PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Austin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Worner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Worner
vs
Keith

170 cm
26
146 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

176 cm
24
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good knees
Good chin

Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Worner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Keith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Keith tries to keep at a distance but Worner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Worner's efforts to push away.
Worner working hard to break the clinch.
Worner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keith stalling in the clinch but Worner improves position.
Keith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Worner is defending well for now.
Worner has had enough of the clinch but Keith keeps him there for the moment.
Worner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Keith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keith tries to clinch there but Worner circles away.
Worner jabs at Keith's body.
Keith misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keith tries to clinch but Worner is having none of it.
Worner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Worner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Keith under the eye.
Worner jabs Keith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keith tries to clinch there but Worner circles away.
Worner lands with a slapping head kick.
Worner throws a nice looking combination but Keith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Worner throws a push kick but Keith slaps the foot to one side.
Worner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Keith has Worner up against the cage in a clinch.
Keith is trying to break free.
Keith misses with a body punch.
Keith prevents Worner from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Keith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Keith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keith moves out of range as Worner throws a body kick.
Worner wants to clinch up but Keith keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith moves in looking to clinch but Worner pushes him off.
Worner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Worner throws a sloppy head kick and Keith moves out of range easily.
Keith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Worner sizes up Keith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Worner wants to clinch up but Keith keeps it at a distance.
Worner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Worner tries to clinch but Keith moves away

and Keith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Keith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Worner wants to break the clinch but can't.

Keith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Worner swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Worner counters with a three punch combo that has Keith backing up. Keith nods at Worner to acknowledge the strikes.
Worner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Keith avoids the head kick by Worner.
Keith misses with a body kick.
Worner blocks a head kick by Keith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keith checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Worner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Worner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Worner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Austin Worner is winning the standup battle so far.
Worner scores with a three punch combo!

Keith is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Keith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Worner tries to clinch but Keith moves out of range.
Worner closes the distance looking to clinch

and Keith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keith.
Keith dodges an elbow strike from Worner.
Worner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Keith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worner tries to clinch there but Keith circles away.
Worner throws a head kick but Keith moves out of range.
Austin Worner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keith moves in looking to clinch but Worner pushes him off.
Worner tries to clinch up but Keith circles away and keeps his distance.
Keith moves out of range of the leg kick from Worner.
Worner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Worner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Worner clinches up with Keith and pushes him back against the cage.
Worner tries to land knees in the clinch but Keith avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith is trying to push Worner away but Worner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Keith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worner's elbow.
Worner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Worner is trying to break the clinch but Keith has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Keith fails to land.
Worner blocks a body shot from Keith.

Keith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch but Worner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worner moves in looking to clinch but Keith pushes him off.
Worner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Worner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keith moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner misses with a head kick.
Worner fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keith checks a leg kick.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Worner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Worner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Worner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Worner duly obliges.
Worner misses with a head kick.
Keith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Worner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keith moves in looking to clinch but Worner pushes him off.
Worner throws the kick towards the body but Keith avoids it.
Worner tries to clinch but Keith moves out of range.
Keith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith tries to clinch up.
Worner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Worner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Worner misses with a body kick.
Worner is looking to clinch but Keith is avoiding it.
Keith swings widly with a right hand
and Worner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Keith pushes Worner up against the cage in a clinch.
Worner tries to break free but Keith pushes him back against the cage.
Worner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keith's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Keith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randy Keith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin Worner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Worner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Worner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Worner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 20:18
Judge George Francis scores the fight 20:18
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Worner!