PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key has chosen EYELID - REGENERATE as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Forcover
vs
Key

185 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

180 cm
32
173 lbs
30 - 10 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Key!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forcover tries to close the distance and clinch but Key swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Forcover checks the leg kick.
Forcover moves out of range as Key throws a body kick.
Forcover on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've been told by Forcover's head coaches at Slaughterhouse MMA (Redesigned) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Forcover moves into the clinch.
Key lands with a right to the head.
Key misses with a knee to the head.
Key being controlled against the cage.
We've been informed that Key has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Forcover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forcover blocks a body shot from Key.
Forcover pushes off an throws an elbow but Key leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Key looking to throw knees to the head but Forcover is blocking nicely.
Forcover lands a knee to the body.
Forcover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Key scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Key obliges.
Forcover blocks a body shot from Key.
Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of Forcover backwards.
Forcover taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Forcover for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A short right from Key.
Forcover blocks a body shot from Key.
Key with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Key.
Key using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forcover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Key lands a knee to the head.
Key trying to land knees to the body.
Forcover avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Forcover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Key has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Forcover missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key blocks an elbow strike.
Key lands a nice uppercut.
Key avoiding damage as Forcover throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Key.
Key landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Forcover.
Key looking to throw knees to the head but Forcover is blocking nicely.
Forcover tries to stall but Key uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Key working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Key tries to work over Forcover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Key misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Forcover.
Key can't find room to land a body shot as Forcover controls the action.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forcover avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forcover is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forcover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Key softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Forcover is rocked!
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Forcover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Key using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forcover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Key with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Key tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Key softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Key using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forcover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Key lands a nice shot to the body.
Key looking to throw knees to the head but Forcover is blocking nicely.
Key looks winded!
Forcover wants to stall.
Key misses with a knee to the head.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but Forcover blocks with his arms.
Forcover is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Key lands a body shot in the clinch.
Key tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Forcover is trying to stall.
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Key tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Forcover blocks an uppercut.
Key using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forcover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Forcover seems to have got his legs back now.
Forcover stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forcover avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Forcover.
Forcover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Key lands a good knee to the midsection. Forcover won't want to take too many of those.
Key looking to throw knees to the head but Forcover is blocking nicely.
Forcover wants to stall.
Forcover blocks a body shot from Key.
Forcover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.
Key misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Key with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Key.
Key looking to throw knees to the head but Forcover is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Key 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.

Key throws a leg kick that misses.
Key lands with a thumping leg kick.
Forcover fakes the leg kick and cracks Key in the body.
Forcover misses with a wild body shot.

Forcover gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Forcover has Key pressed against the cage.
Key misses with a punch to the body.
Forcover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Key missing with knees to the body.
Key tries a knee to the head but Forcover blocks it.
Key letting Forcover take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Don Key seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forcover is defending well for now.
Forcover looking to stall.
Key looking to throw knees to the head but Forcover is blocking nicely.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forcover avoids it.
Forcover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forcover leaning against his opponent.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but Forcover blocks with his arms.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forcover avoids it.
Forcover avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Key misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Forcover.
Forcover avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Forcover avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Forcover landing knees to the head.

It looks like Don Key has been cut.
Key tries a knee to the head but Forcover blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forcover avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Forcover avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Forcover trying to control the position but instead, Key has worked for underhooks and has pushed Forcover into the cage.
Forcover's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Forcover seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Forcover blocks a body shot from Key.
Forcover tries to land knees in the clinch but Key avoids the damage to the body.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forcover is defending well for now.
Key letting Forcover take a breather here.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but Forcover blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key can't find room to land a body shot as Forcover controls the action.
Key looking to throw knees to the head but Forcover is blocking nicely.
Key struggles to land a body shot inside as Forcover controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Key.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Forcover.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Key misses with a knee strike.
Key lands a knee to the body.
Key trying to land knees to the body.
Key struggles to land a body shot inside as Forcover controls his hands.
Key misses with a knee strike.
Key landing knees to the head.
Key is breathing heavily.
Forcover blocks an uppercut.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key pushes Forcover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forcover prevents a body shot from Key.
Key lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Key misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forcover lands an elbow inside that Key shrugs off.
Key tries a body shot but Forcover blocks it.
Key can't find room to land a body shot as Forcover controls the action.
Key with a knee to the head.
Key tries to land knees in the clinch but Forcover avoids the damage to the body.
Forcover lands an uppercut.
Forcover prevents a body shot from Key.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Forcover takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Key showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Key's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Forcover keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Forcover throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Forcover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Key.
Forcover fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Key.
Some wild striking there from Key.
Forcover moves out of range of the body kick.
Forcover thuds a left hand into Key's body.
Forcover throws a leg kick which misses Key's front leg but catches the back leg as Key tries to avoid it.
Key takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Forcover lands an impressive looking overhand right. Key doesn't seem phased though.
Key misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left and a right from Key both land. Nice combination.
Don Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Key on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Key takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Forcover moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forcover tries a head kick but it misses.

Forcover gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Key misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Forcover blocks it with crossed arms.
Forcover is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forcover is defending well for now.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forcover is defending well for now.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forcover is defending well for now.
Forcover missing with knees to the body.
Key tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forcover's elbow.
Key tries to land knees in the clinch but Forcover avoids the damage to the body.
Forcover has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A bit of stalling here from Forcover.
Key misses with a hook to the ribs.
Key gets through Forcover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Key tries to land knees in the clinch but Forcover avoids the damage to the body.
Forcover stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Key.
Forcover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forcover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Key looking to throw knees to the head but Forcover is blocking nicely.
Forcover manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Forcover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forcover takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Forcover takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Key.
Forcover tries to land a knee to the head but Key blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Forcover takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forcover using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
Forcover dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forcover is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Key scores with a nice short uppercut.
Forcover dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Forcover uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Key.
Key tries to work over Forcover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but Forcover blocks with his arms.
Run Forcover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Forcover to work.
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Forcover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forcover is defending well for now.
Key misses with a knee strike.
Forcover lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Key stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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!
Key misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forcover lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Forcover to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Key comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Key winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Key!
Post fight, Don Key took to the microphone: 'Jorge a junior was a no match for my donkey style! I kick dis a guys ass dis week, and a next a week I kick another ass... When do these asses stop getting kicked? Never because dis donkey is going to make you taste da donkey again and again! I'm a out bitches!'.