PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piter McKenley (ranked 4283 p4p, 4305 weight class) and Perry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry Black looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

McKenley
vs
Black

191 cm
25
197
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
193
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Piter McKenley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Perry Black!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McKenley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McKenley lands with a slapping head kick.
Piter McKenley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenley throws a head kick that misses.
McKenley misses with a head kick.
Black wants to counter the offense by McKenley and move into the clinch position.

McKenley lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! McKenley takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Black is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black blocks a head kick by McKenley.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can McKenley finish him?

McKenley takes the fight into the clinch.
McKenley connects with a knee to the head.
McKenley tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black seems to have recovered his senses.
McKenley connects with a knee to the head.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of McKenley backwards.
McKenley landing knees to the body.
McKenley misses with a knee strike.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
McKenley misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKenley misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenley misses with a knee to the head.
McKenley is breathing heavily.
McKenley blocks the elbow strike.
McKenley throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKenley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McKenley misses with a knee strike.
McKenley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKenley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black wants to break free but McKenley has control.
Black tries to pull guard but McKenley holds him up against the cage and eventually Black drops back down to his feet.
McKenley tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
McKenley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from McKenley.
Black is trying to break the clinch but McKenley has him pressed against the cage.
McKenley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McKenley tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Black's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looking for a takedown.
McKenley trying to land knees to the body.
McKenley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black wants to take the fight to the mat but McKenley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Piter McKenley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perry Black.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McKenley smiles and moves away.
Black blocks a head kick by McKenley.
Black tries to counter with a clinch but McKenley shakes him off and moves away.
McKenley tries a head kick but it misses.
McKenley lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

McKenley moves into the clinch successfully.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Black gets control of McKenley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Black will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McKenley postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black looking for a guillotine here but McKenley defends easily.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McKenley is looking to stand up but Black won't let him.
Black working a defensive guard here.
McKenley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black is trying to control the position but McKenley postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McKenley misses with a straight right.

McKenley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McKenley throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKenley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McKenley tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
McKenley swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKenley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Black's face.
McKenley throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKenley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Piter McKenley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McKenley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McKenley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McKenley tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McKenley to the ground. McKenley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McKenley throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
McKenley keeps the fight on the outside.
McKenley misses with a head kick.
McKenley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McKenley throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
McKenley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but McKenley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McKenley lands a head kick!
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McKenley pinned against the cage. McKenley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Piter McKenley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perry Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black is breathing heavily.
McKenley connects with a high kick.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to clinch but McKenley is avoiding it.
Piter McKenley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
McKenley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black blocks a head kick by McKenley.
Piter McKenley is winning the standup battle so far.
McKenley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McKenley throws a head kick that misses.

McKenley takes the fight into the clinch.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McKenley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKenley managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
McKenley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKenley misses with the head strike.
Black jumps guard but McKenley stands there with Black around his waist. Black gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenley looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.

Black pulls guard.
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McKenley controls the pace.
McKenley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Black's guard.

Black working for a triangle but McKenley defends it easily.
Black looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenley wants to stand but Black is controlling his posture from full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McKenley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McKenley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McKenley as he avoids it easily.
McKenley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKenley lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

McKenley closes the distance and clinches.
McKenley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKenley landing knees to the head.
McKenley misses with a knee to the head.

Black turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Black manages to end up in side control.
McKenley is not content to let Black control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black tries to advance to mount but McKenley denies him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Piter McKenley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Black wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from McKenley.
McKenley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black avoids the head kick by McKenley.
McKenley misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McKenley pinned against the cage. McKenley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McKenley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from McKenley lands but Black takes it in his stride.
Black fails to land the takedown.
McKenley lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McKenley clinches up against the cage.
McKenley looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
McKenley throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKenley tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.

Black has hold of one of McKenley's legs. McKenley is fighting the takedown attempt but Black gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Black trying to control but McKenley is working from the bottom.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McKenley is keeping the position for now.
McKenley is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to pass the guard but McKenley is keeping the position.
McKenley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but McKenley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

McKenley wants to stand but Black is controlling his posture from full guard.

Black working for a triangle but McKenley defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenley postures up.
Black wants to hit a sweep here but McKenley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Black there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McKenley controlling from mount.
Black wants to control but McKenley is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piter McKenley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McKenley, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piter McKenley!