PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reyes Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kumi Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumi Keijo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wiley
vs
Keijo

205 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reyes Wiley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kumi Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keijo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wiley, pushing him back against the cage.
Keijo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wiley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keijo has him pressed against the cage.
Wiley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keijo has Wiley pressed against the cage, preventing Wiley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wiley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keijo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiley pushes off an throws an elbow but Keijo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiley tries to pull guard but Keijo holds him up against the cage and eventually Wiley drops back down to his feet.
Wiley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiley misses with some punches.
Wiley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keijo has him pressed against the cage.
Wiley takes an elbow to the temple.

Wiley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Keijo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley is looking to sweep but instead, Keijo has passed into half guard.
Keijo is looking to take a break and control but Wiley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wiley is looking to improve his position.

Keijo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Wiley to stand up.

Keijo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wiley to the mat! Wiley manages to get full guard.

Wiley pushes Keijo off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Keijo closes the distance and pushes Wiley back into the cage.

Wiley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Keijo has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keijo throws an elbow that misses.
Keijo blocks an uppercut.
Keijo looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wiley's efforts to push away.
Wiley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Keijo.
Wiley is trying to push Keijo away but Keijo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Keijo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wiley jumps guard but Keijo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Keijo lands a right hand.

Keijo breaks the clinch.
Keijo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Keijo feints and as Wiley raises his hands in defense, Keijo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Wiley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiley throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiley fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reyes Wiley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiley lands a left hand.
Keijo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiley tries to break free but Keijo pushes him back against the cage.
Keijo scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiley wants to break free but Keijo has control.
Wiley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Keijo to work.
Keijo blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kumi Keijo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Keijo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Keijo showed some decent athleticism there.

Wiley kicks Keijo off and gets back to his feet.

Keijo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wiley on his heels. He'll look to pass Wiley's guard now, I'm sure.
Wiley wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Keijo manages to pass to side control.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keijo prevents Wiley from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo controlling the action here.
Keijo wants to control but Wiley is keeping him busy.
Wiley is looking to control Keijo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wiley avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keijo wants to stand but Wiley has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Wiley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Keijo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keijo is keen to just control but Wiley is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Keijo has Wiley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wiley can't break the clinch.

Wiley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Keijo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Keijo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Keijo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Keijo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Keijo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Keijo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Keijo gets to his feet - Wiley follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kumi Keijo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Keijo.

Keijo stands up and beckons Wiley to his feet.

Wiley tries to keep at a distance but Keijo has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keijo lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiley backwards.
Wiley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Keijo is defending well.
Wiley gets through Keijo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Keijo is defending well.
Keijo lands a good knee to the midsection. Wiley won't want to take too many of those.

Keijo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Keijo pushes Wiley up against the cage in a clinch.

Wiley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keijo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wiley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reyes Wiley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Keijo closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Keijo scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiley tries to break the clinch but Keijo is controlling the position.
Wiley wants to break free but Keijo has control.
Wiley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keijo prevents Wiley from breaking the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Keijo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Keijo prevents Wiley from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keijo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keijo lands an elbow that stopped Wiley in his tracks for a moment.
Wiley working aggressively here.
Wiley working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Keijo.
Keijo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wiley taking a breather.
Keijo scores a nice knee to the body.

Keijo manages to break the clinch.

Keijo pushes Wiley up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keijo is pushing Wiley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Keijo.
Kumi Keijo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wiley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keijos head.

Wiley manages to break the clinch.
Kumi Keijo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Keijo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wiley tries to buck Keijo off but Keijo is having none of it.
Wiley wants to control but Keijo postures up.
Reyes Wiley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiley is not content to let Keijo control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kumi Keijo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keijo 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kumi Keijo!
Kumi Keijo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.