PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Duim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerjalainen comes to the cage accompanied by krolithika. Duim has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kerjalainen
vs
Duim

179 cm
37
158 lbs
32 - 17 - 0

175 cm
27
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Duim!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerjalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen tests Duim's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Danny Duim has been cut.
Kerjalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.

Kerjalainen instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Kerjalainen.
Duim working aggressively here.
Kerjalainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Kerjalainen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kerjalainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duim looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerjalainen lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Kerjalainen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerjalainen.
A head punch on the inside from Duim fails to land.
Duim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kerjalainen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerjalainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen pushes Duim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands an uppercut.

Duim is rocked!
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duim is still on wobbly legs! Can Kerjalainen finish him?
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Duim.
Duim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duim taking a breather.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Duim.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duim.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Duim blocking some punches.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Kerjalainen misses with some punches.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen avoiding damage as Duim throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Duim missing with knees to the body.
Duim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duim blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Duim blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duim.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Duim.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duim blocking some punches.
Duim blocks an uppercut.
Duim seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerjalainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kerjalainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kerjalainen lands a left hand.
Kerjalainen throws a big uppercut that drops Duim! More strikes from Kerjalainen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Duim lies dazed against the cage as Kerjalainen celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Kerjalainen!
A very excited looking Keijo Kerjalainen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.