PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 6224 p4p, 3976 weight class) and Manki Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Kelly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manki Keen's chin.

Kelly
vs
Keen

225 cm
23
198
2 - 4 - 0

168 cm
25
180
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pat Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manki Keen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keen clinches with his opponent.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelly trying to control the position but instead, Keen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kelly into the cage.
Kelly can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Keen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keen's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kelly after a bit of a struggle.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keen backwards.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keen as Kelly tries to tie him up.
Kelly stalling in the clinch but Keen improves position.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Keen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Keen manages to end up in side control.

Keen is working to tighten his grip on Kelly's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kelly has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Keen is really squeezing tight and eventually Kelly passes out! Keen breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Manki Keen!