PBP Commentary

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

Marcos
vs
Mckenzie

190 cm
29
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

189 cm
23
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Fast

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slurms Mckenzie!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Mckenzie.
Marcos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mckenzie defends it nicely.
Mckenzie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mckenzie counters with an inside leg kick.
Mckenzie misses with a kick to the body.
Mckenzie lands a head kick!
Mckenzie throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
A combination from Mckenzie does no damage.
Mckenzie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marcos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mckenzie looks to land a body kick but Marcos moved away.
Mckenzie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenzie lands a leg kick that knocks Marcos off balance momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mckenzie.
Mckenzie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marcos's calf.
Marcos tries for a takedown but Mckenzie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mckenzie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marcos is breathing heavily.
Marcos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mckenzie tries to avoid it but Marcos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mckenzie to the ground. Mckenzie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good leg kick by Mckenzie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mckenzie throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mckenzie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marcos.
Mckenzie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marcos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mckenzie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie scores with a leg kick.
Mckenzie thows a body kick. Marcos tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Mckenzie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marcos has Mckenzie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mckenzie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marcos takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like David Marcos has been cut.
Marcos blocks the elbow strike.
Mckenzie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marcos managing to block the knees to the body from Mckenzie.
Mckenzie lands an elbow inside that Marcos shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mckenzie throws an elbow but misses.
Mckenzie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Mckenzie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mckenzie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marcos takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos 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.
Mckenzie delivers a nice body kick.

Mckenzie lands a big head kick that sends Marcos tumbling to the mat! Mckenzie takes a step backwards and waves Marcos back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Marcos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckenzie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mckenzie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mckenzie.
Mckenzie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mckenzie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marcos takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marcos is defended easily by Mckenzie.
Mckenzie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mckenzie. That's going to slow Marcos down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mckenzie.
Mckenzie connects with an inside leg kick.
Marcos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mckenzie.
Mckenzie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mckenzie feints and then cracks Marcos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marcos down.
Mckenzie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mckenzie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mckenzie scores with a head kick. Marcos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mckenzie.
Mckenzie cracks the inside of Marcos's front leg.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Marcos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mckenzie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slurms Mckenzie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Marcos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice leg kick lands there from Mckenzie.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mckenzie!
Mckenzie scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Mckenzie.

Mckenzie lands a big head kick that sends Marcos tumbling to the mat! Mckenzie takes a step backwards and waves Marcos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Marcos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mckenzie thumps Marcos with a low kick.
Mckenzie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marcos will feel that in the morning.
Mckenzie connects with a leg kick. Marcos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marcos seems to have got his legs back now.
Mckenzie lands with a nice body kick.

Mckenzie lands a big head kick that sends Marcos tumbling to the mat! Mckenzie takes a step backwards and waves Marcos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Slurms Mckenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckenzie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marcos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mckenzie.
Marcos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mckenzie.
Marcos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mckenzie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mckenzie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marcos.
Mckenzie with a jab.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Mckenzie! Marcos is out on his feet! Mckenzie rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Marcos is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Marcos is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slurms Mckenzie!
A very excited looking Slurms Mckenzie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.