PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yun Fat Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Keel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fat Chow
vs
Keel

188 cm
24
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
23
144 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yun Fat Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Keel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chow.
Nice cross by Keel.
Keel throws the left hand but Chow avoids the punch easily.
Chow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circling - Chow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chow misses the shot to the body.
Keel ducks under a wild hook from Chow.
Chow misses with a double jab.
Keel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keel.
Keel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chow counters with a stiff right hand.
Chow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keel blocks a jab.
Keel loads up on a big right hand but Chow slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keel is looking to land body kicks.
Chow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keel manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Keel.
Keel lands a leg kick that knocks Chow off balance momentarily.
Chow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keel.
Keel looks to land a combination but Chow avoids it well.
Keel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
John Keel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chow throws the left hand but Keel avoids the punch easily.
Chow throws a shot from downtown. Keel moves away and avoids it.
Keel ducks under a wild hook from Chow.
Keel lands a glancing blow to the side of Chow's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keel misses with a two punch combination.
Chow misses the jab.
Keel throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keel slips a jab from Chow.
Chow looks to land a combination but Keel avoids it well.
Chow misses with a left hand
and Keel counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keel. Chow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chow jabs Keel right on the nose. Keel blinks but takes it well.
Chow throws a hook but Keel avoids it easily.
Chow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chow lands a jab.
Keel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chow moves away from the strike by Keel.
Keel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keel is looking to land body kicks.
Keel lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Keel.
Keel works Chow's body with a nice hook.
Keel misses with a looping left.
Keel connects with a leg kick. Chow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keel. Chow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chow misses with a body shot.
Chow throws a lazy uppercut
and Keel counters with a nice uppercut.
Keel is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Chow. Those never looked like landing.
Keel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chow fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Keel.
Keel lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Keel.
Chow tries to clinch up.
Chow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keel misses with an uppercut. Chow saw that one coming.
Chow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Keel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Keel misses with a straight right.
Keel lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Chow to counter with a crisp jab.
Keel throws a leg kick which misses Chow's front leg but catches the back leg as Chow tries to avoid it.
Chow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Keel digs a good hook to Chow's body.
Chow thows a body shot but no joy.
Keel misses with a wild body shot.
Keel throws a push kick but Chow slaps the foot to one side.
Chow slips under a jab from Keel.
Chow misses with a straight left.
Keel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chow misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Keel.
Chow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chow misses with a straight left.
Chow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John Keel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keel slips under a jab.
Chow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keel.
Keel connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow throws a series of strikes that have Keel backpedaling.

It looks like John Keel has been cut.
Chow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chow throws a hook but Keel avoids it easily.
Keel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chow. Keel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keel misses with a kick to the body.
Chow throws a hook but Keel blocks it.
Keel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keel looks to land a body kick but Chow moved away.
Chow misses with a right hand
and Keel counters with a straight right hand.
Chow moves out of range of the leg kick from Keel.
Keel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chow misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Keel to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow throws a shot from downtown. Keel moves away and avoids it.
Keel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keel scores with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Keel.
Keel throws a hook but Chow blocks it.
Keel throws a body punch but Chow moves out of range.
Keel misses with an uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chow might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Keel throws a lazy body kick
and Chow counters with a nice uppercut.
Chow with a nice cross.
Keel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chow blocks the body kick.
Chow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good shot there by Keel.
An inside leg kick lands from Keel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Keel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chow doesn't seem phased though.
Chow throws a hook but Keel avoids it easily.
Chow misses with a straight left.
Keel swats away the attempt to clinch by Chow.
Keel throws out a loose jab but Chow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keel.
Chow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keel lands with a shot to the body.
Keel scores with a body shot.
Keel cracks the inside of Chow's front leg.
Nice straight punches there by Keel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keel.
Keel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Chow misses.
Chow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keel.
Keel lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Keel misses.
Chow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chow throws out a loose jab but Keel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chow misses with a looping left.

Keel gets tackled into the cage by Chow. Chow maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chow's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chow throws an elbow but misses.
Chow working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Keel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Keel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chow misses with an uppercut. Keel saw that one coming.
Keel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chow's head.

Chow is rocked!
OH! Chow has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Keel smells blood and charges in for the finish! Keel unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Chow sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Keel!
During a confident post fight interview, John Keel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.