PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Konsta Keskiverto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Robinson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Keskiverto
vs
Robinson

171 cm
22
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
134 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Keskiverto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskiverto tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Keskiverto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robinson swivels and escapes.

Robinson forces Keskiverto back against the cage and clinches.
Keskiverto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Keskiverto keeps him there for the moment.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Keskiverto tries to clinch up

and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robinson.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keskiverto cracks Robinson with a nice body shot.
Robinson is looking to control Keskiverto's arms but Keskiverto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robinson has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Keskiverto.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Travis Robinson has been cut.
Keskiverto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keskiverto swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson stalling in the clinch but Keskiverto improves position.
A body shot lands from Keskiverto.
Keskiverto digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
Keskiverto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keskiverto lands a nice knee to the body.
Keskiverto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keskiverto is leaning against Robinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Keskiverto.
Keskiverto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keskiverto prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Robinson avoiding damage as Keskiverto throws knees to the body.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Keskiverto.
Keskiverto misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskiverto lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
Keskiverto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keskiverto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keskiverto has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Keskiverto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Keskiverto, against the cage.
Robinson is working Keskiverto over against the cage.
Keskiverto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keskiverto misses with a knee strike.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keskiverto misses with a knee to the head.
Keskiverto is breathing heavily.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Keskiverto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keskiverto lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Keskiverto.
Keskiverto misses with some punches.
Keskiverto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keskiverto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keskiverto keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keskiverto with a knee to the head.
Robinson is trying to break free.
Keskiverto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keskiverto digs a right hand underneath Robinson's ribcage. Robinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keskiverto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Keskiverto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Robinson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keskiverto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Robinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskiverto tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Robinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Keskiverto is proving hard to escape from.
Keskiverto wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.
Robinson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Keskiverto has a closed guard, preventing Robinson from standing up.
Robinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keskiverto is keeping the position for now.
Keskiverto keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskiverto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Robinson's guard.
Keskiverto pushing down on Robinson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Keskiverto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keskiverto is working for a submission of some sort.
Keskiverto wants to pass to mount but Robinson is defending the position.

Keskiverto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Keskiverto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskiverto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Keskiverto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Keskiverto quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Keskiverto but it's paid off an Robinson is forced to tap! Nice work by Keskiverto.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Konsta Keskiverto!