PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert McDermott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Robert McDermott has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Robert McDermott seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

McDermott
vs
Keen

200 cm
23
251 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
23
276 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert McDermott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Keen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDermott finds it's way round the side to connect with Keen's head.
McDermott swats away the attempt to clinch by Keen.
McDermott misses with a straight right.
Keen moves out of range as McDermott strikes.
Keen doesn't manage to clinch there - McDermott circles away.

McDermott rushes Keen and presses him up against the cage.
Keen pushes off an throws an elbow but McDermott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keen throws an elbow but it misses.
Keen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDermott's defenses.
Keen lands an elbow that stopped McDermott in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Robert McDermott has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keen just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDermott's brow.
Keen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Keen.
Keen throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Keen throws an elbow but misses.
Keen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDermott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McDermott takes an elbow to the temple.

McDermott is rocked!

Robert McDermott's cut is getting worse.
McDermott is looking to control Keen's arms but Keen gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDermott has his back to the cage.
Oh McDermott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keen keeps control of McDermott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott blocks the elbow strike.
Keen misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keen just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDermott's brow.
McDermott avoids a wild elbow strike from Keen.
McDermott dodges an elbow strike from Keen.
Keen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDermott seems to have got his legs back now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Keen throws an elbow but it misses.
Keen lands an elbow inside that McDermott shrugs off.
McDermott misses with the head strike.
Keen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDermott blocks an elbow strike.
Keen misses with an elbow over the top.
Keen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keen managing to block the knees to the body from McDermott.
McDermott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDermott blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Keen.
Keen lands a nice elbow.
Keen lands an elbow just above McDermott 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keen lands a damaging elbow.
McDermott working aggressively here.
McDermott takes an elbow to the forehead.

Robert McDermott's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDermott is pressed against the cage. Keen pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts McDermott! Two more big strikes from Keen and McDermott crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jamie Keen!