PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dusko Niksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niksa comes to the cage accompanied by T.N.T. Padraig Keane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Niksa
vs
Keane

182 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
27
177 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dusko Niksa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niksa just misses with a punch to the body.
Keane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niksa.
Niksa scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Keane does no damage.
Niksa throws a hook to the side of Keane's head but Keane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niksa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keane can pounce on him.
Keane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Niksa misses.
Keane misses with a body shot.
Niksa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Niksa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Niksa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niksa scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Padraig Keane has been cut.
Keane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Niksa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Niksa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keane counters with a two punch combo.
Niksa lands a slapping body shot.
Keane throws a lazy right hand but Niksa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niksa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niksa throws a jab but it's blocked by Keane.
Niksa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keane slips a jab from Niksa.
Keane lands an overhand right.
Niksa throws a hook but Keane blocks it.
Jab, jab by Niksa - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niksa blocks a jab.
Keane takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keane throws a jab when Niksa was well out of range.
Keane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niksa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Niksa lands.
Niksa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Niksa misses with a wild body shot.
Keane throws a good cross that connects.
Niksa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niksa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Niksa checks a leg kick.
Keane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Niksa misses.
Niksa lands with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keane.
Keane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Niksa throws a series of punches but Keane avoids them all with ease.
Keane misses with the combination.
Keane lands a high kick!
Niksa throws a looping overhand right but Keane ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keane, right into the meat.
Keane works Niksa's body with a nice hook.
Niksa is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niksa checks a leg kick.
Niksa misses with a shot to the body
and Keane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Niksa's knee momentarily.
Niksa misses with a two punch combination.
Keane throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Niksa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keane avoids the body shot from Niksa.
Left hook, right uppercut from Keane.
Keane avoids the body shot from Niksa.
Niksa misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niksa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keane counters with a good low kick that Niksa was not able to check.
Niksa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niksa misses with a jab to the body
and Keane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niksa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Padraig Keane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Padraig Keane'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.

Niksa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niksa lands a nice shot to the body.
Niksa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Keane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Niksa lands a lovely overhand right.
Good leg kick by Keane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Niksa.

Niksa is rocked!
Keane lands with a big right hook that stumbles Niksa - he's out on his feet here! Keane follows up with another monster hook that separates Niksa from consciousness! Niksa falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Keane stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Padraig Keane!