PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donner Keil (ranked 1024 p4p, 1643 weight class) and Gunnar Kimura (ranked 153 p4p, 252 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Keil
vs
Kimura

193 cm
25
212
6 - 1 - 0

189 cm
27
205
6 - 3 - 0

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donner Keil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keil scores with a kick to the body.
Kimura throws a body punch but Keil moves out of range.
Keil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Gunnar Kimura has been cut.
Keil checks a leg kick nicely.
Keil tries a head kick but it misses.
Keil misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kimura! But no joy.
Kimura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kimura throws out a loose jab but Keil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keil blocks a jab.
Kimura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
Keil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kimura tries a low kick but Keil avoids it.
Donner Keil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keil takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keil throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Keil swinging wildly here.
Keil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kimura's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keil throws a shot to the body.
Keil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Keil tries to move into range but Kimura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Kimura.
Kimura punishes Keil's body with a nice straight punch.
Keil throws a looping overhand right but Kimura ducks down to avoid it.
Kimura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Keil's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kimura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimura.
Keil scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimura swings widly with a right hand
and Keil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kimura.
Kimura swings widly with a right hand
and Keil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimura avoids the body shot from Keil.
Kimura misses with a lunging right hand
and Keil counters with a nice uppercut.
Keil checks a leg kick.
Kimura throws a jab but it's blocked by Keil.
Keil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keil scores with a head kick.
Kimura misses with a hook.
Kimura connects with a jab.
Kimura scores with a jab to the head.
Kimura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keil fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kimura.
Keil scores with a body shot.
Keil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kimura. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Kimura misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kimura.
Kimura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura takes one to the side of the head.

That has opened up Gunnar Kimura's cut even more.
Kimura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kimura's head.
Kimura tries to land a leg kick but Keil saw it coming and moves away.
Keil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Keil.
Kimura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Keil throws the left hand but Kimura avoids the punch easily.
Kimura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keil.
Kimura tests Keil's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Donner Keil has been cut.
Kimura throws a jab when Keil was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kimura checks a leg kick.
Keil cracks Kimura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keil slips a straight right by Kimura.
Keil fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Kimura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keil cracks Kimura with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kimura's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keil lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Kimura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keil throws a body kick that misses.
Kimura misses with an uppercut.
Keil looks to throw the jab but Kimura is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kimura! But no joy.
Keil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Keil.
Kimura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keil feints and then cracks Kimura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kimura down.
Keil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keil slips under a jab from Kimura.
Keil throws a head kick that Kimura semi-blocks.
Kimura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keil is able to avoid easily.
As Kimura backs away, Keil returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kimura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keil.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keil explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick by Keil misses
and Kimura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kimura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Donner Keil dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kimura moves out of range of the body kick.
Donner Keil is winning the standup battle so far.
Keil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kimura. That's going to slow Keil down.
Keil scores with a nice head shot.
Keil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keil blocks a jab.
Keil misses with a kick to the body
enabling Kimura to counter with a crisp jab.
Keil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimura can do to turn this around?
Kimura throws a right hand that misses
and Keil counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Keil.
Keil thuds his shin into the meat of Kimura's side.
Keil moves away from the strike by Kimura.
Kimura throws a looping overhand right but Keil ducks down to avoid it.
Keil throws a front kick aimed at Kimura's knee but Kimura avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kimura misses with a hook to the body
and Keil counters with a straight right hand.
Keil fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kimura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kimura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kimura might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Keil has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kimura slips a jab from Keil.
Kimura misses with a hook
and Keil counters with a nice leg kick.
Kimura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keil to score with a decent uppercut.
Kimura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keil.
Kimura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keil in his tracks.
Good shot there by Keil.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keil. That's going to slow Kimura down.
Keil throws out a loose jab but Kimura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keil misses with a body kick.
Kimura throws out a loose jab but Keil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keil throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kimura counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Kimura coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keil lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kimura will feel that in the morning.
Keil lands a jab to the head.
Keil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimura moves away.
Keil staying out of range there.
Kimura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kimura throws out a powerful jab.
Kimura misses with a hook
and Keil makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Keil scores with a three punch combo!
Keil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kimura doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheers as Keil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kimura doesn't seem phased though.

The cut above Gunnar Kimura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kimura misses with an uppercut.
Keil thows a body kick. Kimura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kimura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keil throws a leg kick but Kimura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kimura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Keil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimura blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keil. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keil misses with a body shot.
Kimura lands a nice hook to Keil's body. Keil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kimura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keil digs a good hook to Kimura's body.
Kimura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kimura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keil throws a right and a left that Kimura avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Kimura there.
Kimura blocks a head kick by Keil.
Kimura looks to land a right hand but Keil moved out of range.
Kimura slips under a jab from Keil.
Kimura checks a leg kick.
Keil blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Keil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura throws a jab but it's blocked by Keil.
Keil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimura.
Keil throwing a counter right hand but Kimura manages to avoid it.
Kimura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kimura scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Keil finds it's way through Kimura's defenses.
Kimura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kimura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keil.
Keil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kimura throws a poor cross that misses
and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kimura blocks the body kick.
Kimura throws out a counter right but Keil avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kimura.
Keil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Keil.
Kimura misses with a hook. Keil ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Donner Keil dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Keil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kimura throws a leg kick but Keil moved away.
Keil lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good leg kick by Kimura.
Keil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kimura misses with a looping right.
Keil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keil.
A big right from Keil misses.
Kimura walks into a stiff left hand from Keil.
Keil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Keil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura misses with a left hand
and Keil makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Keil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kimura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keil.
Kimura throws a hook but Keil avoids it easily.
Kimura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimura moves away.
Keil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Kimura misses.
Kimura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keil.
Kimura misses the body punch
and Keil counters with a right hand to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keil checks a leg kick.
Keil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kimura.
Keil throws a big shot that misses.
Kimura misses with a right hand
and Keil counters with a stiff right hand.
Kimura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keil throws a hook but Kimura avoids it easily.
Keil moves out of range as Kimura strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kimura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kimura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kimura blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Kimura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Keil.
Keil moves out of range of the strikes.
Keil misses with an uppercut
and Kimura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keil throws a leg kick which misses Kimura's front leg but catches the back leg as Kimura tries to avoid it.
Keil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Kimura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kimura cracks Keil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Keil lands a jab.
Keil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Keil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kimura checks the leg kick.
Kimura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keil lands a jab.
Kimura scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kimura sends Keil crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kimura is motioning to the referee to let Keil up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Keil is rocked!
Keil connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Keil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keil tests Kimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keil moves away from the strike by Kimura.
Keil seems to have got his legs back now.
Keil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kimura.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Keil.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Keil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kimura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kimura connects with a jab.
Kimura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keil scores with a jab.

Kimura drops Keil with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Keil looks back up at him and smiles so Kimura waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keil moves away.
Keil lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kimura takes a step back to recover.
Keil connects with a high kick.
Kimura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keil on the side of the head.
Kimura slips a straight right by Keil.
Keil scores with the left hand. Kimura knows he should have avoided that one.
Keil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kimura counters with a straight right hand.
Keil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kimura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Kimura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kimura closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Keil! Kimura dives in looking to finish! Keil is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Kimura!
Gunnar Kimura tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.