PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoey Malone Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Who Let the Dogs Out. AJ McKenzie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Malone Jr
vs
McKenzie

195 cm
31
223 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
221 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoey Malone Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malone Jr throws a hook but McKenzie blocks it.
McKenzie missing with a left hand there. Malone Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKenzie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McKenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Malone Jr pushes McKenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone Jr.
McKenzie taking a breather.
Malone Jr blocks an uppercut.
McKenzie struggles to land a body shot inside as Malone Jr controls his hands.
Malone Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKenzie.
Malone Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malone Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malone Jr effectively controlling the action here.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
Malone Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Malone Jr lands an uppercut.
Malone Jr is struggling to control the position.
McKenzie working aggressively here.
McKenzie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Malone Jr prevents a body shot from McKenzie.
Malone Jr throws a head punch that misses.

Malone Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKenzie slips a jab from Malone Jr.
McKenzie thuds a left hand into Malone Jr's body.
McKenzie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McKenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone Jr.
Malone Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McKenzie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malone Jr scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Zoey Malone Jr has been cut.
Malone Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McKenzie lands with an uppercut that bounces Malone Jr off the cage and back into range.
McKenzie misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for McKenzie.
Malone Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malone Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McKenzie on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Malone Jr.
McKenzie tries to land a leg kick but Malone Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Malone Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McKenzie lands a leg kick that knocks Malone Jr off balance momentarily.
McKenzie connects with a single shot there.
Malone Jr swings for the body but McKenzie moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by McKenzie. That's going to slow Malone Jr down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
McKenzie throws a big shot that misses.
Malone Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McKenzie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malone Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but McKenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKenzie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McKenzie looks to land a right hand but Malone Jr moved out of range.
Malone Jr misses with a wild body shot.
McKenzie throws out a leg kick but Malone Jr moves out of range and McKenzie only half commits.
Malone Jr avoids the body shot from McKenzie.
Malone Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like AJ McKenzie has been cut.
McKenzie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Malone Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a jab-cross combination.

Malone Jr is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie throws an off balance right hand

and Malone Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Malone Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKenzie tries to stall but Malone Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malone Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Malone Jr tries a body shot but McKenzie blocks it.
McKenzie digs a right hand underneath Malone Jr's ribcage. Malone Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McKenzie stalls.
Malone Jr misses with the head strike.
McKenzie has Malone Jr pushed against the cage.
McKenzie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from McKenzie.
A short uppercut from Malone Jr.
McKenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie pushes Malone Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malone Jr letting McKenzie take a breather here.
McKenzie is looking to control Malone Jr's arms but Malone Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now McKenzie has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by AJ McKenzie.
Malone Jr throws a chopping leg kick but McKenzie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but AJ McKenzie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Malone Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McKenzie throws a low kick, looking for Malone Jr's leg but Malone Jr calmly moves out of range.
Malone Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Malone Jr misses with a hook to the body
and McKenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malone Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Malone Jr moves into the clinch.
Malone Jr working aggressively here.
McKenzie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malone Jr is keeping busy.
Malone Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Malone Jr tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Malone Jr back against the cage.
Malone Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malone Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zoey Malone Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malone Jr misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McKenzie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malone Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKenzie is trying to maintain a safe position but Malone Jr gets an underhook and turns McKenzie into the cage.
Malone Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on McKenzie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage.
McKenzie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKenzie blocks an uppercut.
McKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
McKenzie trying to control the position but instead, Malone Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed McKenzie into the cage.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.

Zoey Malone Jr's cut is getting worse.
McKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKenzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malone Jr letting McKenzie take a breather here.
McKenzie misses with some punches.
Malone Jr misses with a body punch.
Malone Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
McKenzie stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malone Jr backwards.
McKenzie stalling against the cage.
McKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Malone Jr lands a right hand.
McKenzie misses with a body punch.
Malone Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Malone Jr blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from McKenzie - that landed with a thud.
McKenzie lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKenzie.
Malone Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malone Jr can't find room to land a body shot as McKenzie controls the action.
McKenzie lands with a light punch inside.
Malone Jr throws a head punch that misses.
McKenzie wants to stall.
McKenzie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malone Jr misses with the head strike.
Malone Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McKenzie.
McKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Malone Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKenzie throws an off balance right hand
and Malone Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from McKenzie misses
and Malone Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKenzie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malone Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malone Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malone Jr misses the shot to the body.
Malone Jr checks a low kick from McKenzie.
Malone Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKenzie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone Jr works McKenzie's body with a nice hook.
Malone Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenzie manages to avoid it.
McKenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenzie.
Malone Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenzie manages to avoid it.
McKenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McKenzie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McKenzie loads up on a big right hand but Malone Jr slips the punch.
McKenzie scores with a sloppy right hand. Malone Jr should have avoided that one.

Zoey Malone Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Malone Jr wants to clinch.
McKenzie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but AJ McKenzie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Malone Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

McKenzie tries to work over Malone Jr's front leg with a kick but Malone Jr checks it.
Malone Jr darts in trying to clinch
and McKenzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKenzie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malone Jr on the side of the head.
McKenzie is looking to chop away at Malone Jr's legs.
McKenzie throws a leg kick but Malone Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice cross by Malone Jr.
McKenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKenzie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenzie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKenzie misses with a body shot.
Malone Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McKenzie thows a leg kick but Malone Jr checks it
and Malone Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Malone Jr as he checks the leg kick.
McKenzie misses with a body shot.
AJ McKenzie seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and McKenzie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Malone Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McKenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Malone Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McKenzie.
McKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Malone Jr is just out of range.
Malone Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McKenzie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McKenzie walks into a left hand.
Donk. Malone Jr catches McKenzie right on the button with a cross.
Malone Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Malone Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone Jr moves away.
Malone Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zoey Malone Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr misses the body punch
and McKenzie counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
McKenzie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malone Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKenzie throws the left hand but Malone Jr avoids the punch easily.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot
and McKenzie counters with an inside leg kick.
McKenzie misses with a lunging right hand
and Malone Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malone Jr misses with a body shot.
McKenzie throws a low kick, looking for Malone Jr's leg but Malone Jr calmly moves out of range.
McKenzie throws a low kick but Malone Jr avoids it.
Malone Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malone Jr checks the leg kick.
Jab from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a hook to the side of Malone Jr's head but Malone Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKenzie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malone Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malone Jr. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Malone Jr.
McKenzie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malone Jr moves away from the strike by McKenzie.
McKenzie tries to land a leg kick but Malone Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Malone Jr slips a jab from McKenzie.
Malone Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Malone Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McKenzies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malone Jr throws a right hand that misses
and McKenzie counters with a straight right hand.
McKenzie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Malone Jr lands a big right hand that sends McKenzie crashing to the mat! Malone Jr stays standing though and waves McKenzie back to his feet!

McKenzie is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone Jr lands a body shot.
McKenzie is still on wobbly legs! Can Malone Jr finish him?
McKenzie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McKenzie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Malone Jr engages and cracks McKenzie with a massive lead left hook - McKenzie tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Malone Jr is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zoey Malone Jr!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Zoey Malone Jr waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.