PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tempe Gorge (ranked 2248 p4p, 2412 weight class) and Ryan Keenan (ranked 253 p4p, 272 weight class). Gorge comes to the ring accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Gorge
vs
Keenan

170 cm
30
147
6 - 1 - 1

170 cm
29
153
12 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Core Combat
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Keenan.
Gorge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
A jab from Keenan does it's job there.
A head kick from Keenan lands but Gorge takes it in his stride.

It looks like Tempe Gorge has been cut.
Keenan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Keenan misses with an uppercut
and Gorge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Gorge.
Keenan tries to counter with a clinch but Gorge shakes him off and moves away.
Gorge connects with a right hand. Keenan shakes it off.
Keenan slips a straight right by Gorge.
Gorge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keenans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Gorge looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Gorge throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan with the inside leg kick.
Keenan throws a body punch but Gorge moves out of range.
Keenan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but Gorge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keenan defending well as Gorge loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan throws a head kick but Gorge moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
Keenan lands with a hook. Gorge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keenan throws the left hand but Gorge avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Gorge misses the target.
Gorge throws a body kick that misses.
Gorge uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gorge throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorge bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keenan's head backwards.
Gorge blocks a head kick by Keenan.
Keenan scores with a punch to the head.
Keenan checks the leg kick.
Keenan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gorge misses with an uppercut.
Keenan misses with an uppercut. Gorge saw that one coming.
Gorge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keenan lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Keenan feints and then cracks Gorge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gorge down.
Keenan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge scores with a hook to the body. Keenan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keenan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gorge momentarily.
Gorge moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gorge throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Gorge has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gorge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keenan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keenan throws an off balance right hand
and Gorge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gorge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keenan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Gorge moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gorge. That's going to slow Keenan down.
Gorge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gorge uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gorge moves forwards but Keenan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Keenan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keenan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gorge had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gorge blocks a jab.
A left lands for Keenan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Gorge.
Keenan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gorge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gorge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gorge moves out of range of the strikes.
Keenan looks to land a body kick but Gorge moved away.
Gorge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gorge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gorge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorge.
Gorge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gorge misses the jab.
Ryan Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Gorge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorge misses with an uppercut.
Keenan slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorge slips under a jab from Keenan.
Gorge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan misses with the body kick

and Gorge counters with a single leg into guard. Keenan didn't expect that.
Keenan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gorge throws a big elbow that misses.
Keenan keeping moving, preventing Gorge from controlling successfully.
Gorge postures up in Keenan's guard and throws a big left but Keenan blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorge throwing strikes but missing.
Keenan seems keen to control Gorge's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Keenan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tempe Gorge's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keenan avoids the head kick by Gorge.
Gorge misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Keenan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Keenan misses with an uppercut. Gorge saw that one coming.
Gorge appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Keenan misses the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keenan.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
Gorge looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
Gorge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gorge.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan throws a body punch but Gorge moves out of range.
Keenan slips a straight right by Gorge.
Gorge throws a shot from downtown. Keenan moves away and avoids it.
Gorge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Keenan throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Gorge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gorge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keenan. That did some damage!
Gorge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gorge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gorge misses with a hook.
Keenan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gorge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gorge throws a series of punches but Keenan moves out of range.
Gorge throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Keenan misses
and Gorge counters with an inside leg kick.
Gorge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Gorge moves away and avoids it.
Gorge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gorge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Keenan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Gorge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gorge staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorge throws a leg kick but Keenan checks it.
Gorge takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gorge tests Keenan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gorge slips a jab and a cross from Keenan.
A slow jab from Gorge misses its intended target.
Keenan misses with an uppercut
and Gorge counters with a straight right hand.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Gorge slips the punch.
Gorge tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
Gorge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Gorge.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorge moves away.
Keenan misses with a right hand
and Gorge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gorge checks a leg kick.
Gorge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan with a nice calf kick.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Gorge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
A little feinted left hand from Gorge on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keenan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gorge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gorge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gorge connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keenan. Keenan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gorge missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Keenan.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Gorge moved away.
Gorge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gorge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
Gorge throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Gorge scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gorge.
Keenan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gorge misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan slips under a jab from Gorge.
Keenan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gorge misses with a hook.
Gorge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but Gorge avoids it.
A slow jab from Gorge misses its intended target.
Keenan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gorge misses with a body kick.
Keenan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gorge dodges the punch combination from Keenan.
Keenan throws a hook to the side of Gorge's head but Gorge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan tries to move into range but Gorge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keenan.
Keenan walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tempe Gorge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tempe Gorge's cut.
That's time! Gorge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorge.
Gorge misses with a body shot.
Keenan dips to his left and cracks Gorge with an uppercut!
Keenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gorge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gorge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
Keenan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gorge.
Sloppy strikes from Gorge. Those never looked like landing.
Gorge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keenan's hands.
Gorge throws a leg kick which misses Keenan's front leg but catches the back leg as Keenan tries to avoid it.
Keenan looks for the body kick but Gorge saw that one coming.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keenan.
Gorge lands a glancing blow to the side of Keenan's head.
Keenan jabs Gorge right on the nose. Gorge blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on Gorge's shoulder, as Gorge tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ryan Keenan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Keenan.
Gorge blocks a jab.
Gorge moves out of range of the strikes.
Gorge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gorge blocks a jab.
Keenan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gorge is out of range.
A slow jab from Gorge misses its intended target.
Gorge lands a really nice looking cross but Keenan seems unphased.
Gorge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Keenan throws the left hand but Gorge avoids the punch easily.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Gorge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Keenan misses.
Keenan misses with a head kick.
Gorge misses with a wild body shot.
Gorge connects with an inside leg kick.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorge throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
Keenan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gorge scores with a jab. Keenan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gorge cracks Keenan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gorge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorge misses with a straight right.
Keenan slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Gorge blocks the leg kick.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Gorge slips the punch.
Gorge takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gorge missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gorge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keenan on the side of the head.
Keenan misses with an uppercut. Gorge saw that one coming.
Keenan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Keenan misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a hook. Gorge ducked under it nicely.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Keenan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Gorge misses the target.
The fighters circling - Gorge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but Gorge takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
Gorge works the jab nicely.
Keenan throws a body kick that misses

and Gorge counters with a shoot takedown. Keenan fights it but they end up in guard.
Gorge slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gorge postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gorge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gorge chips away with some ground and pound.
Gorge looking to pass the guard.
Gorge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gorge trying to control but Keenan is working from the bottom.
Gorge with a nice head shot there.
Gorge trying to control but Keenan is working from the bottom.
Keenan trying to control the position.
Gorge wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tempe Gorge showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gorge has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!