PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kepa Keton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keton comes to the cage accompanied by Como un Rayo!. Tor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Breaking me up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Keton
vs
Tor

190 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 17 - 0

190 cm
19
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kepa Keton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Tor!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tor as he avoids it easily.
Kepa Keton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keton looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Tor moves into the clinch.
Keton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tor is pressed up against the cage. Keton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tor down to the mat. Tor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kepa Keton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Tor with that takedown attempt.

Tor closes the distance and clinches.

Tor pulls guard successfully.

Tor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Keton won't allow Tor to get back to his feet.
Tor controlling Keton's posture.

Tor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Keton defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Tor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Keton defends it easily.
Tor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keton tries to roll over but Tor keeps him under control.
Tor works his way into side control.
Keton dodges the ground and pound from Tor.

Tor decides to stand back up. Tor steps back and let's Keton get back to his feet.
Keton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tor shoots in for a takedown but Keton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Tor pushes Keton up against the cage in a clinch.

Tor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Keton wants to get back to full guard.
Tor wants to get back to his feet.
Keton is trying to get back to full guard.
Keton is working hard here to advance position.
Keton wants to get back to his feet.
Tor is thwarting Keton's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor is trying to control. Keton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keton tries to clinch there but Tor circles away.

Tor closes the distance and clinches.
Tor works on Keton's body with a couple of short punches.
Tor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Keton tries to pull guard but Tor holds him up against the cage and eventually Keton drops back down to his feet.

Tor jumps guard and drags Keton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Tor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tor wants to stand but Keton is controlling the position.
Tor striking off his back but it's not causing Keton any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor keeping moving, preventing Keton from controlling successfully.

Tor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Keton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tor is pulling down on Keton's head to control his posture.
Keton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Keton trying to control but Tor is working from the bottom.
Tor wants to stand and escape but Keton is having none of it.
Tor controls Keton momentarily but Keton frees himself.
Tor wants to stand up but Keton is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Tor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tor looks for a takedown but Keton sprawls well.
Keton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tor is fending him off so far but Keton persists. Nope, Tor circles away and we're back to standing.
Tor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Keton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keton wants it to stay on the feet.
Kepa Keton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Tor.

Keton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tor was covering up waiting for the punch and Keton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tor wants to sweep here but Keton controlling him for the moment.

Tor is looking for a triangle but Keton pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keton scoring with some ground and pound.
Keton postures up and lands a big shot to Tor's brow.
Keton looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Keton shoots for a double leg takedown but Tor sprawls well. He's pushed Keton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tor scores with a head kick.
Keton slips a jab and a cross from Tor.
Keton shoots in looking for a takedown. Tor tries to sprawl out of it but Keton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Keton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tor as he jumps to the side.
Tor scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tor throws a sloppy head kick and Keton moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Keton misses
and Tor counters with an inside leg kick.
Keton is looking to clinch.
Tor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keton tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Keton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keton looking to control.
Keton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tor's guard.
Keton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keton is looking to work some ground and pound but Tor has wrist control.
Tor throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Tor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Keton has passed into half guard!
Tor is trying to stand back up but Keton is controlling him

Tor looking for submissions off his back.
Keton is keen to just control but Tor is a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Keton stuffs the takedown attempt from Tor. Tor gets slowly back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Keton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tor prevents it.
Keton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Keton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tor lands a nice knee to the body.
Keton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tor gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Tor jumps guard.
Keton throwing strikes but missing.
Keton won't allow Tor to get back to his feet.

Tor is working an open guard so Keton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Tor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

Tor cracks a nice hook into Keton's ribs.
Keton dives in and grabs Tor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tor pushes down on Keton's head and hops out.
Tor closes the distance and clinches up with Keton, looking for a takedown. Tor pushes Keton against the cage but Keton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Keton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Tor takes the fight into the clinch.

Tor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tor stuffs the takedown attempt from Keton. Keton gets slowly back to his feet.
Tor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keton as he jumps to the side.
Kepa Keton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Tor.
Keton fails with a takedown attempt.

Tor gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keton wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Tor stands up.
Keton tries to clinch but Tor moves out of range.
Tor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tor somewhat.
Tor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keton takes a step back to recover.
A combination from Keton does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tor stuffs the takedown attempt from Keton. Keton gets slowly back to his feet.
Kepa Keton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Tor. No joy for Keton on that attempt.

Tor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tor showed some decent athleticism there.
Erik Tor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keton landing small, sideways elbows.
Tor is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tor wants to control but Keton is keeping him busy.

Tor postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Keton to stand up.
Keton fails with the takedown.
Keton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor shoots for a double leg takedown but Keton sprawls well. He's pushed Tor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Keton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tor counters with a good low kick that Keton was not able to check.
Tor scores with a hook to the body. Keton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keton as he jumps to the side.
Tor shoots in for a takedown but Keton shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Tor as Keton shoots in.
Tor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Tor has closed the distance and engaged Keton in a clinch.
Keton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tor tries to clinch there but Keton circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tor pushes Keton up against the cage in a clinch.
Keton has a couple of punches blocked by Tor.
A short body shot lands from Keton as the two fighters clinch.
Keton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Keton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kepa Keton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keton throws a leg kick
and Tor counters with a three punch combo that has Keton backing up. Keton nods at Tor to acknowledge the strikes.
Keton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tor checks a leg kick.
Tor throws a series of punches but Keton moves out of range.
Keton tries to clinch but Tor moves out of range.

Tor has closed the distance and engaged Keton in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keton.
Erik Tor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keton jumps guard but Tor stands there with Keton around his waist. Keton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Keton misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Tor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tor 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Tor!