PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Heart (ranked 2238 p4p, 227 weight class) and Scott Keene (ranked 4502 p4p, 360 weight class). Heart comes to the cage accompanied by Eric Church - Record Year. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Heart
vs
Keene

180 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

180 cm
37
158 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Keene!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keene misses with a hook.
Heart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keene.
Keene misses with a looping right.
Keene misses with a hook.
Heart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heart throws a combination. Keene tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Keene blocks a jab.
Keene throws out a counter right but Heart avoids it with no problem.
Heart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shit House in the buildup to the fight.
Keene takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keene throws the left hand but Heart avoids the punch easily.
Peter Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Heart misses.
Heart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keene.
Heart looks to land a left hand but Keene moved out of range nicely.
Keene looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keene throws the left hand but Heart avoids the punch easily.
Keene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heart throws out the jab.
Heart throws a push kick but Keene slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keene! But no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Keene.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keene misses with an uppercut.
Keene blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Keene.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Heart is defended easily by Keene.
Keene scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Keene misses.
Keene misses the jab.
Heart misses with a left hand
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Heart throws a sloppy head kick
and Keene cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heart shoots in looking for a takedown but Keene manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heart misses with a head kick.
Keene misses with a two punch combination.
Heart throws a low kick, looking for Keene's leg but Keene calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keene misses with a hook. Heart ducked under it nicely.
Heart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart takes a swing at Keene's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Keene was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keene takes a swing at Heart's ribcage but misses.
Keene defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Heart.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Heart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Heart.
Heart jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keene ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Keene misses with an uppercut. Heart saw that one coming.
Heart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heart blocks a jab.
Heart cracks Keene with an open hand slap.
Heart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heart throws a sloppy head kick
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heart throws a lazy uppercut
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heart connects with an inside leg kick.
Keene connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heart misses with a hook. Keene ducked under it nicely.
Keene ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Heart connects with a looping right hand.
Heart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keene has time to react.
Heart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Keene throws a hook but Heart avoids it easily.
Heart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keene connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heart scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keene lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Heart is rocked!
No luck for Heart with that takedown attempt.
Oh Heart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Heart misses the target.
Heart seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keene lands with an uppercut that bounces Heart off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heart. Keene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heart throws a body shot but no joy.
Heart slips a jab from Keene.
Keene's corner calls for a 1-2. Keene obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keene jabs Heart right on the nose. Heart blinks but takes it well.
Heart throws a leg kick but Keene moved away.
Heart tries to clinch but Keene moves out of range.
Heart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Keene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heart tries to close the distance and clinch but Keene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heart drops his hands momentarily and Keene takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keene.
Heart is looking to chop away at Keene's legs.
Heart throws a leg kick
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Keene dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice shot by Keene.
Heart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keene. That did some damage!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Heart might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Keene stuffs the takedown attempt from Heart. Heart gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Keene misses.
Heart throws a body punch but Keene moves out of range.
Keene blocks a low kick nicely.
Keene has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heart closes the distance and clinches up with Keene, looking for a takedown. Heart pushes Keene against the cage but Keene circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Keene misses.
Heart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keene paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keene manages to avoid it.
Heart tries to bum rush Keene with a series of wild strikes but Keene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keene lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keene checks the leg kick.
Heart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keene.
Heart throws a poor cross that misses
and Keene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scott Keene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heart misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heart lands a lovely overhand right.
Heart lands a jab to Keene's midsection.
Scott Keene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Heart misses.
Nice jab there from Heart.
Heart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keene counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Heart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heart throws a leg kick but Keene sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Keene.

Heart takes the fight into the clinch.
Keene misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keene misses with a body punch.

Keene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heart throws a low kick but Keene moves out of range easily.
Keene looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heart misses with an uppercut
and Heart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heart sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keene throws a poor cross that misses
and Heart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keene takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heart doesn't manage to clinch there - Keene circles away.
Keene staying out of range there.
Keene scores with a jab to the jaw.
Heart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keene swats away the attempt to clinch by Heart.
Heart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keene throws out the jab.
Heart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Keene on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Heart misses.
Keene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Heart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keene.
Heart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heart tries for a takedown but Keene circles away easily
and Keene counters with a straight right hand.
Keene misses with an uppercut. Heart saw that one coming.
Heart looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Keene punishes Heart's body with a nice straight punch.
Heart misses with an uppercut.
Heart misses with a shot to the body
and Keene cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heart lands the left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Keene there.
Keene misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Heart.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keene misses with an uppercut.

Heart moves into the clinch successfully.
Keene misses with the head strike.

Keene breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heart throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.

Heart takes the fight into the clinch.
Heart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Keene is defending well.
Keene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heart tries to pull guard but Keene holds him up against the cage and eventually Heart drops back down to his feet.
Keene is pressed up against the cage. Heart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keene down to the mat. Keene avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Keene takes a swing at Heart's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Keene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Keene gets tackled into the cage by Heart. Heart maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keene as Heart tries to tie him up.
Heart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Keene gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Heart.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keene.
Keene throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hearts head.
Keene working aggressively here.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart goes for a takedown in the clinch but Keene prevents it.
Heart is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Heart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keene.
Keene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keene stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart is working for takedown but Keene is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heart tries for a takedown but Keene manages to get underhooks.

Keene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heart ducks under a wild hook from Keene.
Keene checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Keene. Beautiful body shot.
Keene misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keene jabs Heart right on the nose. Heart blinks but takes it well.
Keene looks to land a right hand but Heart moved out of range.
Heart wants to clinch up but Keene keeps it at a distance.
Keene looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heart throws a nice looking combination but Keene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That kick from Heart tenderised Keene's leg. Keene is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keene 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.
Heart misses with an uppercut. Keene saw that one coming.
Heart is looking to clinch.
Keene swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keene misses with a hook to the body
and Heart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heart throws a right and a left that Keene avoids nicely.
Scott Keene is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keene keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Keene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keene connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keene misses with a looping right.
Keene connects with a single shot there.

Heart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Keene did well to prevent Heart getting side control.
Heart is trying to control. Keene wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Keene is trying to stand back up but Heart is controlling him
Heart wants to free his trapped foot but Keene is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Keene looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peter Heart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keene.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heart lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Keene has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keene and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Heart misses.
Keene checks a low kick from Heart.
Heart shoots for a takedown but Keene saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Heart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keene looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heart throws the left hand but Keene avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keene lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keene smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heart tries to land a leg kick but Keene saw it coming and moves away.
Heart misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Heart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keene swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heart fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Keene.
Heart misses with a double jab.
Heart throws a hook but Keene blocks it.
Keene jabs Heart right on the nose. Heart blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heart misses with a body shot
and Keene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heart.
A telegraphed right hand from Keene misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Keene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Keene winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Keene!
Our winner, Scott Keene, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Peter Heart had this to say: 'Fuck this! Let's do it again.'.