PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Douglas Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Douglas Key
vs
Cassidy

185 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Douglas Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Douglas Key cracks a nice hook into Cassidy's ribs.

Douglas Key moves into the clinch.
Cassidy goes for a takedown attempt but Douglas Key pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cassidy swings for the body but Douglas Key moves out of range.

Douglas Key forces Cassidy back against the cage and clinches.
Douglas Key lands with a right to the head.
Douglas Key throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas Key lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Al Cassidy has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas Key is working Cassidy over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy tries to work over Douglas Key's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas Key lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas Key lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassidy or not.
Cassidy looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas Key lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cassidy is looking for a takedown.
Gabriel Douglas Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Cassidy.
Douglas Key lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key scores with a nice hook to the head.
Douglas Key lands a nice uppercut.
Douglas Key lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cassidy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas Key creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Douglas Key.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Douglas Key lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.

Cassidy is rocked!
Douglas Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassidy is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas Key finish him?
Douglas Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Cassidy seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas Key lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Douglas Key is leaning against Cassidy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Douglas Key lands a left hand.
Douglas Key lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cassidy to his knees! Douglas Key keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Douglas Key!
Gabriel Douglas Key retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Gabriel Douglas Key thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.