PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barlon Mrando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Mackenzie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barlon Mrando's chin.

Mackenzie
vs
Mrando

200 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
200 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Mackenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barlon Mrando!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie misses with a straight left.
Mrando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mackenzie throws out the jab.
Mackenzie throws a jab but it's blocked by Mrando.
Mackenzie throws the left hand but Mrando avoids the punch easily.
Mackenzie misses with a hook
and Mrando counters with a head kick. That will keep Mackenzie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheers as Mackenzie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mrando doesn't seem phased though.
Mackenzie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mackenzie jabs at Mrando's body.
Good work by Mackenzie as he checks the leg kick.
Mrando takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mackenzie swings widly with a right hand
and Mrando counters with a big head kick but Mackenzie shrugs it off.
Mackenzie takes a swing at Mrando's ribcage but misses.
Mrando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie missing with a left hand there. Mrando was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mackenzie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mrando looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mackenzie tests Mrando's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mackenzie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrando throws a solid leg kick but Mackenzie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mrando.
Mrando ducks under a wild hook from Mackenzie.
Mrando blocks a jab.
Mackenzie throws an off balance right hand
and Mrando counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mackenzie takes a swing at Mrando's ribcage but misses.
Mrando slips a jab from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mackenzie misses with a lunging right hand
and Mrando counters with a head kick.
Mrando throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Mackenzie misses its intended target.
Mrando avoids the body shot from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie scores with a body shot.
Mrando pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mackenzie is out of range and Mrando settles back down.
Nathan Mackenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie 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.
Mrando finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mrando throws a leg kick but Mackenzie sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mackenzie.
Mrando moves out of range of the strikes.
Mrando walks into a stiff left hand from Mackenzie.
Mrando takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheers as Mackenzie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mrando doesn't seem phased though.
Mackenzie digs a good hook to Mrando's body.
Mrando takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mrando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mackenzie digs a good body shot into Mrando's ribs.
Mrando wants to land a leg kick but Mackenzie is out of range.
Mackenzie throws a hook to the side of Mrando's head but Mrando sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mackenzie.
Nice uppercut lands for Mackenzie. That snapped Mrando's head back.
Good shot there by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie throws a series of punches but Mrando moves out of range.
Mackenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mrando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie works the jab nicely.
Mrando slips a jab from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mrando was well out of range. Poor timing from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie avoids the head kick by Mrando.
Mackenzie scores with a jab to the head.
Mackenzie lands a nice looking body shot.
Mackenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mackenzie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrando throws a poor cross that misses
and Mackenzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mrando misses with a leg kick.
Mackenzie looks to land a right hand but Mrando moved out of range.
Mrando moves out of range as Mackenzie strikes.
Mrando tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mrando ducks under a wild hook from Mackenzie.
Mrando slips under a jab.
Mrando with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Mrando darts in and clinches Mackenzie up against the cage.
Mackenzie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mrando working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mrando breaks the clinch.
Mrando avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mackenzie tests Mrando's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Mackenzie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mrando moves away from the strike by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie throws a poor cross that misses
and Mrando counters with an inside leg kick.
Mackenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mrando.
Mackenzie looks to land a right hand but Mrando moved out of range.
Mackenzie throws out a powerful jab.
Mrando is looking to land body kicks.
Mrando throws out a leg kick but Mackenzie moves out of range and Mrando only half commits.
Mackenzie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mackenzie counters with a stiff right hand.
Mackenzie throws a hook but Mrando avoids it easily.
Mackenzie lands a nice hook to Mrando's body. Mrando takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mackenzie's corner calls for a 1-2. Mackenzie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie lands a right hook to the body.
Mackenzie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mrando back to the cage. Mackenzie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mackenzie throws a hook to the side of Mrando's head but Mrando sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mackenzie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mrando's head.
Mackenzie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mrando fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mackenzie is out of range.
Mrando showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mackenzie.
Mrando moves out of range as Mackenzie strikes.
