PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Keto
vs
Johnson

183 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
176 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuomas Keto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson with a jab.
Keto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Keto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.

Keto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson wants to control but Keto postures up.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Keto is controlling him well.
Johnson regains half guard.
Keto trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Keto.
Keto is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Keto is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.

Keto is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.

Keto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Keto off the ropes and back into rage.

It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Keto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Keto checks a low kick from Johnson.
Keto just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sammy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson takes a swing at Keto's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Keto moved away.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Keto shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuomas Keto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keto tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Keto looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Keto moves out of range.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keto tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sammy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Keto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Keto lands a couple of digs.

Keto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
Keto is breathing heavily.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Keto from getting back to his feet.
Keto wants to hit a switch here but Johnson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Keto there!
Keto working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keto is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johnson throws the left hand but Keto avoids the punch easily.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keto slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
A left lands for Keto.
Keto takes a kick to the side of the head.

Tuomas Keto's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a head kick but Keto moves out of range.
Keto moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Keto.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Keto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Tuomas Keto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Keto.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Keto fails to land the takedown.
Keto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Keto moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook. Keto ducked under it nicely.
Sammy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keto slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Keto moves out of range easily.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Keto saw that one coming.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Keto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keto.
Johnson throws a body punch but Keto moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body

and Keto counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Keto passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Keto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Keto is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Keto to get the leverage.
Keto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to kick Keto off but Keto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Keto tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Keto won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Keto looking to pass the guard.
Keto stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Keto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson swings for the body but Keto moves out of range.
Keto moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that Keto semi-blocks.

Jeez, Tuomas Keto's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson tries to bum rush Keto with a series of wild strikes but Keto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keto circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Keto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body

and Keto counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.

Keto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Keto has Johnson in his guard.

Keto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Keto wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Keto working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Keto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keto wants to sweep but no luck.

Keto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Johnson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Keto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Johnson's back instead.
Keto gets his hands free as Johnson looks to control.
Johnson breaks Keto's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Keto is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Keto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Keto throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keto.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keto circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Keto's head back.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Keto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Keto blocks it.
Sammy Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tuomas Keto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson with a jab.
Keto slips a straight right by Johnson.
Keto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keto shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuomas Keto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Sammy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Jab by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Johnson!