PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo comes to the cage accompanied by CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Keijo
vs
Miller

179 cm
25
174 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

190 cm
24
181 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Choke´s On You

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Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155

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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Esteban Miller!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keijo tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Keijo misses the target.
Keijo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brutaali Keijo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keijo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller lands a jab to Keijo's midsection.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keijo moves out of range of the body kick.
Keijo checks a low kick from Miller.
Keijo avoids a kick to the body.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller with a jab.
Miller takes a swing at Keijo's ribcage but misses.
Keijo misses with a low kick.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keijo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Keijo.
Miller scores with a nice strike.
Miller tries to work over Keijo's front leg with a kick but Keijo checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miller lands a body shot.
Keijo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Keijo.
Keijo throws a leg kick but Miller moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Keijo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Miller throws a chopping leg kick but Keijo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Keijo with a nice cross.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller throws a hook but Keijo avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keijo blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Keijo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Keijo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keijo throws out a powerful jab.
Keijo lands a jab.
Keijo blocks a jab.
Keijo scores with a body shot.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Keijo.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Crunch! Miller slams his shin into Keijo's torso.
Keijo throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keijo. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keijo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keijo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Keijo misses.
Keijo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miller has time to react.
Keijo throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keijo defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keijo lands a head shot.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keijo looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a leg kick but Keijo moved away.
Miller throws a head kick but Keijo moves out of range.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Keijo.
Keijo misses with a body kick.
Keijo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Keijo moved away.
Miller thumps Keijo with a low kick.
Keijo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Keijo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keijo checks a low kick from Miller.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miller crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Keijo - the referee stops the clock and Miller gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Keijo. Miller manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Miller tenderised Keijo's leg. Keijo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keijo scores with a nice head shot.
Keijo scores with a body shot.
Miller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keijo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brutaali Keijo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Keijo throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keijo.

Keijo drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Keijo trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keijo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Keijo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Miller is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keijo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Keijo wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Keijo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Miller is trying to improve his position.
Miller stops Keijo from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo trying to control the position but Miller is working away.

Keijo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Miller rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Keijo's guard! Nice work there by Miller!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Keijo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miller is fighting to break Keijo's control of his arms but Keijo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.

Keijo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miller defends it easily.
Miller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Keijo controlling Miller's posture.
Keijo wants to control the position but Miller says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Miller wants to stand up but Keijo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keijo tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutaali Keijo dominated that second round.
That's time! Keijo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Keijo misses with a left hand
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Keijo scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Keijo shoots in but Miller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Miller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keijo.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keijo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keijo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keijo slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Keijo.
Keijo tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keijo throws a head kick that half lands.
Keijo lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the cage and back into range.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Keijo moves out of range easily.
Keijo misses with a body shot.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Keijo moves away and avoids it.
Keijo moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
Miller wants to slow Keijo down by chopping away at his legs.
Miller throws a body punch but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo blocks the body kick.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
Keijo misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keijo's head backwards.
Crunch! Miller slams his shin into Keijo's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keijo misses with a kick to the body.
Keijo misses with a kick to the body.
A cross from Miller lands.
Miller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Keijo's front leg but catches the back leg as Keijo tries to avoid it.
Keijo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keijo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Keijo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Keijo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Keijo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutaali Keijo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miller swings for the body but Keijo moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Miller.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keijo.
Keijo connects with a right hand. Miller shakes it off.
Keijo lands a jab to the head.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Keijo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keijo was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Keijo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Keijo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller staying out of range there.
A big right from Miller misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.
Keijo lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esteban Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keijo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keijo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Keijo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Miller throws a head kick but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Keijo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo works the jab nicely.
That kick from Keijo tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller blocks the body kick.
Brutaali Keijo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keijo.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esteban Miller.
Well Keijo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brutaali Keijo!
After winning the bout, Brutaali Keijo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.