PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Durst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durst kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hot Dog. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Durst
vs
McKenzie

175 cm
34
142 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

172 cm
19
147 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Durst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie misses with a kick to the body
and Durst counters with a stiff right hand.
McKenzie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McKenzie throws a right hand that Durst ducks under and follows up with a left that Durst also avoids with ease.
McKenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKenzie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Durst under the eye.
McKenzie misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKenzie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Durst misses with a few strikes there.
Durst uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws out a leg kick but Durst moves out of range and McKenzie only half commits.
McKenzie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durst.
McKenzie avoids a kick to the body.
McKenzie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McKenzie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Durst in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKenzie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McKenzie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durst counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie tried to score with a low kick but Durst checks it.
McKenzie misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKenzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for McKenzie.
Durst takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durst moves away.
Durst wants to land a leg kick but McKenzie is out of range.
Durst showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKenzie.
McKenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKenzie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McKenzie lands a jab to Durst's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a sloppy body shot
and Durst counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McKenzie throws a nice looking combination but Durst bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McKenzie throws a jab when Durst was well out of range.
McKenzie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durst counters with a straight right hand.
McKenzie wants to land a leg kick but Durst is out of range.
Durst lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKenzie circles away quickly and effectively.
Durst showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands with a good body shot.
McKenzie misses with a combination
and Durst counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Durst. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a double jab.
McKenzie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Durst back to the cage. McKenzie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anthony McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie fails to land with a series of punches.
McKenzie throws a chopping leg kick but Durst manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McKenzie misses with a lunging right hand
and Durst counters with a nice uppercut.
Durst throws a left and a right that both miss
and McKenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKenzie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durst doesn't seem bothered though.
Durst goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McKenzie misses with a body shot.
McKenzie throws a right hand that misses
and Durst counters with a left to the body.
McKenzie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McKenzie blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durst lands a jab to the nose.
Durst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie misses with a low kick.
A low kick from McKenzie misses
and Durst counters with a straight right hand.
McKenzie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McKenzie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McKenzie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durst misses with the combination.
McKenzie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durst counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony McKenzie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McKenzie scores with a hook to the body. Durst takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McKenzie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durst.
McKenzie swings widly with a right hand
and Durst cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durst checks a leg kick.
McKenzie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durst.
McKenzie tries to bum rush Durst with a series of wild strikes but Durst uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Durst digs a good body shot into McKenzie's ribs.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut
and Durst counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durst uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKenzie.
Durst is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McKenzie throws a body kick that misses.
Durst throws a right and a left that McKenzie avoids nicely.
Durst slips a jab and a cross from McKenzie.
Nice shot by Durst.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a left hand
and Durst counters with a stiff right hand.
McKenzie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durst tests McKenzie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McKenzie throws out a loose jab but Durst uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durst counters with a straight right hand.
Durst fails to land with a series of punches.
McKenzie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Durst throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McKenzie throws an overhand right that lands on Durst's shoulder, as Durst tries to avoid the shot.
Durst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durst throws a nice looking combination but McKenzie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Durst is just out of range.
Nice body punch from McKenzie.
Anthony McKenzie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durst is looking to score with low kicks.
Durst slips a straight right by McKenzie.
McKenzie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durst circles away quickly and effectively.
Durst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McKenzie misses with the combination.
McKenzie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McKenzie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McKenzie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from McKenzie misses.
Fred Durst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McKenzie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Durst throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durst swinging wildly here.
McKenzie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durst defending well as McKenzie loads up on a big left hand.
McKenzie swinging wildly here.
A combination from Durst does no damage.
McKenzie misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McKenzie misses with a two punch combination.
Durst swinging wildly here.
McKenzie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durst doesn't seem bothered though.
Durst scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McKenzie misses with a low kick as Durst jumps back.
McKenzie throws a hook but Durst blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Durst counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durst misses with a series of wild punches.
McKenzie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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 Fred Durst will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Durst.
Durst checks a leg kick.
McKenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from McKenzie. Those never looked like landing.
McKenzie misses with a low kick.
McKenzie throws out a powerful jab.
Durst avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durst connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McKenzie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McKenzie misses with a double jab
and Durst counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McKenzie misses with a double jab
and Durst counters with a nice uppercut.
McKenzie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a combination
and Durst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durst.
McKenzie misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKenzie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McKenzie misses with a double jab.
Durst throws a nice inside leg kick.
McKenzie misses with a looping right.
Durst dodges the punch combination from McKenzie.
Durst looks to land a combination but McKenzie avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a poor cross that misses
and Durst counters with a one-two to the body.

McKenzie is rocked!
Durst throws a series of punches but McKenzie avoids them all with ease.
McKenzie is still on wobbly legs! Can Durst finish him?
McKenzie is looking to score with low kicks.
McKenzie seems to have recovered his senses.
Durst avoids a punch combination nicely.
McKenzie throws a right hand that Durst ducks under and follows up with a left that Durst also avoids with ease.
Durst moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from McKenzie does no damage.
McKenzie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durst counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durst slips a jab from McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a jab to the body
enabling Durst to counter with a crisp jab.
McKenzie tries to work over Durst's front leg with a kick but Durst checks it.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKenzie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McKenzie misses with a body shot
and Durst counters with a one-two to the body.
Durst throws a left and a right that both miss
and McKenzie counters with a nice uppercut.
McKenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Durst.
McKenzie tries to bum rush Durst with a series of wild strikes but Durst uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durst takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut
and Durst counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Durst bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McKenzie throws a series of punches but Durst avoids them all with ease.
Durst misses with the combination.
McKenzie misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durst connects with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durst on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McKenzie. McKenzie obviously looking to wear him down.
Durst throws a right and a left that McKenzie avoids nicely.
McKenzie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Durst showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Durst 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!