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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Volland (ranked 2905 p4p, 420 weight class) and Virgil Keller (ranked 2730 p4p, 403 weight class). Keller has chosen War Music as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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204 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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197 lbs
36 - 26 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Volland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volland is looking to slow Keller down with leg kicks.
Volland throws a hook to the side of Keller's head but Keller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keller slips under a jab from Volland.
Keller follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Keller looks for a takedown but Volland sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Volland.
Volland is looking to land body kicks.
Keller misses the shot to the body.
Keller slips a jab and a cross from Volland.
Keller with the counter takedown but Volland avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Volland to the mat! Volland manages to get full guard.
Volland working for submissions but it's allowed Keller to get to half guard.
Volland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keller pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volland actively working from the bottom here.
Volland wants to improve his position but Keller is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volland looking for submissions off his back.
Volland looking for submissions off his back.
Volland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Volland tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Keller has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller with the ground and pound from mount.
Keller controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volland slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Keller trying to control the action but Volland is working from the bottom.
Volland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keller pulls his head out easily.
Volland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keller pulls his head out easily.
Volland tries to get to full guard but Keller has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Volland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keller is trying to control. Volland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Volland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keller pulls his head out easily.
Volland moves into full guard.
Volland throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Keller escapes and throws Volland's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Keller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Volland is trying to work for a sweep but Keller has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volland tries to reverse the position but Keller maintains control.
Keller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Volland is trying desperately to improve position.
Keller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Volland is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Keller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Volland takes a swing at Keller's ribcage but misses.
Volland throws a lazy head kick
and Keller counters with a one-two to the body.
Volland misses the shot to the body.
Keller tries to clinch but Volland moves out of range.
Volland misses with a straight left.
Volland fails with the takedown.
Volland throws a hook to the side of Keller's head but Keller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Volland to the mat! Volland manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller trying to control the position from guard on top but Volland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volland looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Keller passes into half guard.
Keller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Volland keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volland actively working from the bottom here.
Keller wants to control but Volland is keeping him busy.
Volland is looking to improve his position.
Volland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Volland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Volland keeping moving, preventing Keller from controlling successfully.
Keller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Volland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Volland has an active guard here but Keller has managed to pass into half guard.
Volland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Keller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Volland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Volland looking for submissions off his back.
Volland looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keller pulls his head out easily.
Volland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Volland actively working from the bottom here.
Keller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Keller lands a nice short elbow.
Keller lands strikes from half guard.
Volland looking for submissions off his back.
Keller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Volland with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keller is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Volland looking for submissions off his back.
Volland actively working from the bottom here.
Volland looking for submissions off his back.
Keller prevents Volland from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Volland actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Keller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Keller blocks a head kick by Volland.
A swing and a miss from Volland.
Keller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Volland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Volland connects with a body shot.
Christian Volland is winning the standup battle so far.
Volland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Keller.
Volland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Volland takes a swing at Keller's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volland misses with an uppercut
and Keller counters with a takedown into side control.
Volland is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volland gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Keller is keen to just control but Volland is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller content to control rather than advance.
Volland actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Volland is not content to let Keller control the position.
Volland looking for submissions off his back.
Virgil Keller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Volland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keller pulls his head out easily.
Volland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Christian Volland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Keller wants to free his trapped foot but Volland is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Volland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keller pulls his head out easily.
Keller tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Keller seems to be working for a kimura but Volland defends the submission attempt.
Volland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Volland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keller pulls his head out easily.
Volland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Keller wants to work for an arm triangle but Volland is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Volland actively working from the bottom here.
Keller works his foot free and advances to mount.
Keller with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volland is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Volland is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Volland is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Volland is working hard here to advance position.
Keller tries to control but Volland wriggling away.
Volland is looking to improve his position but Keller isn't that keen on the idea.
Keller punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Volland is looking to escape.
Volland is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Keller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Keller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Keller!
A relieved looking Virgil Keller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
30% |
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