PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minor Caugh (ranked 5086 p4p, 494 weight class) and Connah Keates (ranked 4452 p4p, 437 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Caugh
vs
Keates

220 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Taps On The Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Minor Caugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connah Keates!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Keates circles away.
Caugh tries to clinch
and Keates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Keates misses.
Donk. Keates catches Caugh right on the button with a cross.
Caugh misses with a double jab.
Keates misses the shot to the body.
Keates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caugh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caugh fails to land with a series of punches.
Keates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caugh delivers a nice body kick.
Keates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Caugh.
Caugh tries to clinch up but Keates circles away and keeps his distance.
Keates stalks Caugh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Caugh's face. Caugh staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caugh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keates.
Caugh throws out a loose jab but Keates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keates misses the shot to the body.
Keates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Keates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keates lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Caugh.
Caugh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Keates pushes him off.
Keates wants to counter with a clinch but Caugh pushes him away.
Keates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caugh misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Keates.
Caugh is looking to clinch.
Caugh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keates lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caugh wants to clinch.
Keates wants to counter the offense by Caugh and move into the clinch position.
Keates works the jab nicely.
Caugh is looking to clinch.
Caugh tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caugh tries to clinch up.
Caugh wants to clinch up but Keates keeps it at a distance.
Caugh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keates.
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates is having none of it.
Keates has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Caugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keates 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keates circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keates. Caugh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caugh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Keates is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Caugh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Keates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keates dips to his left and cracks Caugh with an uppercut!
Keates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caugh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Keates.
Caugh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caugh needs to keep his hands up - Keates had a free shot at his head there.
Keates jabs Caugh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keates lands a jab to the head.
Keates throws a series of punches but Caugh moves out of range.
Keates throws a series of punches but Caugh avoids them all with ease.
Keates misses with a series of wild punches.

Caugh has Keates up against the cage in a clinch.
Caugh tries to throw a body punch but Keates avoids it by throwing Caugh back against the cage.
Keates working hard to break the clinch.
Keates is looking to break free of the clinch but Caugh has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Keates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
I was talking to Caugh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Keates blocking some punches.
Keates looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caugh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keates shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caugh tries to clinch up but Keates circles away and keeps his distance.
Caugh is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Keates.
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates moves out of range.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caugh is looking to clinch.
Keates misses with a few strikes there.
Caugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caugh loads up on a big right hand but Keates slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caugh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keates paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Keates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caugh manages to avoid it.
Keates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caugh can pounce on him.
Keates keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connah Keates dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Keates lands a jab to the nose.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Keates pushes him off.
Keates is looking for the big counter here.
Keates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Keates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Keates 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.
Caugh wants to clinch up but Keates keeps it at a distance.
Keates wants to counter with a clinch but Caugh pushes him away.
Caugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Keates circles away.
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates moves out of range.
Caugh wants to clinch up but Keates keeps it at a distance.
Keates thuds his right hand into Caugh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keates keeps the fight on the outside.
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates is having none of it.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Keates pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caugh is looking to clinch.
Keates moves out of range as Caugh strikes.
Caugh connects with the punch.
Keates takes one to the side of the head.
Keates misses with an uppercut.
Caugh misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates is having none of it.
Keates steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caugh.
Keates swats away the attempt to clinch by Caugh.
Keates is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Caugh looks to clinch
and Keates counters with a stiff right hand.
Connah Keates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caugh tries to clinch up but Keates circles away and keeps his distance.
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates moves out of range.
Keates wants to counter with a clinch but Caugh pushes him away.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Keates pushes him off.
Keates swats away the attempt to clinch by Caugh.
Caugh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minor Caugh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Keates circles away.
Keates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caugh wants to clinch but Keates slips to the side
enabling Keates to counter with a crisp jab.
Keates sizes up Caugh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caugh tries to clinch up but Keates circles away and keeps his distance.
Keates lands a head shot.
Keates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keates defending well as Caugh loads up on a big left hand.
Keates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Caugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caugh is looking to clinch but Keates is avoiding it.
Keates works the jab nicely.
Keates lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keates stuns Caugh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keates with a jab.
Keates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Keates.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Keates pushes him off.
Keates keeps the fight on the outside.
Caugh 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 three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Keates misses.
Keates lands a jab to Caugh's midsection.
Caugh misses with a head kick.
Keates scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Keates scores with a hook.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Keates. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Caugh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keates avoids the head kick by Caugh.
Caugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Keates circles away.
Keates connects with a body shot.
Caugh fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keates! But no joy.
Keates tries to bum rush Caugh with a series of wild strikes but Caugh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caugh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Keates tries to counter it with a takedown but Caugh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Keates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keates appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Caugh wants to clinch
enabling Keates to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caugh doesn't seem bothered though.
Caugh wants to clinch.
Caugh tries to clinch there but Keates circles away.
Caugh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caugh moves to clinch but Keates breaks away
letting Keates counter with a right hand.
Caugh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Caugh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keates.

Caugh is rocked!
Caugh misses with a left hand
and Keates scores with a counter punch that sends Caugh to the canvas! Keates smells blood - he's punishing Caugh with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Caugh has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connah Keates!