PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keen comes to the cage accompanied by Round One. Wood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Own little World. Justin Keen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thor Wood's chin.

Keen
vs
Wood

190 cm
20
175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Keen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Wood!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keen circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keen on the side of the head.

It looks like Justin Keen has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Wood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keen doesn't seem phased though.
Wood moves in looking to clinch but Keen pushes him off.
Keen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keen blocks the body kick.
Keen checks a low kick from Wood.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keen. That did some damage!

Keen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wood's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Keen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keen stands up over Wood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Keen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Keen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Wood looking for a guillotine here but Keen defends easily.
Wood trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wood trying to control the position.
Keen stopping the sweep attempt from Wood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Keen misses with a few strikes there.
Wood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Keen.
Thor Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Keen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keen moves out of range of the body kick from Wood.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Keen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Keen circles away.
Keen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wood is out of range and Keen settles back down.
Wood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keen fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Keen.

Wood gets a clinch.
Wood tries a body shot but Keen blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Keen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Wood.
Keen misses with an elbow strike.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Keen is blocking nicely.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wood is keeping busy.
Keen missing with knees to the body.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood lands a body shot.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keen blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keen pushes off an throws an elbow but Wood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keen looking to throw knees to the head but Wood is blocking nicely.
Wood lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Keen is blocking nicely.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Keen blocks with his arms.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood with a knee to the head.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keen.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Keen blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Keen avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Wood lands a knee to the head.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keen is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Keen into the cage.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keen blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Wood.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Keen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A good leg kick by Keen.
Some wild striking there from Keen.
Keen avoids the head kick by Wood.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keen shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Keen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Keen misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keen tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Keen fails with the takedown.
Wood wants to clinch but Keen slips to the side

and Keen counters with a shoot takedown. Wood fights it but they end up in guard.
Wood controls Keen momentarily but Keen frees himself.
Keen is looking to work some ground and pound but Wood has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to stand and escape but Keen is having none of it.
Keen wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Keen postures up in Wood's guard and throws a big left but Wood blocks it.

Keen has gone for a leg lock! Wood slips out almost immediately though and dives into Keen's guard.
Keen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is desperately trying to improve his position but Keen has a good base and remains in mount.
Keen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Keen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wood looks a forlorn figure.
Wood is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wood blocking the ground and pound.
Thor Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wood sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Keen.
Keen misses with a head shot. Wood uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Keen from controlling successfully.
Keen looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Keen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Wood!