PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 2664 p4p, 3853 weight class) and Wilfred Keter (ranked 276 p4p, 366 weight class). Gareth Keenan Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Keenan Jr
vs
Keter

179 cm
24
150
4 - 3 - 0

179 cm
26
153
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth Keenan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilfred Keter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keter drops his hands momentarily and Keenan Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Keter moves away from the strike by Keenan Jr.
Keter lands a nice looking body kick.
Keter feints and then cracks Keenan Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keenan Jr down.
Keter throws a nice head kick!
Keenan Jr misses with an uppercut. Keter saw that one coming.
That kick from Keter tenderised Keenan Jr's leg. Keenan Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook
and Keter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keter misses with a low kick.
Keter misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keter connects with an inside leg kick.
Keenan Jr throws a hook to the side of Keter's head but Keter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keenan Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keenan Jr counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keter counters with a body kick.
Keter misses with a leg kick
and Keenan Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Keenan Jr needs to keep his hands up - Keter had a free shot at his head there.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook.
Keenan Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keter.
Keter avoids the body shot from Keenan Jr.
Keter misses with a looping right.
Keenan Jr walks into a straight right hand from Keter.
Keenan Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keter finds it's way round the side to connect with Keenan Jr's head.
Keenan Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilfred Keter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keter connects with a jab.
Keenan Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keter.
Keenan Jr looks to throw the jab but Keter is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keter takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keter misses with a leg kick
and Keenan Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keter misses the shot to the body.
Keenan Jr throws a hook but Keter blocks it.
Keter ducks under a wild hook from Keenan Jr.
Keter staying out of range there.
Keter unleashes a big counter combination but Keenan Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Keenan Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan Jr works the jab nicely.
Keter scores with a punch to the head.
Keter misses with a few strikes there.
Keter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keenan Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Keenan Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Keenan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keter.
Keenan Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Keter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keter lands with a shot to the body.
Keenan Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Keter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Keter.
Keter throws a good cross that connects.
Keter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keenan Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keenan Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keter lands the left hand.
Keenan Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keter throws a series of punches but Keenan Jr avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Keter misses the target.
It looked like Keenan Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keenan Jr. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr throws out a loose jab but Keter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Keter.
Keenan Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Keter.
Keter throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan Jr's shoulder, as Keenan Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keter ducks under a wild hook from Keenan Jr.
Keter lands with a kick to the temple. Keenan Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keenan Jr lands an overhand right.
Keenan Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Keter.
Keter throws a leg kick but Keenan Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keenan Jr avoids the head kick by Keter.
Keter throws a body punch but Keenan Jr moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfred Keter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Keenan Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keter scores with a three punch combo!
Nice uppercut lands for Keenan Jr. That snapped Keter's head back.
Keter tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keter slips a jab from Keenan Jr.
Keter slips under a jab.
Keter tries a head kick but it misses.
Keter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Keenan Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keenan Jr loads up on a big right hand but Keter slips the punch.
Keenan Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan Jr misses the target.
Keter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keter avoids the body shot from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Keter is rocked!
Keter defending well as Keenan Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Keter is still on wobbly legs! Can Keenan Jr finish him?
Keenan Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keter seems to have recovered his senses.
Keter throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan Jr.
Keter slips a jab from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr throws a hook but Keter avoids it easily.
Keenan Jr avoids the head kick by Keter.
It looked like Keenan Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Keter misses with a looping right.
Keenan Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Keter throws out a leg kick but Keenan Jr moves out of range and Keter only half commits.
Keenan Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keter misses with an uppercut.
Keenan Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Keenan Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Keter counters with a series of strikes. Keenan Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Keenan Jr misses its intended target.
Keenan Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keenan Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Keenan Jr misses with a straight left.
Keenan Jr misses with an uppercut
enabling Keter to counter with a crisp jab.
Keter blocks a head kick by Keenan Jr.
As Keenan Jr backs off Keter throws a huge counter combo but Keenan Jr manages to avoid it all.
Keenan Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keenan Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keter misses with a hook. Keenan Jr ducked under it nicely.
Keenan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Wilfred Keter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keter slips a jab from Keenan Jr.
Nice defenses there by Keter.
Keter throws the kick towards the body but Keenan Jr avoids it.
Keenan Jr is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keenan Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keter only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Keter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keter throws a series of punches but Keenan Jr moves out of range.
Keter moves out of range as Keenan Jr strikes.
Keter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keenan Jr misses with a body shot.
Keter wants to counter the offense by Keenan Jr and move into the clinch position.
Keter throws a hook but Keenan Jr avoids it easily.
Keenan Jr misses with a straight right.
Keter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Keter.
Keenan Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Keter misses with an uppercut
and Keenan Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keenan Jr throws a body punch but Keter moves out of range.
Keter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Keter counters with an outside leg kick.
Keter with a nice calf kick.
Keenan Jr cracks a nice hook into Keter's ribs.
Keenan Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keter's head backwards.
Keter connects with a looping right hand.
Keenan Jr misses with an uppercut.
Keter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook.
Keenan Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keenan Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Keenan Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Keter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keter misses with a straight right.
Keenan Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfred Keter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Keenan Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Keenan Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Keenan Jr misses.
Keenan Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan Jr throws a body punch but Keter moves out of range.
Keenan Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Keenan Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Keter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr looks to land a left hand but Keter moved out of range nicely.
Keter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook.
Keter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keter tries to clinch but Keenan Jr moves out of range.
Keenan Jr throwing a counter right hand but Keter manages to avoid it.
Keter misses with a head kick.
Keenan Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keter manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Keter is just out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Keenan Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Keter lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice defenses there by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr misses with a body shot.
Keter tries a head kick but it misses.
Keter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keter is looking for the big counter here.
Keter misses with a looping right.
Keenan Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Keter checks it well.
Keter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Keenan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Keenan Jr lands a nice hook to Keter's body. Keter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gareth Keenan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keenan Jr in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Keter misses.
Good leg kick by Keenan Jr.
A low kick from Keter misses
and Keter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keenan Jr.
Keter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keenan Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Keter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan Jr.
Keter throws out a leg kick but Keenan Jr moves out of range and Keter only half commits.
Keter feints a jab promting Keenan Jr to slip. Keter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Keenan Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Keenan Jr misses with an uppercut
and Keter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keter defending well as Keenan Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr dodges the punch combination from Keter.
Keter throws a hook but Keenan Jr blocks it.
Keenan Jr looks to land a left hand but Keter moved out of range nicely.
Keter throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan Jr moves out of range easily.
Keenan Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keter counters with a left and a right that stings Keenan Jr.
Keter throws a sloppy head kick
and Keenan Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Keter misses

and Keenan Jr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Keter! Keenan Jr lets Keter back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan Jr missing with a left hand there. Keter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan Jr cracks Keter with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Keter falls to his knees and Keenan Jr doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Keenan Jr!
Gareth Keenan Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.