PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wer comes to the cage accompanied by My Sweet Lord by George Harrison. Keijo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wer
vs
Keijo

182 cm
32
175 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

179 cm
31
174 lbs
25 - 15 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
The Big Kabosh

Perkele!

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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Wer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keijo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wer.
Wer tests Keijo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Wer misses.
Wer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wer lands with an uppercut that bounces Keijo off the cage and back into range.
Wer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Wer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keijo.
A jab from Wer misses.
Keijo throws a lazy right hand but Wer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keijo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wer throws out the jab.
Keijo misses the shot to the body.
Keijo scores with a jab to the body.
Keijo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Keijo moves out of range as Wer throws a body kick.
Wer misses with a hook. Keijo ducked under it nicely.
Wer misses with a low kick as Keijo jumps back.
A punch combination from Keijo misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keijo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Keijo throws a lazy body kick

and Wer counters with a single leg into guard. Keijo didn't expect that.
Wer lands a couple of elbows.
Keijo looking for a sweep. Not yet Keijo, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Keijo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wer with a flurry of punches that miss.

Keijo is looking for a triangle but Wer pushes his legs off easily.
Keijo is trying to control the position but Wer postures up.
Wer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keijo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wer throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wer trying to control but Keijo is working from the bottom.

Keijo looking for a guillotine here but Wer defends easily.
Wer throws a big right hand that misses.

Keijo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Keijo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Keijo.
Wer lands a nice forearm strike.
Wer cracks Keijo with a big right hand but Keijo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Keijo to see if he's OK.
Keijo dodges the ground and pound from Wer.
Wer cracks Keijo with a big right hand but Keijo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Keijo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Keijo actively working from the bottom here.

Keijo actively working from the bottom here.
Wer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wer wants to pass the guard but Keijo is defending well.
Wer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Keijo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wer is looking to take a break and control but Keijo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wer not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Keijo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wer pulls his head out easily.
Keijo is trying to get back to full guard.
Keijo is pressing down on Wer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Keijo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wer throws a big right hand that misses.
Wer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wer stands and throws Keijo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wer moves into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wer raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wer wants to control the pace but Keijo is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flo Wer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jab by Wer.
Wer misses with a series of wild punches.
Keijo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keijo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wer loads up on a big right hand but Keijo slips the punch.
Wer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keijo looks to land a right hand but Wer moved out of range.
Wer looks to score with a jab to the body but Keijo is just out of range.
Wer doesn't manage to clinch there - Keijo circles away.
The fighters circling - Keijo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keijo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wer moves away from the strike by Keijo.
Wer throws a head kick that misses.
Keijo jabs Wer right on the nose. Wer blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo misses with a kick to the body.
Keijo lands with a right hand.

It looks like Flo Wer has been cut.
Wer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wer looks to land a body kick but Keijo moved away.
Wer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keijo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keijo misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wer.
Wer just misses with a punch to the body.
Wer throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keijo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Keijo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wer. That did some damage!
Wer blocks a head kick by Keijo.
A jab from Wer does it's job there.
Keijo moves away from the strike by Wer.
Wer scores with a head kick.

It looks like Brutaali Keijo has been cut.
Wer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wer tried to score with a low kick but Keijo checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Wer.
Wer circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Keijo to the canvas! Keijo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Wer keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flo Wer!
Flo Wer retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Flo Wer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.