PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Lamoureux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lamoureux
vs
Keller

164 cm
20
146 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

163 cm
26
144 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spencer Lamoureux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Keller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamoureux lands a glancing blow to the side of Keller's head.
Lamoureux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamoureux throws a jab when Keller was well out of range.
Keller wants to counter the offense by Lamoureux and move into the clinch position.
Keller walks into a left hand.
Spencer Lamoureux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamoureux misses the target.
Lamoureux looks to score with a jab to the body but Keller is just out of range.
Keller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lamoureux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keller has time to react.
Lamoureux misses with a hook.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux throws a right and a left that Keller avoids nicely.
Keller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lamoureux misses with a double jab.
Keller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lamoureux.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamoureux misses with the combination.
Keller wants to counter the offense by Lamoureux and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamoureux.
Lamoureux misses with a few strikes there.
Keller tries to counter with a clinch but Lamoureux shakes him off and moves away.
Lamoureux displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamoureux. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Lamoureux.
Keller avoids the body shot from Lamoureux.
Keller wants to counter with a clinch but Lamoureux pushes him away.
Lamoureux just misses with a punch to the body.
Keller tries to counter with a clinch but Lamoureux shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamoureux. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Keller slips under a jab from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lamoureux moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamoureux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lamoureux misses with a double jab

and Keller counters by moving into the clinch.
Keller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamoureux trying to control the position but instead, Keller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lamoureux into the cage.
Lamoureux throws a head punch that misses.
Keller managing to block the knees to the body from Lamoureux.
A shot in the inside from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux struggles to land a body shot inside as Keller controls his hands.
Lamoureux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keller goes for a takedown attempt but Lamoureux pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lamoureux lands with a nice body punch.
Lamoureux misses with a hook. Keller ducked under it nicely.
Lamoureux lands a jab.
Lamoureux lands with a hook. Keller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keller blocks a jab.
Keller wants to counter the offense by Lamoureux and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lamoureux throws a series of punches but Keller moves out of range.
Lamoureux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lamoureux!
Keller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamoureux. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamoureux looks to score with a jab to the body but Keller is just out of range.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lamoureux.
Keller ducks under a wild hook from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keller was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamoureux.
Keller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lamoureux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Travis Keller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keller slips under a jab from Lamoureux.
Keller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lamoureux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keller wants to counter the offense by Lamoureux and move into the clinch position.
Lamoureux lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lamoureux looks to throw the jab but Keller is out of range.
Lamoureux looks to throw the jab but Keller is out of range.
Keller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lamoureux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keller can do to turn this around?
Lamoureux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Lamoureux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamoureux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keller moves away.
Lamoureux lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Keller backs up against the cage.
Lamoureux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lamoureux.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lamoureux connects with a right hand. Keller shakes it off.
Keller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Lamoureux does it's job there.
Lamoureux misses with a wild body shot.
Keller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lamoureux misses with a looping left.
Keller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Lamoureux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spencer Lamoureux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux misses with a straight right.
Keller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lamoureux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spencer Lamoureux is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamoureux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamoureux cracks Keller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Lamoureux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy left from Lamoureux finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Keller.
Keller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamoureux lands with an overhand left.
Lamoureux throws a jab when Keller was well out of range.
Keller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lamoureux works over Keller's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamoureux.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Lamoureux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamoureux lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lamoureux fails to land with a series of punches.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lamoureux.
Keller takes one to the side of the head.
Lamoureux throws a hook but Keller blocks it.
Lamoureux lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lamoureux.
Keller ducks under a wild hook from Lamoureux.
Keller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Keller blocks a jab.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lamoureux.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux throws a shot from downtown. Keller moves away and avoids it.
Keller tries to counter with a clinch but Lamoureux shakes him off and moves away.
Keller avoids the body shot from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keller at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Lamoureux misses.
Keller tries to counter with a clinch but Lamoureux shakes him off and moves away.
The fighters circling - Lamoureux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lamoureux misses with a wild body shot.
Lamoureux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lamoureux throws a big shot that misses.
Keller wants to counter with a clinch but Lamoureux pushes him away.
The fighters circling - Lamoureux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Lamoureux dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Keller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lamoureux looks to throw the jab but Keller is out of range.
Lamoureux throws a body punch but Keller moves out of range.
Keller wants to counter the offense by Lamoureux and move into the clinch position.
Lamoureux misses the shot to the body.
Lamoureux sets himself, and Keller steps forward looking for the clinch! Lamoureux avoids it this time.
Lamoureux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keller ducks under a wild hook from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lamoureux loads up on a big right hand but Keller slips the punch.
Keller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lamoureux misses with a looping right.
Keller wants to counter the offense by Lamoureux and move into the clinch position.
A big left from Lamoureux misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamoureux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keller on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Lamoureux.
Lamoureux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keller's head.
A punch combination from Lamoureux misses.
Keller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Lamoureux misses.
Lamoureux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keller avoids the body shot from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux throws a right hand that Keller ducks under and follows up with a left that Keller also avoids with ease.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lamoureux.
The crowd cheers as Lamoureux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keller doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux sets himself, and Keller steps forward looking for the clinch! Lamoureux avoids it this time.
Lamoureux looks to score with a jab to the body but Keller is just out of range.
Lamoureux darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamoureux. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keller wants to counter the offense by Lamoureux and move into the clinch position.
Nice shot by Lamoureux.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamoureux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Lamoureux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keller wants to counter the offense by Lamoureux and move into the clinch position.
A swing and a miss from Lamoureux.
Keller wants to counter with a clinch but Lamoureux pushes him away.
Nice uppercut lands for Lamoureux. That snapped Keller's head back.
Lamoureux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keller wants to counter the offense by Lamoureux and move into the clinch position.
Lamoureux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux lands a head shot.
Lamoureux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keller.
Lamoureux takes a swing at Keller's ribcage but misses.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lamoureux.
Keller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer Lamoureux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lamoureux lands a really nice looking cross but Keller seems unphased.
Keller slips a straight right by Lamoureux.
No joy there for Lamoureux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keller tries to counter with a clinch but Lamoureux shakes him off and moves away.
Travis Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamoureux throws a looping overhand right but Keller ducks down to avoid it.
Lamoureux sets himself, and Keller steps forward looking for the clinch! Lamoureux avoids it this time.
Lamoureux throws a body punch but Keller moves out of range.
Keller tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keller was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamoureux.
Keller ducks under a wild hook from Lamoureux.
Keller wants to counter with a clinch but Lamoureux pushes him away.
Lamoureux throws an overhand right that lands on Keller's shoulder, as Keller tries to avoid the shot.
Keller defending well as Lamoureux loads up on a big left hand.
Lamoureux throws a good cross that connects.
Lamoureux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keller manages to avoid it.
Keller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lamoureux misses with a body shot.
Keller tries to counter with a clinch but Lamoureux shakes him off and moves away.
Keller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamoureux misses the target.
Keller wants to counter with a clinch but Lamoureux pushes him away.
Lamoureux misses with an uppercut. Keller saw that one coming.
Lamoureux clobbers Keller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Lamoureux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lamoureux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Lamoureux!
A very excited looking Spencer Lamoureux rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.