PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes to the cage accompanied by Norma Jean- Memphis Will be Laid to Waste. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McKenzie
vs
Prime

182 cm
24
160 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
163 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul McKenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Prime!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prime misses with a looping right.

Prime moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Prime.
McKenzie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Prime has him pressed against the cage.
Prime makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Prime throws knees to the body.
Prime lands a knee to the body.
Prime landing knees to the head.

It looks like Paul McKenzie has been cut.
Prime landing knees to the body.
Prime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prime throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prime tries to land knees in the clinch but McKenzie avoids the damage to the body.
McKenzie wants to get back to striking at distance but Prime won't allow it.
McKenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Prime.
McKenzie is looking to break free of the clinch but Prime has double underhooks.
Prime prevents McKenzie from breaking the clinch.
Prime gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Prime lands a nice knee to the body.
Prime's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prime.
Prime scores with a hook to the body.
Prime with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Prime lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Prime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prime lands a nice shot to the body.
Prime scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prime.
Prime scores a nice knee to the body.
Prime lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Prime comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Prime lands an elbow that stopped McKenzie in his tracks for a moment.
McKenzie jumps guard but Prime stands there with McKenzie around his waist. McKenzie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Prime lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McKenzie or not.
Prime lands a body shot.
Prime landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime pushes McKenzie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Prime avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McKenzie is breathing heavily.
Prime lands an elbow inside.
McKenzie tries to pull guard but Prime won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul McKenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McKenzie backwards.
Nice elbow from Prime.
Prime presses McKenzie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Prime.
Prime lands an elbow inside that McKenzie shrugs off.
Prime scores a nice knee to the body.
Prime lands a nice elbow.
A body shot lands from Prime.
Prime lands an elbow inside.
Prime pushes McKenzie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Prime lands an elbow inside.
The is referee keeping an eye on Prime - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McKenzie is trying to drag Prime to the mat but Prime just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Prime lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Prime pushes McKenzie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prime digs a right hand into McKenzie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McKenzie's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Prime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Prime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul McKenzie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McKenzie walks into a stiff left hand from Prime.
Prime throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McKenzie loads up on a big right hand but Prime slips the punch.
McKenzie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Prime staying out of range there.
Prime scores with a leg kick.
Prime connects with a solid leg kick.
McKenzie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McKenzie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prime connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prime scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Prime.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prime, right into the meat.
Prime lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paul McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime cracks McKenzie with a good jab.
McKenzie walks into a jab.
Prime lands a slapping body shot.
Prime scores with a nice head shot.
Prime lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McKenzie at a distance.
Percy Prime seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKenzie ducks right into an uppercut from Prime.
Paul McKenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Prime slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McKenzie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prime can pounce on him.
Prime stuns McKenzie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Prime scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McKenzie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prime. Prime obviously looking to wear him down.
Prime fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McKenzie.
Prime thuds his right hand into McKenzie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McKenzie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Prime forces McKenzie back against the cage and clinches.
Prime comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Prime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Prime.
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Prime.
Prime lands a knee to the body.
McKenzie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Prime lands an elbow that stopped McKenzie in his tracks for a moment.
Prime creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McKenzie's defenses.
Prime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prime will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McKenzie up against the cage.
Prime scores a nice knee to the body.
Prime landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Prime lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prime crunches a lovely knee into McKenzie's ribcage.
Prime lands a damaging elbow.
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prime with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Prime lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prime lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McKenzie or not.
Nice elbow from Prime.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Prime.
Knees to the body from Prime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prime.
Prime lands a nice knee to the body.
Prime scores a nice knee to the body.
Prime lands a nice knee to the body.
Percy Prime seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime scores with a knee to the head.
Prime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Prime gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Prime lands a shoulder strike.
McKenzie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McKenzie is looking to break free of the clinch but Prime has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime lands an elbow inside.
Prime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prime landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Prime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Prime showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul McKenzie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McKenzie throws a left and a right that both miss

