PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olen Mckinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollins has chosen rap god as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mckinney
vs
Rollins

155 cm
20
193 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olen Mckinney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins connects with a high kick.

It looks like Olen Mckinney has been cut.
Rollins throws a right and a left that Mckinney avoids nicely.
Rollins tries for a takedown but Mckinney sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mckinney tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rollins manages to circle out of the way.
Seth Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins misses with a double jab.
Mckinney lands a nice shot to the body.
Rollins shoots for a double leg takedown but Mckinney sprawls well. He's pushed Rollins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mckinney leaves Rollins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Olen Mckinney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Rollins.
Rollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins throws a sloppy head kick

and Mckinney decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rollins's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mckinney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rollins's head.
Rollins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mckinney.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mckinney gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Mckinney takes the fight into the clinch.
Rollins presses Mckinney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mckinney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rollins scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rollins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Mckinney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rollins instigates a clinch.

Rollins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rollins fails with a takedown attempt.
Mckinney is looking to counter the offense by Rollins and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rollins.
Rollins looks winded!

Mckinney gets a double leg takedown into Rollins's guard.
Rollins looking to control but Mckinney passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins is looking to improve his position.
Mckinney drops an elbow to the side of Rollins's head.
Mckinney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mckinney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckinney working Rollins over with strikes.
Mckinney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rollins defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mckinney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Mckinney seems to be looking for submissions.
Mckinney winds up and cracks Rollins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rollins is looking to escape.
Mckinney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rollins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mckinney connects with a nice short shot to Rollins's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mckinney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mckinney lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckinney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mckinney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rollins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Mckinney there.
Mckinney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mckinney is nestled in close to Rollins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mckinney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rollins has hold of Mckinney's hands but Mckinney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rollins taking some punishment here, with Mckinney in his half guard.
Rollins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mckinney drops an elbow to the side of Rollins's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Mckinney is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olen Mckinney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olen Mckinney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rollins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mckinney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rollins can do to turn this around?
Rollins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mckinney's defenses.
Mckinney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rollins smiles and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rollins.

Rollins moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mckinney drags the fight down to the ground.
Olen Mckinney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckinney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins is looking to stand up but Mckinney won't let him.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckinney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mckinney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckinney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mckinney pulls Rollins in close to his closed guard and prevents Rollins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mckinney keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rollins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mckinney's head.
Seth Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rollins throws a head kick that misses.
Mckinney tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rollins manages to circle out of the way.
Mckinney shoots in but Rollins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rollins throws a leg kick

and Mckinney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rollins can't get the takedown.
Rollins is pressed up against the cage. Mckinney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rollins down to the mat. Rollins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olen Mckinney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Rollins misses.
Mckinney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rollins.
Rollins is breathing heavily.
Rollins with a poor takedown

and Mckinney counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckinney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckinney tries for a takedown but Rollins manages to get underhooks.
Rollins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mckinney walks away with a smile on his face. Rollins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mckinney slaps away a takedown attempt from Rollins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rollins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mckinney is fending him off so far but Rollins persists. Nope, Mckinney circles away and we're back to standing.

Mckinney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rollins's guard.

Mckinney stands up and waves to Rollins to follow him.

Mckinney looking to score a takedown here. Rollins is defending well but Mckinney drives through and ends up in Rollins's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins has momentary wrist control but Mckinney slips an elbow through the middle.
Mckinney postures up and lands a big shot to Rollins's brow.
Mckinney 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.
Mckinney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mckinney connects with a couple of short punches.
Mckinney working some strikes from top position.
Mckinney is looking to stand up but Rollins won't let him.
Mckinney distracts Rollins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mckinney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mckinney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mckinney is in close to Rollins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olen Mckinney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olen Mckinney's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rollins misses with a hook. Mckinney ducked under it nicely.
Rollins fails with the takedown

and Mckinney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mckinney is trying to trip Rollins. He has hold of a leg but Rollins is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mckinney persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mckinney working some strikes from top position.
Rollins trying to control the position.
Mckinney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckinney stands up over Rollins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Rollins is looking for a triangle but Mckinney pushes his legs off easily.

Mckinney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rollins, up you get!
Rollins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckinney fails to land with a series of punches.
Rollins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Mckinney bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mckinney lands a nice forearm strike.

Mckinney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mckinney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mckinney is chipping away with strikes.
Mckinney lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mckinney cracks Rollins with a big elbow.

Mckinney tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Mckinney decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mckinney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rollins's guard.
Rollins has momentary wrist control but Mckinney slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckinney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mckinney landing some decent shots from guard.
Rollins trying to control the position.
Mckinney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckinney postures up.
Mckinney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mckinney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mckinney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rollins is striking from the bottom but Mckinney uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Mckinney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mckinney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mckinney working over Rollins with some ground and pound. Rollins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mckinney is nestled in close to Rollins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins has hold of Mckinney's hands but Mckinney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mckinney drops an elbow to the side of Rollins's head.
Mckinney is nestled in close to Rollins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Mckinney is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rollins sees it coming and defends easily.
Mckinney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mckinney drops an elbow to the side of Rollins's head.
Mckinney lands with a punch from half guard.
Mckinney winds up and cracks Rollins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Mckinney maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rollins could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mckinney has cracked it and Rollins is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mckinney!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Olen Mckinney!