PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Namor McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes to the cage accompanied by Man From Atlantis. Meyer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McKenzie
vs
Meyer

200 cm
31
241 lbs
21 - 6 - 1

204 cm
31
270 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

5th Round Clothing

5th Round Clothing
Brute

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 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namor McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie slips a straight right by Meyer.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McKenzie, right into the meat.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
Meyer connects with a single shot there.
McKenzie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McKenzie.

It looks like Namor McKenzie has been cut.
Meyer throws a front kick aimed at McKenzie's knee but McKenzie avoids it well.
Meyer is looking to slow McKenzie down with leg kicks.
McKenzie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McKenzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meyer takes a swing at McKenzie's ribcage but misses.
Meyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Meyer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Meyer misses
and McKenzie counters with a leg kick.
Meyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McKenzie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
Meyer moves out of range as McKenzie throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as McKenzie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McKenzie moves out of range of the leg kick from Meyer.
Meyer missing with a left hand there. McKenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meyer throws a big shot that misses.
McKenzie is looking to clinch but Meyer is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meyer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKenzie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKenzie looks to land a left hand but Meyer moved out of range nicely.
Meyer swings for the body but McKenzie moves out of range.
Meyer connects with a right hand. McKenzie shakes it off.
The fighters circle momentarily. McKenzie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer connects with a solid leg kick.
Meyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meyer throws a big shot that misses.
Meyer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McKenzie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meyer's head.
McKenzie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meyer swinging wildly here.
Meyer swings for the body but McKenzie moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. McKenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meyer tries to score with a low kick but McKenzie moves his leg out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by McKenzie. That's going to slow Meyer down.
McKenzie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meyer's sensitive parts.
Meyer lands the left hand.
McKenzie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McKenzie.
Meyer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McKenzie has time to react.
Meyer misses with a hook
and McKenzie counters with a straight right hand.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but McKenzie moved out of range.
McKenzie lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. McKenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKenzie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meyer is out of range.
McKenzie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Meyer to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by McKenzie. That's going to slow Meyer down.
Meyer jabs at McKenzie's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie slips a jab and a cross from Meyer.
Meyer connects with a nice looking jab.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKenzie.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKenzie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a nice hook to McKenzie's body. McKenzie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meyer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKenzie moves away.
McKenzie lands with a slapping head kick.
Meyer throws a jab but it's blocked by McKenzie.
Meyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Meyer.
Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyer.
Meyer avoids the head kick by McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meyer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McKenzie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Meyer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Namor McKenzie's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyer throws a half hearted mid kick.
McKenzie tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKenzie moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Meyer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Meyer is looking to land body kicks.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but McKenzie moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from McKenzie. Those never looked like landing.
Kurt Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKenzie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meyer in his tracks.
McKenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meyer avoids the head kick by McKenzie.
Meyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Meyer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Meyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
McKenzie checks a low kick from Meyer.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a leg kick
letting Meyer counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Meyer catches McKenzie right on the button with a cross.
McKenzie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meyer to score with a decent uppercut.

McKenzie is rocked!
That kick from Meyer tenderised McKenzie's leg. McKenzie is trying to keep his angry face on.
McKenzie throws a nice looking combination but Meyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
Meyer misses with a straight right.
McKenzie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meyer blocks a low kick nicely.
Meyer misses with an uppercut.
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer misses with a wild body shot.
McKenzie dips to his left and cracks Meyer with an uppercut!
McKenzie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meyer scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meyer blocks a head kick by McKenzie.
Meyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
Meyer pivots, looking for a leg kick but McKenzie is out of range and Meyer settles back down.
Meyer feints and then cracks McKenzie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McKenzie down.
Meyer scores with a hook to the body. McKenzie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Meyer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meyer misses the shot to the body.
McKenzie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meyer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Meyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws the left hand but Meyer avoids the punch easily.
Meyer misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Meyer does no damage.
Meyer cracks a nice hook into McKenzie's ribs.
Meyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Meyer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters circling a little - Meyer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Meyer clobbers McKenzie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McKenzie throws a hook to the side of Meyer's head but Meyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer scores with a sloppy right hand. McKenzie should have avoided that one.
Meyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McKenzie.

Meyer drops McKenzie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McKenzie looks back up at him and smiles so Meyer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh McKenzie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Meyer engages and cracks McKenzie with a massive lead left hook - McKenzie tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Meyer is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Meyer!
A very excited looking Kurt Meyer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.