PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taz McKane (ranked 1592 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 247 p4p, 181 weight class). McKane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SAVE ME. Taz McKane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McKane
vs
Lalime

186 cm
27
205
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
30
205
18 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKane lands with an uppercut that bounces Lalime off the cage and back into range.
Lalime blocks the body kick.
Lalime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKane moves away.
McKane is looking to counter punch.
McKane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lalime.
Lalime throws a predictable looking body shot
and McKane counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Lalime misses.
McKane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane misses with an uppercut
letting Lalime counter with a right hand.
Lalime misses with a hook
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKane half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane slips a jab from Lalime.
McKane lands with a good body shot.
Lalime throws a body punch but McKane moves out of range.
Lalime sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lalime throws a body punch but McKane moves out of range.
Lalime lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lalime misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane connects with a looping right hand.
McKane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McKane throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lalime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Lalime coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lalime ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lalime throws a jab but it's blocked by McKane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lalime thinking.
McKane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lalime throws a body shot but no joy.
McKane thinks about countering with a body kick.
McKane throws a sloppy body shot
and Lalime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lalime fails to land with a series of punches.
Lalime throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Lalime misses the target.
McKane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKane counters with a nice uppercut.
Lalime throws a hook to the side of McKane's head but McKane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from McKane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McKane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McKane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lalime throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKane lands a body shot.
McKane blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anthony Lalime will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lalime closes the distance and clinches.
McKane pushes Lalime back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKane blocking some punches.
Lalime managing to block the knees to the body from McKane.
Lalime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McKane blocking some punches.
McKane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lalime in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McKane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lalime blocks a body shot from McKane.
McKane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lalime avoids it.
Lalime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McKane.
McKane misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from McKane.
McKane digs a right hand underneath Lalime's ribcage. Lalime let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lalime blocking some punches.
Lalime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKane throws a head punch that misses.
Lalime prevents a body shot from McKane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime throws a head punch that misses.
McKane blocks an uppercut.
Lalime tries a body shot but McKane blocks it.
I was talking to McKane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from McKane on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
Lalime misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Lalime.
Lalime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKane's elbow.
McKane throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
Lalime misses with some punches.
Lalime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKane avoids it.
Lalime lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
Lalime lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McKane or not.
Lalime can't find room to land a body shot as McKane controls the action.
Lalime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McKane misses with the head strike.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by McKane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lalime's elbow.
McKane tries to land knees in the clinch but Lalime avoids the damage to the body.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lalime in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
McKane is working Lalime over against the cage.
Lalime misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but Lalime uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKane working aggressively here.
Lalime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McKane.
Still in the clinch, McKane scores with a nice short uppercut.
McKane has a couple of punches blocked by Lalime.
Lalime is trying to push McKane away but McKane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lalime misses with a body punch.
Lalime lands with a light punch inside.
Lalime tries to throw a body punch but McKane avoids it by throwing Lalime back against the cage.
McKane tries to work over Lalime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lalime lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lalime is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime can't find room to land a body shot as McKane controls the action.
McKane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McKane working aggressively here.
McKane lands a nice knee to the body.
McKane landing knees to the head.
McKane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lalime blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taz McKane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McKane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lalime backwards.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by McKane.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKane tries to throw a body punch but Lalime avoids it by throwing McKane back against the cage.
McKane cracks Lalime with a nice body shot.
McKane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lalime misses with a punch on the inside.
McKane lands a nice uppercut.
McKane lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKane misses with a knee to the head.
McKane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Lalime is rocked!
McKane missing with knees to the body.
Taz McKane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lalime is still on wobbly legs! Can McKane finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McKane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lalime seems to have recovered his senses.
McKane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lalime can do to turn this around?
A short left from McKane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lalime.
McKane lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from McKane.
A right hand to the body from McKane.
McKane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lalime misses with a punch on the inside.
McKane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lalime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lalime has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McKane seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lalime can turn it around.
Lalime misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lalime.
McKane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lalime.
A shot in the inside from Lalime.
McKane lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taz McKane dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McKane drops Lalime with a big left hand and mounts him. Lalime is in big trouble!
The referee warns Lalime that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKane unloading with bombs!
McKane tries to control but Lalime wriggling away.
McKane postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Lalime in real trouble here! The ref calls for Lalime to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz McKane!
Taz McKane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.