PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Keskinen (ranked 2813 p4p, 303 weight class) and Rodrigo Augusto (ranked 22961 p4p, 486 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Keskinen
vs
Augusto

168 cm
21
163 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

174 cm
28
159 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrigo Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Augusto has Keskinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Keskinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Augustos head.
Keskinen pushes Augusto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head.
Keskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Augusto looking to stall.
Keskinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keskinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keskinen landing knees to the head.

It looks like Rodrigo Augusto has been cut.
Keskinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augusto is trying to break the clinch but Keskinen has him pressed against the cage.
Augusto being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a nice uppercut.
Augusto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keskinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Augusto's efforts to push away.
Augusto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keskinen has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Keskinen.
Augusto looks winded!
Keskinen controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keskinen.
Augusto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Keskinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Keskinen.
Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Augusto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keskinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Augusto is rocked!
Keskinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Keskinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Keskinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Augusto or not.
Keskinen with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Keskinen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Keskinen lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Keskinen.
Keskinen lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a right hand.
Keskinen crunches a lovely knee into Augusto's ribcage.
Keskinen taking a breather.
A short left from Keskinen.
Augusto is still on wobbly legs! Can Keskinen finish him?
A right hand to the body from Keskinen.
Augusto seems to have recovered his senses.
Keskinen lands a nice uppercut.
Keskinen has Augusto pressed against the cage, preventing Augusto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keskinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a body shot.
Keskinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keskinen lands a body punch.
Keskinen is working Augusto over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen lands a right hand.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Keskinen.
Augusto takes a shot to the head.
Keskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keskinen lands with a left to the head.
Keskinen lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskinen.
A right hook to the body lands for Keskinen.
Keskinen scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a knee to the body.
Keskinen working the clinch nicely. Augusto is working for position but Keskinen cracks him with a big knee to the head! Augusto crumples up against the cage and Keskinen lands two more shots before the ref can save Augusto! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Veikko Keskinen!