PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kumi Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dempsey
vs
Keijo

188 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kumi Keijo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keijo moves out of range of the strikes.
Dempsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keijo was well out of range. Poor timing from Dempsey.
Dempsey tries to clinch up.
Dempsey looks to land a right hand but Keijo moved out of range.
Dempsey misses with a two punch combination.
Dempsey connects with a looping right hand.
Dempsey swings for the body but Keijo moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Keijo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dempsey misses with a hook. Keijo ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dempsey lands a right hook to the body.
Dempsey scores with a decent looking hook.
Keijo misses with a two punch combination.
Dempsey throws a hook to the side of Keijo's head but Keijo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keijo moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keijo! But no joy.
Frank Dempsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dempsey throws a jab when Keijo was well out of range.
It seemed like Keijo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dempsey. Keijo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keijo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dempsey throws a lazy right hand but Keijo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keijo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dempsey swings for the body but Keijo moves out of range.
Dempsey throws a lazy right hand but Keijo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dempsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Keijo is just out of range.
Keijo is looking for the big counter here.
Dempsey lands a jab to Keijo's midsection.
Dempsey lands a lovely overhand right.
Keijo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dempsey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo avoids the body shot from Dempsey.
Keijo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dempsey as he jumps to the side.
Dempsey throws a body punch but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo is looking for the big counter here.
Dempsey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keijo slips under a jab from Dempsey.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keijo! But no joy.
A punch combination from Dempsey misses.
Dempsey misses with a wild body shot.
Dempsey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dempsey leaves Keijo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frank Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey lands a nice shot that snaps Keijo's head back.
Keijo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey looks to land a right hand but Keijo moved out of range.
Keijo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey looks to land a left hand but Keijo moved out of range nicely.
Dempsey throws a shot from downtown. Keijo moves away and avoids it.
Dempsey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Keijo backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey throws an overhand right that lands on Keijo's shoulder, as Keijo tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Keijo. Those never looked like landing.
Keijo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Dempsey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dempsey.
Dempsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keijo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keijo throws a hook to the side of Dempsey's head but Dempsey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dempsey looks to land a right hand but Keijo moved out of range.
Keijo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Keijo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keijo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dempsey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Dempsey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dempsey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keijo fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank Dempsey is winning the standup battle so far.
Dempsey throws a body shot but no joy.
Keijo unleashes a big counter combination but Dempsey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dempsey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dempsey takes a swing at Keijo's ribcage but misses.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Keijo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keijo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dempsey throws a body punch but Keijo moves out of range.
Dempsey missing with a left hand there. Keijo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keijo throws out a counter right but Dempsey avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dempsey. Keijo does a little dance to reset his feet.

Keijo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dempsey controlling the position for now.

Keijo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dempsey to stand up.
Nice straight punches there by Dempsey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dempsey.
Keijo slips a straight right by Dempsey.
Despite the aggression on Keijo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dempsey. Keijo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dempsey misses with an uppercut. Keijo saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey looks to land a right hand but Keijo moved out of range.
Keijo looks for a takedown but Dempsey sprawls well.
Dempsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keijo.
Kumi Keijo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keijo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Keijo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keijo moves out of range as Dempsey strikes.
Dempsey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keijo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dempsey misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a wild body shot.
Dempsey loads up on a big right hand but Keijo slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Keijo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dempsey scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Keijo with that takedown attempt.
Frank Dempsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kumi Keijo.
Keijo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dempsey circles away quickly and effectively.
Dempsey lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Keijo. Those never looked like landing.
Dempsey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keijo can do to turn this around?
Dempsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keijo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keijo.
Dempsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey misses the shot to the body.
Keijo unleashes a big counter combination but Dempsey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dempsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keijo was well out of range. Poor timing from Dempsey.
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dempsey throws the left hand but Keijo avoids the punch easily.
Keijo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dempsey throws a hook but Keijo blocks it.
As Dempsey backs off Keijo throws a huge counter combo but Dempsey manages to avoid it all.
Dempsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Keijo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Dempsey dominated that second round.
That's time! Dempsey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Dempsey misses with a looping right.
Dempsey cracks Keijo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Keijo defending well as Dempsey loads up on a big left hand.
As Dempsey backs off Keijo throws a huge counter combo but Dempsey manages to avoid it all.
Keijo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dempsey swivels and escapes.
Dempsey misses with an uppercut.
Dempsey lands with a straight right. Keijo didn't see that one coming.
Keijo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dempsey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Keijo.
Keijo staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keijo! But no joy.
Keijo misses with a takedown attempt - Dempsey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Dempsey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keijo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keijo walks into a jab.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keijo moves away.
As Dempsey backs off Keijo throws a huge counter combo but Dempsey manages to avoid it all.
Keijo shoots in for a takedown but Dempsey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Frank Dempsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kumi Keijo.
Keijo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Dempsey backs off Keijo throws a huge counter combo but Dempsey manages to avoid it all.
Dempsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Keijo is just out of range.
Keijo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Keijo shoots in but Dempsey avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo takes one on the button.
Dempsey misses with a straight left.
Dempsey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dempsey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dempsey misses the jab.
A big right from Dempsey misses.
Despite the aggression on Keijo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dempsey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keijo is looking for the big counter here.
Keijo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dempsey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Keijo somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses the jab.
Keijo is looking for the big counter here.
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dempsey misses the shot to the body.
Keijo is looking for the big counter here.
Frank Dempsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dempsey looks to land a left hand but Keijo moved out of range nicely.
Dempsey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keijo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dempsey throwing a counter right hand but Keijo manages to avoid it.
Dempsey lands a really nice looking cross but Keijo seems unphased.
Dempsey scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo throws a series of strikes that have Dempsey backpedaling.
Dempsey throws a body punch but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo moves out of range of the strikes.
Keijo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dempsey throws out the jab.
As Dempsey backs off Keijo throws a huge counter combo but Dempsey manages to avoid it all.
Keijo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dempsey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Dempsey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keijo slips a jab from Dempsey.
Kumi Keijo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from Dempsey. No joy for Keijo on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dempsey misses with a body shot.
Dempsey cracks Keijo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dempsey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dempsey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dempsey!