PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigon Kins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse - Eminem. Kins has chosen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Key
vs
Kins

172 cm
28
142 lbs
27 - 7 - 1

175 cm
27
151 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daigon Kins!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kins moves out of range of the strikes.
Key throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kins just misses with a punch to the body.
Kins looks to throw the jab but Key is out of range.
Kins with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Key closes the distance and clinches.
Kins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Key backwards.
A short uppercut from Kins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kins.
Kins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Kins has a couple of punches blocked by Key.
Kins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Key avoids a wild elbow strike from Kins.
Key lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kins backwards.
Kins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Key backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kins lands with a light punch inside.
Kins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kins.
A nice left hand lands by Kins.
Kins takes a shot to the head.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Kins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Key lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Key takes an elbow to the temple.
Key throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Key tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kins's elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kins missing with knees to the body.
Kins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Kins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Key.
Kins gets through Key's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kins.
Kins blocks a body shot from Key.
Kins lands with a light punch inside.
Key throws a head punch that misses.
Kins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kins throws an elbow but it misses.
Kins working aggressively here.
Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kins backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Key avoids a wild elbow strike from Kins.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kins.
Key has a couple of punches blocked by Kins.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Key lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kins backwards.
Kins misses with an elbow strike.
Kins working aggressively here.
Kins pushes off an throws an elbow but Key leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Key blocks an elbow strike.
Key dodges an elbow strike from Kins.
Key lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Key.
Key tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Key backwards.
Key struggles to land a body shot inside as Kins controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Key.
Key throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kins fails to land.
Key has a couple of punches blocked by Kins.
Key creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Key breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Key tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kins was well out of range. Poor timing from Key.
Kins misses with a body shot.

Key gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Key.
Kins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Key blocking some punches.
Key softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Key dodges an elbow strike from Kins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key dodges an elbow strike from Kins.
Kins swings wildly with an uppercut but Key uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Key tries to throw a body punch but Kins avoids it by throwing Key back against the cage.
Kins working aggressively here.
Key misses with a punch on the inside.
Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Kins.
A short right from Kins on the inside.
Kins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Key misses with some punches.
Kins blocking some punches.
Key misses with some punches.
Kins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Key stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kins lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Key is defending well for now.
Kins misses with an elbow strike.
Kins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kins throws a punch but it's blocked by Key.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daigon Kins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Key bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Key misses with a looping left.
Kins misses with a wild body shot.
Key moves out of range of the strikes.
Key swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kins misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Key.
Key scores with a nice head shot.
Key checks a low kick from Kins.
Key has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Key throws a big shot that misses.
Key just misses with a punch to the body.
Kins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Key moves away from the strike by Kins.
Key fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kins on the side of the head.
A big right from Kins misses.
Key wants to clinch.

Kins closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key avoids a wild elbow strike from Kins.
Key has a couple of punches blocked by Kins.
Kins lands an elbow inside that Key shrugs off.
Key misses with a short punch on the inside.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kins avoids the elbow strike from Key, against the cage.
Kins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key misses with a body punch.
Kins throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Key.
Kins lands an elbow just above Key 's eye.
Kins blocking some punches.
Key lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Key misses with the head strike.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Key backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Key scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kins lands with a left to the head.
Kins misses with some punches.
Kins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kins lands a left hand.
Kins pushes off an throws an elbow but Key leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Key misses with the head strike.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key working aggressively here.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kins missing with knees to the body.
Key misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kins.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kins throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kins throws an elbow but misses.
Kins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Key lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kins swings wildly with an uppercut but Key uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kins throws a punch but it's blocked by Key.
Key misses with an elbow strike.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kins blocking some punches.
Kins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Kins.
Kins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Key backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Key's brow.
Key blocking some punches.
Kins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kins fails to land.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kins blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kins.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key tries to throw a body punch but Kins avoids it by throwing Key back against the cage.
Key tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kins swings wildly with an uppercut but Key uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kins blocking some punches.
Key lands a body shot.
Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Kins.
Key lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kins tries to land knees in the clinch but Key avoids the damage to the body.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Key blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Key lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key misses with a body punch.
Key takes an elbow to the forehead.
Key lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kins scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Key will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kins misses with a low kick as Key jumps back.
The fighters circling - Key throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kins tries to clinch but Key is having none of it.
Kins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Key paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kins throws a leg kick which misses Key's front leg but catches the back leg as Key tries to avoid it.
Key throws a body punch but Kins moves out of range.
Kins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Key.
Kins throws a hook but Key avoids it easily.
Key takes a swing at Kins's ribcage but misses.
Kins throws out a loose jab but Key uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kins missing with a left hand there. Key was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Key catches Kins right on the button with a cross.
Kins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kins. Key does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Key staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kins misses with a straight right.
Kins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Kins misses.

Key closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Key misses with the head strike.
Kins blocking some punches.
Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Kins.
Key dodges an elbow strike from Kins.
Key lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kins backwards.
Kins throws an elbow but it misses.
Key tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Key presses Kins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Key scores with a shot to the side of Kins's head.
Kins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Key misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key tries a body shot but Kins blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Key working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kins.
Kins lands with a right to the head.
Kins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Key.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Key lands an uppercut.
Kins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kins throws an elbow but misses.
Kins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kins throws an elbow but misses.
Key tries to work over Kins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kins scores with a shot to the side of Key's head.
Kins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Key tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kins's elbow.

Key's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kins moves in looking to clinch but Key pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Key uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kins.
Key takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Key moves into the clinch.
Kins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kins misses with the head strike.
Key misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kins misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Key.
Key throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Key lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kins blocking some punches.
Key avoids a wild elbow strike from Kins.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Key dodges an elbow strike from Kins.
Kins lands a damaging elbow.
Key blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Key misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kins lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Key's defenses.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Key.
Kins misses with an elbow strike.
Kins misses with some punches.
Key tries a body shot but Kins blocks it.
Key creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kins's defenses.
Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Key.
Kins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Key's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Kins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kins.
Key throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kins blocks it with crossed arms.
Key lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kins lands an elbow that stopped Key in his tracks for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tim Key.
I think Key has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Key!
A very excited looking Tim Key made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.