PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dayne (ranked 2025 p4p, 240 weight class) and Taz McKane (ranked 619 p4p, 90 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dayne
vs
McKane

169 cm
26
167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
163 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Organic Nutrition

Bullet Proof System

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Dayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz McKane!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayne lands a nice shot to the body.
McKane misses with a straight left.
McKane swings for the body but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dayne misses with the combination.
McKane lands a body shot.
McKane throws a shot from downtown. Dayne moves away and avoids it.
McKane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dayne.
Dayne appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from McKane misses.
Nice shot by Dayne.
A swing and a miss from McKane.

McKane moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne lands a body punch.
A short right from McKane.
McKane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dayne backwards.
McKane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dayne misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Dayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKane can't find room to land a body shot as Dayne controls the action.
McKane misses with a body punch.
Dayne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dayne blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from McKane.
Dayne blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from McKane.
McKane lands a left hand.
McKane misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKane digs a right hand into Dayne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dayne's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Dayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dayne backwards.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McKane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but McKane won't allow it.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McKane lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane scores with a shot to the side of Dayne's head.
McKane struggles to land a body shot inside as Dayne controls his hands.
McKane lands a right hand.
McKane scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from McKane - that landed with a thud.
McKane throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McKane.
Dayne wants to break free but McKane has control.
McKane misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKane keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from McKane.
McKane is working Dayne over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McKane scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane can't find room to land a body shot as Dayne controls the action.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but McKane is controlling him.
McKane tries to work over Dayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, McKane scores with a nice short uppercut.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dayne prevents a body shot from McKane.
McKane misses with a punch to the body.
McKane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
McKane lands with a light punch inside.
McKane keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but McKane has double underhooks.
McKane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McKane fails to land.
A short left from McKane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz McKane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dayne blocks a jab.
McKane throws a poor cross that misses
and Dayne counters with a two punch combo.
McKane throws a jab when Dayne was well out of range.
McKane throws a jab but it's blocked by Dayne.
McKane connects with a body shot that sends Dayne's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Dayne.
McKane catches Dayne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McKane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taz McKane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dayne thuds his right hand into McKane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McKane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKane lands a nice looking body shot.

McKane takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKane throws a punch but it's blocked by Dayne.
A left hand lands to the body for McKane.
McKane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKane lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McKane prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
McKane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dayne backwards.
A short uppercut from McKane.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands a nice uppercut.

Dayne is rocked!
Taz McKane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McKane misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Dayne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dayne.
McKane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch but McKane keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from McKane.
McKane scores with a shot to the side of Dayne's head.
A nice left hand lands by McKane.
McKane lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dayne to his knees! McKane keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz McKane! Taz McKane retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Taz McKane rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.