and Prime moves into the clinch.
Prime has McKenzie pushed against the cage.
Prime lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prime.
Prime landing knees to the body.
Prime lands an elbow inside.
Prime lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Prime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Prime lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prime.
Prime connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prime is leaning against McKenzie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prime lands a nice elbow.
Prime crunches a lovely knee into McKenzie's ribcage.
McKenzie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prime smiles and moves away.
Prime scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Prime lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from McKenzie.
Prime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prime looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prime throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prime.
McKenzie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Prime moves into range and clinches up with McKenzie.
Prime landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Prime lands a left hand.
Prime pushes McKenzie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prime scores a nice knee to the body.
Prime lands an elbow inside that McKenzie shrugs off.
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Prime as the two fighters clinch.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the temple.
Prime lands an elbow just above McKenzie 's eye.
Prime creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McKenzie's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a nice knee to the body.
Prime lands a body punch.
Prime crunches a lovely knee into McKenzie's ribcage.
Prime lands a knee to the body.
Prime lands an elbow inside that McKenzie shrugs off.
Prime lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Prime lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prime lands a hook that snaps the head of McKenzie backwards.
Prime lands a left hand.
Prime lands a knee to the head.
McKenzie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Prime.
A short left from Prime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Prime working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prime.
Prime lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Prime scores a nice knee to the body.
Prime scores a nice knee to the body.
Prime has McKenzie pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prime.
Prime crunches a lovely knee into McKenzie's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime cracks McKenzie with a nice body shot.
Prime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Prime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Prime really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul McKenzie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McKenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prime slips under a jab.
McKenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prime was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenzie.
Prime looks to land a left hand but McKenzie moved out of range nicely.
McKenzie looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
Prime bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McKenzie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from McKenzie misses.
McKenzie connects with the punch.
McKenzie throws a hook but Prime blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenzie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prime can pounce on him.
McKenzie throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime.
McKenzie lands a glancing blow to the side of Prime's head.
Prime lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McKenzie thinking.
McKenzie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Prime misses with an uppercut.
McKenzie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Prime misses the target.
Prime slips under a jab from McKenzie.

Prime has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prime with a knee to the head.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Prime lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McKenzie or not.
McKenzie tries to pull guard but Prime won't allow it.
Prime lands a body punch.
Prime gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Prime scores a nice knee to the body.
Prime lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a knee to the body.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Prime.
Prime lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Prime - that landed with a thud.
Prime lands a nice uppercut.
Prime crunches a lovely knee into McKenzie's ribcage.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Prime.
Prime comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the forehead.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the forehead.
McKenzie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prime smiles and moves away.
McKenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prime manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McKenzie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Prime moves into range and clinches up with McKenzie.
Prime lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Prime.
Prime comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Prime connects with a nasty looking knee right to McKenzie's face.
Prime lands a knee to the body.
Prime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Prime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prime landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Prime lands an elbow that stopped McKenzie in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prime lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Prime.
Prime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McKenzie.
Prime taking a breather.
McKenzie tries to break the clinch but Prime is controlling the position.
Prime scores a nice knee to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Prime - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Prime lands an elbow that stopped McKenzie in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Prime on the inside.
Prime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Prime dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Paul McKenzie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Prime cracks the inside of McKenzie's front leg.
Prime throws a nice outside leg kick.
McKenzie throws a sloppy body shot
and Prime counters with a leg kick.
McKenzie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKenzie misses with a looping left.
McKenzie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prime.
McKenzie throws a good cross that connects.
McKenzie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prime counters with a low kick, right behind McKenzie 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Prime.
Prime lands a really nice looking cross but McKenzie seems unphased.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Prime throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McKenzie.
Prime takes a swing at McKenzie's ribcage but misses.
McKenzie misses with a combination

and Prime counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Prime.
Prime connects with a nasty looking knee right to McKenzie's face.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prime.
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prime lands with a right to the head.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prime with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Prime.
Prime landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Prime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paul McKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime scores with a knee to the head.
Prime gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Prime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Prime lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Prime scores a nice knee to the body.
McKenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McKenzie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prime lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Prime lands a nice knee to the body.
Prime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Prime lands a damaging elbow.
Prime gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McKenzie blocks it with crossed arms.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Prime lands an elbow inside.
Prime scores a nice knee to the body.
Prime lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Prime.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the forehead.
McKenzie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prime smiles and moves away.
Good leg kick by Prime there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McKenzie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Percy Prime is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prime connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McKenzie's hands.
McKenzie misses with a few strikes there.
Prime swinging wilding here.

Prime closes the distance and pushes McKenzie back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Prime - that landed with a thud.
Prime lands a nice knee to the body.
McKenzie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prime lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Prime lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Prime stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prime prevents a body shot from McKenzie.

And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Prime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prime has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 42:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 42:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Prime!
Percy Prime is the new lightweight champion!