Mrando on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mackenzie throws a hook but Mrando blocks it.
Mrando throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nathan Mackenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Mrando doesn't manage to clinch there - Mackenzie circles away.
Mrando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mackenzie's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mackenzie.
Decent striking displayed by Mackenzie there.
Mrando wants to slow Mackenzie down by chopping away at his legs.
Mrando is looking to chop away at Mackenzie's legs.
Mrando misses with a low kick.
Mackenzie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mrando.
Mackenzie jabs at Mrando's body.
Mrando takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mackenzie misses with an uppercut.
Mackenzie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mrando looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Mackenzie blocks the leg kick.
Mackenzie connects with a body shot that sends Mrando's belly button to the back.
Mrando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mackenzie's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mrando can pounce on him.
Mrando connects with a leg kick. Mackenzie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mackenzie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mrando attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mackenzie swings widly with a right hand
and Mrando counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mackenzie misses with a looping right.
Mackenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mackenzie misses with an uppercut.
Mackenzie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mackenzie duly obliges.
Mackenzie misses with a looping left.
Mackenzie throws a good cross that connects.
Mrando looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mrando has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mrando tried to score with a low kick but Mackenzie checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie lands a jab to Mrando's midsection.
Mackenzie misses with a looping left.
Mrando finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mrando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mrando.
Mackenzie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mackenzie cracks Mrando with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mrando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie looks to throw the jab but Mrando is out of range.
Mrando throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mrando moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrando tries to score with a low kick but Mackenzie moves his leg out of the way.
Mackenzie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mackenzie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mrando - the referee stops the clock and Mackenzie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mrando. Mackenzie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mackenzie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mrando.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nathan Mackenzie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mrando fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mrando throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mrando throws a leg kick but Mackenzie checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mrando.
Mackenzie misses with a body shot.
Mackenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mrando manages to avoid it.
Mackenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Mrando pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mrando moves away from the strike by Mackenzie.
Mrando ducks under a wild hook from Mackenzie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackenzie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mrando stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Mrando.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mrando.
Mackenzie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mrando in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mrando was well out of range. Poor timing from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mrando can pounce on him.
A big left from Mackenzie misses.
Mrando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mackenzie.
Mrando throws a front kick that sends Mackenzie stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mrando fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mackenzie.
Mrando tries to score with a low kick but Mackenzie moves his leg out of the way.
Mrando cracks the inside of Mackenzie's front leg.
Mrando doesn't manage to clinch there - Mackenzie circles away.
Mrando throws a front kick that sends Mackenzie stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Mrando tenderised Mackenzie's leg. Mackenzie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mrando throws out a leg kick but Mackenzie moves out of range and Mrando only half commits.
Mrando scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mrando throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrando cracks the inside of Mackenzie's front leg.
Mackenzie checks a leg kick.
Mrando keeps Mackenzie at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mrando.
Mackenzie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mrando throws a nice head kick!
Mackenzie blocks a head kick by Mrando.
Mackenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Mackenzie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mrando.
Mrando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mrando scores with a leg kick.
Mrando explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mackenzie moves out of range of the leg kick from Mrando.
Mrando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mrando misses with a low kick.
Mrando throws a solid leg kick but Mackenzie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mrando.
Mrando chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mrando scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mrando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mackenzie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mrando thumps Mackenzie with a low kick.
Mrando moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mrando.
An inside leg kick lands from Mrando.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mrando feints and then cracks Mackenzie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mackenzie down.
Mrando throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mrando lands with a kick to the temple. Mackenzie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrando lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mrando connects with an inside leg kick.
Mrando is looking to score with low kicks.
Mackenzie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mrando.
Mackenzie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mackenzie misses the shot to the body.
Mrando connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mrando. That's going to slow Mackenzie down.
Mackenzie blocks a low kick nicely.
Mackenzie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mrando.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mrando tries to close the distance and clinch but Mackenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Mackenzie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barlon Mrando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Mackenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mackenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mrando counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barlon Mrando comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mackenzie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!