PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bones McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Yung Kidz - Snap, Crackle, Pop. Bones McKenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McKenzie
vs
Clark

183 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

177 cm
23
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bones McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Clark!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McKenzie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McKenzie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clark up against the cage.
Clark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage.
McKenzie slows down the pace here.
Clark takes a knee right on the jaw!
McKenzie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage.
McKenzie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKenzie landing knees to the body.
McKenzie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clark tries to break the clinch but McKenzie is controlling the position.
Clark takes a knee right on the jaw!
McKenzie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Clark is looking to break free of the clinch but McKenzie has double underhooks.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but McKenzie is controlling him.
Good body shot from Clark.
McKenzie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
McKenzie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McKenzie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
McKenzie looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKenzie is pushing Clark up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
McKenzie slows down the pace here.
McKenzie tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McKenzie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McKenzie with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by McKenzie.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clark looks gassed!
Clark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but McKenzie has the dominant position.
McKenzie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McKenzie has Clark pressed against the cage, preventing Clark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McKenzie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McKenzie looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
McKenzie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKenzie stalling the fight.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
McKenzie throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKenzie goes for a takedown attempt but Clark pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dylan Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

McKenzie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McKenzie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark is trying to get back to full guard.
McKenzie is nestled in close to Clark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Clark wants to get back to his feet.
McKenzie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark is looking to escape.
McKenzie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McKenzie wants to control but Clark is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McKenzie lands a nice short elbow.
Clark is not content to let McKenzie control the position.
Clark tries to kick McKenzie off in order to stand up. McKenzie Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Clark taking a bit of punishment here - McKenzie scoring with strikes.
McKenzie working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie working the body and head with strikes.
McKenzie is putting a hurting on Clark here, landing some big shots from side control.
McKenzie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
McKenzie landing a few strikes.
McKenzie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McKenzie cracks Clark with a big right hand but Clark just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Clark is rocked!
McKenzie lands a nice forearm strike.
Clark is still in real trouble! Can McKenzie finish him?

McKenzie tries for a kimura but Clark is defending well.
McKenzie trying to control the position but Clark is working away.
Clark seems to have recovered his senses.
Clark is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McKenzie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKenzie advances to full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie looking to finish Clark with some ground and pound. This is bad for Clark!
McKenzie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McKenzie lands a heavy elbow.
McKenzie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McKenzie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clark is looking to escape.
The referee warns Clark that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McKenzie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McKenzie tries to control but Clark wriggling away.
McKenzie dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKenzie loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Clark scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from McKenzie land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. McKenzie stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bones McKenzie!