PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crotch has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? by War as his entrance music. Kelvin Keenan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Keenan
vs
Crotch

156 cm
24
136 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

150 cm
26
138 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Crotch!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Crotch there.
Crotch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Crotch tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Crotch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keenan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Crotch misses.

Crotch shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crotch throws a strike but Keenan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Crotch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Keenan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crotch wants to pass the guard but Keenan is keeping the position.
Crotch thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crotch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crotch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crotch throwing strikes from guard but Keenan blocks nicely.
Crotch won't allow Keenan to sweep him here.
Crotch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crotch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crotch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Keenan's head.
Crotch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keenan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keenan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Keenan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Keenan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crotch sees it coming and defends easily.
Keenan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crotch is staying active underneath Keenan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crotch regains full guard. Nicely done.
Crotch looking to control.

Crotch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Keenan is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenan advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Keenan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Crotch!
Keenan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Keenan avoids the attempt from Crotch to control.
Keenan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crotch wants to control but Keenan is having none of it.
Keenan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crotch's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan controlling the position easily from mount.
Keenan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crotch sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Keenan wants to pass to mount but Crotch is defending the position.
Keenan is trying to control. Crotch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Keenan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crotch is trying to stand up here but Keenan is controlling him well.
Keenan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crotch's head.
Keenan stops Crotch from getting back to his feet.
Keenan uses his free foot to push down on Crotch's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crotch.
Crotch is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kelvin Keenan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crotch moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Crotch finds it's target.
Keenan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crotch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Keenan somewhat.
Crotch catches Keenan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crotch misses with an uppercut.
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck for Keenan with that takedown attempt.
Keenan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Keenan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Crotch. That snapped Keenan's head back.
Crotch looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crotch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
Crotch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Crotch missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richard Crotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crotch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Crotch jabs Keenan right on the nose. Keenan blinks but takes it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Crotch scores with a four punch combination!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crotch, right into the meat.
Crotch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crotch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crotch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keenan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crotch cracks Keenan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crotch throws a shot from downtown. Keenan moves away and avoids it.
Crotch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Crotch throws a leg kick but Keenan moved away.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Crotch.
Keenan walks into a left hand.
Crotch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Crotch.
Crotch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Keenan enables Crotch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Keenan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Keenan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crotch's guard.
Keenan prevents Crotch from getting back to his feet.
Keenan trying to control but Crotch is working from the bottom.
Crotch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crotch wants to stand but Keenan is controlling the position.
Keenan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crotch's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan trying to control the position from guard on top but Crotch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crotch trying to keep a closed guard but Keenan is proving a slippery customer.
Crotch is pulling down on Keenan's head. It's preventing any offense from Keenan, at least for the moment.
Keenan trying to control the position from guard on top but Crotch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crotch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Crotch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Keenan counters with a takedown into side control.
Crotch tries to buck Keenan off but Keenan is having none of it.
Crotch is breathing heavily.
Crotch is not content to let Keenan control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crotch sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Keenan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crotch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Keenan.
Crotch looks like he's trying to stand up.

Keenan is trying for a kimura here. Crotch looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Keenan wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kelvin Keenan!