PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Keskinen (ranked 1763 p4p, 1927 weight class) and Billy Brown (ranked 217 p4p, 231 weight class). Brown has chosen CCR - Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Keskinen
vs
Brown

168 cm
25
162
13 - 11 - 0

173 cm
28
168
16 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keskinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Keskinen scores with a knee to the head.
Keskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Keskinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown tries a body shot but Keskinen blocks it.
Brown blocks a body shot from Keskinen.
Brown trying to stall but Keskinen improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown tries a body shot but Keskinen blocks it.
Keskinen scores with a knee to the head.
Keskinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Our sources have told us that Keskinen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Keskinen landing knees to the body.
Keskinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Billy Brown has been cut.
Brown working aggressively here.
Keskinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Keskinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown can't get the takedown.
Keskinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Keskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen landing knees to the head.
Keskinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keskinen lands a nice uppercut.
Brown slows down the pace here.
Brown misses with some punches.
Keskinen has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keskinen as Brown tries to tie him up.
Keskinen lands a knee to the body.
Keskinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown is working for takedown but Keskinen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Veikko Keskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keskinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keskinen missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Keskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Keskinen.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keskinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Keskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Keskinen.
Keskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown taking a breather.
Keskinen lands a right hand.
Keskinen tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keskinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keskinen.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Keskinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keskinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keskinen backwards.
Keskinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Keskinen is controlling him.
Keskinen misses with a body punch.
Keskinen blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Keskinen.
Keskinen cracks Brown with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Keskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keskinen cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Brown has Keskinen pressed against the cage.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Keskinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Keskinen lands a knee to the body.
Brown looks winded!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Keskinen pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keskinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keskinen lands a damaging elbow.
Keskinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keskinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Veikko Keskinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keskinen fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Keskinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Brown misses.
Keskinen tries to counter by clinching up but Brown breaks away and moves out of range.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Keskinen's shoulder, as Keskinen tries to avoid the shot.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keskinen.
A jab from Keskinen does it's job there.

Keskinen clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keskinen.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Keskinen misses with a knee strike.
Keskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keskinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Brown is rocked!
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Keskinen finish him?
Keskinen blocks an uppercut.
Keskinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Keskinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Keskinen.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Keskinen leaning against his opponent.
Keskinen crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Keskinen misses with a knee to the head.
Keskinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Keskinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keskinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keskinen lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keskinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keskinen presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keskinen misses with a knee to the head.
Keskinen with a knee to the head.
Keskinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keskinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keskinen blocks an uppercut.
Keskinen lands a left hand.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Keskinen avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
A knee to the head by Keskinen.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Keskinen lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Keskinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head.
Keskinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Keskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keskinen is working Brown over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Keskinen.
A right hand to the body from Keskinen.
Keskinen pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown is trying to push Keskinen away but Keskinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Keskinen connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Keskinen.
Keskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keskinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keskinen connects with a knee to the head.
Keskinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Keskinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keskinen.
Keskinen has Brown pushed against the cage.
Keskinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown wants to break free but Keskinen has control.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Keskinen avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Keskinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keskinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keskinen trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Keskinen avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Keskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Veikko Keskinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Keskinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Keskinen slips a jab from Brown.
As Brown tries to get set, Keskinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Brown manages to avoid the attempt.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keskinen.
Keskinen ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Keskinen digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Keskinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Keskinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keskinen throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Keskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Keskinen saw that one coming.
Keskinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Brown gets tackled into the cage by Keskinen. Keskinen maintains the clinch.
Keskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veikko Keskinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Keskinen avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Keskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keskinen controlling the action here for a moment.
Keskinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Keskinen lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Keskinen landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keskinen with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Keskinen - that landed with a thud.
Keskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keskinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Keskinen - that landed with a thud.
Keskinen crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Keskinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown stalling in the clinch but Keskinen improves position.
Keskinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Keskinen scores with a knee to the head.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Keskinen lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Keskinen connects with a knee to the head.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown trying to stall but Keskinen improves his position.
Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keskinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keskinen misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Keskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keskinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Keskinen has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Keskinen.
Keskinen takes a shot to the head.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Billy Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keskinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keskinen scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown lands a left hand.
Veikko Keskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keskinen lands a body shot.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Keskinen's head.
Keskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Keskinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown jumps guard but Keskinen stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Keskinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Keskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keskinen landing knees to the head.
Brown working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Veikko Keskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keskinen 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veikko Keskinen!
Veikko Keskinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.