PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Mckean (ranked 2767 p4p, 2469 weight class) and Paul Mike (ranked 287 p4p, 263 weight class). The key to victory for Hank Mckean has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mckean
vs
Mike

195 cm
26
285
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
275
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Mckean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Mike!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike takes one on the button.
Mckean definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mckean stuns Mike with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mike fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mckean scores with a nice strike.
Mike shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mckean sprawls well. Mckean wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mike gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mckean darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mike on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mike closes the distance and clinches up with Mckean, looking for a takedown. Mike pushes Mckean against the cage but Mckean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hank Mckean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Mike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean clobbers Mike with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Paul Mike has been cut.
Mckean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mike's hands.
Mckean fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mckean throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mike on the side of the head.
Mckean scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mckean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mike at a distance.
Hank Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckean stalks Mike and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mike's face. Mike staggers backwards, shaken.
Mike on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mckean, as that shot connected.

That has opened up Paul Mike's cut even more.
Mckean cracks Mike with a hook to the temple - Mike is on wobbly legs here! Mckean swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Mike falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Mckean wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hank Mckean!
Our winner, Hank Mckean, 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.