PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bate Pesadão. Christopher Pyle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mackenzie
vs
Pyle

172 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
186 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Mackenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pyle tries to avoid it but Mackenzie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pyle to the ground. Pyle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Pyle rushes Mackenzie and presses him up against the cage.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Pyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mackenzie is breathing heavily.
Mackenzie is trying to maintain a safe position but Pyle gets an underhook and turns Mackenzie into the cage.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Mackenzie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pyle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Pyle - that landed with a thud.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pyle.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle blocks the elbow strike.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pyle.
Pyle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle lands a good knee to the midsection. Mackenzie won't want to take too many of those.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pyle.
Pyle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle crunches a lovely knee into Mackenzie's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mackenzie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pyle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle landing knees to the body.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Mackenzie is looking to control Pyle's arms but Pyle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mackenzie has his back to the cage.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Pyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyle working Mackenzie over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle lands a nice knee to the body.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pyle.
Pyle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle lands a nice knee to the body.
Pyle working Mackenzie over with knees to the body.
Pyle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mackenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Pyle lands a good knee to the midsection. Mackenzie won't want to take too many of those.
Pyle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mackenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mackenzie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pyle is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Mackenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pyle.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Mackenzie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pyle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Pyle lands a knee to the body.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Knees to the body from Pyle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pyle obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Pyle dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mackenzie gets tackled into the cage by Pyle. Pyle maintains the clinch.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pyle obliges.
Pyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pyle crunches a lovely knee into Mackenzie's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Pyle.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pyle lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Pyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle lands a good knee to the midsection. Mackenzie won't want to take too many of those.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Mackenzie is looking for a takedown.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie has had enough of the clinch but Pyle keeps him there for the moment.
Christopher Pyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pyle lands a nice knee to the body.
Pyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pyle obliges.
Pyle crunches a lovely knee into Mackenzie's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pyle obliges.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mackenzie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mackenzie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Pyle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mackenzie looking to stall.
Mackenzie tries to break free but Pyle pushes him back against the cage.
Pyle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mackenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyle landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle working Mackenzie over with knees to the body.
Mackenzie tries to break the clinch but Pyle is controlling the position.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Pyle managing to block the knees to the body from Mackenzie.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pyle.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Mackenzie can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Mackenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Pyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mackenzie is defended easily by Pyle.
Mackenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pyle tries to clinch but Mackenzie is having none of it.
Pyle tries to clinch there but Mackenzie circles away.

Pyle has managed to clinch.
Mackenzie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pyle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mackenzie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Pyle lands a good knee to the midsection. Mackenzie won't want to take too many of those.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Mackenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Mackenzie goes for a takedown attempt but Pyle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mackenzie keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pyle but Pyle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Christopher Pyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mackenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christopher Pyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pyle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pyle obliges.
Pyle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mackenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mackenzie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyle landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Pyle lands a nice knee to the body.
Mackenzie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Mackenzie tries to work over Pyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyle gets underhooks to prevent Mackenzie's takedown attempt.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Mackenzie has Pyle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pyle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pyle lands a nice knee to the body.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Knees to the body from Pyle.
Mackenzie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mackenzie can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Pyle.
Pyle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackenzie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pyle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mackenzie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Mackenzie working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Pyle really dominated that round.
That's time! Mackenzie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Mackenzie is trying to break free.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle keeps control of Mackenzie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Mackenzie is trying to break free.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie is trying to break free.
Mackenzie wants to break free but Pyle has control.
Pyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pyle.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Mackenzie wants a takedown but no success here.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie has had enough of the clinch but Pyle keeps him there for the moment.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Mackenzie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pyle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pyle.
Pyle is leaning against Mackenzie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pyle stops a takedown attempt from Mackenzie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Mackenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle lands a nice knee to the body.
Mackenzie tries to break free but Pyle pushes him back against the cage.
Pyle working Mackenzie over with knees to the body.
Pyle lands a nice knee to the body.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mackenzie can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pyle obliges.
Pyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Pyle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Pyle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mackenzie.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Mackenzie is trying to push Pyle away but Pyle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Pyle dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mackenzie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pyle's waist but Pyle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mackenzie off to one side.
Pyle tries to clinch up.

Pyle closes the distance and clinches.
Pyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Pyle lands a good knee to the midsection. Mackenzie won't want to take too many of those.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pyle obliges.
Pyle working Mackenzie over with knees to the body.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Pyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle working Mackenzie over with knees to the body.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
Pyle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mackenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle prevents the takedown attempt.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Mackenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle lands a knee to the body.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pyle landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Mackenzie has Pyle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pyle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle lands a knee to the body.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mackenzie is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Mackenzie fails to land.
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!
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
A frustrated look appears on Mackenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mackenzie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mackenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle gets underhooks to prevent Mackenzie's takedown attempt.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mackenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pyle landing knees to the body.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.
Pyle prevents the takedown attempt.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Pyle missing with knees to the body.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mackenzie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie is looking for a takedown.
Pyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mackenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackenzie avoids it.
Mackenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Mackenzie avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Mackenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Mackenzie has picked Pyle up - he's going for a ride! Mackenzie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pyle tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mackenzie manages to move to mount!

Mackenzie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pyle has managed to escape the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Pyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pyle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 44:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 44:50
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Pyle!
Christopher Pyle is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Christopher Pyle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.