PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Whitlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Keen
vs
Whitlow

190 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Keen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Whitlow!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Whitlow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keen can pounce on him.
Keen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whitlow throws a leg kick
and Keen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whitlow misses with a few strikes there.
Whitlow tries to bum rush Keen with a series of wild strikes but Keen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Whitlow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Keen is looking to control Whitlow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Keen avoid being mounted?
Keen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Whitlow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Whitlow's back!
Whitlow trying to control but not successfully.
Whitlow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keen tries to get the hooks in deep but Whitlow pushed the leg off.
Keen misses with an elbow to the head.
Whitlow tries to escape but Keen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Keen avoiding Whitlow 's attempts to control his hands.
Keen is punishing Whitlow with strikes - can he finish him?!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitlow trying to control but not successfully.
Keen lands strikes to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A lull in the action here.
Keen throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Whitlow trying to control the hands but Keen won't let him.
Whitlow is really stuck here.
Can Whitlow hold on?! Keen is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Whitlow is trapped and Keen is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Whitlow is rocked!
Keen cracks Whitlow with a big right hand from the back mount! Whitlow immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Keen takes this one by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Keen!