PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Komerah Dinvind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry McKinnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dinvind's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, fight song. This should be fireworks!

Dinvind
vs
McKinnon

180 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
209 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Komerah Dinvind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry McKinnon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dinvind takes the fight into the clinch.
McKinnon tries to circle away but Dinvind has him pinned against the cage.
Dinvind is trying to pull guard but McKinnon has him pressed against the cage.
Dinvind is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKinnon is defending well for now.

Dinvind jumps into guard, dragging McKinnon to the mat.

McKinnon stands up and waves to Dinvind to follow him.
McKinnon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dinvind tries to clinch but McKinnon is having none of it.
Dinvind throws a left and a right that both miss
and McKinnon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McKinnon connects with a body shot.
Dinvind tries to clinch up but McKinnon circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKinnon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

McKinnon gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dinvind breaks the clinch.
McKinnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dinvind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinnon throws a right and a left that both miss.
McKinnon lands a slapping body shot.

Dinvind shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McKinnon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dinvind throwing strikes from guard but McKinnon blocks nicely.
McKinnon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKinnon passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinvind tries to lock up and control but McKinnon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dinvind is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon cracks Dinvind with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dinvind is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKinnon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dinvind hang on?
Dinvind is desperately trying to improve his position but McKinnon has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by McKinnon.

McKinnon working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Dinvind turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips McKinnon off and cradles Dinvind's limp body as McKinnon celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Barry McKinnon!
Our winner, Barry McKinnon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.