PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Douglas Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Douglas Key
vs
Voller

185 cm
21
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
218 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Douglas Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas Key momentarily.
Douglas Key throws a hook but Voller avoids it easily.
Voller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Gabriel Douglas Key has been cut.

Voller tries to keep at a distance but Douglas Key has taken the fight into the clinch.
Voller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Douglas Key lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas Key lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voller backwards.
Voller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Douglas Key throws a head punch that misses.
Voller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voller is leaning against Douglas Key and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
Douglas Key prevents Voller from breaking the clinch.
Douglas Key working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Douglas Key misses with a punch on the inside.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Douglas Key leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Voller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Voller breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Voller. That's going to slow Douglas Key down.
Voller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Voller with a hook.
Voller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Voller gets tackled into the cage by Douglas Key. Douglas Key maintains the clinch.
Voller is pushing Douglas Key up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Douglas Key blocks an uppercut.

Voller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas Key doesn't manage to clinch there - Voller circles away.
Douglas Key on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas Key scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voller throws a shot from downtown. Douglas Key moves away and avoids it.
Voller throws the kick towards the body but Douglas Key avoids it.
Douglas Key moves out of range of the body kick from Voller.
Douglas Key blocks the body kick.
Douglas Key throws a hook but Voller avoids it easily.
Voller throws a head kick that half lands.
Voller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas Key.
Douglas Key blocks a low kick nicely.
Douglas Key throws a hook but Voller avoids it easily.
Voller jabs Douglas Key to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Douglas Key rushes Voller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Voller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas Key avoids it.
Voller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Douglas Key's brow.
Douglas Key misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas Key prevents Voller from breaking the clinch.

Voller manages to break the clinch.
Douglas Key tries to clinch but Voller moves out of range.
Douglas Key moves in looking to clinch but Voller pushes him off.
Voller misses with a body kick.
Voller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Voller misses with a body shot.
A cross from Douglas Key lands.
Voller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Douglas Key. Douglas Key circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Voller scores with a nice head shot.

Douglas Key is rocked!
Douglas Key takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Douglas Key is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Douglas Key is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas Key takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Douglas Key gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lars Voller!
Lars Voller is the new light heavyweight champion!