PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 1083 p4p, 3276 weight class) and Brett Keane (ranked 120 p4p, 320 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mfer
vs
Keane

169 cm
24
148
10 - 2 - 1

175 cm
24
155
7 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer tries to move into range but Keane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keane takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer tries to score with a low kick but Keane moves his leg out of the way.
Keane misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Keane there.
Mfer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keane.
Mfer throwing a counter right hand but Keane manages to avoid it.
Keane has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Keane throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keane misses with a double jab.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mfer lands with a good body shot.
Keane throws a jab but it's blocked by Mfer.
Keane slips a jab from Mfer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keane misses with a right hand
and Mfer counters with a leg kick.
Keane misses with a straight right.
Keane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer throwing a counter right hand but Keane manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Mfer.
Keane walks into a straight right hand from Mfer.
We've been told by Mfer's head coaches at Räkälä that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mfer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Keane misses its intended target.
Keane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Mfer.
Keane walks into a jab.
Keane avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Keane is looking for the big counter here.
Keane misses with a two punch combination.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Keane sees it coming and moves out of range.
Keane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Keane is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Keane.
A shot to the liver by Mfer. Beautiful body shot.
Keane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keane misses with a straight right.
Keane throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keane throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Keane clobbers Mfer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Keane misses with a looping left.
Keane lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keane misses with a double jab
and Mfer counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Keane moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer swinging wildly here.
Mfer throws a push kick but Keane slaps the foot to one side.
Keane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mfer under the eye.
Keane misses with a hook.
Mfer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mfer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keane misses with a straight left.
Mfer cracks Keane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Keane loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer jabs at Keane's body.
Mfer moves out of range as Keane strikes.
Brett Keane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Keane misses its intended target.
Keane misses with a straight right.
Keane with a hook.
Mfer cracks Keane with a good jab.
Keane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Keane is rocked!
Mfer pounces like a tiger and cracks Keane with a vicious hook! Keane is down but not out! Mfer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ispa Mfer!