PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Keene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's entrance music is Not again - You all ready dropped?. A fine choice. Derek Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Keene's chin.

Harris
vs
Keene

173 cm
27
153 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

180 cm
34
158 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Keene!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keene rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Harris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Keene misses with the head strike.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Keene.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Keene.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Keene controls the action.
Keene throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris is working Keene over against the cage.
Keene blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keene being controlled against the cage.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris is pushing Keene up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris blocks a body shot from Keene.
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keene up against the cage.
Keene blocking some punches.
Keene lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Keene lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keene.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris gets through Keene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris tries to stall but Keene uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keene.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Harris looking to stall.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Keene scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keene backwards.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keene stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keene has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Keene tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keene has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Keene misses with the head strike.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris is pushing Keene up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Keene prevents a body shot from Harris.
Keene swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Keene uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keene lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keene misses with a punch on the inside.
Keene tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Keene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keene throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Our sources have told us that Harris has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Harris working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Keene lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Harris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harris feints and then cracks Keene's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keene down.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keene's sensitive parts.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Keene lands a jab to the nose.
Keene moves out of range of the body kick.
Keene scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris defending well as Keene loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Keene.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to work over Keene's front leg with a kick but Keene checks it.
Harris thumps Keene with a low kick.
Keene throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Keene jabs at Harris's body.
Keene lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Scott Keene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keene misses with a wild body shot.
Keene lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Keene throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keene connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Keene's head.
Harris moves out of range as Keene strikes.
Keene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Keene.
Keene throws a big shot that misses.
Keene cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Keene scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Keene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris cracks Keene with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keene misses with a body shot.
Keene on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Keene moves out of range easily.
Keene appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Keene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Keene throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keene throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris tried to counter with a leg kick but Keene avoided it.
Scott Keene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keene scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Keene misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Keene looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Keene looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harris lands with a cross.
Keene moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keene smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Keene's belly button to the back.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keene throws a combination that misses
and Keene takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keene has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Keene missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 checks a low kick from Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keene cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Keene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keene blocks a jab.
Harris throws a hook but Keene avoids it easily.
Harris digs a good hook to Keene's body.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Keene throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Keene manages to circle out of the way.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Keene sees coming a mile off.
Keene scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Keene takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Scott Keene will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris tries to land a leg kick but Keene saw it coming and moves away.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris motions for Keene to come forward. Harris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keene throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keene takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keene throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keene looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Keene.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keene throws out the jab.
Keene's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keene blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene lands with a shot to the body.

Harris lands a big head kick that sends Keene tumbling to the mat! Harris takes a step backwards and waves Keene back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Keene is rocked!

It looks like Scott Keene has been cut.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keene throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Keene is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
A slow jab from Keene misses its intended target.
Keene with a hook.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Keene takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
A telegraphed right hand from Keene misses the target.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keene closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris blocks a jab.
Keene seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keene checks a leg kick.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Keene is out of range.
Keene throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keene connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keene throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Keene misses.
Keene has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Keene misses with a hook.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keene moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Keene.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keene's sensitive parts.
Keene slips under a jab.
Keene scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keene at a distance.
Keene misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Keene is out of range.
Keene swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Keene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Keene lands.
Harris lands with a straight right. Keene didn't see that one coming.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keene.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Harris takes a swing at Keene's ribcage but misses.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Keene moved away.
It seemed like Keene was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keene throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a jab. Keene acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keene with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keene on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keene throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Keene counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
Keene moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keene moves away.
Keene throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Derek Harris.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Harris!
An out of breath Derek Harris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.