PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Orel (ranked 1168 p4p, 804 weight class) and Donner Keil (ranked 169 p4p, 129 weight class). Donner Keil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Orel
vs
Keil

195 cm
29
205
18 - 16 - 0

193 cm
31
212
14 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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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 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donner Keil!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keil doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keil.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orel.
Orel throws out a powerful jab.
Orel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orel lands a really nice looking cross but Keil seems unphased.
Keil jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Orel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orel throws a hook but Keil blocks it.
Keil flicks out a counter leg kick but Orel steps away.
Orel throws an overhand right that lands on Keil's shoulder, as Keil tries to avoid the shot.
Orel swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Orel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keil tries to clinch up but Orel circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Orel misses.
Orel moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKeil.

Keil clinches with his opponent.

Keil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Orel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keil throws a right and a left that Orel avoids nicely.
Orel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Keil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Keil rushes Orel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keil wants to get back to striking at distance but Orel won't allow it.

Keil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keil blocks a jab.

Orel clinches.
Keil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Keil is trying to force a seperation but Orel has the dominant position.
Orel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Orel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orel cracks Keil with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Keil.
Keil tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orel smiles and moves away.
Orel throws a right hand that Keil ducks under and follows up with a left that Keil also avoids with ease.
Keil closes the distance but Orel moves to the side
and Orel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keil slips under a jab from Orel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keil in his tracks.
Orel just misses with a punch to the body.
Orel cracks Keil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orel scores with a jab. Keil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keil fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orel on the side of the head.
Orel lands with a good body shot.
Orel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adam Orel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orel counters with a nice body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keil appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Orel connects with a right hand. Keil shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orel.
Orel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keil. Keil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Orel misses with a body shot.
Orel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keil is looking to clinch but Orel is avoiding it.
Keil looks to land a right hand but Orel moved out of range.
Orel connects with a crisp jab.
Orel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Orel misses with a hook. Keil ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Keil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orel digs a good hook to Keil's body.
Keil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Orel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Keil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orel.
Keil throws a counter combo.
A big right from Keil misses.
Keil takes one to the side of the head.
Orel slips under a jab from Keil.
Orel tests Keil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keil misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Orel misses its target.
Keil walks into a straight right hand from Orel.
Decent striking displayed by Orel there.
Orel ducks under a wild hook from Keil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orel misses with a double jab.
Keil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A leg kick checked by Orel.
Orel misses with a left hand
and Keil counters with a leg kick.
Orel misses with a lunging right hand
and Keil counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Orel thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Orel.
Orel throws a big shot that misses.
Orel misses with the combination.
Orel moves out of range as Keil strikes.
Orel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keil can do to turn this around?
Orel misses with an uppercut
and Keil counters with a straight right hand.
Orel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keil.
Orel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Keil backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keil ducks under a wild hook from Orel.
A countering left hand to the body from Keil misses.
Orel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Orel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orel misses with an uppercut. Keil saw that one coming.
Keil let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Keil tries to clinch but Orel moves out of range.
Keil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Orel to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orel.

Keil has closed the distance and engaged Orel in a clinch.
Keil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orel's elbow.
Keil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Orel blocks a body shot from Keil.
Keil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orel scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orel.
Keil lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keil.
Orel tries to work over Keil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orel misses with a punch on the inside.
Keil is trying to break free.
Keil tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orel smiles and moves away.
Orel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Orel finds it's way through Keil's defenses.
Keil tries to clinch up.
Orel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orel throws an off balance right hand
and Keil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orel swings widly with a right hand
and Keil counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orel's knee momentarily.
Orel misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Orel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keil takes a swing at Orel's ribcage but misses.
Keil ducks under a wild hook from Orel.
Keil throws a right and a left that Orel avoids nicely.
Orel throws a looping overhand right but Keil ducks down to avoid it.
Orel jabs Keil right on the nose. Keil blinks but takes it well.
Keil thows a leg kick but Orel checks it
and Orel counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Orel coming out on top.
A left lands for Orel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Orel dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Keil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donner Keil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adam Orel is winning the standup battle so far.
Orel missing with a left hand there. Keil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orel lands a jab.
Keil lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orel throws a series of punches but Keil avoids them all with ease.
Keil shapes to counter with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orel. Keil does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Keil misses.
Orel defending well as Keil loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Orel does no damage.
Keil shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel throws a lazy right hand but Keil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keil is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Orel avoids the head kick by Keil.
Sloppy strikes from Orel. Those never looked like landing.
Keil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orel misses with the combination.
Keil slips under a jab.
Keil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orel was well out of range. Poor timing from Keil.
Nice shot lands for Orel.
An inside leg kick from Keil misses.
Orel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keil looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Keil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orel throws a series of punches but Keil moves out of range.
Orel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orel looks to throw the jab but Keil is out of range.
Keil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orel throws a shot from downtown. Keil moves away and avoids it.
Keil fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orel is out of range.
Orel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keil looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Keil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orel swings for the body but Keil moves out of range.
Orel throws a shot from downtown. Keil moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil keeps the fight on the outside.
Keil is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Orel slips a straight right by Keil.
Keil lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Keil misses with a looping left.
Keil walks into a stiff left hand from Orel.
Keil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orel is out of range and Keil settles back down.
Orel moves out of range as Keil strikes.
Orel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keil finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keil is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Orel.
Orel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adam Orel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keil lands with a straight right. Orel didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orel dips to his left and cracks Keil with an uppercut!
Orel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orel swings widly with a right hand
and Keil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keil misses with a hook
and Orel counters with a nice uppercut.
Keil misses with a looping right.

Orel clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Keil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orel.
Keil misses with a body punch.
Keil misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Orel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Orel!