PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kevin mckinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BAM BAM (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mckinney's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, kiss my country ass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

mckinney
vs
BAM

225 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, kevin mckinney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, BAM BAM!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mckinney tries to clinch up but BAM circles away and keeps his distance.
mckinney connects with a high kick.

mckinney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. BAM sprawls well initially but mckinney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
BAM tries to push off, looking to stand up, but mckinney manages to move to mount!
mckinney cracks BAM with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

mckinney stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
BAM fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
BAM looks gassed!
BAM misses with a takedown attempt - mckinney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

mckinney shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
mckinney with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mckinney working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
mckinney tries to pass the half guard into mount. BAM knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
BAM is looking to control mckinney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can BAM avoid being mounted?
mckinney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
mckinney controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
BAM trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but mckinney manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
mckinney landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mckinney content just to control the position here.

mckinney has control of BAM's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and BAM regains control of the situation pretty easily.

mckinney looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
mckinney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

mckinney stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mckinney is looking to clinch.
BAM misses with a takedown attempt

and mckinney counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
kevin mckinney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BAM BAM.
BAM trying to control but mckinney postures up.

BAM has one foot on mckinney's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
BAM stuffs the takedown attempt from mckinney. mckinney gets slowly back to his feet.
BAM BAM seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BAM has his takedown stuffed

and mckinney counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BAM wants to control but mckinney passes into side.
BAM is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

kevin mckinney 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.

mckinney slips under a jab.
BAM fails with a takedown attempt.
mckinney lands a body shot.
Horrible takedown by mckinney or perhaps it was just good defense by BAM which made him look bad.
mckinney avoids the body shot from BAM.
mckinney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BAM throws a hook but mckinney avoids it easily.

mckinney changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. BAM looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
mckinney working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BAM is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

mckinney is trying to get an arm triangle but BAM is defending well.
mckinney has knee on belly and moves into mount.
BAM keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
mckinney in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, mckinney cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BAM is desperately trying to improve his position but mckinney has a good base and remains in mount.
mckinney controlling the position easily from mount.
mckinney cracks BAM with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
mckinney breaks from BAM's wrist control and lands an elbow.
mckinney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BAM wants to control but mckinney is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mckinney working BAM over with strikes here.
BAM slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

BAM looking for submissions off his back.
BAM is trying to stand up here but mckinney is controlling him well.
mckinney tries to pass the half guard into mount. BAM knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
BAM is trying to control but can't.
BAM is looking to escape.
mckinney passes the guard and advances to mount!
BAM tries to lock up and control but mckinney gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
mckinney looking to finish BAM with some ground and pound. This is bad for BAM!
BAM is trying to reverse the position but instead mckinney has taken his back - oops!
mckinney controlling well, preventing BAM from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

kevin mckinney dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

BAM throws a series of punches but mckinney avoids them all with ease.

BAM tries to keep at a distance but mckinney has taken the fight into the clinch.

mckinney breaks from the clinch.
mckinney misses with a takedown attempt - BAM sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
BAM tries to clinch up but mckinney circles away and keeps his distance.
mckinney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

BAM gets caught flat footed, as mckinney shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
BAM is trying to control the position from the bottom.
BAM will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BAM looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mckinney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
mckinney trying to control the position from guard on top but BAM is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mckinney won't allow BAM to get back to his feet.
BAM working a defensive guard but mckinney manages to pass into side control anyway.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
mckinney is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
mckinney scoring with punches and elbows.
BAM is looking to reverse the position.
mckinney trying to control the position but BAM is working away.
BAM struggling a bit here.
BAM trying to control but mckinney flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BAM is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
mckinney controlling the position well here. BAM rolled but mckinney kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
mckinney doesn't have the hooks in and BAM manages to turn into his guard.

mckinney looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
BAM trying to control the position from guard on top but mckinney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
BAM looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
BAM trying to control the position from guard on top but mckinney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
BAM postures up in mckinney's guard and throws a big left but mckinney blocks it.
BAM looking to sit in guard and control but mckinney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
mckinney postures up in BAM's guard and throws a big left but BAM blocks it.
BAM BAM has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
kevin mckinney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

BAM is looking for a triangle but mckinney pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
kevin mckinney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mckinney 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... kevin mckinney!