PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Keonhothy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Karet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karet has chosen Ill Bill - My Uncle Shoots Heroin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Keonhothy
vs
Karet

175 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Keonhothy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakub Karet!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karet shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Keonhothy napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Keonhothy throws Karet to one side and escapes!
Keonhothy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keonhothy lands a nice looking body shot.
Keonhothy throws a head kick that misses.
Karet avoids the head kick by Keonhothy.
Keonhothy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keonhothy moves out of range of the body kick.
Keonhothy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karet pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karet throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karet.
Karet attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tommy Keonhothy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karet shoots in looking for a takedown but Keonhothy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karet's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karet misses with a leg kick
and Keonhothy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karet lands with a slapping head kick.
Karet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karet scores with a nice body kick.
Karet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karet is looking to clinch but Keonhothy is avoiding it.
Karet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keonhothy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Karet with that takedown attempt.
Tommy Keonhothy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Karet.
Karet looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karet throws a body kick that misses.
Karet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karet tries a head kick but it misses.
Karet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keonhothy looks to land a left hand but Karet moved out of range nicely.
Keonhothy misses with a body kick.
Karet throws a sloppy head kick and Keonhothy moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karet tries to close the distance and clinch but Keonhothy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karet throws a head kick but Keonhothy moves out of range.
Keonhothy connects with a looping right hand.
Keonhothy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keonhothy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Keonhothy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Keonhothy. That snapped Karet's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jakub Karet will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Keonhothy blocks a head kick by Karet.
Keonhothy throws a wild body kick that Karet sees coming a mile off.
Jakub Karet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karet throws a sloppy head kick
and Keonhothy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Karet feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Keonhothy keeping moving, preventing Karet from controlling successfully.

Keonhothy has his feet on Karet's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keonhothy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Keonhothy thows a body shot but no joy.
Keonhothy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karet throws a sloppy head kick and Keonhothy moves out of range easily.
Keonhothy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karet is breathing heavily.
Karet throws a sloppy head kick and Keonhothy moves out of range easily.
Jakub Karet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Keonhothy misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karet.
Keonhothy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keonhothy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karet throws a low kick but Keonhothy avoids it.
Keonhothy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keonhothy throws a head kick that half lands.
Keonhothy throws a head kick but Karet moves out of range.
Keonhothy misses with a head kick.
Keonhothy throws a sloppy head kick and Karet moves out of range easily.
Tommy Keonhothy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karet doesn't manage to clinch there - Keonhothy circles away.
Keonhothy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karet fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy misses with a head kick.
Karet dodges the punch combination from Keonhothy.
Keonhothy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karet.
Karet thumps Keonhothy with a low kick.
Karet throws a sloppy head kick and Keonhothy moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karet works Keonhothy's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jakub Karet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Karet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karet effectively controlling the action here.
Karet avoiding damage as Keonhothy throws knees to the body.
Keonhothy missing with knees to the body.
Keonhothy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karet is trying to maintain a safe position but Keonhothy gets an underhook and turns Karet into the cage.
Keonhothy is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Karet looking to slow down the pace here.
Karet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Karet.
Keonhothy has had enough of the clinch but Karet keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keonhothy is defending well for now.
Keonhothy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karet prevents Keonhothy from breaking the clinch.
Karet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keonhothy's defenses.
Keonhothy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karet.
Karet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keonhothy is keeping busy.
Karet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keonhothy.
Karet just leaning against Keonhothy, taking a breather.
Karet keeps control of Keonhothy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keonhothy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karet is defending well for now.
Keonhothy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karet trying to stall but Keonhothy improves his position.
Keonhothy wants to break the clinch but can't.

Keonhothy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karet slips a jab and a cross from Keonhothy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Keonhothy misses.
Karet misses with a low kick.
Karet wants to clinch.
Keonhothy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karet. That did some damage!
Keonhothy stuffs the takedown attempt from Karet. Karet gets slowly back to his feet.
Karet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keonhothy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karet rushes Keonhothy and presses him up against the cage.
Karet managing to block the knees to the body from Keonhothy.
Keonhothy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karet is defending well for now.
Keonhothy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Keonhothy working hard to break the clinch.
Karet lands a nice elbow.
Keonhothy tries a knee to the head but Karet blocks it.
Keonhothy wants to break free but Karet has control.

Keonhothy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keonhothy checks a low kick from Karet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy looks to score with a jab to the body but Karet is just out of range.

Karet clinches.
Keonhothy can't find room to land a body shot as Karet controls the action.
Keonhothy is trying to force a seperation but Karet has the dominant position.

Karet turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Karet manages to end up in side control.
Keonhothy prevents Karet from improving position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keonhothy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karet has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keonhothy keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Karet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Jakub Karet!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Jakub Karet!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Jakub Karet!

Jakub Karet wins by unanimous decision!