PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Titus (ranked 1135 p4p, 2432 weight class) and Donner Keil (ranked 159 p4p, 318 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Titus
vs
Keil

190 cm
21
210
5 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
212
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Heavy Metal Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donner Keil!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titus avoids the head kick by Keil.
Keil has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Titus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Keil enables Titus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Keil manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keil controlling Titus's posture.
Keil keeping moving, preventing Titus from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keil pulls Titus in close to his closed guard and prevents Titus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Titus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keil keeping moving, preventing Titus from controlling successfully.
Keil trying to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keil slips under a jab.
Donner Keil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Titus scores with a jab to the body.
Titus looks to score with a jab to the body but Keil is just out of range.
Keil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Titus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big left from Keil misses.
Titus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Titus throws a looping overhand right but Keil ducks down to avoid it.
Keil throws a leg kick but Titus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Titus misses with a straight left.
Titus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keil throws out the jab.
Titus misses with an uppercut. Keil saw that one coming.
A combination from Keil does no damage.
Titus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keil.
Keil ducks right into an uppercut from Titus.
Titus misses with a hook.
Titus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keil moves out of range of the strikes.
Titus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Titus throws a lazy right hand but Keil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keil throws a hook but Titus blocks it.
Keil lets loose with a powerful body kick. Titus will feel that in the morning.
Titus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keil scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Titus ducks under a wild hook from Keil.
Titus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Keil sprawls and moves away.

Titus feints and as Keil raises his hands in defense, Titus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Titus wants to pass the guard but Keil is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Titus's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Keil has Titus pulled in close to control his posture.
Keil trying to control the position.
Titus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Keil pulls Titus in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Keil tries to sprawl but Titus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Titus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keil's head.
Titus is thwarting Keil's attempts to control the position.
Titus thows a huge punch but Keil dodges it nicely.
Titus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keil's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Titus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Titus scores with a body shot.
Keil tries to clinch but Titus is having none of it.
Titus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Keil sprawls and moves away.

Titus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Keil!
Keil struggling a bit here.
Zeke Titus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keil is pushing Titus's head away, looking to escape. Titus manages to hold on to the position though.
Titus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Keil down.
Keil is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keil regains half guard, as Titus was trying to land strikes.
Keil is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Keil wants to improve his position but Titus is controlling well.
Keil trying to control here.
Titus prevents Keil from improving his position.
Titus is trying to control. Keil wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Titus controlling the action here.
Titus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Keil on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Keil preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Titus stops Keil from getting back to his feet.
Keil is trying to get back to full guard.
Titus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keil defending well though.
Keil controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keil throws a leg kick that misses.
Titus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Keil misses with an uppercut. Titus saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Keil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Keil has closed the distance and engaged Titus in a clinch.
Keil misses with a punch on the inside.
Keil prevents a body shot from Titus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keil.
Keil blocks an uppercut.
Keil jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Titus walks away with a smile on his face. Keil gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Titus is looking to clinch.
Titus slips a jab from Keil.
Keil takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Keil misses with a body kick.
A jab from Keil finds it's way through Titus's defenses.
Keil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keil ducks under a wild hook from Titus.
A swing and a miss from Keil.
Titus throws a sloppy body shot
and Keil counters with a head kick. That will keep Titus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Keil slips a straight right by Titus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titus throws a leg kick but Keil sees it coming and moves out of range.
Keil looks to score with a jab to the body but Titus is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keil, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keil misses with an uppercut.
Titus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keil.
Keil throws the left hand but Titus avoids the punch easily.
Keil misses with a body shot.
Donner Keil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keil throws a body punch but Titus moves out of range.
Keil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Titus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Titus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Titus fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Keil.
A short right from Titus.
Titus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Titus tries a body shot but Keil blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Titus.
Titus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keil scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Titus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Titus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Titus slips under a jab.
Titus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keil misses with a hook. Titus ducked under it nicely.
Titus misses with a hook. Keil ducked under it nicely.
Keil swings for the body but Titus moves out of range.
Titus swings widly with a right hand
and Keil counters with a straight right hand.
Keil throws a leg kick that misses.
Keil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titus.
Titus lands a jab-cross combination.
Titus misses the shot to the body.
Titus throws a low kick but Keil moves out of range easily.
Titus moves out of range as Keil throws a body kick.
A big left from Keil misses.
Titus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Titus misses with a hook. Keil ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keil lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Titus is out of range and Keil settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Keil.
Titus throws a body punch but Keil moves out of range.
Titus slips a straight right by Keil.
Titus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Keil sprawls and moves away.
Keil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Titus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keil.
A little jabbing left from Keil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Titus missing with a left hand there. Keil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Keil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Keil throws a quick inside leg kick.
Titus misses with a straight right.
Titus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keil throws a head kick that misses.
Keil thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Titus if he has to take too many more of those.
Keil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Keil.

