PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namor McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Back To School by Deftones. McKenzie has chosen Man From Atlantis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taylor
vs
McKenzie

183 cm
29
222 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

200 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namor McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick from McKenzie.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McKenzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
McKenzie avoids the body shot from Taylor.
McKenzie misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice uppercut there from Taylor.
McKenzie throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a good low kick that McKenzie was not able to check.
McKenzie stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss

and McKenzie counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but McKenzie is controlling the position.
McKenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor is trying to push McKenzie away but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McKenzie keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but McKenzie has double underhooks.
McKenzie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
McKenzie keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

McKenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKenzie pushes Taylor away with a front kick.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and McKenzie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taylor's knee momentarily.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
McKenzie takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
McKenzie thumps Taylor with a low kick.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by McKenzie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie lands the left hand.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
McKenzie lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McKenzie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taylor scrambles back to his feet.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and McKenzie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McKenzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McKenzie lands with a slapping head kick.
Taylor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McKenzie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie lands a nice looking body shot.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McKenzie scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Taylor misses
and McKenzie counters with a slapping leg kick.
McKenzie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
McKenzie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Namor McKenzie dominated that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick by Taylor misses
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKenzie throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
McKenzie scores with a kick to the body.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
McKenzie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McKenzie throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but McKenzie moved out of range.
McKenzie with a jab.
Nathan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor.
McKenzie thows a leg kick but Taylor checks it
and Taylor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Taylor thumps McKenzie with a low kick.
McKenzie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McKenzie misses with an attempted mid kick.
McKenzie looks to throw a body kick
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKenzie.
McKenzie wants to land a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and McKenzie counters with a body kick that stops Taylor in his tracks momentarily.
Namor McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie misses with a wild body shot.
McKenzie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taylor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McKenzie throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a kick to the side of the head.
McKenzie tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor throws a combination. McKenzie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McKenzie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
McKenzie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McKenzie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid body kick from McKenzie.
Taylor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and McKenzie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor defending well as McKenzie loads up on a big left hand.
McKenzie thows a leg kick but Taylor checks it
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenzie is just out of range.
McKenzie looks to throw a body kick
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has McKenzie backing up. McKenzie nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but McKenzie ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Namor McKenzie 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!

Taylor throws a combination that misses
and McKenzie counters with a straight right hand.
McKenzie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but McKenzie seems unphased.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor throws a lazy head kick
and McKenzie counters with a body kick.
McKenzie misses with a leg kick.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Taylor misses
and McKenzie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKenzie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McKenzie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McKenzie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taylor if he has to take too many more of those.
McKenzie cracks the inside of Taylor's front leg.
Namor McKenzie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McKenzie.
Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McKenzie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McKenzie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKenzie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by McKenzie.
McKenzie cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
McKenzie throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Namor McKenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taylor is out of range and McKenzie settles back down.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McKenzie counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taylor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McKenzie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from McKenzie tenderised Taylor's leg. Taylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKenzie.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
McKenzie connects with a leg kick. Taylor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taylor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McKenzie.
McKenzie dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
Nathan Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from McKenzie misses
and Taylor counters with a low kick, right behind McKenzie 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McKenzie, right into the meat.
McKenzie avoids the body shot from Taylor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Namor McKenzie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McKenzie 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Namor McKenzie!