PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blacko Mangetesmorts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William McKey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William McKey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mangetesmorts
vs
McKey

180 cm
26
190 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

181 cm
27
182 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Blacko Mangetesmorts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, William McKey!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangetesmorts with a lazy takedown attempt
and McKey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mangetesmorts's knee momentarily.
Mangetesmorts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKey connects with a leg kick. Mangetesmorts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice sprawl there from McKey as Mangetesmorts shoots in.
McKey throws an overhand right that lands on Mangetesmorts's shoulder, as Mangetesmorts tries to avoid the shot.
McKey lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - McKey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Mangetesmorts closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McKey to the mat! McKey manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McKey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangetesmorts tries to free his leg and advance position but McKey is retaining full guard.
McKey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mangetesmorts's guard.
McKey looking to sit in guard and control but Mangetesmorts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mangetesmorts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McKey's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKey wants to sweep here but Mangetesmorts controlling him for the moment.
McKey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mangetesmorts controlling from the top position.
McKey has momentary wrist control but Mangetesmorts slips an elbow through the middle.
McKey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mangetesmorts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mangetesmorts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mangetesmorts slips nicely into half guard.
Mangetesmorts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mangetesmorts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McKey is looking to control Mangetesmorts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McKey avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mangetesmorts looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mangetesmorts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mangetesmorts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mangetesmorts scores with a couple of nice shots.
McKey trying to control here.
McKey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mangetesmorts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McKey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mangetesmorts scores with a couple of nice shots.

Mangetesmorts is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McKey defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangetesmorts controlling the pace.
Mangetesmorts moves nicely into side control.
Mangetesmorts trying to control the position but McKey is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McKey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mangetesmorts lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McKey down.
McKey tries to bench press Mangetesmorts off him but Mangetesmorts keeps the position.
Mangetesmorts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Mangetesmorts tries for a kimura but McKey is defending well.
Mangetesmorts lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mangetesmorts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKey manages to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Mangetesmorts.
Mangetesmorts prevents McKey from improving his position.
Mangetesmorts is thwarting McKey's attempts to control the position.
McKey tries to roll over but Mangetesmorts keeps him under control.

Mangetesmorts is looking for a kimura here.
Mangetesmorts is keen to just control but McKey is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mangetesmorts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blacko Mangetesmorts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McKey cracks a nice hook into Mangetesmorts's ribs.

McKey gets caught napping as Mangetesmorts dives in and scores a takedown. McKey manages to retain guard.
Mangetesmorts is stalling in the full guard.
Mangetesmorts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McKey is keeping the position for now.
Mangetesmorts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blacko Mangetesmorts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McKey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mangetesmorts forces his way into half guard.
McKey wants to control but Mangetesmorts is keeping busy.

Mangetesmorts in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. McKey tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mangetesmorts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blacko Mangetesmorts!