PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pitsenbarger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Pitsenbarger
vs
Keto

190 cm
33
195 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

183 cm
37
198 lbs
39 - 23 - 0

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World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Pitsenbarger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Keto!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keto blocks a head kick by Pitsenbarger.
Pitsenbarger works Keto's body with a nice hook.
Pitsenbarger lands with a good body shot.
Keto throws a head kick that misses.
Pitsenbarger connects with a body shot.
Keto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pitsenbarger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bill Pitsenbarger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitsenbarger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pitsenbarger's waist but Pitsenbarger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Keto off to one side.
Pitsenbarger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitsenbarger lands a lovely overhand right.
Pitsenbarger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitsenbarger misses the body punch
and Keto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Keto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Keto lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pitsenbarger wants to stand but Keto is controlling the position.
Keto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pitsenbarger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Keto is controlling him.
Keto with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto wants to control from the top but Pitsenbarger keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Keto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keto throwing strikes but missing.
Keto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Keto trying to control but Pitsenbarger is working from the bottom.
Keto prevents Pitsenbarger from getting back to his feet.
Keto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pitsenbarger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Keto is working Pitsenbarger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pitsenbarger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Keto scoring with some ground and pound.
Keto tries to free his leg and advance position but Pitsenbarger is retaining full guard.
Pitsenbarger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Keto is controlling him.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Keto working his ground and pound in the gym.
Keto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Keto lands a couple of elbows.
Pitsenbarger wants to stand but Keto is controlling the position.

Keto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Keto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pitsenbarger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Keto is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pitsenbarger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pitsenbarger wants to get back to his feet but Keto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Keto looking to sit in guard and control but Pitsenbarger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Keto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pitsenbarger is aware though and is defending well.
Keto looking for a sweep. Not yet Keto, not yet.
Keto keeping moving, preventing Pitsenbarger from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitsenbarger wanted to stand there but Keto had control of the position.
Pitsenbarger trying to control but Keto is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Pitsenbarger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Keto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Pitsenbarger does no damage.
Pitsenbarger is looking to slow Keto down with leg kicks.
Horrible takedown by Keto or perhaps it was just good defense by Pitsenbarger which made him look bad.
Keto walks into a jab.

Keto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pitsenbarger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pitsenbarger is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pitsenbarger some visible discomfort.
Tuomas Keto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pitsenbarger is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Keto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitsenbarger takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitsenbarger is pushing Keto's head away, looking to escape. Keto manages to hold on to the position though.
Pitsenbarger is looking for a sweep.
Pitsenbarger is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Keto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Keto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pitsenbarger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Keto in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Keto is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pitsenbarger is trying to escape and Keto transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pitsenbarger is forced to tap! Nice work there by Keto! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tuomas Keto!
Tuomas Keto is the new middleweight champion!
Tuomas Keto very nearly forgot to thank Cyclone Nutrition Company amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.