PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Keenan (ranked 3949 p4p, 4209 weight class) and Ronny Drezko (ranked 0 p4p, 519 weight class). Keenan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Even Flow - Pearl Jam. Drezko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Neil Young - Into the Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Keenan
vs
Drezko

195 cm
25
215
5 - 3 - 0

194 cm
27
219
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronny Drezko!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
Drezko misses with a right hand
and Keenan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drezko thinking.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drezko.
Drezko throws a lazy uppercut
and Keenan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drezko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drezko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Drezko misses with a low kick.
Drezko throws a leg kick but Keenan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Drezko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drezko.
Drezko just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drezko misses with a two punch combination.
Drezko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keenan jabs at Drezko's body.
Drezko drops his hands momentarily and Keenan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drezko takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drezko's coach down at Cause & Effect was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Drezko's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Keenan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drezko.
It looked like Keenan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drezko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drezko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Drezko stalks Keenan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Keenan's face. Keenan staggers backwards, shaken.
Drezko slips under a jab from Keenan.
Keenan lands with a shot to the body.

Keenan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Drezko sprawling to the canvas! Drezko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Keenan finish him?!

Drezko is rocked!
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!
Keenan throws a monster overhand right that drops Drezko! Keenan follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Keenan!