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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller comes to the cage accompanied by Voyager by Daft Punk. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Keller tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Long back to the cage. Keller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Keller connects with the punch.
Long is rocked!
Long misses with a looping right.
Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Keller finish him?
Keller swings widly with a right hand
and Long counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Long seems to have recovered his senses.
Long drives through and clinches with Keller against the cage.
Long has clasped his hands together around Keller's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Long throws a strike aimed at the side of Keller's head but Keller avoids it well.
Keller managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Long.
Long controlling the position.
Long wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keller keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Long wants to control but Keller is keeping him busy.
Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Long tries for a kimura but Keller is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Keller wants to control but Long postures up.
Long is trying to get an arm triangle but Keller is defending well.
Long working the strikes but Keller uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Long throwing shots but Keller is blocking nicely.
Long not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Long trying to control the pace.
Keller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Long looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Long thows a huge punch but Keller dodges it nicely.
Long looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keller keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keller misses with a hook. Long ducked under it nicely.
Long scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keller doesn't seem bothered though.
Keller avoids the body shot from Long.
Nice shot lands for Keller.
Keller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Long tries to clinch but Keller is having none of it.
Virgil Keller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long closes the distance and pushes Keller back into the cage.
Long is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Keller is defending well.
Keller is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Long breaks the clinch.
Long is looking to clinch.
Keller lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long darts in and clinches Keller up against the cage.
Long has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Keller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Virgil Keller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of How Long.
Keller stops a takedown attempt from Long.
A short left from Long.
Keller is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Keller throws a jab when Long was well out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
Keller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Long.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Keller.
Keller lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keller misses the jab.
Keller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Long. Long circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller throws a right hand that misses
and Long moves into the clinch.
Long lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Long has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Keller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Keller is trying to break the clinch but Long is controlling him.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Keller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keller misses with a lunging right hand
and Long counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Keller!
Keller avoids a series of strikes thrown by Long.
Keller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Long misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long punching from mount but Keller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Long misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Keller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Long trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Long scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keller misses with a body shot.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keller gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Long wants to take the fight to the mat but Keller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Long lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keller backwards.
Long is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Keller can't fight it off and eventually Long manages to take the fight to the floor. Keller looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Long trying to control but Keller is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keller keeping full guard, as Long tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
Long throwing strikes but missing.
Long stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller is pulling down on Long's head to control his posture.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Keller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Long.
Virgil Keller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of How Long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Long.
How Long seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long moves into the clinch.
Virgil Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Long drives through with a takedown into Keller's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
How Long has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Long accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long throws an elbow that misses. Keller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Long's guard. Nice move by Keller!
Long manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long with good strikes from the mount here!
How Long is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keller avoids a series of strikes thrown by Long.
And that's the end of the fight!
How Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Long winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... How Long!
After winning the bout, How Long thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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