PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Yonic (ranked 2430 p4p, 2551 weight class) and Moose McKinley (ranked 53 p4p, 57 weight class). Dominick Yonic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yonic
vs
McKinley

195 cm
25
250
3 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
190
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Vegan Gains
PWNAGE™

Vegan Gains

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moose McKinley!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKinley digs a good body shot into Yonic's ribs.
McKinley scores with a sloppy right hand. Yonic should have avoided that one.
McKinley scores with a decent looking hook.
McKinley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McKinley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McKinley misses the shot to the body.
Yonic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yonic misses with a looping left.
A big left from McKinley misses.
McKinley misses with an uppercut. Yonic saw that one coming.
Yonic throws a shot to the body.
Yonic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKinley throws a series of punches but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from McKinley misses its intended target.
McKinley scores with a one two! Yonic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Moose McKinley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yonic defends it nicely.
McKinley scores with a hook to the body. Yonic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McKinley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yonic's head.
McKinley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yonic counters with a left to the body.
McKinley lands with a shot to the body.
Yonic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yonic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKinley.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but McKinley manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley needs to keep his hands up - Yonic had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by McKinley as he connects with a hook.
McKinley misses with a straight right.
McKinley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yonic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dominick Yonic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moose McKinley.
Yonic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McKinley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yonic's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic takes a swing at McKinley's ribcage but misses.
McKinley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big left from Yonic misses.
McKinley cracks Yonic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McKinley works Yonic's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley misses with a left hand
and Yonic counters with a body kick that stops McKinley in his tracks momentarily.
McKinley throws a shot to the body.
Yonic staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Yonic misses the target.
A jab from McKinley misses.
Nice body kick there by Yonic.
McKinley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McKinley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yonic throws a good cross that connects.
McKinley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKinley. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley thuds a left hand into Yonic's body.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKinley swings widly with a right hand
and Yonic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKinley lands with a hook. Yonic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McKinley lands a head shot.
Dominick Yonic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKinley misses with a combination
and Yonic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKinley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Yonic misses.
Yonic scores with a kick to the body.
McKinley takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moose McKinley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yonic connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab lands there for McKinley.
Yonic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yonic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKinley. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKinley connects with a right hand. Yonic shakes it off.
McKinley avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for McKinley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic lands a really nice looking cross but McKinley seems unphased.
McKinley missing with a left hand there. Yonic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKinley scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic takes a swing at McKinley's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley connects with the punch.
Yonic slips under a jab from McKinley.
Yonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McKinley walks into a stiff left hand from Yonic.
Yonic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Yonic.
Yonic thinks about countering with a head kick.
Yonic misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for McKinley.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic throws a head kick that misses.
McKinley stuns Yonic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from McKinley.
Yonic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKinley misses with a right hand
and Yonic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKinley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McKinley.
McKinley throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yonic to counter with a crisp jab.
McKinley throws a shot from downtown. Yonic moves away and avoids it.
McKinley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yonic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yonic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McKinley connects with a nice looking jab.
Yonic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
McKinley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKinley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yonic eats them both and turns towards McKinley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Yonic is rocked!
McKinley cracks Yonic with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Yonic tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but McKinley pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Yonic is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moose McKinley!
After winning the bout, Moose McKinley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.