PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus McKenna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klice comes to the cage accompanied by THE D.O.C. - it's funky enough. Gus McKenna has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Simbo Klice's chin.

Klice
vs
McKenna

195 cm
30
270 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

198 cm
25
235 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simbo Klice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus McKenna!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klice throws a sloppy body shot
and McKenna counters with a right hand to the body.
Klice misses with a wild body shot.
McKenna is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McKenna throws a head kick that misses.
Klice drops down looking for a counter takedown but McKenna sprawls and moves away.
McKenna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McKenna lands a nice looking body shot.
McKenna has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Klice is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Klice blocks the body kick.
McKenna throws a head kick that misses.
McKenna throws the left hand but Klice avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenna throws a head kick but Klice moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for McKenna.

McKenna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klice, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenna is trying to push Klice away but Klice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

McKenna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKenna lands with a nice combination. Klice backs away looking to recover.
Horrible takedown attempt by Klice or perhaps it was just good defense by McKenna, which made it look bad.
McKenna misses with a leg kick.
Klice throws a right and a left that both miss.
McKenna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McKenna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McKenna throws a leg kick which misses Klice's front leg but catches the back leg as Klice tries to avoid it.
Klice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klice is looking to clinch but McKenna is avoiding it.

Klice tries to keep at a distance but McKenna has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McKenna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gus McKenna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKenna works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from McKenna as Klice shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simbo Klice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKenna scores with a sloppy right hand. Klice should have avoided that one.
Gus McKenna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenna lands with a nice body punch.
McKenna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McKenna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Klice misses with a hook.
McKenna misses with a looping right.
McKenna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Gus McKenna has been cut.
McKenna throws a jab when Klice was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Klice misses the target.
McKenna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKenna cracks the inside of Klice's front leg.
Klice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klice tries to clinch there but McKenna circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenna scores with a push kick.
McKenna throws a right hand that misses
and Klice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klice shoots in but no luck this time.
Despite the aggression on McKenna's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Klice goes for a double leg but McKenna avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McKenna continues to drive forward.
Klice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKenna throws out the jab.
McKenna throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKenna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McKenna connects with a body shot that sends Klice's belly button to the back.
McKenna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klice on the side of the head.
McKenna throws a sloppy head kick and Klice moves out of range easily.
Klice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gus McKenna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gus McKenna'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.

Klice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKenna.
McKenna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKenna throws out a loose jab but Klice uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klice needs to keep his hands up - McKenna had a free shot at his head there.
Klice doesn't manage to clinch there - McKenna circles away.
McKenna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McKenna wants to land a leg kick but Klice is out of range.
Klice tries to counter with a takedown but McKenna is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McKenna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gus McKenna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKenna lands with a hook. Klice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McKenna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. McKenna catches Klice right on the button with a cross.
McKenna lands a jab to the head.
Klice misses with a wild body shot.
Klice tries to clinch up but McKenna circles away and keeps his distance.
McKenna lands with a shot to the body.
McKenna throws a hook but Klice blocks it.
Klice half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice uppercut there from McKenna.
Klice is looking to wear down McKenna with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klice throws a lazy uppercut
and McKenna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klice was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenna.
Klice feinted with a counter takedown.
McKenna connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klice's hands.
Klice is looking to clinch but McKenna is avoiding it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McKenna lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Klice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McKenna throws the left hand but Klice avoids the punch easily.
Klice half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McKenna throws the left hand but Klice avoids the punch easily.
Klice misses with a straight left.
McKenna lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McKenna to score with a decent uppercut.
McKenna throws a series of punches but Klice moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Klice.
McKenna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McKenna lands with an overhand left.
Klice avoids the body shot from McKenna.
McKenna throws a head kick that Klice semi-blocks.
Klice staying out of range there.
McKenna tries to work over Klice's front leg with a kick but Klice checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Klice misses its target.
Klice misses with a left hand
and McKenna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Klice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McKenna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klice.
Despite the aggression on McKenna's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McKenna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klice is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McKenna.
Klice misses with a left hand
and McKenna counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKenna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McKenna. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McKenna misses with a looping left.
Klice half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McKenna throws a series of punches but Klice moves out of range.
McKenna lands a right hook to the body.
Klice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gus McKenna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gus McKenna's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Klice.
McKenna tries a quick counter leg kick but Klice is wise to it.
Klice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKenna throws out the jab.
Klice tries to counter with a takedown but McKenna is quick to defend against it.
The fighters circling - McKenna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McKenna.
Klice moves away from the strike by McKenna.
McKenna tests Klice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klice misses with an uppercut.
McKenna lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McKenna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klice attempts a counter takedown but McKenna avoids it well and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McKenna counters with a stiff right hand.
McKenna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klice misses with a straight left.
McKenna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKenna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McKenna lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Klice takes a swing at McKenna's ribcage but misses.
Klice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKenna.
McKenna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klice was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenna.
Klice feinted with a counter takedown.
McKenna cracks Klice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Simbo Klice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenna connects with a body shot that sends Klice's belly button to the back.
McKenna scores with a body shot.
McKenna cracks the inside of Klice's front leg.
Klice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McKenna lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenna cracks the inside of Klice's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klice, as that shot connected.
Klice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McKenna.
Klice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by McKenna.
Klice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice fails to land the takedown.
McKenna is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simbo Klice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Klice as he connects with a hook.
Klice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McKenna can pounce on him.

McKenna moves into the clinch.
Klice is working for takedown but McKenna is calmly controlling the position for now.

Klice has McKenna pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Klice pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McKenna tumbling to the mat - Klice dives into McKenna's guard.
Klice stands up over McKenna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McKenna pulls Klice in close to prevent any damage.
Klice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McKenna pulls Klice in close to prevent any damage.
Klice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klice working some strikes from top position.
Gus McKenna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That has opened up Gus McKenna's cut even more.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McKenna holds on and takes a little breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gus McKenna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McKenna winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus McKenna!
Gus McKenna seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.