PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Koli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keegan Touite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keegan Touite has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koli
vs
Touite

190 cm
20
196 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Koli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keegan Touite!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touite falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Touite uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koli.
Touite scores with a one two! Koli had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Touite moves in looking to clinch but Koli pushes him off.
Touite throws a lazy uppercut
and Koli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Touite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Touite throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Touite lands with a nice combination. Koli backs away looking to recover.
Touite is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Koli misses.
Touite throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koli avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Touite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touite shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koli eats them both and turns towards Touite to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Koli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Touite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keegan Touite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Touite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Touite.
Koli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Touite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Touite throws a combination that misses
and Koli counters with a straight right hand.
Touite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Touite does no damage.
Touite tries to bum rush Koli with a series of wild strikes but Koli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Touite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koli manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touite connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koli takes a swing at Touite's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Touite lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koli circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Touite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Touite misses.
Touite misses with a combination
and Koli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Touite tries to bum rush Koli with a series of wild strikes but Koli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Touite misses.
Touite tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koli is able to avoid easily.
Touite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koli.
Touite misses with a few strikes there.
Touite scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Koli misses the target.
Touite stalks Koli and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koli's face. Koli staggers backwards, shaken.
Touite fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Touite tries to clinch but Koli moves out of range.
No joy there for Touite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Touite lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koli's sensitive parts.
Touite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koli misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Koli misses the target.
Touite scores with a three punch combo!
Koli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Touite.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touite wants to clinch
and Koli counters with a three punch combo that has Touite backing up. Touite nods at Koli to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Touite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Touite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Touite throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koli dodges the punch combination from Touite.
Touite misses with the combination.
Touite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koli throws an overhand right that lands on Touite's shoulder, as Touite tries to avoid the shot.
Touite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Touite scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keegan Touite dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Koli swats away the attempt to clinch by Touite.
Touite fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sam Koli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Touite tries to close the distance and clinch but Koli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Touite throws a leg kick which misses Koli's front leg but catches the back leg as Koli tries to avoid it.
Touite throws a right and a left that Koli avoids nicely.
Koli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Touite.
Touite throws a nice head kick!
Touite moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Touite looks to land a combination but Koli avoids it well.
Touite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koli 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.
Koli keeps the fight on the outside.
Touite fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Touite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Touite.
Touite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koli misses with a straight right.
Touite looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Touite misses with a series of wild punches.
Touite throws a body shot but no joy.
Touite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Touite works over Koli's head and body with a nice combination.
Koli lands a slapping body shot.
Touite tries to clinch up but Koli circles away and keeps his distance.
Touite throws a wild body kick that Koli sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touite tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Touite throws a leg kick which misses Koli's front leg but catches the back leg as Koli tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Touite.
Koli blocks a head kick by Touite.
No joy there for Touite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Touite scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Touite throws a right and a left that Koli avoids nicely.
Keegan Touite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Touite tries to clinch
and Touite takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Touite tries to close the distance and clinch but Koli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Touite.
Touite throws a right and a left that both miss.
Touite is breathing heavily.
Koli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koli misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Touite does no damage.
Touite tries to clinch there but Koli circles away.
Touite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Touite tries to clinch up but Koli circles away and keeps his distance.
Touite throws a nice looking combination but Koli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Touite swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Touite swinging wildly here.
Touite gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touite stalks Koli and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koli's face. Koli staggers backwards, shaken.
Touite wants to clinch but Koli slips to the side
and Koli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Touite.
Touite scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A swing and a miss from Koli.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Touite tries to close the distance and clinch but Koli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Touite fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koli. Touite does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keegan Touite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Koli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Touite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koli throws out the jab.
Touite throws a right and a left that Koli avoids nicely.
Touite is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koli rather than just go for the knockout.
Touite scores with a jab to the body.
Touite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Touite. Those never looked like landing.
Koli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Touite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koli misses with a series of wild punches.

Touite pushes Koli up against the cage in a clinch.
Koli is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Touite breaks the clinch.
Touite slips a straight right by Koli.
Touite lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koli backs up against the cage.
Touite tries to clinch up but Koli circles away and keeps his distance.
Touite throws a body shot but no joy.
Touite ducks under a wild hook from Koli.
Koli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Touite throws a nice looking combination but Koli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Touite misses with a head kick.
Touite takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Touite fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Touite misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touite darts in trying to clinch
and Koli counters with a left to the body.
Koli misses with a body shot.
Koli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koli misses with an uppercut.
Touite throws a series of punches but Koli avoids them all with ease.
Koli slips a jab and a cross from Touite.
Sloppy strikes from Touite. Those never looked like landing.
Touite slips a jab from Koli.
Koli misses with a few strikes there.
Touite misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touite tries to clinch
and Koli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koli dodges the punch combination from Touite.
Touite doesn't manage to clinch there - Koli circles away.
Touite misses with a low kick.
Touite throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Touite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Touite throws the left hand but Koli avoids the punch easily.
Touite moves in looking to clinch but Koli pushes him off.
Koli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Touite lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koli looks to throw the jab but Touite is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touite throws a series of punches but Koli avoids them all with ease.
Touite takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Touite steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koli.
No joy there for Touite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Koli.
Touite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Touite will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Touite throws a head kick that misses.
Sam Koli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Touite tries to close the distance and clinch but Koli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keegan Touite is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Touite throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keegan Touite.
Well Touite has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keegan Touite!