PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Santiago Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan McKay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKay is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Land Down Under. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santiago Francisco
vs
McKay

167 cm
20
152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Santiago Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan McKay!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for McKay.
Francisco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McKay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francisco was well out of range. Poor timing from McKay.
Francisco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Francisco misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for McKay.
McKay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McKay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Francisco's calf.
McKay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Francisco is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McKay.
A head kick from McKay lands but Francisco takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKay tries to clinch but Francisco is having none of it.
Francisco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McKay pinned against the cage. McKay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McKay lands with a good body shot.
McKay thuds a left hand into Francisco's body.
McKay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Santiago Francisco. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McKay as he avoids it easily.
McKay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Francisco dives in for a single leg takedown but McKay sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McKay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Francisco backwards.
McKay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Francisco backwards.
McKay lands a body punch in the clinch.
McKay stops a takedown attempt from Francisco.
Francisco is breathing heavily.
McKay lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McKay pushes Francisco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francisco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Francisco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKay lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, McKay scores with a nice short uppercut.

Francisco is rocked!
A short right from McKay.
Oh Francisco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Francisco tries to score a body lock takedown but McKay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McKay lands a left hand.
McKay scores with a hook to the body.
McKay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from McKay.
McKay lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Francisco to his knees! McKay keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan McKay!
After winning the bout, Dylan McKay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.