PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McKinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea comes into the arena with Young Folks blaring out of the sound system. Xavier Bastarrachea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bastarrachea
vs
McKinley

188 cm
26
216 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

194 cm
28
204 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Bastarrachea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike McKinley!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick
and McKinley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKinley dodges the punch combination from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses McKinley's front leg but catches the back leg as McKinley tries to avoid it.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick but McKinley moves out of range.
Bastarrachea on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McKinley scores with a head kick. Bastarrachea tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McKinley thows a body shot but no joy.
Bastarrachea lands a glancing blow to the side of McKinley's head.
McKinley tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Bastarrachea finds it's way through McKinley's defenses.
McKinley swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McKinley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bastarrachea fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bastarrachea wants to slow McKinley down by chopping away at his legs.
McKinley throws a solid leg kick but Bastarrachea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McKinley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea motions for McKinley to come forward. Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bastarrachea throws out a leg kick but McKinley moves out of range and Bastarrachea only half commits.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with low kicks.
McKinley avoids the head kick by Bastarrachea.
McKinley throws a head kick but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
Nice shot by McKinley.
McKinley swings and misses with a hook to the body.

McKinley tries to keep at a distance but Bastarrachea has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for McKinley to work.
McKinley wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on McKinley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKinley prevents a body shot from Bastarrachea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McKinley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKinley throws a head kick but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
McKinley moves out of range as Bastarrachea throws a body kick.
Bastarrachea misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastarrachea.

Bastarrachea moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKinley misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bastarrachea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bastarrachea lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bastarrachea.
McKinley blocking some punches.
McKinley is trying to break the clinch but Bastarrachea has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bastarrachea pushes off an throws an elbow but McKinley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McKinley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastarrachea has him pressed against the cage.
McKinley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from McKinley.
Bastarrachea is looking to control McKinley's arms but McKinley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bastarrachea has his back to the cage.
Bastarrachea can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bastarrachea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

