PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Frydrych (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Keller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Keller
vs
Frydrych

175 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Frydrych!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keller closes the distance and pushes Frydrych back into the cage.

Keller pulls guard.

Keller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Keller lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Keller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keller wants to pass the guard but Frydrych is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frydrych seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frydrych is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller trying to control the position from guard on top but Frydrych is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frydrych is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Keller is in close to Frydrych's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frydrych wants to stand and escape but Keller is having none of it.
Frydrych seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Keller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Keller wants to control from the top but Frydrych keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Frydrych shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Keller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Frydrych controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Frydrych throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keller is trying to keep Frydrych in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Frydrych content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Keller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frydrych avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Frydrych.
Frydrych in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Frydrych cracks Keller with a big right hand but Keller just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frydrych staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Frydrych dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Frydrych looking to score a takedown here. Keller is defending well but Frydrych drives through and ends up in Keller's guard.
Frydrych controlling from the top position.
Frydrych lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frydrych engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frydrych works over Keller with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frydrych content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Keller. No joy for Frydrych on that attempt.

Keller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Frydrych to the mat! Frydrych manages to get full guard.
Keller postures up in Frydrych's guard and throws a big left but Frydrych blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frydrych is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Frydrych has Keller pulled in close to control his posture.
Keller wants to pass the guard but Frydrych is keeping the position.
Keller trying to control but Frydrych is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller stands and throws Frydrych's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Keller is looking to take a break and control but Frydrych is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frydrych regains half guard.
Keller is trying to control the action in half guard but Frydrych is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Frydrych shoots in for a takedown but Keller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Keller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Keller shoots in for a takedown but Frydrych shows good takedown defense.
A little jabbing left from Frydrych on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frydrych stuffs the takedown.
Keller shoots in and drives through. Frydrych sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Keller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Frydrych drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Frydrych scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Frydrych's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Frydrych keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Keller's head.
Frydrych is in close to Keller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Keller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Frydrych is in close to Keller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Frydrych showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Frydrych scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Frydrych sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keller defending well though.
Frydrych content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Frydrych trying to pass the guard but Keller defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Frydrych in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frydrych.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frydrych tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Frydrych slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Keller or perhaps it was just good defense by Frydrych, which made it look bad.
Keller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Keller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Frydrych shoots in and gets a takedown into Keller's guard.
Frydrych slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frydrych loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Piotr Frydrych has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frydrych is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frydrych is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Frydrych missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frydrych controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Frydrych prevents Keller from getting back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frydrych content to stall in guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Frydrych scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Keller has hold of Frydrych's hands but Frydrych slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Frydrych trying to control the pace.
Keller is trying to stand up here but Frydrych is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frydrych lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frydrych keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Frydrych working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Frydrych takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frydrych lands a nice short elbow.
Frydrych has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frydrych lands a nice short elbow.
Frydrych winds up and cracks Keller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frydrych controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frydrych shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keller defends it nicely.
Jim Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piotr Frydrych is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Frydrych shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Frydrych comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frydrych winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Frydrych!