PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Nordmarsson (ranked 3679 p4p, 4120 weight class) and Chad McKinley (ranked 464 p4p, 508 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nordmarsson
vs
McKinley

195 cm
25
218
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
204
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Bondi MMA

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Nordmarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad McKinley!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nordmarsson clinches up against the cage.
Nordmarsson is trying to force a seperation but McKinley has the dominant position.
McKinley taking a breather.
McKinley is trying to break the clinch but Nordmarsson is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McKinley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nordmarsson's elbow.

Nordmarsson breaks from the clinch.
Nordmarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

McKinley shoots in and gets a takedown into Nordmarsson's guard.

Nordmarsson pushes McKinley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
McKinley tries to close the distance and clinch but Nordmarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nordmarsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKinley.
Nordmarsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordmarsson throws a right and a left that McKinley avoids nicely.
McKinley avoids a kick to the body.
Nordmarsson looks to throw a body kick

and McKinley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nordmarsson's guard.
McKinley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley working some strikes from top position.
McKinley won't allow Nordmarsson to get back to his feet.
Nordmarsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nordmarsson, not yet.
McKinley postures up.
McKinley looking to pass the guard.
McKinley preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKinley working some strikes from top position.
Nordmarsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McKinley.
Nordmarsson wants to sweep here but McKinley controlling him for the moment.

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.
McKinley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nordmarsson is keeping the position for now.
McKinley preventing the sweep.
McKinley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McKinley is looking to work some ground and pound but Nordmarsson has wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

McKinley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nordmarsson moves into full guard.
Nordmarsson keeping full guard, as McKinley tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordmarsson trying to control the position.
McKinley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nordmarsson wants to sweep here but McKinley controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McKinley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nordmarsson looking to control.
We've been informed that McKinley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McKinley is stalling in the full guard.

That's four 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.
Let's hope that McKinley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

McKinley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Nordmarsson's face as McKinley controls the position.
Nordmarsson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lee Nordmarsson will probably get the nod.
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.

Nordmarsson swings widly with a right hand

and McKinley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Nordmarsson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McKinley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Nordmarsson instigates a clinch.

Nordmarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McKinley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nordmarsson lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordmarsson throws a left and a right that both miss

and McKinley counters by clinching up.

Nordmarsson manages to break the clinch.
McKinley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee Nordmarsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nordmarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McKinley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nordmarsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nordmarsson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and McKinley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordmarsson tries to get to full guard but McKinley has control of the leg.
McKinley throws a strike but Nordmarsson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McKinley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from McKinley.
Nordmarsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McKinley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nordmarsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

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.
Nordmarsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McKinley looking to pass the guard.
McKinley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nordmarsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

McKinley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nordmarsson's half guard.
McKinley is pressing down on Nordmarsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nordmarsson is holding on for now.
McKinley stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordmarsson trying to control from the bottom.
Nordmarsson wants to get back to full guard.
Nordmarsson has hold of McKinley's hands but McKinley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nordmarsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Nordmarsson is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, McKinley seems content to control.
Nordmarsson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McKinley lands a nice short elbow.
McKinley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nordmarsson taking some punishment here, with McKinley in his half guard.
Nordmarsson wants to control but McKinley is keeping busy.
Nordmarsson won't allow McKinley to pass to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lee Nordmarsson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nordmarsson throws a leg kick but McKinley moved away.

Nordmarsson gets caught flat footed, as McKinley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McKinley is standing up over Nordmarsson. Nordmarsson looks to escape but McKinley dives into side control.

McKinley tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nordmarsson is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks McKinley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McKinley prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by McKinley.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McKinley decides to stand back up.
Nordmarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKinley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nordmarsson defends it well.
Nordmarsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKinley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nordmarsson misses with a kick to the body

so McKinley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McKinley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McKinley looking to pass the guard.
McKinley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McKinley connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McKinley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McKinley is stalling in the full guard.
Nordmarsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McKinley's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordmarsson stopping the sweep attempt from McKinley.
Nordmarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but McKinley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKinley looking for a sweep. Not yet McKinley, not yet.
McKinley is looking to stand up but Nordmarsson isn't so interested in that idea.
McKinley wants to hit a sweep here but Nordmarsson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for McKinley there!
McKinley tries to reverse the position but Nordmarsson maintains control.
McKinley tries to lock up and control but Nordmarsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nordmarsson trying to control but McKinley is having none of it.
McKinley tries to lock up and control but Nordmarsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordmarsson tries to control but McKinley wriggling away.
Nordmarsson controlling his opponent.
Nordmarsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McKinley is looking to escape.
McKinley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKinley wants to control but Nordmarsson is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chad McKinley.
I think Nordmarsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Nordmarsson!