PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McKenzie's choice of entrance music: Time For Heroes, The Libertines. Tom McKenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
McKenzie

183 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
King throws a right hand that McKenzie ducks under and follows up with a left that McKenzie also avoids with ease.
McKenzie connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
McKenzie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King throws a hook but McKenzie avoids it easily.
King looks to land a left hand but McKenzie moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKenzie throws a nice inside leg kick.
King misses with a straight right.
King scores with the left hand. McKenzie knows he should have avoided that one.
McKenzie slips under a jab.
McKenzie lands with a kick to the temple. King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Samuel King has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for King.
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McKenzie thumps King with a low kick.
McKenzie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
McKenzie throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from McKenzie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for King.
McKenzie throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from McKenzie.
McKenzie thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenzie manages to avoid it.
King throws out a loose jab but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
King takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McKenzie thumps King with a low kick.
King is breathing heavily.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McKenzie swinging wilding here.
McKenzie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKenzie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McKenzie's hands.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McKenzie can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
McKenzie throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
McKenzie scores with a decent looking hook.
McKenzie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McKenzie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

McKenzie knocks King to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

King is rocked!
McKenzie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKenzie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for King!
King seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McKenzie looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom McKenzie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. McKenzie doesn't seem phased though.
McKenzie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from McKenzie.
A head kick from McKenzie lands but King takes it in his stride.

King is rocked!
McKenzie lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab from King.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKenzie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of King's head.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Tom McKenzie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKenzie punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
McKenzie takes one to the chin there.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
McKenzie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McKenzie lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McKenzie.
McKenzie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKenzie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King takes a head kick and keeps coming.
King will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McKenzie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from McKenzie.
McKenzie scores with a leg kick.
McKenzie lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for McKenzie.
King throws a lazy right hand but McKenzie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McKenzie with a hook.
A jab from McKenzie misses.
McKenzie lands a front kick.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McKenzie scores with a spinning back kick!
McKenzie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on King if he has to take too many more of those.
McKenzie throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by McKenzie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McKenzie connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whack! McKenzie lands a heavy head kick that drops King. The ref tackles McKenzie to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because King was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tom McKenzie!