PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Keenan (ranked 999 p4p, 20784 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 134 p4p, 645 weight class). Morrison has chosen Leave Me Alone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Keenan
vs
Morrison

170 cm
31
153
17 - 4 - 4

182 cm
33
170
12 - 10 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

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 17 - 4 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Keenan misses the jab.
Jab from Morrison.
Keenan throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Keenan misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Keenan tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Keenan throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Morrison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Keenan under the eye.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Morrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Keenan misses with a few strikes there.
Keenan checks a leg kick nicely.
Keenan throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Morrison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keenan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Morrison.
Keenan cracks Morrison with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
Morrison tries to counter with a clinch but Keenan shakes him off and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Morrison.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Morrison ducks right into an uppercut from Keenan.
Ryan Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keenan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keenan scores with a kick to the body.
Keenan works the jab nicely.
Keenan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morrison lands with a kick to the temple. Keenan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morrison throws a leg kick which misses Keenan's front leg but catches the back leg as Keenan tries to avoid it.
Keenan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keenan misses with a two punch combination.
Keenan tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keenan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keenan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morrison connects with a nice looking jab.

Keenan has managed to clinch.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan controls the action.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Morrison pushes Keenan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Morrison tries a body shot but Keenan blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan tries to break free but Morrison pushes him back against the ropes.
Morrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Morrison.
Morrison tries a body shot but Keenan blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Keenan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morrison jabs at Keenan's body.
Keenan scores with a one two! Morrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morrison tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Morrison manages to circle out of the way.
Morrison with the inside leg kick.
Morrison scores with a nice right hand.
Keenan takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Morrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan catches Morrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan blocks a head kick by Morrison.

Morrison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keenan, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Keenan.
Morrison takes a shot to the head.
Morrison tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison lands with a right to the head.
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrison.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Keenan.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keenan takes a shot to the head.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keenan.
Still in the clinch, Keenan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan controls his hands.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison tries a body shot but Keenan blocks it.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison tries a body shot but Keenan blocks it.
Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Keenan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ray Morrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morrison presses Keenan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keenan blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Keenan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
A body shot lands from Morrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Morrison prevents a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan blocks an uppercut.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the ropes.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
Still in the clinch, Keenan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan controls his hands.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan controls his hands.
Keenan has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Morrison lands a left hand.
Morrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keenan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ray Morrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Morrison tests Keenan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keenan throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keenan.
Morrison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morrison throws a head kick that half lands.

Morrison clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Keenan.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keenan lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morrison.
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.

Keenan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keenan, as that shot connected.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Morrison lands a two punch combo.
Keenan keeps Morrison at a distance using the push kick.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keenan wants to slow Morrison down by chopping away at his legs.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keenan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan 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.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison thumps Keenan with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Keenan lands but Morrison takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison throws a head kick but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan tries to counter by clinching up but Morrison breaks away and moves out of range.
Morrison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morrison misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison's corner calls for a 1-2. Morrison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keenan moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Keenan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Keenan misses with a leg kick.
Ray Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Morrison scores with a body shot.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison slips a straight right by Keenan.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Keenan.
Keenan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ryan Keenan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison scores with a spinning back kick!
Morrison is looking to land body kicks.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Ray Morrison!

Ray Morrison wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Ray Morrison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ryan Keenan spoke after the fight, saying 'Ah well eh...time for a Guinness.'.