PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Urho Paakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamo MacKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Paakku
vs
MacKenzie

170 cm
22
158 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Alpha Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Urho Paakku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dynamo MacKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacKenzie misses with a wild body shot.
MacKenzie lands a body shot.
MacKenzie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paakku has time to react.
MacKenzie misses with a wild body shot.
MacKenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacKenzie throws a lazy right hand but Paakku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacKenzie tests Paakku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacKenzie works Paakku's body with a nice hook.
Paakku is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacKenzie misses the shot to the body.
MacKenzie scores with a hook.
Paakku walks into a stiff left hand from MacKenzie.
MacKenzie lands a slapping body shot.
MacKenzie scores with a body shot.
Paakku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacKenzie to score with a decent uppercut.
MacKenzie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacKenzie takes a swing at Paakku's ribcage but misses.

MacKenzie waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Paakku. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Paakku to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Paakku is rocked!

It looks like Urho Paakku has been cut.
MacKenzie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oh Paakku is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakku seems to have got his legs back now.
MacKenzie landing with the ground and pound.
MacKenzie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
MacKenzie wants to pass the guard but Paakku is keeping the position.
MacKenzie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacKenzie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dynamo MacKenzie just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacKenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paakku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacKenzie.
MacKenzie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MacKenzie lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Paakku.
MacKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Paakku is just out of range.
MacKenzie connects with a nice looking jab.
Paakku avoids the body shot from MacKenzie.
MacKenzie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paakku. Paakku circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
MacKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paakku moves away.
Paakku tries to close the distance and clinch but MacKenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for MacKenzie.
Paakku wants to clinch.
MacKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paakku moves away.
MacKenzie scores with the left hand. Paakku knows he should have avoided that one.
Paakku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacKenzie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacKenzie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
MacKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie connects with a single shot there.
MacKenzie throws an overhand right that drops Paakku like a sack of potatoes! MacKenzie dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dynamo MacKenzie!