PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kool Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Ratamahatta. Landon Austin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Austin
vs
Keith

210 cm
29
220 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

198 cm
32
205 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Sun-Tzu

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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kool Keith!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keith throws a low kick, looking for Austin's leg but Austin calmly moves out of range.
Keith staying out of range there.
Austin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keith throws a hook but Austin blocks it.
Keith throws an off balance right hand
and Austin counters with a nice leg kick.
Austin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keith.
Keith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Keith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keith.
Keith misses with a body shot.
Keith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Austin checks it well.
Austin misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Austin finds it's way through Keith's defenses.
Keith scores with a hook to the body. Austin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been told by Austin's head coaches at Altaca gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Austin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Keith.
Austin lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Keith blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses with a head kick.
Kool Keith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin throws a head kick that Keith semi-blocks.
Keith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Austin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Austin misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Keith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Austin doesn't seem phased though.
Keith checks a leg kick.
Austin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keith throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keith misses with a looping right.
Keith connects with a single shot there.
Austin scores with the left hand. Keith knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Keith!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Austin doesn't seem bothered though.
Keith is looking to clinch but Austin is avoiding it.
Austin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Austin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keith. Austin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Austin as he checks the leg kick.
Keith misses with a head kick.
Austin connects with an inside leg kick.
Austin lands with a straight right. Keith didn't see that one coming.
Keith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Austin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keith misses with a hook
and Austin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Austin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keith.
Austin misses with a body kick.
Austin connects with a leg kick. Keith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Austin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keith's sensitive parts.
Keith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Austin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Austin throws the left hand but Keith avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Keith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Austin lands with a kick to the temple. Keith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin scores with a leg kick.
Austin throws out a leg kick but Keith moves out of range and Austin only half commits.
Austin scores with a head kick.
Austin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Austin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
Austin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Keith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Austin finds it's way round the side to connect with Keith's head.
A swing and a miss from Keith.
Keith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Austin misses with a head kick.
A jab from Keith does it's job there.
Austin throws an overhand right that lands on Keith's shoulder, as Keith tries to avoid the shot.
Austin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Keith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keith lands an overhand right.
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!
Keith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Keith throws a body shot but no joy.
Austin takes a swing at Keith's ribcage but misses.
Keith throws a leg kick which misses Austin's front leg but catches the back leg as Austin tries to avoid it.
Keith works the jab nicely.
Keith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keith lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Austin. That's going to slow Keith down.
Keith cracks the inside of Austin's front leg.
Keith connects with a body shot.
Keith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Austin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Austin scores with a spinning back kick!
A low kick from Keith misses
and Austin counters with a big head kick but Keith shrugs it off.
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 Landon Austin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Austin connects with a leg kick. Keith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keith misses with a looping right.
Keith slips under a jab.
Austin tries to score with a low kick but Keith moves his leg out of the way.
Austin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keith scores with a jab to the body.
Keith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Austin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keith.
Keith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Austin with a hook.
Landon Austin is winning the standup battle so far.
Keith just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keith throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.
Austin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Keith throws a poor cross that misses
and Austin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Austin slips a jab and a cross from Keith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Austin there.
Keith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Austin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Austin throws a leg kick
and Keith counters with a nice leg kick.
Keith takes one on the button.
Austin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Austin misses with an uppercut. Keith saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Keith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Austin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keith tries a quick counter leg kick but Austin is wise to it.
Austin misses with a head kick.
Keith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Austin in his tracks.
Austin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Keith misses the shot to the body.
Keith blocks a head kick by Austin.
Keith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Austin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Austin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keith.
Austin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Keith.
Keith throws a head kick but Austin moves out of range.
Keith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Austin is rocked!
Keith plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Austin swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Austin face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kool Keith!
During a confident post fight interview, Kool Keith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.