PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Metin Eroglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eroglu comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kehoe's choice of entrance music: Angel Of Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eroglu
vs
Kehoe

169 cm
24
167 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Metin Eroglu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kehoe!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eroglu motions for Kehoe to come forward. Eroglu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kehoe dodges the punch combination from Eroglu.
Kehoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eroglu is fending him off so far but Kehoe persists. Nope, Eroglu circles away and we're back to standing.
Kehoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eroglu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kehoe.
Kehoe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eroglu moves away from the strike by Kehoe.
Kehoe scores with a leg kick.
Kehoe swings widly with a right hand
and Eroglu counters with an inside leg kick.
Eroglu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eroglu scores with a nice strike.

Eroglu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kehoe is trying to get back to full guard.
Kehoe trying to control from the bottom.
Eroglu thows a huge punch but Kehoe dodges it nicely.
Kehoe pushes Eroglu off looking to stand but Eroglu dives back in and keeps control.
Kehoe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu is keen to just control but Kehoe is a slippery customer.
Kehoe wants to get back to full guard.
Kehoe is positioning himself well to prevent Eroglu advancing to mount.
Kehoe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eroglu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kehoe tries to get to full guard but Eroglu has control of the leg.
Kehoe is doing well to control the position and prevent Eroglu from advancing to side control.
Kehoe regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe trying to keep a closed guard but Eroglu is proving a slippery customer.
Eroglu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kehoe keeping moving, preventing Eroglu from controlling successfully.
Kehoe looking to control.
Kehoe is pulling down on Eroglu's head. It's preventing any offense from Eroglu, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrew Kehoe.
Eroglu sizes up Kehoe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kehoe tried to score with a low kick but Eroglu checks it.
Eroglu takes a swing at Kehoe's ribcage but misses.
Eroglu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kehoe takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kehoe misses the target.
Eroglu feints and then cracks Kehoe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kehoe down.
Eroglu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kehoe's waist but Kehoe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eroglu off to one side.
Metin Eroglu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eroglu throws a push kick but Kehoe slaps the foot to one side.
Kehoe tried to score with a low kick but Eroglu checks it.
Eroglu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eroglu throws a jab but it's blocked by Kehoe.
Eroglu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kehoe.
Eroglu moves away from the strike by Kehoe.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kehoe. Eroglu shrugs it off though.
Eroglu misses with a head kick.
Eroglu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kehoe.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kehoe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eroglu shoots in and drives through. Kehoe sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu throws a looping overhand right but Kehoe ducks down to avoid it.
Eroglu takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eroglu misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Eroglu. Those never looked like landing.
Kehoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eroglu. Eroglu obviously looking to wear him down.
Kehoe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kehoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kehoe misses with an uppercut. Eroglu saw that one coming.
Kehoe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eroglu throws the kick towards the body but Kehoe avoids it.
Kehoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Eroglu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eroglu looks to land a combination but Kehoe avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eroglu moves out of range of the leg kick from Kehoe.
Eroglu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eroglu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eroglu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Metin Eroglu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Eroglu moves out of range of the body kick.
Eroglu staying out of range there.
Kehoe misses the shot to the body.
Kehoe shoots for a takedown but Eroglu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kehoe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eroglu can pounce on him.
Eroglu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kehoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Eroglu.
Kehoe scores with a body shot.
Kehoe lands with an uppercut that bounces Eroglu off the cage and back into range.
Eroglu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kehoe.
Kehoe lands the left hand.
Eroglu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kehoe scoring well with a low kick there.
Kehoe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eroglu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kehoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eroglu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Eroglu coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kehoe. Eroglu does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu misses with a low kick.
Kehoe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eroglu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kehoe connects with a leg kick. Eroglu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kehoe.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Kehoe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eroglu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eroglu scoring well with a low kick there.
Eroglu connects with a single shot there.
Kehoe checks a leg kick.
Eroglu scores with a nice head shot.
Kehoe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Metin Eroglu is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Eroglu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kehoe slips a jab from Eroglu.
A good leg kick by Eroglu.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eroglu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eroglu walks into a straight right hand from Kehoe.
Kehoe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eroglu misses with a looping left.
Kehoe misses the shot to the body.
Kehoe lands a really nice looking cross but Eroglu seems unphased.
Kehoe scores with a hook.
Kehoe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Eroglu throws the left hand but Kehoe avoids the punch easily.
Kehoe cracks Eroglu with a good jab.
Good work by Kehoe as he checks the leg kick.
Eroglu looks to land a right hand but Kehoe moved out of range.
Eroglu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eroglu shoots in but Kehoe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Metin Eroglu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kehoe throws a head kick but Eroglu moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Kehoe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Eroglu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kehoe throws a head kick but Eroglu moves out of range.
Kehoe checks a leg kick nicely.
Eroglu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Eroglu is predictable there

