PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller comes into the arena with War Music blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Keller
vs
Booger

184 cm
38
197 lbs
33 - 22 - 0

185 cm
46
185 lbs
34 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Lion Fightwear

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 33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Booger!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Booger.
Booger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Booger blocks a jab.
Keller is looking to chop away at Booger's legs.

Keller closes the distance and pushes Booger back into the cage.
Keller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Booger backwards.
Booger tries to pull guard but Keller won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Keller.
Booger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Booger scores with a shot to the side of Keller's head.
Booger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Booger tries to pull guard but Keller holds him up against the cage and eventually Booger drops back down to his feet.
Virgil Keller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Booger.

Keller breaks the clinch.
Keller staying out of range there.
Booger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Keller. That snapped Booger's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Booger tries to counter it with a takedown but Keller pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller connects with a body shot.
Keller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Booger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keller is looking to clinch.
Keller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Booger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Booger forces Keller back against the cage and clinches.
Keller swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Keller breaks the clinch.
Keller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Keller misses the target.
Keller connects with a nice looking jab.
Keller is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Booger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Keller on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller swings wildly with an uppercut but Booger uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keller walks away with a smile on his face. Booger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Booger.
Booger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Booger throws a big shot that misses.
Keller is looking to counter with head kicks.

Keller rushes Booger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keller stops a takedown attempt from Booger.
Keller prevents the takedown attempt.
Keller scores with a shoulder strike.
Keller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Booger misses with the head strike.
Booger is trying to pull guard but Keller has him pressed against the cage.

Keller breaks the clinch.
Booger shoots in but Keller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Keller connects with a leg kick. Booger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Keller has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keller.
Keller lands a left hand.
Booger is trying to break free.
Booger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Keller manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Keller misses its intended target.
Booger misses with a series of wild punches.
Booger has his takedown stuffed
and Keller counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Booger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Booger misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Keller to counter with a crisp jab.
Booger takes a swing at Keller's ribcage but misses.
Keller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Booger is out of range and Keller settles back down.
Booger moves out of range as Keller throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger misses with a double jab.
Booger loads up on a big right hand but Keller slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller throws a body kick that misses.
Booger shoots in but Keller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Keller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Virgil Keller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Booger misses.
Booger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Booger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Booger throws a body shot but no joy.
Keller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Keller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Keller misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Keller.
Booger connects with a body shot.
Booger throws a body punch but Keller moves out of range.
Chris Booger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keller swings for the body but Booger moves out of range.
Booger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keller counters with a left and a right that stings Booger.
Booger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Booger lands with a nice combination. Keller backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Virgil Keller has been cut.
Booger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booger ducks right into an uppercut from Keller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Keller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keller staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller lands a slapping body shot.
Keller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Chris Booger has been cut.
Keller lands a lovely overhand right.
Keller thumps Booger with a low kick.
Virgil Keller is winning the standup battle so far.
Booger tries to bum rush Keller with a series of wild strikes but Keller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Booger throws a series of punches but Keller avoids them all with ease.
Booger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Booger's corner calls for a 1-2. Booger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keller throws a chopping leg kick but Booger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Booger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Booger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller throws a big shot that misses.
Keller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Booger.
A jab from Booger misses.
Keller slips under a jab from Booger.
Keller with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Booger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keller looks to score with a jab to the body but Booger is just out of range.
Booger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Booger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Keller swivels and escapes.
Keller with a nice cross.
Booger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Booger is breathing heavily.
Booger on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booger fails with the takedown
and Keller counters with a right hand to the body.
Virgil Keller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Booger.
Keller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Booger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keller. Keller obviously looking to wear him down.
Keller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Booger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keller avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keller lands a high kick!
Booger falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Keller counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger misses with a few strikes there.
Keller fires out a quick counter leg kick but Booger just manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keller, as that shot connected.
Booger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keller manages to avoid it.
Booger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Booger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Booger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keller but Keller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body kick there by Keller.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keller lands a right hand.
Keller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Booger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Keller to keep the fight standing.

Keller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Keller dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Booger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Booger is rocked!
Booger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keller but Keller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Booger is still on wobbly legs! Can Keller finish him?
Keller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Booger seems to have recovered his senses.
Keller lands a big head kick that sends Booger to the canvas! Keller follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Keller!
Virgil Keller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.