PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dirt
vs
McKenzie

195 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Dirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie misses with an uppercut. Dirt saw that one coming.
McKenzie tries to clinch but Dirt moves out of range.
McKenzie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice sprawl there from McKenzie as Dirt shoots in.
Dirt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dirt tries to close the distance and clinch but McKenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKenzie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dirt darts in looking for a takedown but McKenzie gets double underhooks and turns Dirt into the cage.
McKenzie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McKenzie leaves Dirt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Dirt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dirt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dirt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dirt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McKenzie pinned against the cage. McKenzie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dirt looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenzie is just out of range.
AJ McKenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKenzie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dirt feinted with a counter takedown.
McKenzie misses with a low kick.
McKenzie scores with a jab.
Dirt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McKenzie.

Dirt moves into the clinch.
McKenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Dirt.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.

Dirt breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - McKenzie coming out on top.
Dirt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McKenzie closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dirt! McKenzie dives in looking to finish! Dirt is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ McKenzie!