PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vesa Keskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eri Keepperi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Keskinen
vs
Keepperi

181 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesa Keskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eri Keepperi!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keepperi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keepperi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keskinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keepperi misses with a straight right.
Keepperi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keskinen momentarily.
Keskinen slips a jab from Keepperi.

Keskinen has closed the distance and engaged Keepperi in a clinch.
Keskinen scores with a shot to the side of Keepperi's head.
Keskinen keeps control of Keepperi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keskinen lands a body shot.
Keskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Keskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keskinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Keepperi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keepperi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keepperi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keepperi tries to break the clinch but Keskinen is controlling the position.
Keskinen is stalling here.
Keskinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keskinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keskinen digs a right hand underneath Keepperi's ribcage. Keepperi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keskinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Keskinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keepperi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keskinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keskinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keskinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Keepperi backwards.
Keepperi wants to get back to striking at distance but Keskinen won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Keskinen.
Keskinen tries to throw a body punch but Keepperi avoids it by throwing Keskinen back against the cage.
Keskinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keskinen controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Keskinen.
Keskinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keepperi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keskinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keskinen lands a body shot.
Keskinen scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Keskinen.
Keskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keskinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Keepperi controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Keskinen.

Keepperi is rocked!
Keepperi blocking some punches.
Keskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keepperi is still on wobbly legs! Can Keskinen finish him?
Keskinen throws a head punch that misses.
Keepperi seems to have recovered his senses.
Keskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keskinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Keepperi tries to break free but Keskinen pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen lands a body punch.
Keskinen pushes Keepperi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keepperi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Keskinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Keskinen - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Keskinen.
Keepperi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keskinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keepperis head.
Keskinen tries a body shot but Keepperi blocks it.
Keskinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keskinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keskinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vesa Keskinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Keskinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Keskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keepperi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keepperi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keepperi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keskinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice jab there from Keepperi.

It looks like Vesa Keskinen has been cut.
Keepperi throws a looping overhand right but Keskinen ducks down to avoid it.
Keskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Keepperi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keepperi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keskinen moves away.
Keskinen moves out of range as Keepperi throws a body kick.
Keepperi throws a jab when Keskinen was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Keskinen misses the target.
Keskinen moves out of range as Keepperi strikes.
Keepperi needs to keep his hands up - Keskinen had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keskinen defending well as Keepperi loads up on a big left hand.
Keepperi thuds his right hand into Keskinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Keskinen drives through and clinches with Keepperi against the cage.
Keepperi prevents a body shot from Keskinen.
Vesa Keskinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keepperi wants to break free but Keskinen has control.
A right hand to the body from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keepperi backwards.
Keskinen stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Keskinen.
A short uppercut from Keskinen.
Keskinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keepperis head.
Keskinen misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Keskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Keskinen pushes Keepperi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Keskinen.
Keskinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Keskinen is working Keepperi over against the cage.
Keskinen lands with a light punch inside.
Keskinen lands with a right to the head.
Keskinen stalling.
Keskinen lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keskinen tries to throw a body punch but Keepperi avoids it by throwing Keskinen back against the cage.
Keskinen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Keskinen on the inside.
Keskinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keskinen creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Keepperi's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Keepperi drops to his knees and Keskinen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vesa Keskinen!