PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kallie Coetzee (ranked 2828 p4p, 36 weight class) and Big Mac (ranked 4743 p4p, 121 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Coetzee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Outa in die langpad. 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.

Coetzee
vs
Mac

191 cm
19
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kallie Coetzee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Mac!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac misses with a low kick as Coetzee jumps back.
Coetzee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mac.
Mac misses with a double jab
and Coetzee counters with a stiff right hand.
Mac looks for the body kick but Coetzee saw that one coming.
Mac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mac swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Coetzee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coetzee misses with a double jab.
Mac doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Coetzee waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Mac. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Mac to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coetzee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mac wants to stand up but Coetzee is controlling him.
Coetzee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac can't keep his opponent in guard - Coetzee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Coetzee wants to control but Mac is keeping him busy.
Coetzee passes to side control.
Coetzee is trying to ground and pound but Mac uses the momentary lack of control by Coetzee to regain half guard.
Mac felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coetzee is trying to control the action in half guard but Mac is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mac is looking to escape.
Coetzee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mac knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coetzee trying to control from half guard but Mac is working away.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coetzee cracks Mac with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Big Mac has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a double jab.
It looked like Coetzee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Coetzee fails to land the takedown.
Mac throws a shot to the body.

Mac looking to score a takedown here. Coetzee is defending well but Mac drives through and ends up in Coetzee's guard.
Coetzee working a defensive guard here.

Coetzee looking for a guillotine here but Mac defends easily.
Coetzee looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mac would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Coetzee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mac can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mac wants to stand but Coetzee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Coetzee controls Mac momentarily but Mac frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kallie Coetzee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Mac's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Coetzee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mac works the jab nicely.
Coetzee throws the left hand but Mac avoids the punch easily.
Mac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coetzee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mac walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Coetzee swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kallie Coetzee!
A less than humble Kallie Coetzee misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Big Mac was interviewed post fight and said 'My blood sugar started to run low and that is the only reason I lost, they should let a muthafucka to eat a candy bar or some shit during the fight.'.