PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cody McKenzie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bates
vs
McKenzie

185 cm
21
174 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

AnonymouS

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micheal Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bates lands a body punch.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McKenzie tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.
McKenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McKenzie is pressed up against the cage. Bates has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McKenzie down to the mat. McKenzie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Bates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKenzie's elbow.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKenzie prevents the takedown attempt.
Bates tries a knee to the head but McKenzie blocks it.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKenzie gets underhooks to prevent Bates's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates tries to work over McKenzie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKenzie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bates misses with a body punch.
Bates tries a body shot but McKenzie blocks it.
Bates taking a breather.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie is trying to pull guard but Bates turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bates gets through McKenzie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKenzie's efforts to push away.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie takes a shot to the head.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bates scores with a hook to the body.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
McKenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.
McKenzie has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
McKenzie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McKenzie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
Bates gets through McKenzie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bates pushes McKenzie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McKenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bates tries to land a knee to the head but McKenzie blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bates leaning against his opponent.
Bates keeps control of McKenzie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates throws an elbow but it misses.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Bates is controlling him.
Bates tries to land knees in the clinch but McKenzie avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates looking for a takedown.

McKenzie breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Bates dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bates closes the distance and clinches.
Micheal Bates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bates stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.
Bates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McKenzie has had enough of the clinch but Bates keeps him there for the moment.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bates missing with knees to the body.
Bates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by McKenzie.
Bates misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bates.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Bates is controlling him.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bates wants a takedown but no success here.
McKenzie prevents a body shot from Bates.
Bates lands an elbow inside that McKenzie shrugs off.
Bates controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie tries to break free but Bates pushes him back against the cage.
McKenzie avoids a wild elbow strike from Bates.
Bates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McKenzie.
McKenzie blocks the elbow strike.
McKenzie prevents a body shot from Bates.
Bates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKenzie can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenzie controls his hands.
Bates gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bates tries to work over McKenzie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates missing with knees to the body.
Bates looking to throw knees to the head but McKenzie is blocking nicely.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenzie controls his hands.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenzie controls his hands.
Bates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McKenzie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bates lands a right hand.
McKenzie tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.
Bates trying to land knees to the body.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.
Bates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKenzie avoids it.
McKenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Bates dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A head kick by McKenzie misses

and Bates counters by moving into the clinch.
Bates throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McKenzie blocks it with crossed arms.
Bates lands a body punch in the clinch.
McKenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKenzie's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bates.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenzie controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKenzie's elbow.
McKenzie tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.
Bates has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McKenzie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates keeps control of McKenzie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.
Bates landing knees to the body.
McKenzie dodges an elbow strike from Bates.
McKenzie is looking to break free of the clinch but Bates has double underhooks.
Bates tries to land knees in the clinch but McKenzie avoids the damage to the body.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Bates has him pressed against the cage.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenzie controls his hands.
Bates pushes off an throws an elbow but McKenzie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on McKenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKenzie blocks a body shot from Bates.
McKenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Bates.
Bates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKenzie's efforts to push away.
Bates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKenzie avoids it.
Bates prevents McKenzie from breaking the clinch.
Bates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bates creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McKenzie's defenses.
Bates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates pushes off an throws an elbow but McKenzie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Bates has him pressed against the cage.
McKenzie tries to break the clinch but Bates is controlling the position.
McKenzie wants to get back to striking at distance but Bates won't allow it.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
Bates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bates content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Bates gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bates accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McKenzie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McKenzie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bates.
McKenzie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McKenzie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
Cody McKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micheal Bates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bates working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bates, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal Bates!