PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrade's entrance music is Orgasmatron. A fine choice. McKenzie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Flower Of Scotland. Roberto Andrade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Andrade
vs
McKenzie

180 cm
22
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie closes the distance and clinches up with Andrade, looking for a takedown. McKenzie pushes Andrade against the cage but Andrade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Andrade does no damage.
McKenzie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrade's waist but Andrade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McKenzie off to one side.
McKenzie swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKenzie.
Andrade cracks McKenzie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McKenzie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McKenzie blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McKenzie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andrade but Andrade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roberto Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob McKenzie.
Andrade misses with a straight right.
McKenzie blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade takes a swing at McKenzie's ribcage but misses.
Andrade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberto Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKenzie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andrade counters with a left and a right that stings McKenzie.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andrade connects with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andrade.
McKenzie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andrade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKenzie circles away quickly and effectively.
Andrade lands a nice shot that snaps McKenzie's head back.

Andrade darts in and clinches McKenzie up against the cage.

Andrade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Andrade.
Andrade misses with a double jab.
Andrade stuffs the takedown attempt from McKenzie. McKenzie gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKenzie.
A jab from Andrade does it's job there.
McKenzie misses with a takedown attempt - Andrade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McKenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrade.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Andrade.
Nice sprawl there from Andrade as McKenzie shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade scores with a head kick. McKenzie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roberto Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Andrade!
Andrade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andrade throws a low kick but it's checked well by McKenzie.
McKenzie takes one on the button.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrade moves in looking to clinch but McKenzie pushes him off.
Andrade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andrade is breathing heavily.
McKenzie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrade's waist but Andrade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McKenzie off to one side.
Andrade is working the combinations to good effect here.
Andrade throws a right and a left that both miss.

McKenzie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Andrade looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on McKenzie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Andrade is looking for a sweep.
Andrade takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Andrade tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Andrade tries to improve position but can't.
McKenzie cracks Andrade with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Andrade can't do much from the bottom here.
McKenzie looks up at the clock and then as Andrade takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McKenzie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McKenzie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McKenzie scores with punches from side control.
McKenzie trying to control the action but Andrade is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
McKenzie working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Andrade dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McKenzie shoots for a takedown but Andrade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andrade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McKenzie misses with a hook.
Andrade lands a nice hook to McKenzie's body. McKenzie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McKenzie shoots in and drives through. Andrade sprawls well.
McKenzie fails to land the takedown.
Roberto Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob McKenzie.
Andrade works over McKenzie's head and body with a nice combination.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses.
McKenzie blocks a head kick by Andrade.
McKenzie shoots in but no luck this time.
McKenzie avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Andrade throws a series of punches but McKenzie moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McKenzie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKenzie shoots for a takedown but Andrade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Andrade moves into range and clinches up with McKenzie.
The referee calls for Andrade to work.

Andrade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McKenzie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andrade counters with a head kick. That will keep McKenzie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Roberto Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
McKenzie closes the distance and clinches up with Andrade, looking for a takedown. McKenzie pushes Andrade against the cage but Andrade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andrade clobbers McKenzie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a straight right.
Andrade looks to land a combination but McKenzie avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Andrade as McKenzie shoots in.
McKenzie walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKenzie misses the jab.
McKenzie misses with a takedown attempt
and Andrade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrade throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McKenzie's head.
Andrade throws a series of punches but McKenzie avoids them all with ease.

McKenzie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Andrade tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McKenzie is in Andrade's guard.
McKenzie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McKenzie distracts Andrade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andrade working a defensive guard here.
McKenzie trying to control but Andrade is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKenzie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrade is keeping the position for now.
Andrade is trying to control the position but McKenzie postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roberto Andrade wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andrade misses with a wild combination.
Andrade thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Andrade.
Andrade throws a series of punches but McKenzie moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and McKenzie moves out of range easily.
McKenzie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrade loads up on a big right hand but McKenzie slips the punch.
Andrade tries a head kick but it misses.
McKenzie fails with a takedown attempt.
Andrade doesn't manage to clinch there - McKenzie circles away.
Roberto Andrade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andrade avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Andrade dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McKenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McKenzie is defended easily by Andrade.
Andrade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKenzie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenzie takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrade misses the target.
McKenzie blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrade throws a series of punches but McKenzie moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrade pinned against the cage. Andrade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McKenzie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roberto Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob McKenzie.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and McKenzie moves out of range easily.

Andrade gets a clinch.
McKenzie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andrade smiles and moves away.
Andrade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenzie manages to avoid it.
Andrade slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie blocks a head kick by Andrade.
McKenzie shoots in and drives through. Andrade sprawls well.
No luck for McKenzie with that takedown attempt.
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.
McKenzie throws a hook but Andrade blocks it.
McKenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
McKenzie fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Andrade. Those never looked like landing.
Andrade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade scores with a jab to the head.
McKenzie closes the distance and clinches up with Andrade, looking for a takedown. McKenzie pushes Andrade against the cage but Andrade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andrade tries to clinch but McKenzie is having none of it.
A combination from Andrade does no damage.
Andrade misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKenzie closes the distance and clinches up with Andrade, looking for a takedown. McKenzie pushes Andrade against the cage but Andrade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andrade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andrade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andrade wants it to stay on the feet.
Andrade lands with a kick to the temple. McKenzie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McKenzie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Andrade. Those never looked like landing.
Rob McKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a wild combination.
McKenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrade throws a series of punches but McKenzie avoids them all with ease.
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrade throws a series of punches but McKenzie avoids them all with ease.

McKenzie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKenzie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrade is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKenzie chips away with some ground and pound.
McKenzie wants to control from the top but Andrade keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Andrade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andrade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Andrade!