PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barry Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key has chosen Till I Collapse - Eminem as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Brown
vs
Key

180 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barry Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Key!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown cracks Key with a good jab.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown misses with a double jab.

Key closes the distance and clinches.
Key cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Key works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Key connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.

It looks like Barry Brown has been cut.
Brown is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Key lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Key.
Key throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Key pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Key dips a shoulder and cracks Brown with a mighty uppercut! Brown falls back against the cage and Key unloads with a barrage of strikes! Brown is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Key screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Key!