PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Keller (ranked 5851 p4p, 4193 weight class) and Bye Ng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bruce Keller has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Keller
vs
Ng

185 cm
19
195
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
196
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bye Ng!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ng shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ng passes to side control.
Ng tries to stand but Keller is controlling his head.
Keller gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ng throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng controlling from the full mount.
Keller is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Keller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Keller is squirming around, avoiding Ng's attempts to control the action.

Ng looking for a guillotine from mount but Keller is having none of it.
Ng is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Keller tries to reverse the position but Ng maintains control.
Ng sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ng can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keller is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ng throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Ng working for a guillotine from mount but Keller is in no mood to give up.
Ng content just to control the position here.
Keller tries to hold on but Ng postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Keller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng avoids the attempt from Keller to control.
Ng looking to ground and pound but Keller is blocking nicely.
Ng takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ng punching from mount but Keller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ng throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Keller because Ng loaded up on that one.
Ng has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poor strikes thrown by Ng there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ng sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng breaks from Keller's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ng takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Keller holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ng tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ng punching from mount but Keller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ng breaks from Keller's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Bruce Keller has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ng controlling his opponent.
Ng throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bye Ng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Keller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Keller tries to clinch up.

Ng shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Keller's guard.
Keller is looking to stand back up but Ng counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Keller.

Ng throwing shots but Keller is blocking nicely.
Keller is trying to get back to full guard.
Ng not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ng seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ng is looking to take a break and control but Keller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keller is looking for a sweep.
Ng landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ng misses with the ground and pound.
Ng controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ng stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Ng takes the fight into the clinch.

Ng successfully pulls guard.
Keller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ng is proving hard to escape from.
Ng is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Keller is controlling him.
Ng manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Keller manages to get himself to full guard.

Ng is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller is trying to keep Ng in close.
Keller has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ng has passed into side control.
Ng wants to control but Keller is keeping him busy.
Ng has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ng throws some wild stikes that Keller manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng controlling the pace for now.
Ng unloads with some shots from mount but Keller bucks and avoids them well.
Ng takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Keller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Keller can't escape the position.
Ng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ng thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ng misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ng throwing strikes here but Keller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bye Ng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Keller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Keller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keller throws a nice looking combination but Ng bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ng scores with a three punch combo!
Keller throws a body shot but no joy.

Ng forces Keller back against the cage and clinches.

Ng drags the fight down to the ground.
Ng trying to keep a closed guard but Keller is proving a slippery customer.
Keller trying to control the position from guard on top but Ng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ng looking for a guillotine here but Keller defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng is pulling down on Keller's head. It's preventing any offense from Keller, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Keller manages to get himself to full guard.

Ng showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ng accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Keller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ng on the ground.
Ng advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng wants to stand up but Keller is controlling the position.
Ng looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Ng 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.
Ng not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ng not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keller wants to control but Ng is keeping busy.
Ng throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller is trying to maintain the position but Ng is very close to passing his half guard.
Keller tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ng has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ng in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bye Ng has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ng can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keller is looking to escape.

Ng is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Keller has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller is working to get back to half guard.
Ng controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ng throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bruce Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bye Ng is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ng looking to ground and pound but Keller is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bye Ng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ng has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bye Ng!