PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Stead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Keane
vs
Stead

225 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Stead!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jon Stead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keane misses with a head kick.
Keane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Stead closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Keane wants to get back to his feet.

Keane has one foot on Stead's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Stead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stead tries to clinch up but Keane circles away and keeps his distance.
Keane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stead tries to clinch up.
Stead throws a lazy head kick
and Keane counters with a good, hard body kick but Stead shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Keane misses

and Stead counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Keane's guard now.

Keane pushes Stead off and gets back to his feet.
Keane is breathing heavily.
Keane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stead misses with a takedown attempt
and Keane counters with a head kick.
Stead shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stead throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Keane!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keane throws a head kick that misses.
Keane throws a left and a right that both miss

and Stead counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stead.
Stead should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Keane wants to get back to his feet but Stead is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stead connects with a couple of short punches.
Stead must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Keane kicks Stead off and gets to his feet.
Stead tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keane counters with a head kick. That will keep Stead thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stead misses with a double jab
and Keane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stead tries a head kick but it misses.
Keane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keane connects with a high kick.
Keane throws a head kick that misses.
Keane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Keane misses with a double jab

and Stead counters with a takedown into side control.
Keane pushes Stead away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stead gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Keane explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Stead tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stead thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane misses with a double jab.
Keane falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stead counters with a shoot takedown. Keane fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keane keeping moving, preventing Stead from controlling successfully.

Keane scrambles and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stead avoids the head kick by Keane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jon Stead will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stead is looking to clinch but Keane is avoiding it.
Keane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stead misses with a takedown attempt - Keane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stead tries for a takedown but Keane circles away easily
and Keane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roy Keane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keane fails to land with a series of punches.
Stead needs to keep his hands up - Keane had a free shot at his head there.
Keane throws a head kick that half lands.
Keane throws a head kick that Stead semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keane digs a good hook to Stead's body.
Stead moves out of range as Keane throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Keane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stead doesn't seem phased though.
Stead throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keane's waist but Keane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stead off to one side.
Roy Keane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Stead.
A jab lands there for Keane.
Danga de danga de dang - Keane scores with a four punch combination!
Keane moves out of range of the strikes.
Roy Keane is winning the standup battle so far.
Stead blocks a head kick by Keane.
Stead throws a combination that misses
and Keane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Stead shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Keane's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Keane pushes Stead off and scrambles back to his feet.
Keane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stead counters with a straight right hand.
Keane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roy Keane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keane throws a nice head kick!
Keane misses with a combination
and Stead counters with a three punch combo that has Keane backing up. Keane nods at Stead to acknowledge the strikes.
Keane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Keane misses with a double jab.
Stead closes the distance and clinches up with Keane, looking for a takedown. Stead pushes Keane against the cage but Keane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stead throws a sloppy head kick and Keane moves out of range easily.
Keane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Keane misses.
Stead slips a jab and a cross from Keane.
Stead doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keane counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stead closes the distance and clinches up with Keane, looking for a takedown. Stead pushes Keane against the cage but Keane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Keane.
Keane misses with a kick to the body

and Stead counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Stead manages to mount him!
Keane wants to try and get back to his feet.
Stead is landing with some decent strikes but Keane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keane wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Keane has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Keane dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stead fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stead throws a body kick the misses
and Keane counters with a one-two to the body.
Keane lands a nice hook to Stead's body. Stead takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Keane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keane throws a head kick that half lands.
Stead throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keane's waist but Keane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stead off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keane connects with a high kick.
Keane lands with a slapping head kick.
Stead misses with a takedown
and Keane counters with a series of strikes. Stead will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stead tries to clinch up
and Keane counters with a big head kick but Stead shrugs it off.
Keane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Keane counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stead is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Keane throws a head kick that misses
and Stead counters with a three punch combo that has Keane backing up. Keane nods at Stead to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick from Keane lands but Stead takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stead closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keane circles away.
Roy Keane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Stead.
Stead fails with the takedown
and Keane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stead with a poor takedown
and Keane counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stead is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Keane throws a head kick that misses.
Keane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keane throws a head kick that misses.
Stead looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stead has his takedown stuffed
and Keane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane misses with a head kick.
Stead changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Keane tries to avoid it but Stead manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Keane to the ground. Keane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stead misses with a takedown attempt - Keane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Keane thuds his shin into the meat of Stead's side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Keane!
Stead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stead throws a head kick that misses
and Keane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keane throws a right hand that Stead ducks under and follows up with a left that Stead also avoids with ease.
Keane tries to land a front kick but Stead steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stead misses with a takedown attempt - Keane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Keane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stead fails with the takedown
and Stead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keane tries to bum rush Stead with a series of wild strikes but Stead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stead darts in trying to clinch
and Keane counters with a nice body kick.
Stead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Keane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keane 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Roy Keane!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Roy Keane!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Roy Keane!

Roy Keane wins by unanimous decision!