PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Weston Mckinney (ranked 6061 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Felber (ranked 5038 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin Felber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mckinney
vs
Felber

224 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Weston Mckinney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franklin Felber!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Felber misses the target.
Felber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mckinney.
Mckinney feinted with a counter takedown.
Felber punishes Mckinney's body with a nice straight punch.
Felber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mckinney at a distance.
Mckinney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Felber keeps the fight on the outside.
Mckinney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Felber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Mckinney with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felber works Mckinney's body with a nice hook.
Mckinney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mckinney shoots in looking for a takedown but Felber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mckinney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Felber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Felber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mckinney's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felber throws a jab but it's blocked by Mckinney.
Mckinney wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mckinney defending well as Felber loads up on a big left hand.
Mckinney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mckinney feinted with a counter takedown.
Felber misses with a looping left.
Felber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mckinney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Felber.
Felber is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mckinney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Felber misses with a looping left.
Felber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mckinney moves away.
Mckinney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Felber.
Felber swings for the body but Mckinney moves out of range.
Mckinney half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mckinney tries to clinch but Felber moves away
and Felber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mckinney drops down looking for a counter takedown but Felber sprawls and moves away.
Mckinney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Mckinney is rocked!
Felber misses with a straight left.
Oh Mckinney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Felber lands a nice hook to Mckinney's body. Mckinney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mckinney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Felber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Felber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mckinney is breathing heavily.
Felber drops Mckinney with a naaaaasty hook - Mckinney is in real trouble here! Felber dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franklin Felber!