PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key's entrance music is EYELID - REGENERATE. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying LaRusso's choice of entrance music: You're The Best!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Key
vs
LaRusso

180 cm
29
175 lbs
24 - 5 - 2

182 cm
29
182 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 24 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRusso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Don Key has been cut.
Key keeps the fight on the outside.
LaRusso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LaRusso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Key gets tackled into the cage by LaRusso. LaRusso maintains the clinch.
Key lands a right hand.

Key breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Key throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick from LaRusso lands but Key takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Key.
Nice straight punches there by Key. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Key.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Key looks to throw the jab but LaRusso is out of range.
Key tries to close the distance and clinch but LaRusso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Key blocks a jab.
Key fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Key.
A nice inside leg kick there by Key. That's going to slow LaRusso down.
Key throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for LaRusso.
LaRusso scores with a shot to the body.

LaRusso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Key taking a breather.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRusso avoids it.
Key misses with some punches.
Key tries to throw a body punch but LaRusso avoids it by throwing Key back against the cage.
Key throws a head punch that misses.
Key misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key misses with a knee to the head.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaRusso is defending well for now.
LaRusso managing to block the knees to the body from Key.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Key lands a body shot.
Key tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaRusso's elbow.
LaRusso tries to work over Key's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, LaRusso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Key can't find room to land a body shot as LaRusso controls the action.
Key goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Key as LaRusso tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from Key.
Key stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Key breaks from the clinch.
LaRusso lands with a kick to the temple. Key shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
LaRusso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
LaRusso misses the shot to the body.
Key misses with a head kick.

Key forces LaRusso back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Key.
LaRusso lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

LaRusso breaks from the clinch.
Key throws a low kick, looking for LaRusso's leg but LaRusso calmly moves out of range.
LaRusso throws a leg kick which misses Key's front leg but catches the back leg as Key tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key thuds his right hand into LaRusso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
LaRusso throws a poor cross that misses
and Key counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by LaRusso.
Key on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Key closes the distance and clinches.
Key unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Key creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LaRusso blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

LaRusso manages to break the clinch.
LaRusso misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key blocks a head kick by LaRusso.
A good leg kick by Key.
LaRusso with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny LaRusso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Key's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Key tries to work over LaRusso's front leg with a kick but LaRusso checks it.
Key misses with a wild body shot.
Key tries to clinch but LaRusso moves out of range.
LaRusso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Key was well out of range. Poor timing from LaRusso.
LaRusso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Key avoids the body shot from LaRusso.
Key attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
LaRusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Key takes a shot right to the bread basket.
LaRusso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Key rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Key.
Key throws a wild body kick that LaRusso sees coming a mile off.
LaRusso throws a push kick but Key slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to the body from LaRusso misses
and Key counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LaRusso thinking.
Key looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnny LaRusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso fails in his attempt to clinch.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
Key throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LaRusso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
LaRusso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
LaRusso thows a body shot but no joy.
LaRusso takes a kick to the side of the head.
LaRusso misses with a kick to the body.
Johnny LaRusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for LaRusso.
Key tries to work over LaRusso's front leg with a kick but LaRusso checks it.
Key scores with the left hand. LaRusso knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaRusso misses with a body kick.
LaRusso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Key doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Key shoots in and bounces LaRusso off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
LaRusso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Key trying to control the position from guard on top but LaRusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Key preventing the sweep.
Key chips away with some ground and pound.
LaRusso is pulling down on Key's head. It's preventing any offense from Key, at least for the moment.
Key is looking to work some ground and pound but LaRusso has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Key controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Key trying to control the position from guard on top but LaRusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Key accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Key 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.
LaRusso has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Key thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on LaRusso if he has to take too many more of those.
Key will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Key tried to score with a low kick but LaRusso checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
LaRusso throws a push kick but Key slaps the foot to one side.
Key checks a leg kick nicely.
LaRusso misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Key.
A jab from Key finds it's way through LaRusso's defenses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from LaRusso, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaRusso stuns Key with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Key. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Key.
Good leg kick by Key there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Key takes a shot right to the bread basket.
LaRusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Key manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by LaRusso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Don Key will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Key's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

LaRusso throws a leg kick that misses.
Key connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Key pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LaRusso scores with a jab to the head.
Key lands a leg kick that knocks LaRusso off balance momentarily.
LaRusso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
LaRusso misses the jab.
LaRusso throws a leg kick which misses Key's front leg but catches the back leg as Key tries to avoid it.
Key looks to score with a jab to the body but LaRusso is just out of range.
Key keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Key looking to land some kicks to the body here.
LaRusso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso gets off balance looking for a body kick
and LaRusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Key tries to land a leg kick but LaRusso saw it coming and moves away.
LaRusso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Key.
LaRusso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
LaRusso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Key checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LaRusso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
LaRusso moves out of range of the body kick from Key.
Key swings widly with a right hand

and LaRusso counters with a head kick that drops Key to the mat! Key scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Key is rocked!
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!
Key keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LaRusso.
Oh Key is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Key checks a leg kick nicely.
Key seems to have got his legs back now.
Key pivots, looking for a leg kick but LaRusso is out of range and Key settles back down.
Key lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
LaRusso throws a head kick but Key moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso swings widly with a right hand
and Key counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Key takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
LaRusso blocks the body kick.
LaRusso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Key.

Key takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Key.
A bit of stalling here from LaRusso.
Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of LaRusso backwards.
Key lands a left hand that snaps the head of LaRusso backwards.
LaRusso blocking some punches.
LaRusso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Key backwards.
Key missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Key's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from LaRusso misses.
Key lands a right hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as LaRusso blocks the leg kick.
Key avoids a kick to the body.
Key jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Key chopping away at his opponent's legs.
LaRusso throws a wild body kick that Key sees coming a mile off.
LaRusso thumps Key with a low kick.
Key avoids a kick to the body.
Key misses with a kick to the body.
Key throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Key checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LaRusso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Key sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Key lands a jab to the nose.
Key cracks LaRusso with an open hand slap.
Key throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Key lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Key.
Key misses with a low kick as LaRusso jumps back.
LaRusso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Key scores with a shot to the body.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
LaRusso throws a jab when Key was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LaRusso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
LaRusso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Key throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and LaRusso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Don Key.
I think Key has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Don Key!
Don Key looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'First a I a gotta say great fight to lance a flamingo, he took a beating, so a props for a dat.. Second a I a gotta thank Gary s coffee for letting come over to the E.F.C, and last thanks to my alliance B.H.P. for a life, Donkey Style mother fuckers....'.