PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan has chosen Coming Home as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Aldo
vs
Keenan

170 cm
22
145 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Invictus
Notorious Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo ducks right into an uppercut from Keenan.
Keenan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Keenan connects with a body shot.
Keenan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aldo scores with a nice right hand.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Keenan cracks Aldo with a good jab.
Keenan checks a leg kick.
Keenan tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
Keenan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan connects with the punch.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Aldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
Keenan tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aldo misses the jab.
Keenan works the jab nicely.
Keenan blocks a low kick nicely.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aldo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Keenan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Keenan avoids a kick to the body.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan misses with an uppercut
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keenan jabs Aldo right on the nose. Aldo blinks but takes it well.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Keenan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan tries to land a body kick
and Aldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Keenan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Aldo is rocked!
Keenan walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Aldo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Keenan swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Aldo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Keenan!
Gareth Keenan is the new featherweight champion!
A less than humble Gareth Keenan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.