PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 2080 p4p, 1762 weight class) and Kain Mack (ranked 189 p4p, 159 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Krenakore
vs
Mack

175 cm
27
157
10 - 9 - 0

176 cm
29
158
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mengrire Krenakore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kain Mack!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krenakore throws a shot to the body.
Mack drops his hands momentarily and Krenakore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mack lands with a hook. Krenakore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krenakore.
Krenakore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krenakore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mack misses with a two punch combination.
Krenakore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mack swings widly with a right hand
and Krenakore counters with a two punch combo.
Nice cross by Krenakore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krenakore throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krenakore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A swing and a miss from Krenakore.
Mack throws a counter combo.
Mack throws a body shot but no joy.
Mack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Mack.
Krenakore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Krenakore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krenakore was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Mack.
Krenakore throwing a counter right hand but Mack manages to avoid it.
Mack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krenakore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mack.
Mack's corner calls for a 1-2. Mack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mack misses with a combination
and Krenakore counters with a stiff right hand.
Krenakore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krenakore jabs at Mack's body.
Krenakore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mack 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.
Krenakore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krenakore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krenakore throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Mack is looking for the big counter here.
Krenakore avoids the body shot from Mack.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack slips a jab from Krenakore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Krenakore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mack.
Krenakore slips under a jab from Mack.
Mack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krenakore circles away quickly and effectively.
Krenakore lands a jab-cross combination.
Mack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Mack darts in and clinches Krenakore up against the cage.
Mack scores with a nice hook to the head.

Krenakore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack moves out of range as Krenakore strikes.

Mack has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Krenakore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Krenakore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krenakore lands a jab to Mack's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack scores with a shot to the body.
Krenakore scores with a shot to the body.
Mack avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Krenakore backs off Mack throws a huge counter combo but Krenakore manages to avoid it all.
Krenakore throws a poor cross that misses
and Mack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krenakore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krenakore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krenakore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krenakore swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
Mack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A cross from Krenakore lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a body punch but Krenakore moves out of range.
A punch combination from Krenakore misses.
Krenakore misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
Krenakore avoids a kick to the body.
Krenakore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krenakore defending well as Mack loads up on a big left hand.
Mack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krenakore avoids a kick to the body.
Krenakore cracks Mack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krenakore throws a hook but Mack blocks it.
Mack moves out of range as Krenakore strikes.
Krenakore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krenakore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Mack misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mengrire Krenakore dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mack moves out of range as Krenakore strikes.
Krenakore backing away here, and Mack unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Krenakore punishes Mack's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Krenakore misses.
Mengrire Krenakore is winning the standup battle so far.
Mack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krenakore throws out the jab.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krenakore throws a poor cross that misses
and Mack counters with a nice uppercut.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Krenakore throws a jab when Mack was well out of range.
Mack misses with a shot to the body
and Krenakore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Mack misses.
Krenakore moves away from the strike by Mack.
Krenakore throws a body shot but no joy.
Mengrire Krenakore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krenakore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mack in his tracks.
Mack throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mack wants to counter the offense by Krenakore and move into the clinch position.
Krenakore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krenakore lands with an overhand left.
Krenakore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mack. Krenakore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krenakore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krenakore looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Mack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krenakore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Krenakore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krenakore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krenakore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No joy there for Mack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krenakore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krenakore slips under a jab from Mack.
Mack misses with a straight left.
Krenakore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krenakore throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range.
Krenakore misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Mack releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mack looks for the body kick but Krenakore saw that one coming.
Krenakore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot by Krenakore.
Mack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krenakore misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Krenakore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krenakore works Mack's body with a nice hook.
Krenakore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krenakore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mack on the side of the head.
Krenakore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mack's head backwards.
Mack misses with a double jab.
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krenakore.
Kain Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mack fails to land with a series of punches.
Krenakore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mack thinks about the counter body kick.
Krenakore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mack on the side of the head.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore.
A countering left hand to the body from Mack misses.
Mack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krenakore looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Krenakore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mack counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack misses with a jab to the body
letting Krenakore counter with a right hand.
Krenakore swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Krenakore.
Krenakore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mack.
Krenakore connects with a body shot.
Krenakore misses with a looping left.
Krenakore swings widly with a right hand
and Mack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krenakore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krenakore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mack can do to turn this around?
Mack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krenakore.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mengrire Krenakore dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krenakore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mack avoids the body shot from Krenakore.
Krenakore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Krenakore takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Mack.
A punch lands to the side of Krenakore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krenakore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mack has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Danga de danga de dang - Krenakore scores with a four punch combination!
Mack misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Krenakore misses.
Krenakore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krenakore misses with a double jab
and Mack counters with a good, hard body kick but Krenakore shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack lands a body shot.
Krenakore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krenakore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krenakore misses with a body shot
and Mack counters with a good low kick that Krenakore was not able to check.
Krenakore misses with a lunging right hand
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Krenakore moves out of range easily.
Krenakore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krenakore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krenakore throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mack! But no joy.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krenakore throwing a counter right hand but Mack manages to avoid it.
Kain Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands a slapping body shot.
Mack tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Krenakore misses the target.
Krenakore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krenakore moves away.
Mack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krenakore throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krenakore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mack.
Krenakore digs a good hook to Mack's body.
Krenakore blocks a leg kick.
Krenakore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krenakore connects with a crisp jab.
Krenakore misses the body punch
and Krenakore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krenakore catches Mack with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krenakore cracks Mack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krenakore.
Mack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krenakore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mack manages to avoid it.
Mack tries to score with a low kick but Krenakore moves his leg out of the way.
Mack slips a jab and a cross from Krenakore.
Mack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Krenakore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mack let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Krenakore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mack throws a head kick that Krenakore semi-blocks.
Mack tries to clinch but Krenakore is having none of it.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mack.
Nice straight punches there by Krenakore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krenakore.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mack connects with a solid leg kick.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Mack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krenakore throws out the jab.
Mack misses with a wild combination.
Mack throws out a leg kick but Krenakore moves out of range and Mack only half commits.
Mack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krenakore moves away.
Krenakore throws a lazy uppercut
and Mack counters with a thumping low kick.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Mack unleashes a big counter combination but Krenakore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Krenakore misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mengrire Krenakore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krenakore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mengrire Krenakore!
An out of breath Mengrire Krenakore thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.