PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slurms Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keph Zagra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mckenzie
vs
Zagra

189 cm
23
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slurms Mckenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keph Zagra!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mckenzie takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Slurms Mckenzie has been cut.
Mckenzie cracks Zagra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zagra throws a head kick that misses.
Mckenzie dips to his left and cracks Zagra with an uppercut!
Mckenzie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zagra. That did some damage!
Keph Zagra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zagra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mckenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zagra tries a head kick but it misses.
Mckenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Zagra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mckenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zagra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zagra blocks a head kick by Mckenzie.
Zagra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That kick from Mckenzie tenderised Zagra's leg. Zagra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mckenzie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mckenzie misses with a head kick.
Zagra throws an overhand right that lands on Mckenzie's shoulder, as Mckenzie tries to avoid the shot.
Mckenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Zagra moves out of range easily.
Zagra is looking to clinch but Mckenzie is avoiding it.
Zagra fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mckenzie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mckenzie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenzie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Mckenzie.
Mckenzie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zagra on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zagra takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mckenzie misses with a body kick.
Zagra throws a sloppy head kick and Mckenzie moves out of range easily.
Zagra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mckenzie counters with an inside leg kick.
Zagra looks winded!
Zagra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckenzie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zagra's sensitive parts.
Mckenzie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zagra's sensitive parts.
Mckenzie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mckenzie jabs Zagra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zagra is looking to clinch.
Mckenzie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mckenzie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zagra looks to clinch

and Mckenzie counters with a head kick that drops Zagra to the mat! Zagra scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Zagra is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zagra.
Zagra is still on wobbly legs! Can Mckenzie finish him?
Zagra throws a sloppy head kick
and Mckenzie counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Zagra! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). 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.