PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo has chosen CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Keijo

183 cm
23
183 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
174 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Keijo's head.

It looks like Brutaali Keijo has been cut.
Keijo misses with a straight right.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Keijo. That snapped Smith's head back.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith connects with a right hand. Keijo shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Keijo.

Keijo closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the ropes.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keijo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Keijo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keijo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keijo.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Keijo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Keijo - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Keijo. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith misses with a combination
and Keijo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keijo.
Keijo jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keijo lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Keijo scores with a shot to the body.
Keijo looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Keijo counter with a right hand.
Keijo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Keijo scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keijo lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Keijo moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Robert Smith has been cut.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keijo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Keijo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Keijo scores with a jab to the head.
Keijo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Smith falls backwards - clearly groggy! Keijo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutaali Keijo!
Brutaali Keijo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.