PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darko Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Keene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the cage accompanied by Return of Darko. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vader
vs
Keene

168 cm
30
145 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

180 cm
30
158 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Darko Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Keene!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keene bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vader's head.
Vader swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keene.
Vader lands a jab to the nose.
Vader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vader tries to clinch but Keene moves out of range.
Vader with a hook.
Vader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Keene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vader takes a swing at Keene's ribcage but misses.
Keene throws out a counter right but Vader avoids it with no problem.
Keene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vader looks to score with a jab to the body but Keene is just out of range.
Vader throws a hook but Keene blocks it.
Vader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keene! But no joy.
A big left from Keene misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keene slips under a jab from Vader.
Keene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Keene throws a hook but Vader blocks it.
Vader is looking to counter punch.
Keene has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Keene connects with a nice looking jab.
Keene throws a jab when Vader was well out of range.
Keene looks to throw the jab but Vader is out of range.
Vader moves away from the strike by Keene.
Vader seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Keene throws an off balance right hand
and Vader counters with a stiff right hand.
Vader throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Keene counter with a right hand.
Keene moves away from the strike by Vader.
Keene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vader moves away.
A slow jab from Vader misses its intended target.
A big left from Keene misses.
Keene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader missing with a left hand there. Keene was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vader throws a lazy uppercut
letting Keene counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keene misses with an uppercut. Vader saw that one coming.
Vader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vader misses with a straight left.
Scott Keene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vader doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vader throws a right hand that misses
and Vader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vader throws a hook but Keene blocks it.
Vader uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vader throws a lazy right hand but Keene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Keene will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vader's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keene throws out the jab.
Keene thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Keene counters with a straight right hand.
Vader throws an off balance right hand
and Vader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vader wants to clinch
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vader fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keene might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Keene cracks Vader with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scott Keene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader shoots in for a takedown but Keene shows good takedown defense.
Keene looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vader throws the left hand but Keene avoids the punch easily.
Keene has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vader slips a jab from Keene.
Vader lunges at Keene with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keene's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Keene in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Keene throws an overhand right that lands on Vader's shoulder, as Vader tries to avoid the shot.
Keene throws out a powerful jab.
Vader misses with an uppercut
and Keene counters with a stiff right hand.
Vader has been working on his balance at England Fight Club MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Keene.
Vader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Vader is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vader might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Keene throws out a loose jab but Vader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keene slips under a jab.
Vader staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Keene.
Vader lands a slapping body shot.
Vader throws a right hand that misses
and Keene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Vader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Vader.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vader seems to have got his legs back now.
Keene moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vader lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Vader misses.
Keene moves out of range as Vader strikes.
It seemed like Keene was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keene is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Keene throws a hook but Vader avoids it easily.
Keene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vader throws out a loose jab but Keene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keene scores with a one two! Vader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vader misses with an uppercut
and Keene counters with a nice uppercut.
Vader tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Keene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vader lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Vader misses the target.
Keene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vader.
Keene throws an off balance right hand
and Vader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keene slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Vader misses.
Keene lands a head shot.
Keene connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader lands with a cross.
Vader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Vader on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keene ducks right into an uppercut from Vader.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vader misses with an uppercut.
Vader misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene cracks Vader with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keene thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vader.
Keene uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vader.
Vader misses with a hook. Keene ducked under it nicely.
Vader on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vader slips under a jab.
Keene swings widly with a right hand
and Vader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vader misses the jab.
Vader slips under a jab.
Keene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vader smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Vader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vader looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader cracks Keene with a good jab.

Keene is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Vader.
Keene is still on wobbly legs! Can Vader finish him?
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!
Keene misses with a left hand
and Vader counters with a straight right hand.
Vader misses the jab.
Keene's corner calls for a 1-2. Keene obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keene throws a shot to the body.
Vader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keene seems to have recovered his senses.
Vader takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Keene throws a jab when Vader was well out of range.
Vader looks to land a left hand but Keene moved out of range nicely.
Vader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keene.
Keene's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vader connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keene scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darko Vader clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vader ducks under a wild hook from Keene.
Keene moves away from the strike by Vader.
Vader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vader misses with a hook
and Keene counters with a stiff right hand.
Keene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vader.
Vader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vader throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keene counters with a nice uppercut.
Keene throws a big shot that misses.
Keene misses the jab.
Vader misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keene is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vader misses with a straight right.
Keene looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keene.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
Keene jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Keene misses.
Vader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice cross by Keene.
Vader moves in looking to clinch but Keene pushes him off.
Keene throws out a counter right but Vader avoids it with no problem.
Vader throws a jab but it's blocked by Keene.
Keene looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keene swings for the body but Vader moves out of range.
Keene misses with a wild body shot.
Keene paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vader takes a swing at Keene's ribcage but misses.
Keene is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keene throws out a counter right but Vader avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keene throws a right hand that misses
and Keene takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vader throws a lazy uppercut
and Keene counters with a stiff right hand.
Vader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keene.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Keene cracks Vader with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vader looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Keene finish him?
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keene was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader.
Vader tries to clinch
and Keene scores with a counter punch that sends Vader to the canvas! Keene smells blood - he's punishing Vader with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Vader has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Keene!
A victorious Scott Keene thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Darko Vader stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wanna thank all my fans for their support, and to the people who came to witness this great match. Gotta go my chika babes are now waiting in my room. '.