PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan McCready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu Tang- Hellz Wind Staff. Kenshi Zuko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zuko
vs
McCready

181 cm
36
184 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

180 cm
33
185 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Declan McCready!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuko misses the body punch
and McCready counters with a thumping low kick.
Zuko misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zuko.
Zuko falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCready makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zuko throws a nice looking combination but McCready bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zuko misses with a straight right.
McCready tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zuko just misses with a punch to the body.
McCready misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by McCready.
McCready throws a hook but Zuko avoids it easily.

Zuko moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCready.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zuko.
Zuko scores with a shoulder strike.
Zuko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCready on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zuko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCready's defenses.
McCready working aggressively here.
Zuko works on McCready's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCready.
McCready has had enough of the clinch but Zuko keeps him there for the moment.
McCready avoiding damage as Zuko throws knees to the body.
McCready swings wildly with an uppercut but Zuko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuko lands a shoulder strike.
Zuko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zuko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCready has a couple of punches blocked by Zuko.
Zuko misses with an elbow strike.
McCready tries to work over Zuko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCready blocking some punches.
Zuko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zuko blocks a body shot from McCready.
Zuko misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCready lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zuko backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko misses with a body punch.
Zuko misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCready misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCready swings wildly with an uppercut but Zuko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuko throws a punch but it's blocked by McCready.
Zuko cracks McCready with a nice body shot.
A short left from McCready.
McCready lands a hook that snaps the head of Zuko backwards.
McCready throws a punch but it's blocked by Zuko.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCready.
Zuko misses with a knee strike.
McCready blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Zuko.
Zuko struggles to land a body shot inside as McCready controls his hands.
McCready tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zuko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCready working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zuko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCready.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zuko lands a left hand.
McCready tries to work over Zuko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zuko scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCready throws a head punch that misses.
Zuko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zuko blocking some punches.
Zuko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zuko is leaning against McCready and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zuko digs a right hand underneath McCready's ribcage. McCready let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McCready looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCready has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zuko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zuko.
McCready lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zuko throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCready throws a punch but it's blocked by Zuko.
A right handed body shot lands from Zuko.
Zuko lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCready backwards.

McCready is rocked!
McCready blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCready is still on wobbly legs! Can Zuko finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Zuko fails to land.
Zuko working aggressively here.
McCready misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zuko working aggressively here.
Zuko misses with a punch on the inside.
Zuko misses with the head strike.
Zuko working aggressively here.
Zuko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zuko prevents a body shot from McCready.
Zuko swings wildly with an uppercut but McCready uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuko prevents a body shot from McCready.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zuko.
Zuko jerks McCready's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! McCready drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Zuko goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Zuko because McCready was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Kenshi Zuko!
After winning the bout, Kenshi Zuko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.