PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Satorzoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy McKenzie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Satorzoda's chin.

Satorzoda
vs
McKenzie

172 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

177 cm
26
157 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Satorzoda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satorzoda misses with a head kick.
Satorzoda fails with a takedown attempt.
McKenzie moves out of range of the body kick from Satorzoda.
McKenzie with a body punch. A glancing blow.

McKenzie lands a left and a right that send Satorzoda crashing to the mat, dazed. McKenzie thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Satorzoda is rocked!

It looks like Mark Satorzoda has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Satorzoda is defended easily by McKenzie.
We've been hearing reports that Satorzoda has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Satorzoda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McKenzie defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Satorzoda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKenzie scores with a jab.
McKenzie connects with a body shot.
McKenzie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McKenzie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McKenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McKenzie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McKenzie presses Satorzoda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McKenzie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Satorzoda backwards.
McKenzie lands with a left to the head.
McKenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McKenzie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from McKenzie.
McKenzie stalling the fight.
McKenzie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Satorzoda or not.
Satorzoda has a couple of punches blocked by McKenzie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Satorzoda breaks from the clinch.
Satorzoda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

McKenzie drops Satorzoda with a beautiful combination! Satorzoda stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McKenzie is looking for the KO!
Oh Satorzoda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Satorzoda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McKenzie swivels and escapes.
McKenzie is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Satorzoda hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy McKenzie!