PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Massimiliano Taddeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kumi Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumi Keijo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Taddeo
vs
Keijo

187 cm
25
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Massimiliano Taddeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kumi Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Taddeo.
Keijo unleashes a big counter combination but Taddeo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Taddeo stalks Keijo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Keijo's face. Keijo staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Keijo.
Taddeo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keijo is looking for the big counter here.
Taddeo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taddeo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keijo tries to move into range but Taddeo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taddeo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taddeo swats away the attempt to clinch by Keijo.
Keijo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taddeo misses with a looping right.

Keijo instigates a clinch.
Taddeo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keijo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keijo has Taddeo pressed against the cage, preventing Taddeo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keijo keeps control of Taddeo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taddeo lands a nice uppercut.
Keijo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taddeo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Keijo managing to block the knees to the body from Taddeo.
Taddeo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taddeo wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taddeo can't break the clinch.
Taddeo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Taddeo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Keijo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Massimiliano Taddeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taddeo throws a lazy right hand but Keijo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keijo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Keijo blocks a jab.
Keijo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Taddeo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Taddeo backs off Keijo throws a huge counter combo but Taddeo manages to avoid it all.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taddeo, as that shot connected.
Taddeo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Massimiliano Taddeo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kumi Keijo.
Taddeo misses with a body shot
and Keijo counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taddeo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Keijo is rocked!
Keijo takes one on the button.
Keijo is still on wobbly legs! Can Taddeo finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taddeo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taddeo lands with an uppercut that bounces Keijo off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Taddeo misses.
Keijo seems to have recovered his senses.
Taddeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taddeo lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Keijo is looking to close the distance but Taddeo sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Keijo crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Keijo is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Massimiliano Taddeo!