PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Viking Dalhberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamed Keita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhamed Keita will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dalhberg
vs
Keita

187 cm
27
190 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

188 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good kicks
Very confident

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 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viking Dalhberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhamed Keita!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keita fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dalhberg lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Keita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dalhberg looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Keita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dalhberg thinks about countering with a head kick.
No joy there for Keita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Keita misses
and Dalhberg counters with a big head kick but Keita shrugs it off.
Keita throws a series of punches but Dalhberg avoids them all with ease.
Keita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDalhberg.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Keita. Dalhberg shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalhberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dalhberg lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Keita throws a series of punches but Dalhberg moves out of range.
Keita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDalhberg.
Keita throws out a loose jab but Dalhberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDalhberg.
Keita throws a series of strikes that have Dalhberg backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keita throws a head kick but Dalhberg moves out of range.
Keita looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keita throws a leg kick but Dalhberg checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita scores with a shot to the body.
Keita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keita tries to clinch up.
Dalhberg throws a counter high kick but Keita was just alert enough to avoid it.
Keita closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dalhberg counters with a head kick. That will keep Keita thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body kick there by Keita.
Keita lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhamed Keita dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Dalhberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keita.
Muhamed Keita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalhberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keita is looking to clinch but Dalhberg is avoiding it.
Dalhberg thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dalhberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keita.
Keita throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Keita looks to land a combination but Dalhberg avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita tried to score with a low kick but Dalhberg checks it.
Dalhberg thinks about countering with a head kick.
No joy there for Keita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dalhberg lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Keita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dalhberg avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita throws a head kick but Dalhberg moves out of range.
Keita is looking to clinch but Dalhberg is avoiding it.
Keita doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalhberg circles away.
Dalhberg thinks about countering with a head kick.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dalhberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dalhberg throws a quick counter head kick but Keita was just out of range.
Keita throws a head kick but Dalhberg moves out of range.
Dalhberg throws a quick counter head kick but Keita was just out of range.
Dalhberg avoids the head kick by Keita.
Dalhberg is looking to counter with head kicks.
Keita misses with a kick to the body.
Keita looks to land a body kick but Dalhberg moved away.
Keita wants to clinch.
Keita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDalhberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita throws a body punch but Dalhberg moves out of range.
Keita throws a good cross that connects.
Keita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Keita closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Keita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dalhberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keita misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dalhberg is looking to counter with head kicks.
Keita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dalhberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalhberg lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhamed Keita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dalhberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Keita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalhberg.
Dalhberg lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Keita lands with a nice combination. Dalhberg backs away looking to recover.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalhberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dalhberg is looking to counter with head kicks.
Keita smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalhberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDalhberg.
Keita tries to work over Dalhberg's front leg with a kick but Dalhberg checks it.
Keita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDalhberg.
Keita is looking to clinch.
Dalhberg is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Keita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDalhberg.
Keita tries to clinch but Dalhberg is having none of it.
Dalhberg looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Keita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Viking Dalhberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Keita misses.
Dalhberg thinks about countering with a head kick.
Keita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dalhberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalhberg throws a quick counter head kick but Keita was just out of range.
Keita throws a lazy head kick
and Dalhberg counters with a big head kick but Keita shrugs it off.
Keita tries to clinch up but Dalhberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Dalhberg throws a counter high kick but Keita was just alert enough to avoid it.
Keita wants to clinch up but Dalhberg keeps it at a distance.
Keita moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalhberg circles away.
Dalhberg is looking to counter with head kicks.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalhberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dalhberg thinks about countering with a head kick.
Keita wants to clinch.
Dalhberg looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Dalhberg.
Dalhberg throws a counter high kick but Keita was just alert enough to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalhberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Dalhberg thinks about countering with a head kick.
Keita tries to clinch up.
Dalhberg lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhamed Keita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keita has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhamed Keita!