PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Keskitalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vaughan
vs
Keskitalo

188 cm
21
216 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
21
222 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Vaughan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarmo Keskitalo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keskitalo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vaughan throws a jab but it's blocked by Keskitalo.
Vaughan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keskitalo.
Vaughan throws an overhand right that lands on Keskitalo's shoulder, as Keskitalo tries to avoid the shot.
Keskitalo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Keskitalo throws a chopping leg kick but Vaughan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Keskitalo is looking to land body kicks.
Keskitalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keskitalo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vaughan .
A left lands for Vaughan .

It looks like Jarmo Keskitalo has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Vaughan blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskitalo scoring well with a low kick there.
Vaughan throws a body punch but Keskitalo moves out of range.
Keskitalo tries a quick counter leg kick but Vaughan is wise to it.
Vaughan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keskitalo.
Keskitalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughan moves away.
Keskitalo slips a straight right by Vaughan .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keskitalo in his tracks.
Vaughan lands with a cross.
Vaughan misses with an uppercut.
Vaughan throws a body punch but Keskitalo moves out of range.
Vaughan misses with a straight left.
Vaughan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vaughan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keskitalo moves away.
Vaughan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keskitalo has time to react.
Vaughan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keskitalo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vaughan 's sensitive parts.
Vaughan throws out a loose jab but Keskitalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaughan defending well as Keskitalo loads up on a big left hand.
Keskitalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Vaughan misses with a looping right.
Keskitalo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Vaughan .
Vaughan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keskitalo counters with a leg kick.
Vaughan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keskitalo counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughan . Keskitalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughan digs a good hook to Keskitalo's body.
Keskitalo avoids the body shot from Vaughan .
Vaughan takes a swing at Keskitalo's ribcage but misses.
Vaughan misses with a body shot.
Vaughan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keskitalo can pounce on him.
Vaughan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keskitalo.
Keskitalo looks to throw a body kick
enabling Vaughan to counter with a crisp jab.
Vaughan throws a hook but Keskitalo avoids it easily.
Keskitalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Keskitalo.
Vaughan scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keskitalo. Keskitalo obviously looking to wear him down.
Keskitalo thows a body kick. Vaughan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vaughan misses with a double jab.
Vaughan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keskitalo doesn't seem bothered though.
Vaughan misses with a wild body shot.
Vaughan throws out a loose jab but Keskitalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keskitalo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vaughan blocks it well.
Vaughan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vaughan lands a jab.
Keskitalo throws the kick towards the body but Vaughan avoids it.
Vaughan connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Vaughan . That snapped Keskitalo's head back.
Vaughan throws a lazy uppercut
and Keskitalo counters with a low kick, right behind Vaughan 's knee.
Keskitalo slips under a jab from Vaughan .
Keskitalo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskitalo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keskitalo slips under a jab from Vaughan .
Vaughan throws a shot from downtown. Keskitalo moves away and avoids it.
Vaughan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keskitalo. Keskitalo obviously looking to wear him down.
Vaughan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vaughan swings widly with a right hand
and Keskitalo counters with an outside leg kick.
Shane Vaughan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughan connects with a crisp jab.
Vaughan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keskitalo.
Vaughan 's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Keskitalo scores with a jab to the body.
Keskitalo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vaughan .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Vaughan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keskitalo throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Shane Vaughan has been cut.
Keskitalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Vaughan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Keskitalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vaughan .
Keskitalo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keskitalo, right into the meat.
Vaughan misses with an uppercut.
Keskitalo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vaughan .
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Keskitalo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vaughan has got the better of the exchanges.
Keskitalo avoids the body shot from Vaughan .
Vaughan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keskitalo can do to turn this around?
Vaughan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keskitalo with a nice cross.
Vaughan misses with a left hand
and Keskitalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keskitalo avoids the body shot from Vaughan .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskitalo connects with a leg kick. Vaughan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vaughan lands with a nice body punch.
Keskitalo ducks under a wild hook from Vaughan .
Vaughan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Keskitalo to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan throws a hook but Keskitalo blocks it.
Vaughan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keskitalo counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughan . Keskitalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keskitalo, right into the meat.
Vaughan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vaughan just misses with a punch to the body.
Keskitalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Vaughan does no damage.
Keskitalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaughan .
Vaughan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keskitalo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vaughan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keskitalo.
Vaughan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Keskitalo is looking to slow Vaughan down with leg kicks.
Vaughan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keskitalo on the side of the head.
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!
Vaughan throws an off balance right hand
and Keskitalo counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Look low, kick high! Keskitalo uses the oldest trick in the book to send Vaughan tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Keskitalo is absolutely delighted - when Vaughan wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jarmo Keskitalo!
A relieved looking Jarmo Keskitalo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.