PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Keskinen (ranked 2621 p4p, 289 weight class) and Karol Orlowski (ranked 316 p4p, 37 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Keskinen
vs
Orlowski

168 cm
28
162
15 - 14 - 0

176 cm
45
164
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Veikko Keskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karol Orlowski!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Keskinen clinches up with Orlowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Orlowski working hard to break the clinch.
Keskinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Keskinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but Orlowski blocks with his arms.
Keskinen stops a takedown attempt from Orlowski.
Orlowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orlowski managing to block the knees to the body from Keskinen.
Orlowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orlowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Orlowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Keskinen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Veikko Keskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karol Orlowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlowski wants to break free but Keskinen has control.
A frustrated look appears on Orlowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keskinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Keskinen misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orlowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskinen.
Keskinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orlowski.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Orlowski blocks it.
Keskinen pushes off an throws an elbow but Orlowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Orlowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keskinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orlowski momentarily.
Orlowski throws a body punch but Keskinen moves out of range.
Keskinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keskinen throws out a powerful jab.
Keskinen lands a jab to the nose.
Orlowski throws a leg kick
and Keskinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Keskinen lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keskinen thuds a left hand into Orlowski's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski avoids the body shot from Keskinen.
Keskinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Keskinen misses with a straight right.
Orlowski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Orlowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Keskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keskinen misses with a jab to the body
and Orlowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orlowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keskinen defends it nicely.
Orlowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keskinen is fending him off so far but Orlowski persists. Nope, Keskinen circles away and we're back to standing.

Orlowski has Keskinen up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Keskinen fails to land.
Keskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski blocks the elbow strike.
Keskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlowski controls his hands.
Orlowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Orlowski breaks the clinch.

Keskinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orlowski tries to break free but Keskinen pushes him back against the cage.
Orlowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Keskinen to keep the fight standing.
Orlowski managing to block the knees to the body from Keskinen.
Keskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Orlowski controls the action.
Orlowski working hard to break the clinch.
Orlowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keskinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Keskinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Keskinen tries a body shot but Orlowski blocks it.
Orlowski missing with knees to the body.
Keskinen trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keskinen trying to land knees to the body.

Orlowski manages to break the clinch.
Keskinen looks to throw the jab but Orlowski is out of range.
Orlowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Orlowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keskinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keskinen trying to control the position but instead, Orlowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Keskinen into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Orlowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keskinen walks away with a smile on his face. Orlowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Keskinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keskinen. Orlowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Veikko Keskinen 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.

Keskinen misses with a wild body shot.

Orlowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Orlowski breaks from the clinch.

Orlowski has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Keskinen.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orlowski avoiding damage as Keskinen throws knees to the body.
Keskinen is leaning against Orlowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Keskinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orlowskis head.
Keskinen missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Keskinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlowski wants to break free but Keskinen has control.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orlowski avoids it.

Orlowski breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Keskinen. No joy for Orlowski on that attempt.
Keskinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Keskinen throws a hook but Orlowski avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlowski fails with the takedown.
Orlowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Keskinen.
Keskinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orlowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keskinen.
Veikko Keskinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keskinen thows a left - swing and a miss!

Keskinen moves into the clinch.
Orlowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Veikko Keskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karol Orlowski.
Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orlowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keskinen lands a nice elbow.
Orlowski is trying to pull guard but Keskinen has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen lands an elbow just above Orlowski 's eye.
Orlowski looking for a takedown.
Keskinen landing knees to the body.
Keskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orlowski can do to turn this around?
Keskinen tries a body shot but Orlowski blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keskinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orlowski.
Keskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Keskinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orlowski backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Orlowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Orlowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Keskinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Keskinen looking to throw knees to the head but Orlowski is blocking nicely.
Keskinen trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski blocks a body shot from Keskinen.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Orlowski blocks it.
Keskinen tries to throw a body punch but Orlowski avoids it by throwing Keskinen back against the cage.
Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orlowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keskinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orlowski leaning against his opponent.
Keskinen slows down the pace here.
Keskinen misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskinen.
Keskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keskinen misses with an elbow strike.
Veikko Keskinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen lands an elbow inside.
Orlowski can't find room to land a body shot as Keskinen controls the action.

Orlowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orlowski goes for a double leg but Keskinen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Keskinen continues to drive forward.
A shot to the liver by Keskinen. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keskinen throws a lazy right hand but Orlowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlowski.
Keskinen tries to clinch but Orlowski moves out of range.
Orlowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keskinen pinned against the cage. Keskinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Keskinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Veikko Keskinen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Keskinen instigates a clinch.
Orlowski tries to pull guard but Keskinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Orlowski drops back down to his feet.
Orlowski managing to block the knees to the body from Keskinen.

Orlowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keskinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orlowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karol Orlowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keskinen, as that shot connected.
Keskinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Orlowski off the cage and back into range.
Veikko Keskinen is winning the standup battle so far.

Keskinen forces Orlowski back against the cage and clinches.
Keskinen tries to work over Orlowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Keskinen is pressed up against the cage. Orlowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keskinen down to the mat. Keskinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Keskinen swings for the body but Orlowski moves out of range.
Keskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlowski moves away.
Orlowski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Keskinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen misses with a hook to the body
and Orlowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Orlowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keskinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Veikko Keskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karol Orlowski.

Orlowski rushes Keskinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keskinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Orlowski avoids the damage to the body.
Keskinen lands a nice uppercut.

Orlowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keskinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orlowski in his tracks.

Orlowski has managed to clinch.
Orlowski trying to land knees to the body.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Keskinen working Orlowski over with knees to the body.
Orlowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keskinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keskinen lands a body punch.
Keskinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orlowski's defenses.
Keskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keskinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orlowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keskinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Orlowski avoids the damage to the body.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but Orlowski blocks with his arms.
Orlowski is trying to drag Keskinen to the mat but Keskinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Keskinen misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Keskinen misses with the head strike.
Keskinen leaning against his opponent.
Orlowski working Keskinen over with knees to the body.
Orlowski tries to pull guard but Keskinen won't allow it.
Orlowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keskinen lands a right hand.
Keskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keskinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keskinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Orlowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Orlowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Orlowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keskinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orlowski gets tackled into the cage by Keskinen. Keskinen maintains the clinch.
Keskinen lands a body shot.
Veikko Keskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Orlowski manages to break the clinch.
Orlowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlowski shoots in for a takedown but Keskinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Orlowski moves out of range as Keskinen strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keskinen is looking to clinch.

Keskinen darts in and clinches Orlowski up against the cage.

Orlowski pulls Keskinen into guard.
Keskinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Orlowski is retaining full guard.
Orlowski is trying to keep Keskinen in close.
Karol Orlowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keskinen controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Veikko Keskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keskinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veikko Keskinen!
After winning the bout, Veikko Keskinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.