PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Siegfried Keskimulkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Keskimulkku
vs
Guida

190 cm
22
202 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

160 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siegfried Keskimulkku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Guida!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida misses with a looping right.
Guida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keskimulkku manages to avoid it.
Keskimulkku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keskimulkku dodges the punch combination from Guida.
Guida misses with a series of wild punches.
Guida misses with the combination.
Guida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Keskimulkku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keskimulkku manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Keskimulkku seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskimulkku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keskimulkku has Guida pressed against the cage, preventing Guida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keskimulkku taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Keskimulkku pushes off an throws an elbow but Guida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guida can't break the clinch.
Guida blocks an elbow strike.
Keskimulkku content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Keskimulkku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guida avoiding damage as Keskimulkku throws knees to the body.
Guida tries to break the clinch but Keskimulkku is controlling the position.
Guida blocks a body shot from Keskimulkku.
Keskimulkku digs a right hand into Guida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guida's gas tank.
Keskimulkku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keskimulkku has Guida pressed against the cage, preventing Guida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guida tries to break the clinch but Keskimulkku is controlling the position.
Keskimulkku with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Keskimulkku digs a right hand into Guida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guida's gas tank.
Keskimulkku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keskimulkku has a couple of punches blocked by Guida.
Guida letting Keskimulkku take a breather here.
Keskimulkku working aggressively here.
Keskimulkku misses with a punch to the body.
Guida tries to break free but Keskimulkku pushes him back against the cage.
Keskimulkku lands a shot to the body.
Keskimulkku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guida takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Keith Guida has been cut.
Keskimulkku working aggressively here.
Guida working hard to break the clinch.
Keskimulkku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keskimulkku creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guida is trying to break the clinch but Keskimulkku has him pressed against the cage.

Guida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guida cracks Keskimulkku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Keskimulkku darts in and clinches Guida up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keskimulkku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
Guida avoiding damage as Keskimulkku throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Keskimulkku fails to land.
Keskimulkku swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keskimulkku prevents Guida from breaking the clinch.
Keskimulkku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keskimulkku misses with a knee strike.
Guida wants to break free but Keskimulkku has control.
Keskimulkku swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keskimulkku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keskimulkku can't find room to land a body shot as Guida controls the action.
Keskimulkku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keskimulkku tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Keskimulkku back against the cage.
Keskimulkku is breathing heavily.
Keskimulkku is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guida is trying to break the clinch but Keskimulkku is controlling him.
Keskimulkku avoiding damage.
Keskimulkku tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
Keskimulkku manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Siegfried Keskimulkku.
Guida swinging wildly here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Keskimulkku slips a jab from Guida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siegfried Keskimulkku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Guida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Keskimulkku has closed the distance and engaged Guida in a clinch.
Guida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keskimulkku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Keskimulkku.
Guida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keskimulkku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guida's elbow.
Keskimulkku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guida.
Keskimulkku throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guida tries to circle away but Keskimulkku has him pinned against the cage.
Keskimulkku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guida wants to break free but Keskimulkku has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Keskimulkku throws an elbow but misses.
Guida blocking some punches.
Keskimulkku keeps control of Guida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keskimulkku lands with a light punch inside.
Keskimulkku throws a head punch that misses.
Keskimulkku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Guida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guida misses with a hook.
Guida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Guida misses with a wild combination.
Keskimulkku walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guida throws a series of punches but Keskimulkku avoids them all with ease.
Guida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Guida connects with a crisp jab.
Keith Guida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keskimulkku is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida works over Keskimulkku's head and body with a nice combination.
Guida throws a series of punches but Keskimulkku avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Guida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Keskimulkku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Guida.
Guida's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Guida duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keskimulkku avoids a punch combination nicely.

Keskimulkku closes the distance and pushes Guida back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keskimulkku throws a punch but it's blocked by Guida.
Guida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keskimulkku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guida blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keskimulkku has a couple of punches blocked by Guida.
A frustrated look appears on Guida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keskimulkku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Guida tries to circle away but Keskimulkku has him pinned against the cage.
Keskimulkku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keskimulkku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guidas head.
Keskimulkku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guida is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guida tries to break the clinch but Keskimulkku is controlling the position.
Keskimulkku tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Keskimulkku back against the cage.
Keskimulkku tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
Keskimulkku pushes off an throws an elbow but Guida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keskimulkku lands a damaging elbow.
Keskimulkku has Guida pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Keskimulkku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guida is trying to break the clinch but Keskimulkku is controlling him.
Guida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keskimulkku tries to work over Guida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keskimulkku just leaning against Guida, taking a breather.
Keskimulkku trying to land knees to the body.
Keskimulkku throws an elbow that misses.
Guida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Guida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Keskimulkku controlling the action here for a moment.
Guida has had enough of the clinch but Keskimulkku keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keskimulkku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guida is trying to force a seperation but Keskimulkku has the dominant position.
Keskimulkku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Guida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keith Guida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Guida looks to land a combination but Keskimulkku avoids it well.
Guida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keskimulkku circles away quickly and effectively.
Guida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keskimulkku misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Guida.
Keskimulkku tries to close the distance and clinch but Guida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guida throws a right hand that Keskimulkku ducks under and follows up with a left that Keskimulkku also avoids with ease.
Guida lands a nice shot to the body.
Keskimulkku moves in looking to clinch but Guida pushes him off.
Guida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch there but Guida circles away.
Keskimulkku dodges the punch combination from Guida.
Guida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keskimulkku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Guida does no damage.
Guida misses with a double jab.
Guida misses with a hook. Keskimulkku ducked under it nicely.
Guida lands with an uppercut that bounces Keskimulkku off the cage and back into rage.
Guida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guida swinging wildly here.

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.
Guida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guida throws a right and a left that Keskimulkku avoids nicely.
Guida misses with a looping right.
Siegfried Keskimulkku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guida misses with a hook. Keskimulkku ducked under it nicely.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch up.
Keskimulkku wants to clinch up but Guida keeps it at a distance.
Guida throws a right and a left that Keskimulkku avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Guida misses.
Keskimulkku feints and then cracks Guida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guida down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Keskimulkku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guida, pushing him back against the cage.
Keskimulkku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Guida breaks from the clinch.
Keskimulkku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guida.
Guida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Keskimulkku tries to close the distance and clinch but Guida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch but Guida moves out of range.
Guida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keskimulkku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Guida misses with the combination.
Guida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch up.
Keskimulkku tries to score with a low kick but Guida moves his leg out of the way.
Guida looks to land a combination but Keskimulkku avoids it well.
Keskimulkku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Guida misses.
Keskimulkku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guida misses with an uppercut.

Keskimulkku moves into range and clinches up with Guida.
Guida blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Guida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guida has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Guida!