PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Tyrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McKenzie
vs
Tyrell

190 cm
28
221 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

193 cm
30
213 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Bullet Proof System
Hellbent

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Tyrell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like AJ McKenzie has been cut.
A jab from McKenzie misses.
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKenzie throws a low kick but Tyrell moves out of range easily.
Tyrell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McKenzie.
Tyrell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McKenzie throws a quick inside leg kick.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrell moves away.
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKenzie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKenzie moves away.
McKenzie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyrell finds it's way round the side to connect with McKenzie's head.
Tyrell defending well as McKenzie loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrell scores with a leg kick.
Tyrell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tyrell lets loose with a powerful body kick. McKenzie will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As McKenzie backs off Tyrell throws a huge counter combo but McKenzie manages to avoid it all.
McKenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrell moves away.
McKenzie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyrell.
Tyrell wants to slow McKenzie down by chopping away at his legs.
McKenzie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tyrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses McKenzie's sensitive parts.
Tyrell connects with a leg kick. McKenzie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyrell misses with a jab to the body
and McKenzie counters with a nice leg kick.
Tyrell lunges at McKenzie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McKenzie's hand.
McKenzie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyrell. That did some damage!
McKenzie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McKenzie misses with a straight right.
Tyrell misses with a low kick as McKenzie jumps back.
McKenzie moves away from the strike by Tyrell.
Tyrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Donk. Tyrell catches McKenzie right on the button with a cross.
Tyrell lands a nice looking body kick.
McKenzie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
McKenzie scores with a nice right hand.
Tyrell misses with a low kick as McKenzie jumps back.
Tyrell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McKenzie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McKenzie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McKenzie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McKenzie missing with a left hand there. Tyrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKenzie throws a lazy head kick
and Tyrell counters with a two punch combo.
Tyrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McKenzie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyrell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

McKenzie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McKenzie stalling in the clinch.
Tyrell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McKenzie walks away with a smile on his face. Tyrell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McKenzie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McKenzie misses with the body kick

and Tyrell counters with a takedown into side control.
Tyrell taking a break here but McKenzie is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tyrell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McKenzie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyrell misses with a head shot. McKenzie uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tyrell trying to control but McKenzie is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyrell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyrell looking to sit in guard and control but McKenzie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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!

Tyrell looking for a guillotine here but McKenzie defends easily.
Tyrell 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Tyrell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ McKenzie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McKenzie takes a swing at Tyrell's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tyrell.
McKenzie misses with a low kick as Tyrell jumps back.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tyrell!
McKenzie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyrell.
Tyrell works McKenzie's body with a nice hook.

McKenzie forces Tyrell back against the cage and clinches.
Tyrell can't find room to land a body shot as McKenzie controls the action.
Tyrell scores a nice knee to the body.
McKenzie blocks a body shot from Tyrell.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKenzie is looking to control Tyrell's arms but Tyrell gets an underhook and turns him. Now McKenzie has his back to the cage.
Tyrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKenzie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyrell up against the cage.

Tyrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McKenzie throws a hook but Tyrell blocks it.
Tyrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKenzie.
Tyrell throws a leg kick which misses McKenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as McKenzie tries to avoid it.
Tyrell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tyrell throws a head kick that misses
letting McKenzie counter with a right hand.
McKenzie throws an off balance right hand
and Tyrell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McKenzie misses with an attempted mid kick.
McKenzie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tyrell counters by clinching up.
Tyrell works on McKenzie's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKenzie wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyrell won't allow it.
McKenzie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyrell up against the cage.
McKenzie blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell lands an elbow that stopped McKenzie in his tracks for a moment.
Tyrell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Tyrell on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McKenzie to keep the fight standing.
Tyrell tries to land a knee to the head but McKenzie blocks with his arms.
Tyrell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McKenzie.
McKenzie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McKenzie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Tyrell.
Tyrell misses with a punch on the inside.
McKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyrell tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Tyrell back against the cage.

McKenzie breaks from the clinch.
Tyrell scores with a leg kick.
McKenzie misses with a hook.
Tyrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tyrell.
McKenzie is looking to counter the offense by Tyrell and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Tyrell misses its intended target.
McKenzie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

McKenzie gets a clinch.
Tyrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyrell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McKenzie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McKenzie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McKenzie lands a nice uppercut.
Tyrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McKenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyrell backwards.
McKenzie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McKenzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyrell blocking some punches.
Chad Tyrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyrell fails to pull guard.
AJ McKenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Tyrell.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyrell.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McKenzie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tyrell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

McKenzie breaks from the clinch.
McKenzie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McKenzie throws a big shot that misses.
Chad Tyrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKenzie misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from McKenzie misses
and Tyrell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyrell tries to land a leg kick but McKenzie saw it coming and moves away.
Nice jab there from Tyrell.
McKenzie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McKenzie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McKenzie throws a body punch but Tyrell moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrell. McKenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Tyrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on AJ McKenzie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tyrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyrell throws a body kick that misses.
Tyrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McKenzie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tyrell's hands.
McKenzie swings for the body but Tyrell moves out of range.
A combination from McKenzie does no damage.
Tyrell is looking to clinch but McKenzie is avoiding it.
Tyrell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenzie manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenzie tests Tyrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Tyrell. Beautiful body shot.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
McKenzie jabs Tyrell right on the nose. Tyrell blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKenzie. Tyrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyrell! But no joy.
Tyrell throws a sloppy head kick and McKenzie moves out of range easily.
As Tyrell backs away, McKenzie returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot lands for Tyrell.
McKenzie cracks Tyrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyrell scores with a jab to the body.
McKenzie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters circling a little - Tyrell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McKenzie punishes Tyrell's body with a nice straight punch.
Chad Tyrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrell misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyrell. That's going to slow McKenzie down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrell scores with a leg kick.
Tyrell lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws out a loose jab but Tyrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrell thinks about the counter body kick.
McKenzie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyrell can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Tyrell.
McKenzie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyrell looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenzie is just out of range.
McKenzie throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrell connects with an inside leg kick.
McKenzie blocks a low kick nicely.
McKenzie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Tyrell tries to keep at a distance but McKenzie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
McKenzie blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McKenzie lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrell.
McKenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from McKenzie on the inside.
McKenzie lands with a right to the head.
AJ McKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

McKenzie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McKenzie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyrell finds it's way round the side to connect with McKenzie's head.
Tyrell swings for the body but McKenzie moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Tyrell.
Tyrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McKenzie connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyrell.
Chad Tyrell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses
and Tyrell counters with a straight right hand.
Tyrell looks up at the clock. Bad move! McKenzie lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tyrell. McKenzie pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ McKenzie!
A victorious AJ McKenzie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.