bob taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keith's elbow.
Keith prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keith's elbow.
Bob lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keith.
Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keith or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bob lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keith backwards.
Bob content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Keith is looking to break free of the clinch but Bob has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bob prevents the takedown attempt.
Keith prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob is working Keith over against the cage.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thingama Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bob misses the shot to the body.
Keith dives in and grabs Bob's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bob pushes down on Keith's head and hops out.

Bob rushes Keith and presses him up against the cage.
Bob will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keith up against the cage.
Keith prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob has Keith pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keith tries to pull guard but Bob holds him up against the cage and eventually Keith drops back down to his feet.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bob pushes Keith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Keith avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
A short right from Bob.
Bob gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Keith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Keith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bob after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keith tries to pull guard but Bob holds him up against the cage and eventually Keith drops back down to his feet.
Bob lands with a short shot to the head.
Bob is leaning against Keith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bob gets through Keith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bob working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bob.
Keith letting Bob take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bob.
Bob manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bob continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bob lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keith backwards.
Thingama Bob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Keith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bob prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bob lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Bob.
Bob lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Bob.
A short left from Bob.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bob.
Keith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bob.
Bob scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thingama Bob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries a body shot but Keith blocks it.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keith swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keith tries to break free but Bob pushes him back against the cage.
Bob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bob just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ritchie Keith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thingama Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bob has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thingama Bob!