PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Braydon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fist Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braydon Key could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fist Face's chin.

Key
vs
Face

176 cm
23
161 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Alpha-Omega

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braydon Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fist Face!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face connects with a good right hand that stumbles Key. Key circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Key misses with a straight right.

Key drives through and clinches with Face against the ropes.

Key breaks from the clinch.
Key throws out a loose jab but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Face avoids the head kick by Key.

Face closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Face takes a knee right on the jaw!
Key changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Face fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Face throws a leg kick that misses.
Face misses the jab.
Key misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Face stuffs the takedown.
Face throws a leg kick which misses Key's front leg but catches the back leg as Key tries to avoid it.
Key swinging wilding here.
Face rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Key moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by Face.
Face blocks a head kick by Key.

Face has taken the fight to the clinch.
Key misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Face blocks it with crossed arms.
Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Face.

Key gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Key is breathing heavily.
Key scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Key prevents Face from getting back to his feet.
Face is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Key working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Face is looking to stand up but Key isn't so interested in that idea.
Key throws a strike but Face rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Key throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Face wants to stand but Key has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Key looking to hit a scissor sweep but Face is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Face does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key misses with a straight right.
Key closes the distance and clinches up with Face, looking for a takedown. Key pushes Face against the ropes but Face circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braydon Key. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Key darts in trying to clinch
and Face counters with a thumping low kick.
Key closes the distance looking to clinch
and Face counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Face takes the fight into the clinch.
Face works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Key scores with a nice hook to the head.
Face lands a knee to the head.
Key wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Face has him pressed against the ropes.
Face is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Face gets underhooks to prevent Key's takedown attempt.

Face jumps guard and drags Key to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key prevents Face from getting back to his feet.

Face pushes Key off and gets back to his feet.
Key checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Face tries to clinch up but Key circles away and keeps his distance.
Key closes the distance looking to clinch
and Face counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Key misses

and Face holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Face tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Key breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Face moves into the clinch.
Key lands with a right to the head.
Face lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Key.
A short uppercut from Key.
Key tries for a takedown. No joy.

Face pulls guard effortlessly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key stops Face from standing up.
Key is looking to work some ground and pound but Face has wrist control.
Key throws a big right hand that misses.
Key trying to stand up but can't free himself from Face's guard.
Key with a flurry of punches that miss.
Face wants to stand and escape but Key is having none of it.
Key has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Key chips away with some ground and pound.
Key postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Key swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Face counters by moving into the clinch.
Key works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Face goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Key letting Face take a breather here.
Face is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Key is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Key darts in and clinches Face up against the ropes.
Face is looking to break free of the clinch but Key has double underhooks.
Key is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Face gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Key looking for a takedown.

Face's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Key lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Key throws a nice looking combination but Face bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Face wants to slow Key down by chopping away at his legs.

Face closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Face breaks from the clinch.
Face has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Face has managed to clinch.
Key with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Face manages to pull guard.
Key trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Key accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Face uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Key misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key looks to clinch

and Face counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Face blocks an uppercut.
Face is pressed up against the ropes. Key has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Face down to the mat. Face avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braydon Key. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Key as he checks the leg kick.
Key misses with a double jab.
Braydon Key is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Face throws a one two combo.
Key swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Face counters with a slapping leg kick.

Face clinches with his opponent.
Key can't break the clinch.
Face jumps guard but Key stands there with Face around his waist. Face gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Key lands a hook that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Key lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Key lands a hook to the side of the head.
Face stops a takedown attempt from Key.

Face jumps into guard, dragging Key to the mat.
Face really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Key. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Face preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key throws a big right hand that misses.
Face wants to stand but Key is controlling the position.
Key scoring with punches to the head and body.
Face is looking to stand up but Key isn't so interested in that idea.

Key gets to his feet. Face looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Face throws a nice looking combination but Key bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Key lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Key lands a nice shot that snaps Face's head back.
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Key scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice defenses there by Face.
Key is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Face.
Fist Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Face thumps Key with a low kick.
Key wants to clinch
and Face counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Key will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Face feints and then cracks Key's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Key down.
Key fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Face drives through and clinches with Key against the ropes.
Key is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Face gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Face tries to pull guard but Key holds him up against the ropes and eventually Face drops back down to his feet.
Key lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Face has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Key uses from the top position.
Face is looking to stand up but Key isn't so interested in that idea.
Face can't keep his opponent in guard - Key advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Key.
Face wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Key connects with a nice short shot to Face's temple.
Face is trying to stand.

Key is trying to work for a kimura but Face is defending well.
Face pushes Key off looking to stand but Key dives back in and keeps control.
Key lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Face on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Key looks to land a strike but Face avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Face wants to stand but Key is controlling the position.
Key throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Braydon Key will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Face has taken the fight to the clinch.

Key tightens his grip and picks Face up, before dumping him to the ground. Face manages to land in guard.
Key is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Key is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Key stops Face from standing up.
Key distracts Face with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Key throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Face works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Key prevents Face from getting back to his feet.
Key working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Face's head.
Key lands a couple of elbows.
Face avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Key working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Face wants to stand up but Key is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Key is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Key accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Key is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Key doesn't manage to clinch there - Face circles away.
Face cracks Key with an open hand slap.
Key clinches but Face breaks the clinch
and Face counters with a nice leg kick.
Key shoots and misses

and Face counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Face.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Key lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Face jumps guard but Key stands there with Face around his waist. Face gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Face breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Face defending well as Key loads up on a big left hand.
Key tries to close the distance and clinch up but Face swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Face with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Key to score with a decent uppercut.
Key throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Face misses with a straight right.
Face throws a nice outside leg kick.
Face wants to clinch up but Key keeps it at a distance.
Key rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Face moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Key shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Face pinned against the cage. Face gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Key throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Face slips under a jab.

