PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus McKenna (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.

Cavalera
vs
McKenna

194 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Cavalera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus McKenna!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenna misses with a wild body shot.
Cavalera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McKenna walks into a stiff left hand from Cavalera.
McKenna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McKenna lunges at Cavalera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cavalera's hand.

It looks like Max Cavalera has been cut.
Cavalera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cavalera throws a body shot but no joy.
McKenna missing with a left hand there. Cavalera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Cavalera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McKenna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavalera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Gus McKenna has been cut.
Cavalera slips a jab from McKenna.
McKenna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cavalera connects with a body shot that sends McKenna's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalera slips a straight right by McKenna.
McKenna moves away from the strike by Cavalera.
Cavalera slips a straight right by McKenna.
McKenna scores with a decent looking hook.
Cavalera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McKenna looks to land a combination but Cavalera avoids it well.
A left lands for McKenna.
McKenna throws a sloppy body shot
and Cavalera counters with a stiff right hand.
McKenna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McKenna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cavalera misses the jab.
Gus McKenna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cavalera lands a body shot.
Cavalera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cavalera scores with a hook.
Cavalera misses with an uppercut.
McKenna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cavalera sizes up McKenna with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McKenna cracks Cavalera with a right hand to the side of the head.
McKenna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKenna misses the body punch
and Cavalera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cavalera looks to throw the jab but McKenna is out of range.
Cavalera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKenna.
It looked like Cavalera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cavalera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKenna.
Cavalera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenna throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cavalera counters with a straight right hand.
McKenna looks to land a left hand but Cavalera moved out of range nicely.
Cavalera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McKenna throws a body shot but no joy.
McKenna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cavalera manages to avoid it.
McKenna misses with a straight left.
McKenna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cavalera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Cavalera.
Cavalera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McKenna throws a jab when Cavalera was well out of range.
Cavalera ducks under a wild hook from McKenna.
Cavalera throwing a counter right hand but McKenna manages to avoid it.
Cavalera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKenna.
McKenna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Cavalera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A right-left combo lands from Cavalera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cavalera moves away.
McKenna takes one on the button.
McKenna scores with a hook to the body. Cavalera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cavalera throws a jab when McKenna was well out of range.
Cavalera throws a hook but McKenna avoids it easily.
Cavalera lands with an uppercut that bounces McKenna off the cage and back into range.
Cavalera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKenna.
Nice body punch from Cavalera.
Cavalera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cavalera digs a good hook to McKenna's body.
McKenna misses with a lunging right hand
and Cavalera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Cavalera dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McKenna avoids the body shot from Cavalera.
Cavalera throws a body shot but no joy.
McKenna throws out a loose jab but Cavalera uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKenna slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by McKenna.
McKenna throws out a counter right but Cavalera avoids it with no problem.
Cavalera lands a really nice looking cross but McKenna seems unphased.
Cavalera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavalera misses with an uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McKenna might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cavalera has got the better of the exchanges.
McKenna misses with a lunging right hand
and Cavalera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cavalera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKenna.
Cavalera looks to throw the jab but McKenna is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenna misses with a hook to the body
and Cavalera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cavalera scores with a hook.
Cavalera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McKenna loads up on a big right hand but Cavalera slips the punch.
McKenna scores with a jab to the jaw.
McKenna swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cavalera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cavalera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKenna.
McKenna lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McKenna throws a poor cross that misses
and Cavalera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKenna looks to score with a jab to the body but Cavalera is just out of range.
Cavalera misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenna throws a sloppy body shot
and Cavalera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cavalera jabs at McKenna's body.
McKenna throws a combination that misses
and Cavalera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKenna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That has opened up Gus McKenna's cut even more.
McKenna moves out of range of the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cavalera.
McKenna moves out of range as Cavalera strikes.
Max Cavalera is winning the standup battle so far.
McKenna ducks right into an uppercut from Cavalera.
McKenna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McKenna looks to throw the jab but Cavalera is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McKenna misses with an uppercut
enabling Cavalera to counter with a crisp jab.
McKenna throws a hook to the side of Cavalera's head but Cavalera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cavalera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McKenna's hands.
McKenna swings for the body but Cavalera moves out of range.
Cavalera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cavalera lands an overhand right.
McKenna 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.
McKenna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cavalera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cavalera misses with a two punch combination.
Cavalera misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKenna takes a jab right on the kisser.

The cut above Gus McKenna's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McKenna staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cavalera was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenna.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cavalera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cavalera lands a slapping body shot.
Cavalera cracks McKenna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McKenna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cavalera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McKenna on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Cavalera.
Cavalera throws a hook but McKenna avoids it easily.
Cavalera loads up on a big right hand but McKenna slips the punch.
McKenna misses with a wild body shot.
Cavalera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cavalera. McKenna does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Cavalera dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cavalera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cavalera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKenna.
McKenna lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Cavalera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cavalera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cavalera slips under a jab.
A big left from Cavalera misses.
McKenna has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McKenna takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cavalera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKenna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenna just misses with a punch to the body.
McKenna throws a combination that misses
and Cavalera counters with a left and a right that stings McKenna.
McKenna ducks under a wild hook from Cavalera.
Cavalera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenna throws out a powerful jab.
McKenna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cavalera.
Cavalera throws out a powerful jab.
McKenna's corner calls for a 1-2. McKenna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body punch from Cavalera.
McKenna throws a body shot but no joy.
McKenna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cavalera misses with a hook.
Cavalera looks to land a right hand but McKenna moved out of range.
McKenna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McKenna slips under a jab.
McKenna jabs Cavalera right on the nose. Cavalera blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McKenna throws a lazy right hand but Cavalera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKenna throws the left hand but Cavalera avoids the punch easily.
McKenna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cavalera. McKenna does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenna cracks Cavalera with a good jab.

Max Cavalera's cut is getting worse.
Cavalera lands a nice shot that snaps McKenna's head back.
McKenna misses with a right hand
and Cavalera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cavalera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKenna can do to turn this around?
McKenna throws an off balance right hand
and Cavalera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKenna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKenna slips a straight right by Cavalera.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McKenna! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cavalera slips under a jab.
McKenna misses with a body shot.
Cavalera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McKenna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cavalera thuds a left hand into McKenna's body.
The crowd cheers as McKenna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cavalera doesn't seem phased though.
McKenna misses with a shot to the body
and Cavalera counters with a nice uppercut.
Cavalera throws a hook but McKenna avoids it easily.
Cavalera fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKenna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cavalera counters with a nice body shot.
Cavalera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Cavalera.
Max Cavalera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cavalera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cavalera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McKenna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cavalera manages to avoid it.
McKenna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cavalera manages to avoid it.
Cavalera tries to move into range but McKenna moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Cavalera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cavalera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Cavalera!
Max Cavalera thanked the fans post fight for their support.