PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Daniels (ranked 24525 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick McKinney (ranked 4033 p4p, 0 weight class). McKinney has chosen American Pie as his entrance music. Patrick McKinney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Daniels
vs
McKinney

224 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
224 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick McKinney!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKinney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Daniels defends well and McKinney ends up having to push Daniels into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Daniels throws a big counter combination but McKinney scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McKinney wants to land a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from McKinney.
McKinney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McKinney closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McKinney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McKinney lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McKinney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McKinney shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eddie Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick McKinney.

Daniels moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels keeps control of McKinney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as McKinney controls his hands.
McKinney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKinney is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as McKinney controls the action.
Daniels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Daniels keeps control of McKinney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKinney misses with a knee strike.
Daniels tries to work over McKinney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKinney is looking for a takedown.
McKinney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McKinney wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinney jumps guard but Daniels turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by McKinney.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from McKinney.
McKinney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
McKinney looks winded!

Daniels closes the distance and clinches.
Daniels 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 blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Daniels.
McKinney tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position.
McKinney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Daniels pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels is looking to clinch but McKinney is avoiding it.
McKinney fails with the takedown.
McKinney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daniels.
McKinney misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a one-two to the body.
Patrick McKinney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daniels.
McKinney misses with a double jab.
Daniels fails with the takedown.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McKinney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinney with a poor takedown
and Daniels counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Daniels forces McKinney back against the cage and clinches.
McKinney tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daniels is looking to control McKinney's arms but McKinney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Daniels has his back to the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKinney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
McKinney tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Daniels dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McKinney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McKinney misses with a takedown
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McKinney throws out a counter right but Daniels avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Daniels or perhaps it was just good defense by McKinney, which made it look bad.
Patrick McKinney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
McKinney throws a counter combo.
McKinney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for McKinney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniels throws a big counter combination but McKinney scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKinney swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.

Daniels closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Daniels.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but McKinney has double underhooks.
McKinney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKinney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McKinney is breathing heavily.
Daniels is looking to control McKinney's arms but McKinney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Daniels has his back to the cage.
McKinney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Daniels after a bit of a struggle.
Eddie Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick McKinney.
McKinney lands an uppercut.
McKinney tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McKinney can't break the clinch.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.

Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels is looking to clinch.
McKinney throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Daniels tries to clinch but McKinney is having none of it.
Daniels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McKinney.
McKinney tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - McKinney circles away.
McKinney slaps away a takedown attempt from Daniels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eddie Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McKinney counters with a one-two to the body.
McKinney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels counters with a three punch combo that has McKinney backing up. McKinney nods at Daniels to acknowledge the strikes.
McKinney throws a lazy head kick
and Daniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKinney.
Daniels went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McKinney throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McKinney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McKinney scores with a jab. Daniels acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels shoots in and drives through. McKinney sprawls well.
Daniels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
Daniels displaying some good clinch control by pressing McKinney up against the cage.
McKinney blocks the elbow strike.
Daniels throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick McKinney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McKinney stuffs the takedown attempt from Daniels. Daniels gets slowly back to his feet.
McKinney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McKinney misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKinney's corner calls for a 1-2. McKinney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McKinney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKinney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels tries to clinch but McKinney is having none of it.
Daniels wants to clinch up but McKinney keeps it at a distance.
McKinney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKinney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McKinney tries to avoid it but Daniels manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McKinney to the ground. McKinney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McKinney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McKinney throws a sloppy head kick
and Daniels counters with a left and a right that stings McKinney.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but McKinney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on McKinney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Daniels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McKinney avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from McKinney.
Daniels blocks a head kick by McKinney.
Daniels drops down looking for a counter takedown but McKinney sprawls and moves away.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from McKinney, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Daniels with that takedown attempt.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but McKinney shows good takedown defense.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but McKinney pushes him off.
Daniels blocks a low kick nicely.
As McKinney looks to move away, Daniels throws a big counter combo but McKinney just gets out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McKinney was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McKinney misses with a few strikes there.
McKinney throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
McKinney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels tries to clinch there but McKinney circles away.
McKinney throws a counter combo.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McKinney. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinney stuffs the takedown.
McKinney circles away from the clinch attempt.

McKinney gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Daniels postures up and lands a big shot to McKinney's brow.
McKinney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but McKinney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKinney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McKinney is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniels won't allow McKinney to sweep him here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from McKinney. No joy for Daniels on that attempt.
McKinney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
McKinney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKinney stuffs the takedown.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but McKinney shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McKinney is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some wild striking there from McKinney.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKinney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels tries to clinch there but McKinney circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick McKinney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McKinney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick McKinney!
An intense looking Patrick McKinney took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Fook the Corporate World!'.