PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan (ranked 38 p4p, 5 weight class) and Dohn Jodson (ranked 57 p4p, 13 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Keenan
vs
Jodson

179 cm
37
150 lbs
38 - 8 - 5

160 cm
28
149 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 8 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dohn Jodson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jodson slips a straight right by Keenan.
A bone on bone clash there as Jodson blocks the leg kick.
Jodson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A cross from Keenan lands.
Keenan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jodson throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jodson, as that shot connected.
Jodson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Keenan slips a jab from Jodson.
Jodson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jodson misses with a body shot.
Keenan tests Jodson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan backing away here, and Jodson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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!
Jodson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Jodson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jodson lands a body shot.
Jodson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jodson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jodson slips a straight right by Keenan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodson throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Keenan.
Jodson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keenan takes a step back to recover.
Jodson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keenan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jodson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jodson lands with a kick to the temple. Keenan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keenan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jodson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jodson.
Jodson checks a leg kick.
Jodson keeps Keenan at a distance using the push kick.
Keenan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jodson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick from Jodson.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keenan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keenan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keenan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Keenan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keenan tries to score with a low kick but Jodson moves his leg out of the way.
Jodson throws a counter combo.
Keenan blocks the body kick.
Jodson looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jodson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jodson slips under a jab from Keenan.
Jodson throws a nice looking combination but Keenan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keenan with a hook.
Jodson throws a leg kick that misses.
Keenan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
Keenan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keenan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jodson's sensitive parts.
Jodson misses with a leg kick
and Keenan counters with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Jodson.
Keenan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Jodson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keenan circles away quickly and effectively.
Jodson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jodson lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan off balance momentarily.
Jodson throws a chopping leg kick but Keenan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Keenan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jodson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keenan.
Keenan swings for the body but Jodson moves out of range.
Jodson throws a head kick that misses.
Keenan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jodson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jodson thumps Keenan with a low kick.
Keenan misses with a head kick.
Keenan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jodson's head.
Jodson scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jodson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keenan.

It looks like Gareth Keenan has been cut.
Jodson looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jodson throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Keenan to counter with a crisp jab.

Jodson is rocked!
A good leg kick by Keenan.
Jodson is still on wobbly legs! Can Keenan finish him?
Keenan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keenan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jodson! Keenan dives in looking to finish! Jodson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Keenan!
Gareth Keenan retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Gareth Keenan took to the microphone: 'I believe this is over now.'.