McKinley manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Bastarrachea misses.
Bastarrachea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bastarrachea misses with a hook
and McKinley counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bastarrachea takes the fight into the clinch.
McKinley working hard to break the clinch.
McKinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McKinley breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bastarrachea.
McKinley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bastarrachea. Bastarrachea obviously looking to wear him down.
Bastarrachea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKinley connects with an inside leg kick.
McKinley scores with a punch to the head.
McKinley's corner calls for a 1-2. McKinley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bastarrachea wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Bastarrachea blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKinley blocks a low kick nicely.
McKinley throws a sloppy head kick
and Bastarrachea counters with a leg kick.
McKinley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A leg kick checked by Bastarrachea.
Xavier Bastarrachea is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Bastarrachea.
McKinley moves out of range of the body kick.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick that misses.
Bastarrachea scores with a nice head shot.
Bastarrachea slips under a jab from McKinley.
Bastarrachea avoids a kick to the body.
McKinley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
McKinley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bastarracheas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McKinley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bastarrachea. That did some damage!
Xavier Bastarrachea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKinley moves out of range as Bastarrachea throws a body kick.
McKinley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKinley. Bastarrachea does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKinley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McKinley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKinley blocks a low kick nicely.
Bastarrachea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bastarrachea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKinley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bastarrachea swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bastarrachea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Bastarrachea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McKinley lands a slapping body shot.
McKinley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bastarrachea at a distance.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up.
Bastarrachea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKinley's calf.
McKinley scores with a nice right hand.
McKinley blocks a head kick by Bastarrachea.
McKinley scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastarrachea misses with a low kick.
Bastarrachea tries to land a front kick but McKinley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bastarrachea scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McKinley.
McKinley slips under a jab.
Bastarrachea misses with a wild body shot.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
McKinley throws a shot to the body.
McKinley thows a left - swing and a miss!
McKinley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McKinley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bastarrachea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from McKinley finds it's way through Bastarrachea's defenses.
Bastarrachea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastarrachea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McKinley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bastarrachea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bastarrachea moves in looking to clinch but McKinley pushes him off.
McKinley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastarrachea was well out of range. Poor timing from McKinley.
Bastarrachea thows a leg kick but McKinley checks it
and McKinley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bastarrachea throws out a leg kick but McKinley moves out of range and Bastarrachea only half commits.
Bastarrachea jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Bastarrachea checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bastarrachea delivers a nice body kick.
Bastarrachea connects with a jab.
Bastarrachea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bastarrachea pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bastarrachea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McKinley is able to avoid easily.
McKinley wants to land a leg kick but Bastarrachea is out of range.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McKinley.
McKinley with a jab.
Bastarrachea tries to land a leg kick but McKinley saw it coming and moves away.
McKinley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bastarrachea is out of range and McKinley settles back down.
McKinley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bastarrachea takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea throws a sloppy head kick and McKinley moves out of range easily.
Bastarrachea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McKinley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKinley lands with a cross.
Bastarrachea takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bastarrachea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Bastarrachea clinches with his opponent.
Bastarrachea throws a punch but it's blocked by McKinley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bastarrachea.
McKinley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McKinley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea misses with the head strike.
Bastarrachea is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McKinley is trying to force a seperation but Bastarrachea has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xavier Bastarrachea will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bastarrachea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bastarrachea blocks the body kick.
McKinley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McKinley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McKinley throws a head kick that Bastarrachea semi-blocks.
Bastarrachea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastarrachea jabs at McKinley's body.
McKinley throws a leg kick but Bastarrachea moved away.
McKinley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
McKinley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bastarrachea manages to avoid it.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick that is checked
and McKinley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bastarrachea fakes the leg kick and cracks McKinley in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bastarrachea lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McKinley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McKinley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bastarrachea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKinley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McKinley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch there but McKinley circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley cracks a nice hook into Bastarrachea's ribs.
Bastarrachea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bastarrachea misses with a low kick.
McKinley throws a solid leg kick but Bastarrachea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McKinley.
McKinley throws a chopping leg kick but Bastarrachea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McKinley throws a head kick but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
Bastarrachea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bastarrachea. McKinley shrugs it off though.
McKinley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bastarrachea with a hook.
McKinley misses with a hook.
Bastarrachea moves out of range of the strikes.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McKinley cracks Bastarrachea with a good jab.
McKinley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bastarrachea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bastarrachea misses with an uppercut. McKinley saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley defending well as Bastarrachea loads up on a big left hand.
McKinley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKinley moves out of range as Bastarrachea throws a body kick.
McKinley throws a jab when Bastarrachea was well out of range.
Bastarrachea tries to move into range but McKinley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. McKinley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McKinley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bastarrachea has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bastarrachea and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McKinley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bastarrachea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bastarrachea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McKinley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McKinley takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as McKinley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bastarrachea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea throws a jab when McKinley was well out of range.
McKinley misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bastarrachea.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow McKinley down.
McKinley throws out a powerful jab.
McKinley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastarrachea checks a leg kick.
Bastarrachea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McKinley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Bastarrachea forces McKinley back against the cage and clinches.
Bastarrachea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

McKinley breaks the clinch.
McKinley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bastarrachea.
McKinley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Bastarrachea misses.
Bastarrachea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McKinley throws a body punch but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
McKinley is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea checks a low kick from McKinley.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but McKinley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McKinley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bastarrachea can pounce on him.
Bastarrachea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKinley's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastarrachea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bastarrachea avoids the head kick by McKinley.
McKinley throws a low kick, looking for Bastarrachea's leg but Bastarrachea calmly moves out of range.
Bastarrachea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKinley throws out the jab.
Bastarrachea scores with a leg kick.
Bastarrachea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McKinley is able to avoid easily.
McKinley circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea checks a leg kick.
McKinley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Bastarrachea coming out on top.
Bastarrachea lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Bastarrachea clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bastarrachea moves into the clinch.
McKinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKinley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bastarrachea.
McKinley is trying to break the clinch but Bastarrachea has him pressed against the cage.

