PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Keiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy van Bruggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Bruggen has chosen Ready For War - 50 Cent (Instrumental) as his entrance music. Keijo Keiko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Keiko
vs
van Bruggen

190 cm
26
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Keiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy van Bruggen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Bruggen slips a jab and a cross from Keiko.
Keiko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
van Bruggen dodges the punch combination from Keiko.
van Bruggen fails with the takedown.
Keiko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keiko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but van Bruggen circles away quickly and effectively.

Keiko lands a left and a right that send van Bruggen crashing to the mat, dazed. Keiko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Randy van Bruggen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keiko as he jumps to the side.
van Bruggen looks gassed!
Keiko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keiko throws a right hand that van Bruggen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Bruggen also avoids with ease.
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
Keiko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keiko avoids the head kick by van Bruggen.
van Bruggen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keijo Keiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy van Bruggen.
van Bruggen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keiko.
Keiko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van Bruggen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keiko throws a right and a left that van Bruggen avoids nicely.
Keijo Keiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keiko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keiko misses with a jab, cross combination.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keiko as he jumps to the side.
Good shot there by Keiko.

van Bruggen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Keiko is not content to let van Bruggen control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

van Bruggen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Keiko wants to get back to his feet.
van Bruggen is looking to take a break and control but Keiko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

van Bruggen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Keiko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Keiko wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Keiko bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Keiko misses with a few strikes there.
van Bruggen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keiko misses with a two punch combination.
Keiko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
van Bruggen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keiko moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Keiko as van Bruggen shoots in.
Keiko throws a series of punches but van Bruggen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Keiko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy van Bruggen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Keiko throws a right hand that van Bruggen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Bruggen also avoids with ease.
van Bruggen missing with a left hand there. Keiko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
van Bruggen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keiko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keiko throws a right and a left that van Bruggen avoids nicely.
van Bruggen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keiko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
van Bruggen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keiko misses with a two punch combination.
Keiko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but van Bruggen circles away quickly and effectively.
van Bruggen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
van Bruggen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Keiko tries to avoid it but van Bruggen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Keiko to the ground. Keiko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Keiko throws a right and a left that van Bruggen avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bruggen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keiko was well out of range. Poor timing from van Bruggen.
Keiko looks to land a combination but van Bruggen avoids it well.
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keiko as he jumps to the side.
Keijo Keiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy van Bruggen.
Keiko misses with a double jab.
Keiko misses with a few strikes there.
Keiko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keiko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from van Bruggen lands but Keiko takes it in his stride.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Keiko as he avoids it easily.
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
van Bruggen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Keiko looks to land a combination but van Bruggen avoids it well.

van Bruggen shoots in and bounces Keiko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
van Bruggen trying to control the position from guard on top but Keiko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keiko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for van Bruggen on the ground.

van Bruggen drops back looking for a leg! Keiko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Keiko manages to kick van Bruggen off! van Bruggen jumps back into Keiko's guard.

van Bruggen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Keiko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now van Bruggen has Keiko in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen has a closed guard, preventing Keiko from standing up.

Keiko stands up and waves to van Bruggen to follow him.
Keiko throws a series of punches but van Bruggen moves out of range.

That's four 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.
Keiko fails to land with a series of punches.
van Bruggen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keiko.
Keiko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but van Bruggen circles away quickly and effectively.
van Bruggen fails to land the takedown.
van Bruggen tries to clinch but Keiko moves out of range.
Keiko lands with a nice combination. van Bruggen backs away looking to recover.
van Bruggen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Keiko!
Keiko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Keijo Keiko is winning the standup battle so far.
van Bruggen shoots in for a double leg but Keiko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice combination there by Keiko.
Sloppy strikes from Keiko. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Keiko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy van Bruggen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

van Bruggen tries to close the distance and clinch but Keiko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keiko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van Bruggen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
van Bruggen misses with a head kick.
Keiko fails to land with a series of punches.
van Bruggen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
van Bruggen is looking to clinch but Keiko is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keiko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van Bruggen.
Keiko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keiko wants it to stay on the feet.
van Bruggen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keiko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
van Bruggen tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keiko stuffs the takedown.
Keiko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keiko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keiko but Keiko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keijo Keiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy van Bruggen.
Keiko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from van Bruggen.
A nice combination there by Keiko.
van Bruggen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keiko avoids the head kick by van Bruggen.
van Bruggen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Keiko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keiko looks to land a combination. van Bruggen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Keiko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van Bruggen shoots in but no luck this time.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keiko as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Keiko does no damage.
van Bruggen shoots in and drives through. Keiko sprawls well.
Keiko throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Bruggen tries a head kick but it misses.
Keiko misses with a wild combination.
Keiko throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keiko circles away.
Keiko fails to land with a series of punches.
Keijo Keiko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
van Bruggen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Keiko tries to avoid it but van Bruggen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Keiko to the ground. Keiko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
van Bruggen is looking to clinch but Keiko is avoiding it.
Keiko looks to land a combination. van Bruggen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
van Bruggen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Keiko swivels and escapes.
Keiko swats away the attempt to clinch by van Bruggen.
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
Keiko throws a right and a left that van Bruggen avoids nicely.
Keiko throws a series of punches but van Bruggen avoids them all with ease.

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.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keiko but Keiko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keiko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keiko throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Bruggen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keiko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Keiko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
van Bruggen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
van Bruggen looks for a takedown but Keiko sprawls well.
Keiko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
van Bruggen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Keiko avoids the head kick by van Bruggen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Keiko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keiko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Keiko!