PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Evander Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mackenzie
vs
Claude Van Damme

168 cm
22
146 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

173 cm
21
146 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evander Mackenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mackenzie ducks under a wild hook from Van Damme.
Van Damme connects with a high kick.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme scores with a head kick.
Mackenzie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mackenzie tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Damme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mackenzie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mackenzie is pushing Van Damme up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackenzie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mackenzie has Van Damme pushed against the ropes.
Mackenzie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Van Damme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Damme wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Van Damme working hard to break the clinch.
Van Damme avoiding damage as Mackenzie throws knees to the body.
Van Damme wants to break free but Mackenzie has control.
Van Damme wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mackenzie just leaning against Van Damme, taking a breather.
Mackenzie connects with a knee to the head.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mackenzie just leaning against Van Damme, taking a breather.
Mackenzie prevents Van Damme from breaking the clinch.
Van Damme tries to break free but Mackenzie pushes him back against the ropes.
Mackenzie stalling.
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Damme up against the ropes.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Mackenzie.
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Damme tries to break the clinch but Mackenzie is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mackenzie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Damme has had enough of the clinch but Mackenzie keeps him there for the moment.
Van Damme is trying to break free.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mackenzie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Mackenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mackenzie lands a nice elbow.
Mackenzie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Damme's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mackenzie throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mackenzie stalls.
Mackenzie seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Damme tries to break the clinch but Mackenzie is controlling the position.
Van Damme wants to break free but Mackenzie has control.
Mackenzie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mackenzie keeps control of Van Damme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Damme being controlled against the ropes.
Van Damme is trying to break the clinch but Mackenzie is controlling him.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie has Van Damme pressed against the ropes.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mackenzie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Damme's defenses.
Mackenzie stalling the fight.
Van Damme is trying to break free.
Van Damme is trying to break the clinch but Mackenzie is controlling him.
Van Damme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mackenzie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mackenzie throws an elbow that misses.
Mackenzie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Damme's defenses.
Mackenzie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mackenzie crunches a lovely knee into Van Damme's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mackenzie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Damme's defenses.
Mackenzie taking a breather.
Van Damme wants to break free but Mackenzie has control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mackenzie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mackenzie prevents Van Damme from breaking the clinch.
Mackenzie lands an elbow just above Van Damme 's eye.
Van Damme tries to circle away but Mackenzie has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Damme wants to break free but Mackenzie has control.
A frustrated look appears on Van Damme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mackenzie lands a nice elbow.
Van Damme wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Mackenzie misses with an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mackenzie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mackenzie prevents Van Damme from breaking the clinch.
Mackenzie scores with a knee to the head.

Van Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Damme scores with a head kick. Mackenzie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mackenzie's head backwards.
Mackenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Damme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mackenzie moves away.
Van Damme lands with a slapping head kick.
Mackenzie blocks a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Damme.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme scores with a head kick. Mackenzie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mackenzie tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.

Mackenzie rushes Van Damme and presses him up against the ropes.
Mackenzie stalling against the ropes.
Van Damme avoids a wild elbow strike from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Damme's efforts to push away.
Mackenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Damme backwards.
The referee calls for Mackenzie to work.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Mackenzie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mackenzie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Damme avoids it.
Van Damme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside.
Van Damme wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Mackenzie lands an elbow that stopped Van Damme in his tracks for a moment.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackenzie.
Stalling in the clinch from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside that Van Damme shrugs off.
Mackenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mackenzie gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mackenzie lands with a left to the head.
Van Damme is trying to push Mackenzie away but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Damme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Damme can't break the clinch.
Mackenzie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside that Van Damme shrugs off.
Mackenzie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Damme blocks it with crossed arms.
Mackenzie is pushing Van Damme up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mackenzie trying to control the position but instead, Van Damme has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mackenzie into the ropes.
Van Damme has had enough of the clinch but Mackenzie keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Mackenzie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evander Mackenzie.
Van Damme misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Van Damme.
Van Damme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Damme lands a high kick!
A head kick from Van Damme lands but Mackenzie takes it in his stride.
Van Damme misses with an uppercut. Mackenzie saw that one coming.
Van Damme lands a head kick. Mackenzie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackenzie is looking to clinch but Van Damme is avoiding it.

Mackenzie forces Van Damme back against the ropes and clinches.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Damme is trying to push Mackenzie away but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jean Claude Van Damme will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mackenzie wants to clinch.
Van Damme lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Mackenzie drives through and clinches with Van Damme against the ropes.
Mackenzie controlling the action here for a moment.
Mackenzie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Damme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mackenzie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mackenzie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Mackenzie.
Van Damme tries to break the clinch but Mackenzie is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Damme is trying to force a seperation but Mackenzie has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mackenzie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mackenzie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Damme's defenses.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside.
Mackenzie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackenzie.
Van Damme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
Evander Mackenzie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mackenzie just leaning against Van Damme, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Van Damme letting Mackenzie take a breather here.
Mackenzie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Damme's efforts to push away.
Mackenzie lands an elbow that stopped Van Damme in his tracks for a moment.
Mackenzie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Damme in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mackenzie prevents Van Damme from breaking the clinch.
Mackenzie has Van Damme pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Damme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mackenzie crunches a lovely knee into Van Damme's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackenzie landing knees to the head.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside that Van Damme shrugs off.
Mackenzie is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside that Van Damme shrugs off.
Mackenzie slowing the pace effectively.
Van Damme is trying to push Mackenzie away but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mackenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mackenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evander Mackenzie.
Mackenzie avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Damme misses the jab.
Mackenzie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mackenzie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Damme keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Damme scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Damme scores with a head kick. Mackenzie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.

Mackenzie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Damme, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mackenzie just leaning against Van Damme, taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackenzie.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mackenzie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Van Damme is trying to break free.
Van Damme has had enough of the clinch but Mackenzie keeps him there for the moment.
Mackenzie leaning against his opponent.
Mackenzie has Van Damme pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Damme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mackenzie leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mackenzie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mackenzie taking a breather.
Mackenzie throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Damme tries to circle away but Mackenzie has him pinned against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evander Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Mackenzie throws a body kick that misses.
Van Damme throws a hook but Mackenzie blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mackenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but Van Damme is having none of it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Damme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Damme scores with a head kick.
Mackenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Damme.
Mackenzie blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme cracks Mackenzie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mackenzie slips under a jab.
Mackenzie walks into a stiff left hand from Van Damme.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mackenzie wants to clinch.
Van Damme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Damme keeps the fight on the outside.
Mackenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Damme circles away.
Van Damme fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Damme might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Van Damme lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mackenzie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Mackenzie.
Van Damme clobbers Mackenzie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Damme pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries to clinch up.
Van Damme lands with a shot to the body.
Mackenzie is looking to clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Mackenzie throws a front kick that sends Van Damme stumbling back into the ropes.
Van Damme misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mackenzie blocks a head kick by Van Damme.

Mackenzie instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Damme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mackenzie stalling.
Van Damme wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Van Damme avoids a wild elbow strike from Mackenzie.
Van Damme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Damme wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Mackenzie slowing the pace effectively.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Damme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Mackenzie.
Van Damme wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mackenzie.
Van Damme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Damme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Damme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Damme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mackenzie slowing the pace effectively.
Nice elbow from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Damme blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackenzie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Damme's efforts to push away.
Van Damme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
Mackenzie just leaning against Van Damme, taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Evander Mackenzie.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Jean Claude Van Damme!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Evander Mackenzie!

The fight ends as a draw!