PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waszyla Ktaknuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dylan mckee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mckee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. erase me- kid cudi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ktaknuka
vs
mckee

184 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Waszyla Ktaknuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, dylan mckee!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mckee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

mckee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
mckee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

mckee escapes and gets back to his feet.
mckee throws and low kick but Ktaknuka moves out of range easily.

mckee clinches with his opponent.

mckee manages to pull guard.
Ktaknuka is working mckee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
mckee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ktaknuka wants to control from the top but mckee keeps moving.
Ktaknuka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ktaknuka is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! mckee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! mckee has escaped and now he's on top!
mckee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ktaknuka is proving hard to escape from.
mckee wants to pass the guard but Ktaknuka is keeping the position.
Ktaknuka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
mckee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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.
mckee throws and elbow that misses. Ktaknuka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in mckee's guard. Nice move by Ktaknuka!
Ktaknuka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ktaknuka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ktaknuka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ktaknuka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ktaknuka shoots and misses

and mckee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ktaknuka's guard now.
mckee controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ktaknuka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ktaknuka being controlled here, momentarily.
mckee looking to sit in guard and control but Ktaknuka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
mckee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ktaknuka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ktaknuka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
mckee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now mckee is on top in guard.
Ktaknuka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ktaknuka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks mckee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dylan mckee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ktaknuka fails with the takedown

and mckee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by mckee.
mckee postures up.
mckee trying to control but Ktaknuka is working from the bottom.
mckee wants to pass the guard but Ktaknuka is keeping the position.

mckee postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ktaknuka is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of mckee, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mckee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ktaknuka manages to get himself to full guard.
Ktaknuka keeping full guard, as mckee tries to pass.
Ktaknuka is wriggling around but mckee manages to pass to half guard.
Ktaknuka is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
mckee wants to take a breather but Ktaknuka is having none of it.
Ktaknuka wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

mckee stands up and beckons Ktaknuka to join him on the feet.

mckee closes the distance and clinches.
Ktaknuka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but mckee is keeping busy.
mckee is trying to break the clinch but Ktaknuka has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mckee is trying to break the clinch but Ktaknuka is controlling him.
Ktaknuka struggles to land a body shot inside as mckee controls his hands.
mckee can't break the clinch.
Ktaknuka taking a breather.
mckee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ktaknuka.
mckee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ktaknuka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from mckee.
Ktaknuka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waszyla Ktaknuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mckee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
mckee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ktaknuka.
mckee lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
mckee is working Ktaknuka over against the cage.

mckee breaks the clinch.

mckee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ktaknuka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
mckee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
mckee wants to pass the guard but Ktaknuka is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dylan mckee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

mckee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ktaknuka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
mckee wants to pass to mount but Ktaknuka is defending the position.
mckee prevents Ktaknuka from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with mckee in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mckee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ktaknuka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
mckee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Ktaknuka manages to escape and get back to his feet!
mckee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ktaknuka with a poor takedown
and mckee counters with an outside leg kick.
mckee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ktaknuka circles away quickly and effectively.
Ktaknuka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and mckee counters with a two punch combo.

mckee scores a takedown into full mount!
mckee with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! mckee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
mckee punching from mount but Ktaknuka doing a good job of avoiding damage.

mckee is standing up, even though he is in mount.

mckee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ktaknuka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ktaknuka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
mckee is trying to control but can't.
mckee tries to kick Ktaknuka off but Ktaknuka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mckee wants to improve his position but Ktaknuka is controlling well.
Ktaknuka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ktaknuka wants to lay and pray for a moment but mckee keeps working.
mckee tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
dylan mckee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well mckee 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dylan mckee!