PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Keighly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A Few Wins For Me (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.

Keighly
vs
Few Wins For Me

180 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Keighly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, A Few Wins For Me!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keighly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from For Me.
As For Me tries to get set, Keighly tries to push him back and clinch up but For Me manages to avoid the attempt.
Keighly misses with a low kick.
Keighly staying out of range there.

For Me gets tackled into the cage by Keighly. Keighly maintains the clinch.
For Me misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keighly avoiding damage as For Me throws knees to the body.
Keighly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
For Me lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keighly backwards.
For Me misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Keighly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
For Me works on Keighly's body with a couple of short punches.
Keighly drops down looking for an ankle pick but For Me pulls his leg out and moves away.

For Me darts in and clinches Keighly up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, For Me creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
For Me is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
For Me throws a head punch that misses.
Keighly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but For Me gets the underhooks and prevents it.
For Me lands a shoulder strike.
Keighly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
For Me is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Keighly wants to break free but For Me has control.
For Me lands a left hand.
Keighly blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keighly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
For Me tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keighly's elbow.
Keighly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but For Me has him pressed against the cage.
For Me misses with a hook from the clinch.
For Me trying to land knees to the body.
Keighly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. For Me just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Keighly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
For Me holding his opponent close, against the cage.
For Me lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
For Me lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keighly backwards.
Keighly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Keighly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for For Me.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keighly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by For Me after a bit of a struggle.
For Me lands a left hand.
Keighly tries to circle away but For Me has him pinned against the cage.
For Me lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
For Me lands a left hand.
Keighly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. For Me just stands there and leans against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for For Me.
Keighly is looking for a takedown.
For Me misses with some punches.
Keighly is trying to stall.
For Me blocks an elbow strike from Keighly.
For Me stops a takedown attempt from Keighly.
For Me tries to land knees in the clinch but Keighly avoids the damage to the body.
Keighly fails to pull guard.

Keighly ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Keighly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Keighly is breathing heavily.
Keighly is trying to control the position but For Me postures up.
Keighly looking for a sweep. Not yet Keighly, not yet.

Keighly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. For Me defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Keighly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. For Me doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. For Me manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
For Me has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Keighly is proving hard to escape from.
For Me stopping the sweep attempt from Keighly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A Few Wins For Me dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

For Me cracks Keighly with an open hand slap.
Keighly shoots in and drives through. For Me sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from For Me on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
For Me has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keighly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with For Me but For Me pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keighly fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Keighly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

For Me has closed the distance and engaged Keighly in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from For Me on the inside.
For Me avoiding damage.
Keighly jumps guard but For Me stands there with Keighly around his waist. Keighly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from For Me.
For Me working some nice short punches in the clinch.
For Me trying to land knees to the body.
For Me can't find room to land a body shot as Keighly controls the action.
Keighly tries to pull guard but For Me forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
For Me throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keighlys head.
For Me scores with a shoulder strike.
Keighly trying to land knees to the body.
For Me swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from For Me.
For Me pushes Keighly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
For Me gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Keighly.
For Me lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
For Me lands a shoulder strike.
For Me is stalling here.
Keighly is trying to pull guard but For Me turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
For Me is stalling here.
Keighly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
For Me working aggressively here.
For Me makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keighly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but For Me has him pressed against the cage.
For Me throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keighlys head.
For Me tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keighly avoids it.
For Me slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, For Me scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
For Me lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keighly wants a takedown but no success here.
Keighly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but For Me has him pressed against the cage.
For Me is defending well against a takedown attempt.
For Me manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Keighly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from For Me.
Still in the clinch, For Me scores with a nice short uppercut.
A Few Wins For Me seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Keighly has For Me pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. For Me manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
For Me scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on For Me - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Keighly is trying to drag For Me to the mat but For Me just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
For Me content to slow the pace in the clinch.
For Me tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
For Me working some nice short punches in the clinch.
For Me is struggling to control the position.
For Me misses with some punches.
For Me lands with a right to the head.
For Me tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
For Me is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keighly is defending well for now.
Keighly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
For Me softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as For Me takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Keighly drops down looking for an ankle pick but For Me pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A Few Wins For Me showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

For Me drives through and clinches with Keighly against the cage.
For Me has a couple of punches blocked by Keighly.
Keighly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by For Me.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keighly.
Keighly is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keighly jumps guard but For Me turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
For Me stalling.
Keighly is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Keighly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
For Me misses with the head strike.
For Me tries a body shot but Keighly blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
For Me lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keighly wants to stall.
A short uppercut from For Me.
Keighly tries to score a body lock takedown but For Me shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from For Me.
For Me tries to land knees in the clinch but Keighly avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on For Me - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from For Me.
For Me fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
For Me lands on the inside with an uppercut.
For Me pushes Keighly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, For Me creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keighly wants to take the fight to the mat but For Me manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
For Me lands an uppercut.

Keighly is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
For Me lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keighly backwards.
Oh Keighly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
For Me pushes Keighly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
For Me lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
For Me scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keighly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
For Me dips a shoulder and cracks Keighly with a mighty uppercut! Keighly falls back against the cage and For Me unloads with a barrage of strikes! Keighly is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - For Me screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). A Few Wins For Me!