PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarcus Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerjalainen comes to the cage accompanied by krolithika. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kerjalainen
vs
Bate

179 cm
32
168 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

178 cm
28
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demarcus Bate!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate throws a leg kick
enabling Kerjalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bate. That's going to slow Kerjalainen down.
Kerjalainen takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.

Bate scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kerjalainen struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerjalainen is trying to escape the position but Bate is controlling the position.
Bate with the ground and pound but Kerjalainen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bate in particular looking to stall.
Bate misses with a head shot. Kerjalainen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bate showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kerjalainen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bate postures up in Kerjalainen's guard and throws a big left but Kerjalainen blocks it.
Kerjalainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bate sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kerjalainen's guard.
Kerjalainen tries to roll over but Bate keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kerjalainen wants to improve his position but Bate is controlling well.
Kerjalainen is doing well to control the position and prevent Bate from advancing to side control.
Bate wants to free his trapped foot but Kerjalainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kerjalainen defending well though.
Kerjalainen tries to get to full guard but Bate has control of the leg.
Bate is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kerjalainen keeps working.
Kerjalainen is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kerjalainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bate slips a jab from Kerjalainen.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bate.
Bate is looking to slow Kerjalainen down with leg kicks.
Kerjalainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bate lands a nice hook to Kerjalainen's body. Kerjalainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bate misses with a body punch
and Kerjalainen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kerjalainen misses the target.
Kerjalainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen missing with a left hand there. Bate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kerjalainen throws a big shot that misses.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kerjalainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bate throws a low kick but Kerjalainen moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kerjalainen misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bate throws out a leg kick but Kerjalainen moves out of range and Bate only half commits.
Bate lands with a hook. Kerjalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demarcus Bate dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerjalainen moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Kerjalainen as he connects with a hook.
Kerjalainen scores with a hook.

Bate gets tackled into the cage by Kerjalainen. Kerjalainen maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bate.

It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerjalainen pushes Bate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
Bate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kerjalainen.
Bate misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen gets through Bate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen tries to work over Bate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Kerjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bate lands with a light punch inside.
Bate misses with a body punch.
Bate misses with an elbow strike.
Bate pushes Kerjalainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bate tries to work over Kerjalainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen blocks the elbow strike.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerjalainen misses with some punches.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.

Bate has picked Kerjalainen up - he's going for a ride! Bate dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kerjalainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bate looking to sit in guard and control but Kerjalainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kerjalainen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bate is proving hard to escape from.
Demarcus Bate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bate trying to keep a closed guard but Kerjalainen is proving a slippery customer.

Bate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kerjalainen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate wants to sweep here but Kerjalainen controlling him for the moment.
Kerjalainen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Bate has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kerjalainen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate stops Kerjalainen from passing to mount.
Bate manages to get back to half guard.
Kerjalainen moves into full mount! Bate won't be happy about that!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bate slips under a jab.
Bate has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kerjalainen throws a poor cross that misses

and Bate counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kerjalainen!
Kerjalainen can't do much from the bottom here.
Kerjalainen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bate.
Bate working the strikes but Kerjalainen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bate connects with a nice short shot to Kerjalainen's temple.
Kerjalainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Bate trying to control the action but Kerjalainen is working from the bottom.
Bate throwing shots but Kerjalainen is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bate.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerjalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerjalainen keeping full guard, as Bate tries to pass.
Bate trying to control but Kerjalainen is working from the bottom.
Kerjalainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kerjalainen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bate is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate works over Kerjalainen with some ground and pound from guard.
Kerjalainen is trying to control the position but Bate postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kerjalainen has his hands on Bate's head, controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Keijo Kerjalainen.
Bate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kerjalainen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kerjalainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Kerjalainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bate goes for a double leg but Kerjalainen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kerjalainen continues to drive forward.
A short right from Kerjalainen on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bate blocking some punches.
Bate tries to stall but Kerjalainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Bate blocks a body shot from Kerjalainen.
Bate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerjalainen's elbow.
Kerjalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerjalainen gets through Bate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kerjalainen.
Bate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen blocks a body shot from Bate.
Bate misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bate uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen stops a takedown attempt from Bate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bate.
Kerjalainen misses with some punches.
Kerjalainen misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kerjalainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bate lands a left hand.
Kerjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keijo Kerjalainen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bate is trying to break the clinch but Kerjalainen has him pressed against the cage.
Bate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bate swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bate misses with a body punch.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bate uses good head movement to avoid it.

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 Keijo Kerjalainen.
I think Kerjalainen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Kerjalainen!
A less than humble Keijo Kerjalainen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.