PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes to the cage accompanied by Flower Of Scotland. Palhares comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rob McKenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McKenzie
vs
Palhares

175 cm
24
182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
28
174 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares tries for a takedown but McKenzie circles away easily

and McKenzie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Palhares won't be happy with that.
McKenzie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Palhares takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McKenzie working the head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKenzie cracks Palhares with a big elbow.

Palhares is rocked!
McKenzie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Palhares is still in real trouble! Can McKenzie finish him?
McKenzie cracks Palhares with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! McKenzie immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Palhares is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by McKenzie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob McKenzie!
Rob McKenzie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.