PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vpered kPobede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kPobede's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kalinka. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

kPobede
vs
Keane

187 cm
31
202 lbs
18 - 9 - 2

192 cm
31
177 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vpered kPobede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kPobede throws a sloppy head kick and Keane moves out of range easily.
kPobede throws a push kick but Keane slaps the foot to one side.
Keane misses with a hook.
Keane misses with a wild combination.
kPobede fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keane is out of range.
Keane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Keane misses with a kick to the body
and kPobede counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Padraig Keane has been cut.
Keane throws a hook to the side of kPobede's head but kPobede sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from kPobede.
Keane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between kPobede's hands.
Keane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
kPobede is looking to chop away at Keane's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but kPobede was well out of range. Poor timing from Keane.
kPobede turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Keane.
Keane misses with a double jab
and kPobede counters with a good, hard body kick but Keane shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Keane.
kPobede swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keane.
Keane looks to land a combination but kPobede avoids it well.
Keane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Keane.
Keane swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Keane misses
letting kPobede counter with a right hand.
kPobede scores with a kick to the body.
Keane scores with a nice strike.
kPobede uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keane.
Keane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keane digs a good hook to kPobede's body.
Padraig Keane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
kPobede throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Keane to counter with a crisp jab.
kPobede throws a half hearted mid kick.
kPobede lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for kPobede.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kPobede uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keane.
Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keane misses with a series of wild punches.
kPobede dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keane. That did some damage!
Keane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
kPobede fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keane looks gassed!
Keane throws a right and a left that kPobede avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane avoids the head kick by kPobede.
Keane fails to land with a series of punches.
kPobede ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
kPobede looks to throw the jab but Keane is out of range.
kPobede keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That has opened up Padraig Keane's cut even more.
kPobede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
kPobede looks to score with a jab to the body but Keane is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keane throws a jab when kPobede was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vpered kPobede dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Padraig Keane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Keane scores with a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of kPobede 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keane throws a right hand that kPobede ducks under and follows up with a left that kPobede also avoids with ease.
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.
kPobede tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keane throws a big shot that misses.
kPobede throws a head kick but Keane moves out of range.
kPobede looks to land a left hand but Keane moved out of range nicely.
Keane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and kPobede counters with a body kick.
kPobede misses with a low kick.
Keane lands a jab.
kPobede checks a low kick from Keane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kPobede thows a body kick. Keane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
kPobede tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keane was well out of range. Poor timing from kPobede.
Keane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from kPobede.
Keane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Keane.
kPobede throws a head kick that misses
and Keane counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from kPobede.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kPobede misses with a body kick.
Keane misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
kPobede looks to land a body kick but Keane moved away.
Keane throws the left hand but kPobede avoids the punch easily.
Keane misses with the combination.
Keane misses the shot to the body.
kPobede tries to score with a low kick but Keane moves his leg out of the way.
Keane throws the left hand but kPobede avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keane connects with an inside leg kick.
kPobede moves away from the strike by Keane.
Padraig Keane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keane moves out of range of the body kick.
Keane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kPobede moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keane defending well as kPobede loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Keane.
A punch combination from Keane misses.
Keane misses with a few strikes there.
kPobede pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane misses with a two punch combination.
Keane wants to slow kPobede down by chopping away at his legs.
kPobede throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keane.
kPobede tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
kPobede pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
kPobede throws the kick towards the body but Keane avoids it.
kPobede has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keane finds it's way round the side to connect with kPobede's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kPobede throws a leg kick
and Keane counters with a three punch combo that has kPobede backing up. kPobede nods at Keane to acknowledge the strikes.
Keane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vpered kPobede will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Padraig Keane's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Keane falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling kPobede to counter with a crisp jab.
kPobede throws a wild body kick that Keane sees coming a mile off.
kPobede lands with an overhand left.
kPobede throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Keane.
Keane fails to land with a series of punches.
kPobede misses with a straight left.
Keane scores with a sloppy right hand. kPobede should have avoided that one.
kPobede throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane cracks kPobede with a good jab.
kPobede ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
kPobede slips under a jab.
Keane throws the left hand but kPobede avoids the punch easily.
Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from kPobede.
Sloppy strikes from Keane. Those never looked like landing.
kPobede throws a sloppy head kick and Keane moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Keane misses.
Keane thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane throws a hook but kPobede avoids it easily.
kPobede throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Keane misses with a series of wild punches.
Keane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by kPobede.
An inside leg kick from kPobede misses.
Keane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keane connects with the punch.
Keane throws a looping overhand right but kPobede ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kPobede looks to land a right hand but Keane moved out of range.
Keane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by kPobede.
kPobede ducks under a wild hook from Keane.
kPobede showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keane.
kPobede misses with the combination.
kPobede connects with a high kick.
Keane connects with a nice looking jab.
Vpered kPobede is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kPobede throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Keane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from kPobede.
Keane throws a right hand that kPobede ducks under and follows up with a left that kPobede also avoids with ease.
Keane throws out a loose jab but kPobede uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keane throws a hook to the side of kPobede's head but kPobede sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Padraig Keane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
kPobede ducks under a wild hook from Keane.
kPobede throws a head kick that half lands.
A big right from kPobede misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vpered kPobede.
Well kPobede has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vpered kPobede!