PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 831 p4p, 884 weight class) and Brett Keane (ranked 110 p4p, 117 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Pandens
vs
Keane

173 cm
37
159
33 - 24 - 1

175 cm
29
155
15 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Pandens misses
and Keane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandens misses with an uppercut
and Keane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Keane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandens throws the left hand but Keane avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Keane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandens lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pandens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keane.
Keane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandens throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pandens works Keane's body with a nice hook.
Keane misses with a wild body shot.
Pandens is looking to counter with head kicks.
Keane ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
Keane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pandens blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pandens misses.
Keane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Keane lands with a straight right. Pandens didn't see that one coming.
Pandens has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Glory 4 Boxing in the buildup to the fight.
Pandens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keane.
Pandens misses the jab.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Keane.
Pandens throws out a leg kick but Keane moves out of range and Pandens only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keane! But no joy.
Pandens lands a really nice looking cross but Keane seems unphased.
Pandens swings for the body but Keane moves out of range.
Keane throws a hook but Pandens blocks it.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane throws an overhand right that lands on Pandens's shoulder, as Pandens tries to avoid the shot.
Keane throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandens.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pandens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens throws a front kick aimed at Keane's knee but Keane avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Keane's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Keane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandens slips a jab and a cross from Keane.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pandens. Keane shrugs it off though.
Keane misses with a looping left.
Pandens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keane. Keane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pandens throws a body punch but Keane moves out of range.
Pandens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Keane.
Pandens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pandens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Pandens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Keane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pandens throws an off balance right hand
enabling Keane to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Pandens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Keane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Keane misses with a shot to the body
and Pandens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandens throws a head kick but Keane moves out of range.
Keane misses with a left hand
and Pandens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Keane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandens moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keane. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Keane misses.
Pandens misses with a looping left.
Keane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keane throws out a counter right but Pandens avoids it with no problem.
Pandens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azriel Pandens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandens throws a sloppy head kick and Keane moves out of range easily.
Keane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Azriel Pandens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pandens throws a sloppy body shot
and Keane counters with a three punch combo that has Pandens backing up. Pandens nods at Keane to acknowledge the strikes.
Pandens's jab looks to have found its range, popping Keane under the eye.
A left lands for Pandens.

Keane is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Pandens engages and cracks Keane with a massive lead left hook - Keane tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Pandens is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Azriel Pandens!
Azriel Pandens thanked the fans post fight for their support.