PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dexter Morgan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Keto
vs
Morgan

183 cm
36
198 lbs
37 - 22 - 0

188 cm
25
203 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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 37 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Keto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keto pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Keto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan's coach down at Dark Horse MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morgan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Keto has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keto.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keto looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Keto has the dominant position.
Keto lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Keto trying to land knees to the body.
Keto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keto throws a head punch that misses.
Keto gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
Keto lands a body punch.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Keto is controlling him.
Keto misses with a punch on the inside.
Keto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keto misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keto scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Keto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Keto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keto backwards.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keto tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Keto shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Keto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keto wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Keto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuomas Keto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a jab when Keto was well out of range.
Keto looks to clinch
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Keto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keto misses with a hook from the clinch.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Morgan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Keto is trying to defend but Morgan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Keto looks like he's trying to stand up.

Keto looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Morgan pushes past his half guard into mount!
Keto regains half guard.
Keto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morgan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morgan's back!

Morgan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Keto is not going to allow Morgan to sit and survive in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Keto looking for the choke but no joy.
Morgan surviving as best he can, preventing damage.

Keto looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is in bad spot here.

Keto has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Morgan is in real trouble here. Keto gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Morgan is tapping out! Keto wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tuomas Keto!
Tuomas Keto managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cyclone Nutrition Company, into his post fight interview.