PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Keller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pierre Trudeau's chin.

Keller
vs
Trudeau

175 cm
19
189 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Demonic Drugs
SCP Fight Gear

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwayne Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau tries to clinch but Keller is having none of it.
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Keller circles away.
Trudeau bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Trudeau moves in looking to clinch but Keller pushes him off.
Trudeau wants to clinch up but Keller keeps it at a distance.
Trudeau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trudeau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trudeau throws a leg kick which misses Keller's front leg but catches the back leg as Keller tries to avoid it.
Keller is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trudeau wants to clinch.
Trudeau wants to clinch.
Trudeau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trudeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trudeau wants to clinch up but Keller keeps it at a distance.
Trudeau tries to clinch but Keller is having none of it.
Keller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trudeau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Keller circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trudeau, right into the meat.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Keller is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau tries to clinch up.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trudeau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trudeau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trudeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keller.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Trudeau tries to clinch up but Keller circles away and keeps his distance.
Trudeau tries to clinch up but Keller circles away and keeps his distance.
Keller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trudeau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trudeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trudeau scores with a head kick.
Trudeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trudeau tries to clinch but Keller moves out of range.
Trudeau wants to clinch up but Keller keeps it at a distance.
Trudeau wants to clinch.

Keller gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller blocks an elbow strike.
Trudeau missing with knees to the body.
Trudeau prevents Keller from breaking the clinch.
Keller avoiding damage as Trudeau throws knees to the body.
Trudeau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keller stalling the fight.
Trudeau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trudeau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Keller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trudeau.
Keller shoots for a takedown but Trudeau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trudeau moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trudeau misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keller swats away the attempt to clinch by Trudeau.
Keller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pierre Trudeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keller throws a sloppy head kick
and Trudeau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keller's knee momentarily.
Keller misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Trudeau.
Trudeau tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Keller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trudeau unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trudeau unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trudeau is trying to stall.
Keller wants to break free but Trudeau has control.
Trudeau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trudeau landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trudeau looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Trudeau.
Keller pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trudeau looking to throw knees to the head but Keller is blocking nicely.
Keller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trudeau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keller has Trudeau pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Trudeau manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Trudeau is trying to maintain a safe position but Keller gets an underhook and turns Trudeau into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Keller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keller blocks a head kick by Trudeau.
Keller lands with a nice body kick.

Keller clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Trudeau dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Trudeau avoids the head kick by Keller.
Dwayne Keller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trudeau tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Keller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trudeau tries to land knees in the clinch but Keller avoids the damage to the body.
Keller is trying to break free.
Keller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Trudeau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keller blocks it with crossed arms.
Keller wants to get back to striking at distance but Trudeau won't allow it.
Trudeau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trudeau misses with an elbow over the top.
Keller wants to break free but Trudeau has control.
Trudeau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trudeau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Keller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keller misses with the combination.
Trudeau wants to clinch but Keller slips to the side

and Keller counters with a shoot takedown. Trudeau fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trudeau trying to keep a closed guard but Keller is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Keller gets to his feet - Trudeau follows without any prompting.
Trudeau tries to clinch

and Keller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Trudeau's guard now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trudeau working a defensive guard but Keller manages to pass into side control anyway.

Keller decides to stand back up. Keller steps back and let's Trudeau get back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trudeau.
Keller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trudeau tries to clinch up

and Keller counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Keller breaks from the clinch.
Trudeau scores with a head kick.
Keller circles away from the clinch attempt

and Keller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Keller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trudeau has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trudeau trying to land knees to the body.
Keller is trying to break free.

Keller breaks from the clinch.
Trudeau walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trudeau closes the distance looking to clinch

and Keller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Trudeau!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau is looking to improve his position but Keller isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trudeau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Keller content just to control the position here.
Trudeau is trying desperately to improve position.
Trudeau flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Keller controlling his opponent.
Trudeau can't escape the position.
Keller controlling from the full mount.
Keller avoids the attempt from Trudeau to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keller lands with some strikes.
Keller controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Keller dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Keller throws a head kick that misses
and Trudeau counters with an outside leg kick.
Keller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trudeau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trudeau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trudeau tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Keller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Trudeau escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trudeau trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Keller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau tries to improve position but can't.
Keller staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau struggling a bit here.

Keller decides to stand back up.
Trudeau clinches but Keller breaks the clinch
and Keller counters with a low kick, right behind Trudeau 's knee.
Keller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trudeau blocks a head kick by Keller.
Keller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keller throws a head kick that misses
and Trudeau counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keller blocks the body kick.

Keller instigates a clinch.
Keller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trudeau has him pressed against the cage.
Keller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trudeau misses with a knee to the head.
Trudeau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trudeau misses with a knee to the head.
Keller wants to get back to striking at distance but Trudeau won't allow it.
Trudeau looking to stall.

Keller breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Keller.
Trudeau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keller looks to land a combination but Trudeau avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keller. That did some damage!
Keller circles away from the clinch attempt

and Keller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Trudeau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Keller passes Trudeau's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Trudeau is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Keller jumps into side control!
Trudeau wants to control but Keller postures up.

Keller stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau moves out of range of the body kick.
Trudeau wants to clinch up but Keller keeps it at a distance.
Trudeau tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Keller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keller.
Trudeau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trudeau pushes off an throws an elbow but Keller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trudeau tries a knee to the head but Keller blocks it.
Keller managing to block the knees to the body from Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with a knee to the head.

Keller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierre Trudeau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Keller.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Keller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Keller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Keller controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Keller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keller 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Keller!