PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Natanael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Channing Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackenzie has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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.

Natanael
vs
Mackenzie

225 cm
24
265 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

196 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Natanael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Channing Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natanael throws a leg kick

and Mackenzie counters by moving into the clinch.
Natanael has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mackenzie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Mackenzie breaks the clinch.
Mackenzie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Natanael feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mackenzies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mackenzie looks winded!
Natanael looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Natanael lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Natanael drops his shoulder and cracks Mackenzie with a huge uppercut! Mackenzie goes down! Can Natanael finish him?

Mackenzie is rocked!

It looks like Channing Mackenzie has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natanael with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mackenzie is still in real trouble! Can Natanael finish him?

Natanael is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Natanael passes Mackenzie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Natanael uses his free foot to push down on Mackenzie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mackenzie.
Mackenzie seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mackenzie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mackenzie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Natanael tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natanael thowing shots but they're missing.
Natanael looking to control but Mackenzie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Natanael throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Natanael throws some wild stikes that Mackenzie manages to avoid easily.
Natanael thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Natanael will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mackenzie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Natanael.
Natanael really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mackenzie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natanael throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Natanael thowing shots but they're missing.
Natanael thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Natanael can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mackenzie is looking to escape.
Natanael punching from mount but Mackenzie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mackenzie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Natanael tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Natanael blocks Mackenzie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie is looking to get to half guard.
Natanael throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Natanael throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Natanael is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mackenzie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mackenzie shrugs it off.

Natanael looking to isolate an arm here. Mackenzie doesn't see it coming and as Natanael extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Natanael!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Natanael!