PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Weebalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Weebalos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Sean - Guap. Keyes has chosen Hollywood Undead - Dead Bite as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Weebalos
vs
Keyes

173 cm
21
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Weebalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Keyes!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyes slips a jab from Weebalos.
Weebalos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keyes.
Keyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Weebalos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Keyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weebalos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keyes works over Weebalos's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Duke Weebalos has been cut.
Weebalos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan Keyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weebalos misses with a right hand
and Keyes counters with a stiff right hand.

Keyes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Weebalos is trying to get back to full guard.
Weebalos is controlling Keyes's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes is keen to just control but Weebalos is a slippery customer.
Weebalos keeping control of the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Keyes throws a lazy body kick
and Weebalos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keyes misses with a two punch combination.
Weebalos tries to clinch
and Keyes counters with a nice body shot.
Keyes throws a series of punches but Weebalos moves out of range.
Weebalos fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weebalos misses with an uppercut.
Keyes misses with a hook. Weebalos ducked under it nicely.
Keyes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weebalos.
Keyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weebalos counters with a nice uppercut.
Keyes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weebalos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Weebalos tries to sprawl but Keyes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Weebalos is looking to get back to full guard here but Keyes has managed to pass to side control instead.
Weebalos is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keyes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Keyes throws an elbow but Weebalos slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weebalos is trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keyes in side control, throwing shots but Weebalos defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Keyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duke Weebalos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Keyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Weebalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Keyes is just out of range.
Weebalos is looking to clinch.
Weebalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keyes misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan Keyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keyes misses with a wild combination.
Weebalos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Keyes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Keyes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Keyes tries to free his leg and advance position but Weebalos is retaining full guard.
Keyes won't allow Weebalos to sweep him here.
Keyes wants to control from the top but Weebalos keeps moving.
Keyes postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Weebalos avoids the body shot from Keyes.
Keyes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Weebalos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Keyes looking to score a takedown here. Weebalos is defending well but Keyes drives through and ends up in Weebalos's guard.
Weebalos trying to keep a closed guard but Keyes is proving a slippery customer.
Keyes preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weebalos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Keyes's guard.

Keyes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Weebalos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Weebalos trying to control but Keyes is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keyes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Keyes trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weebalos trying to control but Keyes is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Duke Weebalos.
Weebalos is looking to clinch.
Keyes scores with a hook.

Weebalos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Keyes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keyes looking to sit in guard and control but Weebalos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Keyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duke Weebalos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Keyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keyes throws a series of punches but Weebalos avoids them all with ease.
Weebalos is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keyes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Weebalos is out of range.

Keyes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weebalos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Keyes trying to control but Weebalos is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Ryan Keyes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Weebalos throws the left hand but Keyes avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Keyes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Keyes showed some decent athleticism there.
Ryan Keyes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Weebalos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Keyes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Weebalos, up you get!
Keyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyes throws a series of punches but Weebalos avoids them all with ease.
Keyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan Keyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keyes misses with a wild combination.
Weebalos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Weebalos gets caught flat footed, as Keyes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weebalos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Weebalos wants to take a breather but Keyes is having none of it.

Weebalos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Keyes defends it well.
Weebalos working Keyes over with strikes.
Ryan Keyes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Weebalos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Weebalos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keyes keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Keyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keyes 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Keyes!
After winning the bout, Ryan Keyes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.