PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David McKray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McKray's choice of entrance music: Adelitas Way - My Derailment. David McKray is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dale
vs
McKray

195 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David McKray!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKray.
Donk. Dale catches McKray right on the button with a cross.
McKray tries to clinch but Dale moves out of range.
Dale misses the jab.
Dale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKray was well out of range. Poor timing from Dale.
Dale connects with a single shot there.
Dale thows a body shot but no joy.
McKray defending well as Dale loads up on a big left hand.
Dale loads up on a big right hand but McKray slips the punch.
Dale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dale misses with a hook.
A big right from Dale misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKray is looking to clinch.
McKray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McKray is looking to clinch but Dale is avoiding it.
Dale moves out of range of the body kick from McKray.
McKray wants to clinch.
Dale throws a hook to the side of McKray's head but McKray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKray was well out of range. Poor timing from Dale.
McKray wants to clinch but Dale slips to the side
and Dale counters with a series of strikes. McKray will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKray tries to clinch there but Dale circles away.
Dale swings for the body but McKray moves out of range.
Dale could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dale lands a really nice looking cross but McKray seems unphased.
Good exchange - McKray coming out on top.
Dale throws a series of punches but McKray avoids them all with ease.

McKray lands a high kick to the side of Dale's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! McKray dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Steve Dale has been cut.
McKray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McKray is looking to work some ground and pound but Dale has wrist control.
Dale wants to stand up but McKray is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKray is looking to work some ground and pound but Dale has wrist control.
Dale has momentary wrist control but McKray slips an elbow through the middle.
Dale utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McKray throwing strikes from guard but Dale blocks nicely.
McKray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McKray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McKray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McKray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McKray is in close to Dale's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McKray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McKray is looking to stand up but Dale won't let him.

McKray stands and steps away. Dale gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Dale misses.
McKray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKray moves to clinch but Dale breaks away
and Dale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKray slips under a jab.
David McKray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dale throws out a powerful jab.
McKray looks to clinch
and Dale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steve Dale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Dale's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dale takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dale avoids the head kick by McKray.
McKray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKray tries a head kick but it misses.
McKray tries to clinch up
and Dale counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McKray doesn't manage to clinch there - Dale circles away.

McKray darts in and clinches Dale up against the cage.
Dale is trying to push McKray away but McKray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Dale scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKray tries a knee to the head but Dale blocks it.
McKray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Dale.
Dale tries to break the clinch but McKray is controlling the position.
McKray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McKray backwards.
McKray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McKray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dale working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McKray obliges.
McKray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McKray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dale's face.
McKray is breathing heavily.
McKray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Dale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dale managing to block the knees to the body from McKray.
Dale tries to circle away but McKray has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dale blocks it with crossed arms.
Dale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKray has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dale avoids it.
Dale avoiding damage as McKray throws knees to the body.
McKray misses with a knee to the head.
McKray tries to land a knee to the head but Dale blocks with his arms.
McKray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dale blocks it with crossed arms.
Dale wants to get back to striking at distance but McKray won't allow it.
Dale has had enough of the clinch but McKray keeps him there for the moment.
Dale scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Dale.
Dale looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dale tries to circle away but McKray has him pinned against the cage.
Dale lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands an uppercut.
Dale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dale scores with a nice hook to the head.
McKray prevents Dale from breaking the clinch.
Dale lands a right hand that snaps the head of McKray backwards.

Dale manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Dale. That snapped McKray's head back.
McKray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dale.
McKray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dale throws a body punch but McKray moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dale avoids the head kick by McKray.
A slow jab from Dale misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKray tries a head kick but it misses.
Dale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dale connects with a right hand. McKray shakes it off.

It looks like David McKray has been cut.
Dale misses with a wild body shot.
McKray slips a jab from Dale.
McKray moves to clinch but Dale breaks away
and Dale counters with a nice uppercut.

Dale drops McKray with a beautiful combination! McKray stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dale is looking for the KO!

McKray is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKray leaves his chin hanging out and Dale seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! McKray crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Dale!