PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iron Vines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Vines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vines
vs
Keenan

185 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iron Vines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maynard Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan misses with a hook.
Vines doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keenan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vines with a poor takedown
and Keenan counters with a right hand to the body.
Keenan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan misses with a hook.
Keenan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vines tries for a takedown but Keenan circles away easily
and Keenan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iron Vines. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vines doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keenan counters with a nice body shot.
Vines misses with a takedown attempt
and Keenan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vines misses with a takedown attempt
and Keenan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vines shoots and misses
and Keenan counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan throws a hook but Vines blocks it.
A jab from Keenan finds it's way through Vines's defenses.
Vines has his takedown stuffed
and Keenan counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vines shoots and misses

and Keenan counters by moving into the clinch.
Vines tries to score a body lock takedown but Keenan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Keenan digs a right hand into Vines's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vines's gas tank.
Keenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Keenan.
Vines is breathing heavily.
Keenan tries to work over Vines's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Keenan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keenan.
Keenan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keenan lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
Keenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keenan lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Keenan.
A shot in the inside from Keenan.
Keenan presses Vines against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keenan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vines up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Keenan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Keenan.
A right hand to the body from Keenan.
Nice body punch from Keenan - that landed with a thud.
Keenan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keenan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keenan presses Vines against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keenan works on Vines's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Keenan lands an uppercut.
Keenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keenan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keenan cracks Vines with a nice body shot.
Keenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keenan pushes Vines back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keenan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vines or not.
Keenan is working Vines over against the cage.
Keenan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keenan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keenan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keenan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vines backwards.
Keenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Keenan.
Keenan cracks Vines with a nice body shot.
Keenan lands a body punch.
Vines tries to pull guard but Keenan holds him up against the cage and eventually Vines drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Keenan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vines backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Keenan.
Keenan scores with a hook to the body.
Keenan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vines backwards.
Keenan is working Vines over against the cage.
Keenan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keenan presses Vines against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Keenan.
A short body shot lands from Keenan as the two fighters clinch.
Keenan is leaning against Vines and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Keenan - that landed with a thud.
Keenan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vines or not.
Keenan lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Keenan.
Keenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keenan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keenan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keenan digs a right hand into Vines's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vines's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Keenan.
A left hand lands to the body for Keenan.
Vines fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A bit of stalling here from Keenan.
Nice body punch from Keenan.
A short body shot lands from Keenan as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maynard Keenan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Keenan scores with a hook.
Keenan scores with a body shot.
Keenan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Keenan takes a swing at Vines's ribcage but misses.
Keenan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vines circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Keenan clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Keenan.
Vines tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Keenan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Keenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vines tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Keenan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vines tries to pull guard but Keenan holds him up against the cage and eventually Vines drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iron Vines. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vines jumps guard and drags Keenan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vines keeping full guard, as Keenan tries to pass.
Vines can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Keenan controls the pace.

Vines has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keenan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Keenan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vines. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Vines has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Keenan doesn't defend quickly enough and Vines has managed to lock this one up! Can Keenan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Vines on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Iron Vines!