and Kehoe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Eroglu seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Eroglu keeping full guard, as Kehoe tries to pass.
Eroglu being controlled here, momentarily.
Eroglu wants to sweep but no luck.
Kehoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eroglu is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eroglu is on top in guard.
Kehoe is trying to control the position but Eroglu postures up.
Kehoe controlling Eroglu's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrew Kehoe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kehoe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eroglu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eroglu lands a leg kick that knocks Kehoe off balance momentarily.
Kehoe connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Kehoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Eroglu tries to work over Kehoe's front leg with a kick but Kehoe checks it.
Some wild striking there from Kehoe.
Kehoe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Eroglu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eroglu takes one on the button.
Kehoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but Kehoe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kehoe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kehoe feints and then cracks Eroglu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eroglu down.
Eroglu scoring well with a low kick there.
Kehoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Eroglu scores with a hook.
Kehoe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Kehoe.
Kehoe throws a low kick but Eroglu avoids it.
Kehoe blocks a low kick nicely.
Kehoe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe tries to work over Eroglu's front leg with a kick but Eroglu checks it.
Nice takedown defense from Kehoe. No joy for Eroglu on that attempt.
Kehoe throws a jab when Eroglu was well out of range.
Kehoe looks to throw the jab but Eroglu is out of range.
Kehoe slips under a jab.
Kehoe lands with a nice body punch.
Kehoe misses with a low kick.
Kehoe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eroglu throws a jab when Kehoe was well out of range.
Eroglu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kehoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eroglu.
Eroglu fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Eroglu as Kehoe shoots in.
Eroglu checks the leg kick.
Kehoe stuns Eroglu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe moves away from the strike by Eroglu.
Kehoe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kehoe looks for the body kick but Eroglu saw that one coming.
Eroglu misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehoe cracks the inside of Eroglu's front leg.

Kehoe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kehoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kehoe works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kehoe slows the pace down.
Eroglu regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eroglu is looking to improve his position.
Kehoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kehoe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kehoe in particular looking to stall.
Kehoe trying to control the action but Eroglu is working from the bottom.
Kehoe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe is stalling here. Eroglu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kehoe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Eroglu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kehoe is looking to regain half guard here but Eroglu keeps moving and retains side control.
Eroglu throws an elbow but Kehoe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kehoe is trying to control Eroglu's posture but Eroglu avoids it.
Eroglu wants to control but Kehoe is keeping him busy.
Kehoe wants to control but Eroglu postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eroglu trying to control the position but Kehoe is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Kehoe really 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.

Eroglu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kehoe in his tracks.
Kehoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Kehoe looks to land a right hand but Eroglu moved out of range.
Kehoe clobbers Eroglu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eroglu lands a leg kick that knocks Kehoe off balance momentarily.
Kehoe stalks Eroglu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eroglu's face. Eroglu staggers backwards, shaken.
Kehoe misses with an uppercut. Eroglu saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a leg kick
and Eroglu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kehoe misses with a body shot.
Eroglu misses with an uppercut

and Kehoe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Eroglu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eroglu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kehoe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kehoe throwing shots but Eroglu is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu is trying to control but Kehoe passes into side control!
Eroglu can't do much from the bottom here.
Eroglu dodges the ground and pound from Kehoe.
Kehoe scoring with punches and elbows.
Kehoe wants to control but Eroglu is keeping him busy.
Kehoe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eroglu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kehoe throws a strike aimed at the side of Eroglu's head but Eroglu avoids it well.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eroglu is not content to let Kehoe control the position.
Eroglu regains half guard, as Kehoe was trying to land strikes.
Eroglu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kehoe wants to control from the top but Eroglu keeps moving.
Kehoe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eroglu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kehoe.
Eroglu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kehoe!
Eroglu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kehoe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nice strikes from Eroglu there.
Kehoe is looking to improve his position.
Kehoe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eroglu.
Eroglu wants to free his trapped foot but Kehoe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kehoe is trying to control but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eroglu wants to control but Kehoe is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kehoe is controlling Eroglu's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Eroglu stops Kehoe from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Kehoe dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Eroglu looks to throw the jab but Kehoe is out of range.
Eroglu throws a big shot that misses.
Kehoe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kehoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Eroglu is just out of range.
Eroglu throws a big shot that misses.
Kehoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Kehoe checks a leg kick nicely.
Eroglu moves out of range as Kehoe throws a body kick.
Kehoe tries to bum rush Eroglu with a series of wild strikes but Eroglu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Kehoe.
Eroglu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eroglu lands a leg kick that knocks Kehoe off balance momentarily.
Kehoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eroglu stuffs the takedown attempt from Kehoe. Kehoe gets slowly back to his feet.
Kehoe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe throws a sloppy head kick and Eroglu moves out of range easily.
Kehoe throws a solid leg kick but Eroglu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kehoe.
Kehoe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eroglu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kehoe's calf.
Kehoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kehoe lands a front kick.
Kehoe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eroglu counters with a low kick, right behind Kehoe 's knee.
Metin Eroglu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Kehoe.
Eroglu thumps Kehoe with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Eroglu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eroglu.
Eroglu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kehoe.
Eroglu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kehoe. That did some damage!
Eroglu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eroglu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eroglu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Eroglu.
Kehoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Kehoe throws a head kick that misses.
Eroglu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kehoe throws a leg kick but Eroglu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kehoe swings for the body but Eroglu moves out of range.
Eroglu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kehoe moves away.
Eroglu shoots for a takedown but Kehoe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kehoe checks a low kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kehoe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Eroglu misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Eroglu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu throws out a leg kick but Kehoe moves out of range and Eroglu only half commits.
Eroglu scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Eroglu.
Eroglu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kehoe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eroglu, right into the meat.
Kehoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kehoe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good work by Kehoe as he checks the leg kick.
Kehoe thuds a left hand into Eroglu's body.
Kehoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eroglu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kehoe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Eroglu.
Kehoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eroglu.
Kehoe avoids the head kick by Eroglu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu connects with an inside leg kick.
Eroglu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehoe connects with a high kick.
Eroglu throws out a leg kick but Kehoe moves out of range and Eroglu only half commits.
Eroglu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kehoe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
An inside leg kick from Eroglu misses.
Eroglu lands with a straight right. Kehoe didn't see that one coming.
Kehoe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eroglu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eroglu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kehoe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eroglu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eroglu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kehoe checks it well.
Metin Eroglu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eroglu stuffs the takedown attempt from Kehoe. Kehoe gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Metin Eroglu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kehoe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Kehoe!
Andrew Kehoe is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Andrew Kehoe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.