PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Keenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Vasama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasama has chosen Beastie Boys - Sureshot as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Keenen
vs
Vasama

172 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Superior Ki Supplements

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Keenen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osmo Vasama!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keenen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keenen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vasama is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Keenen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vasama keeping moving, preventing Keenen from controlling successfully.
Keenen is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasama has wrist control.
Keenen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keenen works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasama struggling a bit here.
Keenen is looking to take a break and control but Vasama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasama struggling a bit here.
Keenen wants to control but Vasama is keeping him busy.
Vasama is trying to control Keenen 's posture but Keenen avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vasama sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Vasama has one foot on Keenen 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Keenen moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Keenen has a takedown stuffed.
Keenen blocks a head kick by Vasama.
Nice takedown defense from Vasama. No joy for Keenen on that attempt.

Vasama has taken the fight to the clinch.

Vasama breaks the clinch.
Vasama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Vasama pushes Keenen up against the cage in a clinch.
Vasama prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Keenen . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Keenen breaks from the clinch.
Vasama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasama moves in looking to clinch but Keenen pushes him off.
Vasama throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Keenen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keenen is breathing heavily.
Vasama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vasama throws a head kick that misses.
Vasama misses with a head kick.

Vasama rushes Keenen and presses him up against the cage.

Vasama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasama pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Vasama moves into the clinch successfully.

Vasama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keenen misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vasama.
Keenen keeps the fight on the outside.
Keenen throws and low kick but Vasama moves out of range easily.
Vasama tries to clinch up but Keenen circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Keenen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasama moves away.
A head kick misses from Vasama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenen shoots in for a double leg but Vasama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Keenen tries to work over Vasama's front leg with a kick but Vasama checks it.

Vasama moves into the clinch.

Vasama manages to break the clinch.
Vasama is looking to clinch but Keenen is avoiding it.
Osmo Vasama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keenen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crunch! Vasama slams his shin into Keenen 's torso.
Vasama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keenen 's calf.
A head kick misses from Vasama.
Vasama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Vasama pushes Keenen up against the cage in a clinch.
Keenen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vasama crunches a lovely knee into Keenen 's ribcage.
Keenen managing to block the knees to the body from Vasama.

Vasama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Vasama gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osmo Vasama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Keenen tries to clinch up.

Vasama has taken the fight to the clinch.

Vasama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keenen blocks a head kick by Vasama.
Vasama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keenen 's calf.
Vasama blocks a head kick by Keenen .
The fight stays on the outside here - Keenen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasama pushes Keenen away with a front kick.
Keenen throws a right and a left that Vasama avoids nicely.

Vasama moves into the clinch.
Vasama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vasama connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Vasama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vasama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Keenen if he has to take too many more of those.
Vasama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vasama pushes Keenen up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vasama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keenen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Keenen avoids the head kick by Vasama.
Keenen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Vasama as Keenen shoots in.

Vasama closes the distance and clinches.

Vasama manages to break the clinch.
Vasama throws a head kick but Keenen moves out of range.
Keenen shoots in and drives through. Vasama sprawls well.

Vasama forces Keenen back against the cage and clinches.
Keenen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Keenen . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vasama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keenen avoids the head kick by Vasama.
Vasama fakes the leg kick and cracks Keenen in the body.
Keenen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasama circles away.
Vasama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keenen 's head.

Keenen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vasama is looking to escape.
Vasama is trying to escape the mount.
Keenen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vasama holds on for dear life.
Vasama tries to reverse the position but Keenen maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenen wants to control the pace but Vasama is squirming around nicely.
Vasama is looking to get to half guard.
Vasama is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A nice elbow there by Keenen .

Keenen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vasama is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vasama and Keenen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Vasama gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenen trying to mount his opponent but Vasama defends it.
Vasama is looking for a sweep. Keenen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vasama is doing well to control the position and prevent Keenen from advancing to side control.
Keenen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Keenen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Keenen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osmo Vasama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vasama rushes Keenen and presses him up against the cage.
Vasama scores a nice knee to the body.

Vasama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Keenen tries to clinch up but Vasama circles away and keeps his distance.

A head kick lands from Vasama that sends Keenen to the canvas. Keenen tries to scramble back to his feet but Vasama brings him back down into side control.

Keenen is rocked!
Keenen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Vasama is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Oh Keenen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasama controlling from mount.
Keenen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Keenen seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasama controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenen is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vasama controlling his opponent.
Keenen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasama looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Osmo Vasama just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasama is looking to clinch but Keenen is avoiding it.
Osmo Vasama seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keenen blocks a head kick by Vasama.
Vasama lands with a kick to the temple. Keenen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vasama tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasama looks to land a body kick but Keenen moved away.
Keenen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vasama pinned against the cage. Vasama gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Vasama moves into the clinch.

Vasama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vasama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vasama connects with a high kick.
Jack Keenen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vasama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vasama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Keenen 's face.
Osmo Vasama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Vasama breaks the clinch.
Vasama lands a head kick. Keenen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osmo Vasama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vasama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osmo Vasama!