PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Yocum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Keene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Johnny Yocum has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Yocum
vs
Keene

161 cm
23
140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

160 cm
26
140 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Yocum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Keene!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keene shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Keene clinches.
Yocum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Keene is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yocum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yocum has Keene pushed against the cage.
Yocum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yocum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Yocum.
Yocum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yocum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yocum prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnny Yocum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Keene.
Keene fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yocum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Yocum.
Keene has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yocum after a bit of a struggle.
Keene tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yocum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keene backwards.

Keene is rocked!
Yocum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Keene is still on wobbly legs! Can Yocum finish him?
Yocum lands an elbow that stopped Keene in his tracks for a moment.
Yocum lands an elbow just above Keene 's eye.
Yocum has Keene pressed against the cage. He pushes Keene back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Yocum throws a beautiful elbow that sends Keene crashing to the floor! Yocum piles on the pressure with more strikes! Keene is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Yocum!
Johnny Yocum thanked the fans post fight for their support.