PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Carlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Key's choice of entrance music: Till I Collapse - Eminem. Tim Key is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Carlsson
vs
Key

180 cm
23
142 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

172 cm
24
142 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Carlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Key!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key avoids a kick to the body.
Carlsson throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Carlsson.
Key tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carlsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlsson throws a nice looking combination but Key bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlsson throws a combination that misses
and Key counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlsson swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Carlsson.
Carlsson misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Carlsson. Those never looked like landing.
Carlsson misses with a head kick.
Carlsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Henrik Carlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Key lands a glancing blow to the side of Carlsson's head.
Key scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Key.
Key tries to clinch but Carlsson is having none of it.
Key has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Key scores with a shot to the body.

Key moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Key.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Carlsson is trying to push Key away but Key has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Key pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carlsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlsson slips a jab from Key.
Key lands with a nice combination. Carlsson backs away looking to recover.
Key swinging wildly here.
Key chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carlsson can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlsson.
Key is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Key takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carlsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Key misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlsson.
Key throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Key.

Carlsson is rocked!

It looks like Henrik Carlsson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Carlsson! Key dives in looking to finish! Carlsson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Key! Tim Key retains his bantamweight title!
Tim Key spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.