McKinley breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastarrachea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick. McKinley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A bone on bone clash there as McKinley blocks the leg kick.
Bastarrachea misses with a leg kick
and McKinley counters with a left to the body.
McKinley just misses with a punch to the body.
McKinley misses the shot to the body.
McKinley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bastarrachea's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley thows a body shot but no joy.
McKinley scores with a punch to the head.
McKinley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McKinley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
McKinley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McKinley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McKinley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McKinley throws a sloppy head kick and Bastarrachea moves out of range easily.
McKinley connects with a right hand. Bastarrachea shakes it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a jab to McKinley's midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bastarrachea lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McKinley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McKinley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bastarrachea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Bastarrachea drives through and clinches with McKinley against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastarrachea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McKinley is looking to control Bastarrachea's arms but Bastarrachea gets an underhook and turns him. Now McKinley has his back to the cage.
Bastarrachea misses with a punch to the body.
Bastarrachea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McKinley.
Bastarrachea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bastarrachea misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bastarrachea.
McKinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bastarrachea lands a right hand.
McKinley is trying to force a seperation but Bastarrachea has the dominant position.

McKinley manages to break the clinch.

Bastarrachea has McKinley up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McKinley as Bastarrachea tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea scores with a shot to the side of McKinley's head.
Bastarrachea working aggressively here.

McKinley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McKinley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKinley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bastarrachea checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bastarrachea cracks McKinley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McKinley blocks a jab.
McKinley moves out of range as Bastarrachea strikes.
McKinley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as McKinley blocks the leg kick.
McKinley keeps the fight on the outside.
McKinley checks a leg kick nicely.
McKinley slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McKinley's head backwards.
McKinley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McKinley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bastarrachea.
McKinley lands a jab to the nose.
Bastarrachea misses with a leg kick
and McKinley counters with a body kick that stops Bastarrachea in his tracks momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bastarrachea gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch but McKinley is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from McKinley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKinley misses with a kick to the body.
Bastarrachea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Bastarrachea had his way with Mike McKinley in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bastarrachea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McKinley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but McKinley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch but McKinley is avoiding it.
McKinley connects with a body shot that sends Bastarrachea's belly button to the back.
A jab from McKinley misses.
McKinley throws a sloppy head kick and Bastarrachea moves out of range easily.
Bastarrachea checks a leg kick.
McKinley moves out of range of the leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
McKinley throws a push kick but Bastarrachea slaps the foot to one side.

Bastarrachea instigates a clinch.
Bastarrachea is struggling to control the position.
Bastarrachea throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKinley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bastarrachea misses with some punches.

McKinley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McKinley checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Bastarrachea misses
and McKinley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. McKinley catches Bastarrachea right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - McKinley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKinley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bastarrachea ducks under a wild hook from McKinley.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a front kick aimed at McKinley's knee but McKinley avoids it well.
McKinley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McKinley moves out of range of the body kick from Bastarrachea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley stuns Bastarrachea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McKinley checks a leg kick nicely.
Bastarrachea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKinley.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bastarrachea looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKinley working hard to break the clinch.
Bastarrachea lands an elbow that stopped McKinley in his tracks for a moment.
Bastarrachea lands a shoulder strike.
Bastarrachea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bastarrachea is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Xavier Bastarrachea has scored more points in the clinch so far.

McKinley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McKinley checks a leg kick.
Bastarrachea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bastarrachea.
McKinley throws a sloppy head kick and Bastarrachea moves out of range easily.
McKinley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a nice looking body shot.
Bastarrachea tries to land a front kick but McKinley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bastarrachea throws a lazy right hand but McKinley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKinley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastarrachea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKinley.
Bastarrachea blocks the body kick.
McKinley looks to score with a jab to the body but Bastarrachea is just out of range.
McKinley throws a leg kick but Bastarrachea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bastarrachea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McKinley. McKinley obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley throws a head kick but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
McKinley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Bastarrachea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bastarrachea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McKinleys head.
A head punch on the inside from Bastarrachea fails to land.
McKinley working hard to break the clinch.
Bastarrachea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Bastarrachea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKinley trying to stall but Bastarrachea improves his position.
Mike McKinley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKinley scores with a shot to the side of Bastarrachea's head.
Bastarrachea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKinley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bastarrachea backwards.
Xavier Bastarrachea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McKinley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKinley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bastarrachea swings wildly with an uppercut but McKinley uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xavier Bastarrachea.
Well Bastarrachea has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bastarrachea!
Xavier Bastarrachea is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Xavier Bastarrachea thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.