PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmet Chichao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Mckenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mckenzie
vs
Chichao

183 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cody Mckenzie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mehmet Chichao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chichao throws a head kick but Mckenzie moves out of range.
Chichao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mckenzie defends it nicely.
Mckenzie is looking to clinch but Chichao is avoiding it.

Mckenzie closes the distance and clinches.
Mckenzie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mckenzie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chichao is defending well for now.
Mckenzie landing knees to the head.

It looks like Mehmet Chichao has been cut.
Mckenzie controlling the action here for a moment.

Chichao gets control of Mckenzie 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chichao will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenzie wants to get up but he can't break Chichao's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mckenzie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chichao on the ground.
Chichao wants to stand but Mckenzie is controlling the position.
Chichao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mckenzie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chichao's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie wants to stand and escape but instead Chichao has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Chichao sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mckenzie 's guard.
Mckenzie is trying to stand back up but Chichao is controlling him
Mckenzie is staying active underneath Chichao, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chichao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mckenzie is trying to stand back up but Chichao is controlling him
Mckenzie won't allow Chichao to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chichao is keen to just control but Mckenzie is a slippery customer.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mehmet Chichao hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mckenzie scoring well with a low kick there.

Mckenzie moves into the clinch.
Mckenzie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mckenzie looking to throw knees to the head but Chichao is blocking nicely.
Mckenzie landing knees to the head.
Mckenzie connects with a knee to the head.
Mckenzie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mckenzie letting Chichao take a breather here.
Mckenzie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chichao looks winded!
Mckenzie misses with a knee strike.
Mckenzie throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie looking to throw knees to the head but Chichao is blocking nicely.
Mckenzie with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckenzie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chichao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mckenzie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckenzie slowing the pace effectively.
Mckenzie looking to throw knees to the head but Chichao is blocking nicely.
Chichao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckenzie 's face.
Chichao takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mckenzie lands a knee to the head.
Mckenzie is stalling here.
A knee to the head by Mckenzie .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Mckenzie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mehmet Chichao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chichao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mckenzie stuffs the takedown attempt from Chichao. Chichao gets slowly back to his feet.

Chichao gets tackled into the cage by Mckenzie . Mckenzie maintains the clinch.
Mckenzie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mckenzie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mckenzie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mckenzie with a knee to the head.
Mckenzie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chichao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mckenzie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mckenzie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chichao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mckenzie missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenzie misses with a knee strike.
Mckenzie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mckenzie .
Mckenzie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chichao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mckenzie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mckenzie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mckenzie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chichao throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mckenzie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mckenzie .
Mckenzie gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Chichao lands with a short shot to the head.
Mckenzie misses with a knee strike.
Mckenzie misses with a knee strike.
Mckenzie looking to throw knees to the head but Chichao is blocking nicely.
Mckenzie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie connects with a knee to the head.
Mckenzie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chichao is defending well for now.
Chichao misses with the head strike.
Chichao taking a breather.
Mckenzie lands a nice knee to the body.
Mckenzie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cody Mckenzie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mckenzie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckenzie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chichao.
Mckenzie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chichao throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chichao up against the cage.
Mckenzie tries a knee to the head but Chichao blocks it.
Chichao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckenzie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckenzie tries to land a knee to the head but Chichao blocks with his arms.
Mckenzie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chichao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chichao takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chichao tries to land a knee to the head but Mckenzie blocks with his arms.
Mckenzie slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Mckenzie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mehmet Chichao's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mckenzie throws a leg kick which misses Chichao's front leg but catches the back leg as Chichao tries to avoid it.
Mckenzie tries to clinch up.
Chichao fails to land the takedown.
Chichao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chichao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mckenzie .
Chichao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mckenzie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chichao somewhat.

Mckenzie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mckenzie misses with a knee to the head.
Mckenzie avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chichao managing to block the knees to the body from Mckenzie .
Mckenzie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chichao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chichao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mckenzie lands a knee to the head.
Chichao has a couple of punches blocked by Mckenzie .
Mckenzie tries to land a knee to the head but Chichao blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Chichao fails to land.
Mckenzie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mckenzie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mckenzie landing knees to the head.
Mckenzie tries to land a knee to the head but Chichao blocks with his arms.
Mckenzie landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mckenzie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mckenzie crunches a lovely knee into Chichao's ribcage.
Mckenzie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chichao up against the cage.
Mckenzie trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chichao takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mckenzie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chichao stalling in the clinch but Mckenzie improves position.
Mckenzie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chichao avoiding damage as Mckenzie throws knees to the body.
Chichao avoiding damage as Mckenzie throws knees to the body.
Mckenzie tries to land a knee to the head but Chichao blocks with his arms.
Chichao tries to land a knee to the head but Mckenzie blocks with his arms.
Mckenzie looking to throw knees to the head but Chichao is blocking nicely.
Mckenzie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chichao is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chichao blocks it with crossed arms.
Chichao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chichao throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckenzie .
Chichao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chichao looking to throw knees to the head but Mckenzie is blocking nicely.
Mckenzie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chichao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mckenzie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mckenzie tries to land a knee to the head but Chichao blocks with his arms.
Mckenzie lands a knee to the body.
Mehmet Chichao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cody Mckenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chichao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mckenzie blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Mckenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mckenzie , 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Mckenzie !