PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keyni Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCracken comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rebels Song - Come out and Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Keyni Rossi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Rossi
vs
McCracken

165 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Master Lee's One Stop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keyni Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McCracken!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Rossi as McCracken shoots in.
Rossi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rossi lands a nice hook to McCracken's body. McCracken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rossi looks to score with a jab to the body but McCracken is just out of range.
McCracken looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCracken ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Rossi throws a body punch but McCracken moves out of range.
McCracken goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by McCracken or perhaps it was just good defense by Rossi, which made it look bad.
Rossi takes a swing at McCracken's ribcage but misses.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but McCracken moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken tries to bum rush Rossi with a series of wild strikes but Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCracken defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.
McCracken misses with a low kick.
McCracken closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCracken moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but McCracken ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCracken.
McCracken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a body punch but McCracken moves out of range.
McCracken fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rossi avoids it really well and circles away.
Keyni Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McCracken.
McCracken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. McCracken moves away and avoids it.
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi misses the jab.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rossi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McCracken's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rossi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCracken.
Rossi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCracken manages to avoid it.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCracken moves away from the strike by Rossi.
Rossi blocks a leg kick.
McCracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCracken.
Keyni Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCracken dives in for a single leg takedown but Rossi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rossi lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Rossi to work.
Rossi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rossi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCracken.
Rossi pushes McCracken back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Rossi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rossi breaks the clinch.
McCracken throws a nice looking combination but Rossi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rossi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCracken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keyni Rossi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McCracken loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
McCracken throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rossi.
McCracken looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rossi is fending him off so far but McCracken persists. Nope, Rossi circles away and we're back to standing.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but McCracken ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from McCracken.
McCracken misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Conor McCracken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCracken throws a body shot but no joy.
McCracken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on McCracken's shoulder, as McCracken tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lunges at McCracken with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCracken's hand.
McCracken slips under a jab from Rossi.
McCracken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Rossi. Those never looked like landing.
Rossi avoids the head kick by McCracken.
McCracken throws a body kick that misses.
Keyni Rossi is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Rossi misses the target.
McCracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCracken ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
McCracken shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rossi but Rossi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rossi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Keyni Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McCracken.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
McCracken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rossi throws a hook but McCracken avoids it easily.
McCracken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCracken blocks a jab.
McCracken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a lazy right hand but McCracken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCracken tries a head kick but it misses.
Rossi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCracken throws a nice looking combination but Rossi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCracken ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
McCracken misses with a double jab.
McCracken ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but McCracken slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken slips a jab from Rossi.
McCracken staying out of range there.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of McCracken's head but McCracken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCracken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rossi takes a swing at McCracken's ribcage but misses.
Rossi takes a swing at McCracken's ribcage but misses.
McCracken tries to bum rush Rossi with a series of wild strikes but Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi cracks McCracken with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rossi takes a swing at McCracken's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keyni Rossi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rossi looks to land a left hand but McCracken moved out of range nicely.
McCracken fails with a takedown attempt.
McCracken shoots in looking for a takedown. Rossi tries to sprawl out of it but McCracken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rossi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCracken fails with the takedown.
Keyni Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McCracken.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rossi misses.
Rossi checks a low kick from McCracken.
McCracken shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rossi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCracken staying out of range there.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rossi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCracken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rossi moves out of range as McCracken throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from McCracken misses the target.
McCracken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rossi.
McCracken scores with a jab to the body.
McCracken misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCracken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rossi throws a hook but McCracken blocks it.
McCracken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCracken fails to land with a series of punches.
McCracken ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Rossi scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from McCracken misses its intended target.
Rossi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab by Rossi.
Rossi scores with a shot to the body.
Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conor McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rossi misses.
McCracken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. McCracken moves away and avoids it.
Rossi tries to clinch but McCracken moves out of range.
McCracken moves out of range of the strikes.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of McCracken's head but McCracken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Rossi. That snapped McCracken's head back.
Rossi tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keyni Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rossi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keyni Rossi!