Titus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Keil throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keil pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Titus back to the cage. Keil follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Titus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Keil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Titus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Titus.
Keil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keil slips a straight right by Titus.
A punch combination from Keil misses.
Titus moves to clinch but Keil breaks away
and Keil counters with a straight right hand.
Keil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Titus attempts a counter takedown but Keil avoids it well and moves away.
Titus looks to land a left hand but Keil moved out of range nicely.
Titus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keil lands a jab to Titus's midsection.
Keil looks to throw the jab but Titus is out of range.
Titus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Titus throws out a loose jab but Keil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keil keeps the fight on the outside.
Keil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Titus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keil. Titus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keil throws a leg kick

and Titus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Titus.
Titus is looking to work some ground and pound but Keil has wrist control.
Keil seems keen to control Titus's posture.
Titus is looking to work some ground and pound but Keil has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Titus is looking to work some ground and pound but Keil has wrist control.
Keil pulls Titus in to control the position.
Let's hope that Keil has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Titus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keil cracks Titus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Titus is looking to clinch but Keil is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Donner Keil really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Keil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keil throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Titus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Keil working a defensive guard here.
Keil might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Titus haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Titus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Titus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus trying to control the position from guard on top but Keil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Titus wants to control from the top but Keil keeps moving.
Keil is pulling down on Titus's head to control his posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Titus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keil follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Titus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Titus thuds his right hand into Keil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Titus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Keil.
Titus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keil's head.
Keil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Titus sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keil manages to avoid it.
Titus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keil moves away.
Keil doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keil throws a sloppy head kick and Titus moves out of range easily.
Titus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Keil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Titus at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Titus.
Keil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Titus slips a jab from Keil.
Titus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keil thuds a left hand into Titus's body.
Keil ducks under a wild hook from Titus.
Keil wants to counter the offense by Titus and move into the clinch position.
Titus moves out of range of the body kick.
Titus moves out of range of the body kick.
Titus feinted with a counter takedown.
Keil connects with an inside leg kick.

Titus darts in and clinches Keil up against the cage.
Titus looking to stall.
Titus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keil backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Titus backwards.
Keil blocking some punches.

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

Titus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Keil wants to pass the guard but Titus is keeping the position.
Keil controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Titus pulls Keil in to control the position.
Keil controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Titus is on top in guard.

Keil seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Keil's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Keil is trying to keep Titus in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Titus had his way with Donner Keil in that round.
That's time! Titus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A big right from Keil misses.
A jab from Keil misses.
Titus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keil.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Titus.
Keil fails to land with a series of punches.
Titus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Titus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keil.
Titus throws out a loose jab but Keil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titus avoids the body shot from Keil.
Titus takes one on the button.
Keil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Titus throws a front kick aimed at Keil's knee but Keil avoids it well.
Keil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Titus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keil thows a left - swing and a miss!

Titus closes the distance and clinches.
Titus is looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keil.
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!
Titus is working for takedown but Keil is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus lands a nice shot to the body.
Titus working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Keil.
Keil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keil lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Keil has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Titus uses from the top position.
Titus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Keil pulls Titus in close to prevent any damage.
More stalling from Keil.
Titus trying to control but Keil is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus stands up over Keil, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Keil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Titus content to stall in guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Keil has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Titus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Titus misses with a hook. Keil ducked under it nicely.
Keil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Titus digs a good hook to Keil's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil moves away from the strike by Titus.
Titus thuds a left hand into Keil's body.
Titus checks a leg kick.
Keil lands a jab.
Keil fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Titus checks it well.
Keil defending well as Titus loads up on a big left hand.
Keil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Keil.
Keil throws out a counter right but Titus avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as Keil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Titus doesn't seem phased though.
Titus staying out of range there.
Keil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Titus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Titus punishes Keil's body with a nice straight punch.
Keil misses with a hook. Titus ducked under it nicely.

Titus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Titus prevents Keil from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keil struggling a bit here.
Keil is trying to improve his position.
Keil is trying to buck Titus off.
The ground and pound from Titus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Keil struggling a bit here.
Titus postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donner Keil.
I think Keil has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Donner Keil!
Donner Keil is the new light heavyweight champion!
Donner Keil thanked the fans post fight for their support.