PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwawi Mumba (ranked 1028 p4p, 599 weight class) and Taz McKane (ranked 134 p4p, 80 weight class). McKane has chosen SAVE ME as his entrance music. Kwawi Mumba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taz McKane's chin.

Mumba
vs
McKane

195 cm
32
215
18 - 11 - 0

186 cm
32
205
17 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Conviction
© Trap House

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz McKane!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumba misses with a looping left.
McKane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mumba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKane counters with a good, hard body kick but Mumba shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Mumba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mumba looks to throw the jab but McKane is out of range.
Mumba lands with a shot to the body.
Mumba throws a body shot but no joy.
McKane steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumba moves away.
Mumba throws the left hand but McKane avoids the punch easily.
Mumba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKane looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane digs a good hook to Mumba's body.
McKane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McKane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McKane swings for the body but Mumba moves out of range.
Mumba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mumba cracks McKane with a right hand to the side of the head.
McKane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mumba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane throws a right hand that misses
letting Mumba counter with a right hand.
McKane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mumba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mumba swinging wildly here.
McKane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McKane throws a poor cross that misses
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKane slips a jab from Mumba.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McKane! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKane digs a good body shot into Mumba's ribs.
McKane jabs at Mumba's body.
Mumba misses with a lunging right hand
enabling McKane to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McKane.
Mumba tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McKane manages to circle out of the way.
Mumba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKane circles away quickly and effectively.
McKane gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mumba counters with a stiff right hand.
Mumba missing with a left hand there. McKane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mumba. Mumba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by McKane.
McKane misses with a looping right.
Mumba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting McKane counter with a right hand.
Mumba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Mumba.
Mumba misses with a right hand
and McKane counters with a left to the body.
Mumba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McKane doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKane misses with a body kick.
Mumba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKane.
McKane blocks a jab.
Mumba falls off balance throwing a combination
and McKane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taz McKane 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.

Mumba ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
Mumba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKane manages to avoid it.
McKane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumba scores with a nice right hand.
McKane thuds a left hand into Mumba's body.
Taz McKane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba throws a good cross that connects.
Mumba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McKane throws a hook but Mumba avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane misses with a series of wild punches.
Mumba misses with a body shot
and McKane counters with a stiff right hand.
Mumba scores with a nice head shot.
Mumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKane manages to avoid it.
Mumba misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKane. Mumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumba is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McKane.
McKane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McKane misses.
McKane misses with a body shot
and Mumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKane fails to land with a series of punches.
Mumba seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mumba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McKane misses with the body kick
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwawi Mumba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
McKane walks into a straight right hand from Mumba.
Mumba connects with a single shot there.
Mumba scores with a crisp jab that stopped McKane in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McKane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mumba thinking.
Mumba swings for the body but McKane moves out of range.
Mumba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKane was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumba.
Mumba lands with a good body shot.
McKane throws the left hand but Mumba avoids the punch easily.
Mumba tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McKane manages to circle out of the way.
McKane misses with a kick to the body.
McKane slips a jab from Mumba.
Mumba throws a jab but it's blocked by McKane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKane manages to avoid it.
It seemed like McKane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mumba misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from McKane misses.
Mumba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from McKane lands.
McKane tests Mumba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McKane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Mumba misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kwawi Mumba dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A slow jab from Mumba misses its intended target.
McKane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKane walks into a stiff left hand from Mumba.
McKane throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mumba throws a series of strikes that have McKane backpedaling.
Mumba misses with a right hand
and McKane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKane throws out the jab.
Mumba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from McKane
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKane lands with an uppercut that bounces Mumba off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mumba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McKane dodges the punch combination from Mumba.
McKane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumba.
Mumba misses with a left hand
and McKane counters with a nice uppercut.
McKane scores with a sloppy right hand. Mumba should have avoided that one.
McKane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McKane scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mumba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mumba.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Mumba.
McKane throws a body kick that misses
and Mumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mumba throws a body shot but no joy.
McKane digs a good hook to Mumba's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKane misses with a head kick.
Mumba blocks a head kick by McKane.
As McKane looks to move away, Mumba throws a big counter combo but McKane just gets out of the way.
McKane throws a shot from downtown. Mumba moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKane counters with a body kick.
McKane digs a good body shot into Mumba's ribs.
McKane throws a shot from downtown. Mumba moves away and avoids it.
McKane scores with a spinning back kick!
McKane thuds his shin into the meat of Mumba's side.

Oooooh!!! McKane has knocked Mumba down with a huge combo! McKane steps away and waves a wobbly Mumba back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Kwawi Mumba has been cut.
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!

McKane sends Mumba crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McKane is motioning to the referee to let Mumba up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Mumba is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mumba.
Oh Mumba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKane defending well as Mumba loads up on a big left hand.
Mumba seems to have got his legs back now.
McKane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mumba takes a step back to recover.
Mumba misses with a lunging right hand
and McKane counters with a body kick that stops Mumba in his tracks momentarily.
Nice body punch from McKane.
McKane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mumba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McKane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McKane lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taz McKane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McKane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

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