Key tries to keep at a distance but Face has taken the fight into the clinch.

Face gets control of Key's arms and successfully pulls guard. Face will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key won't allow Face to get back to his feet.
Face avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Face wants to stand and escape but Key is having none of it.
Key scoring with punches to the head and body.
Key connects with a couple of short punches.
Face working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Key.
Key postures up in Face's guard and throws a big left but Face blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Key moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Key misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Face gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Key breaks from the clinch.
Face lands a nice leg kick that just misses Key's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Key has his takedown stuffed

and Face counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braydon Key. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Key breaks the clinch.
A big left from Key misses.
Face lands with a thumping leg kick.
Face tries to clinch up but Key circles away and keeps his distance.
Face is looking to clinch but Key is avoiding it.
Key goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Face stuffs the takedown attempt from Key. Key gets slowly back to his feet.
Key is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Face fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Key, pushing him back against the ropes.
Face jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Key walks away with a smile on his face. Face gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Key falls off balance throwing a combination
and Face counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Braydon Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Key misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Braydon Key did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Key shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Face pinned against the cage. Face gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice jab there from Key.
Face staying out of range there.
Face moves out of range of the strikes.
Key tries a head kick but it misses.
Face throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Key.
Key is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Face comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Face throws a low kick but it's checked well by Key.

Face moves into the clinch successfully.
Face comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Key has a couple of punches blocked by Face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Key as Face tries to tie him up.
Key tries for a takedown. No joy.

Face breaks the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Face connects with a solid leg kick.
Face lands a nice leg kick that just misses Key's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Face.
Face fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Key.
Key chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Face can pounce on him.
Face takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Face throws a leg kick but Key checks it.

Face rushes Key and presses him up against the ropes.

Face manages to break the clinch.
Key missing with a left hand there. Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Key will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Face lands a jab to the head.
Key darts in trying to clinch
and Face counters with a low kick, right behind Key 's knee.
Face throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Key has his takedown stuffed
and Face counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braydon Key. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key shoots in and drives through. Face sprawls well.
Face throws a leg kick which misses Key's front leg but catches the back leg as Key tries to avoid it.
Face dodges the punch combination from Key.
A left and a right from Face both land. Nice combination.
Key darts in trying to clinch
and Face counters with a slapping leg kick.
Face moves out of range of the strikes.

Key scores with a takedown into Face's guard.
Key landing some decent shots from guard.
Key prevents Face from getting back to his feet.
Face avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key stands up over Face, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Face wants to stand but Key is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Key accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Face is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Key is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Key lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Key throws out a loose jab but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.

Face has Key up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Face throws an elbow but misses.
Key blocking some punches.
Key lands a hook to the side of the head.
Face taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Key pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Key throws a sloppy head kick and Face moves out of range easily.
Key closes the distance but Face moves to the side
and Face counters with a low kick, right behind Key 's knee.
A head kick misses from Key.
Key misses with a takedown

and Face counters by clinching up.
Key lands with a left to the head.
Face fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Face breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Key tries to clinch up
and Face counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Key with a hook.
Key has a takedown stuffed.
Face cracks the inside of Key's front leg.

Key gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Braydon Key will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Key misses with a jab, cross combination.
Key lunges at Face with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Face's hand.
Key doesn't manage to clinch there - Face circles away.
Face slips a straight right by Key.
Key shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Face holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Face jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Key walks away with a smile on his face. Face gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Key closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Face fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Key.
Face scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Face listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Face moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Face avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Face has taken the fight to the clinch.

Face manages to break the clinch.
Key clinches but Face breaks the clinch
and Face counters with a left and a right that stings Key.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Key tries to clinch up
and Face counters with a two punch combo.
Key will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Face tries to land a leg kick but Key saw it coming and moves away.
Key shoots and misses
and Face counters with an inside leg kick.
Key scores with a jab.
Face moves in looking to clinch but Key pushes him off.
Face throws a nice inside leg kick.
Key connects with a solid leg kick.
Key fails to land with a series of punches.

Key has managed to clinch.
Key wants to break free but Face has control.

Face jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face can't keep his opponent in guard - Key advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Face blocking the ground and pound attempt from Key.
Key sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Face defending well though.
Key not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Key working Face over with strikes.
Key not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Key missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Face wants to get back to his feet.
Key lands with a punch from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Key darts in trying to clinch
and Face counters with a leg kick.

Key moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Key breaks the clinch.
Key pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Face has Key up against the ropes in a clinch.
Key wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braydon Key. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Key is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Face gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Key.
Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Face.
Key wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Key.
Face is trying to break free.
Key tries to score a body lock takedown but Face shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of Face backwards.

Face pulls guard.
Key postures up in Face's guard and throws a big left but Face blocks it.
Key postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Key is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Key works over Face with some ground and pound from guard.
Key is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Key trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Key throws and elbow that misses. Face uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Key's guard. Nice move by Face!
Key tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fist Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braydon Key is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Key trying to keep a closed guard but Face is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fist Face.
I think Key has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fist Face!
Fist Face is the new lightweight champion!