PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Balgair Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balgair Duff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Duff
vs
McKenzie

187 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Milwaukee's Best 160

Master Lee's One Stop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balgair Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie stuns Duff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McKenzie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duff cracks McKenzie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duff looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenzie is just out of range.
McKenzie with a jab.
Duff misses with a wild combination.
McKenzie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McKenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balgair Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKenzie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McKenzie walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duff circles away quickly and effectively.
Duff jabs at McKenzie's body.
Duff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Duff rushes McKenzie and presses him up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Duff.
McKenzie blocks an uppercut.

McKenzie breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Duff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Duff drives through and clinches with McKenzie against the ropes.
Duff working some nice short punches in the clinch.

McKenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McKenzie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duff.
McKenzie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McKenzie throws a jab but it's blocked by Duff.

McKenzie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Duff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKenzie tries to circle away but Duff has him pinned against the ropes.
McKenzie is trying to force a seperation but Duff has the dominant position.
Duff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duff lands a body shot.
Duff has a couple of punches blocked by McKenzie.
A short left from Duff.
McKenzie is looking to break free of the clinch but Duff has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff misses with some punches.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duff misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McKenzie.
Duff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

McKenzie breaks the clinch.
McKenzie ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
McKenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Duff ducks under a wild hook from McKenzie.
McKenzie takes one on the chin but seems OK.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duff swings wildly with an uppercut but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Duff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Balgair Duff will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Duff scores with a body shot.
McKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Duff is just out of range.
Duff lands with an uppercut that bounces McKenzie off the ropes and back into range.
McKenzie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brian McKenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duff works the jab nicely.
Duff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Duff dodges the punch combination from McKenzie.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duff jabs McKenzie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKenzie.
It looks like Duff has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McKenzie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duff is looking to clinch.
Duff lands with a nice body punch.

McKenzie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McKenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duff lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duff misses with the head strike.
Duff lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Duff.
Duff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duff scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Duff on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duff.

McKenzie is rocked!
A short right from Duff.
McKenzie is still on wobbly legs! Can Duff finish him?
Duff lands with a left to the head.
Duff creates a bit of distance and cracks McKenzie with a big uppercut! McKenzie goes down! The referee pushes Duff away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will McKenzie make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Duff takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Balgair Duff!
Post fight, Balgair Duff stared into the camera and said 'Who's buying me a drink?'.