PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Keya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luther has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Martin Luther has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Luther
vs
Keya

187 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Keya!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keya rushes Luther and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Luther's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Keya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keya stalls.
Keya lands a left hand.

It looks like Martin Luther has been cut.
Keya gets through Luther's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keya lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Keya fails to land.
Keya swings wildly with an uppercut but Luther uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keya lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luther is breathing heavily.
Keya taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther wants to break free but Keya has control.
Keya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
A short right from Keya.
Keya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keya lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keya.
Luther's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keya.
Keya scores with a shot to the side of Luther's head.
Luther misses with some punches.
Luther misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keya stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Keya.
Still in the clinch, Keya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keya lands with a right to the head.
Keya blocks an uppercut.
Keya lands with a left to the head.
Keya swings wildly with an uppercut but Luther uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keya working aggressively here.
Keya stalls.
Luther blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keya scores with a shot to the side of Luther's head.
Keya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Luther tries to throw a body punch but Keya avoids it by throwing Luther back against the cage.
Keya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Keya lands with a left to the head.

Martin Luther's cut is getting worse.
A short body shot lands from Keya as the two fighters clinch.
Keya cracks Luther with a nice body shot.
Keya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luther.
A short right from Keya.
Keya has Luther pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keya lands with a short shot to the head.
Keya lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Keya fails to land.
Keya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Keya swings wildly with an uppercut but Luther uses good head movement to avoid it.

Luther escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keya tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luther is looking to chop away at Keya's legs.
Keya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luther.
Keya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Keya takes the fight into the clinch.
Luther misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Keya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Luther's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Keya darts in and clinches Luther up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Keya.
Keya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keya lands a shot to the body.
Keya lands a body punch.
Luther blocks an uppercut.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Keya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Keya misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keya pushes Luther back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keya scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Keya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keya content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keya continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Keya pushes Luther back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keya misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Keya takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Keya lands with a short shot to the head.
Luther tries to break the clinch but Keya is controlling the position.
Keya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Keya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Martin Luther's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Keya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keya stalling in the clinch.
Keya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keya lands with a short shot to the head.

Luther is rocked!
Keya leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Master Keya.
Luther motions for Keya to come forward. Luther throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luther throws a chopping leg kick but Keya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Keya moves into the clinch.
Luther blocking some punches.
Keya misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keya misses with the head strike.
Keya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Keya.
Oh Luther is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Keya drops Luther onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Luther is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Jeez, Martin Luther's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Keya slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther tries to circle away but Keya has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keya.
Keya pushes Luther against the cage. Keya is working some dirty boxing. Keya pushes off with a quick right hook! Luther goes down! Luther tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Keya moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Keya!
A victorious Master Keya thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.