PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Maurice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kay
vs
Maurice

189 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

197 cm
23
258 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenneth Maurice!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay misses with a low kick.
Maurice shoots for a double leg takedown but Kay sprawls well. He's pushed Maurice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maurice circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kay takes the fight into the clinch.

Kay breaks from the clinch.
Maurice shoots in but no luck this time.
Kay throws a hook to the side of Maurice's head but Maurice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maurice checks it well.
Maurice keeps the fight on the outside.
Kay tries to clinch but Maurice moves out of range.
Kay misses with a looping left.
Maurice dodges the punch combination from Kay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay throws a right hand that Maurice ducks under and follows up with a left that Maurice also avoids with ease.
Kay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maurice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Kenneth Maurice has been cut.
Kay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay throws a right and a left that Maurice avoids nicely.
Kay looks to land a combination but Maurice avoids it well.
Kay missing with a left hand there. Maurice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kay tries to clinch but Maurice is having none of it.
Kay tries to clinch but Maurice is having none of it.
Kay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maurice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maurice slips a jab and a cross from Kay.
Kay throws a right and a left that Maurice avoids nicely.
Maurice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kay.
A slow jab from Kay misses its intended target.
Kay throws a looping overhand right but Maurice ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kay throws a right and a left that Maurice avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maurice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kay can pounce on him.
Kay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kay swinging wildly here.
Kay is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kay.

Maurice decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maurice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maurice throwing shots but Kay is blocking nicely.
Maurice scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maurice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maurice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maurice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maurice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurice misses with a head shot. Kay uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maurice thows a big elbow that misses.
Kay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maurice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kay but Kay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jay Kay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Maurice.

Maurice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maurice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maurice landing strikes from the mount and Kay is in trouble!
Kay is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurice looking to finish with strikes here!
Kay manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Kay, under a barage of strikes from Maurice.
Maurice scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Maurice.
Maurice prevents Kay from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maurice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kay looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kay tries to get out of the position.
Maurice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kay's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Kay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Maurice's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kay throws a leg kick but Maurice sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jay Kay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kay wants to clinch up but Maurice keeps it at a distance.
Kay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kay wants it to stay on the feet.
Kay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Maurice with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Maurice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kay misses with a combination

and Maurice counters with a takedown into side control.
Maurice throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kay wants to control but Maurice postures up.
Maurice is trying to ground and pound but Kay uses the momentary lack of control by Maurice to regain half guard.
Maurice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kay defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maurice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maurice throws and elbow that misses. Kay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maurice's guard. Nice move by Kay!
Maurice is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kay is controlling him.
Maurice is breathing heavily.
Kay slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

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.
Maurice wants to stand up but Kay is controlling him.

Kay gets to his feet. Maurice looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Maurice misses with a takedown attempt - Kay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jay Kay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Maurice.
Kay misses with a shot to the body

and Maurice decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kay's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kay wants to sweep but no luck.
Kay has his hands on Maurice's head, controlling the position.
Kay manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurice is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Maurice tries to buck Kay off but Kay takes his back!
Kay struggling to keep hold of the position.
Maurice has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kay controlling the position well here. Maurice rolled but Kay kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maurice has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kay just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Maurice looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Maurice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Maurice's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maurice.
No joy there for Kay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Maurice drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kay is trying to control Maurice's posture but Maurice avoids it.
Maurice working the strikes but Kay uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kay is trying to stand up here but Maurice is controlling him well.
Kay wants to get back to full guard.
Kay works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maurice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kay's head.
Maurice thows a big elbow that misses.
Maurice working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maurice stands and steps away. Kay gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kay throws an overhand right that lands on Maurice's shoulder, as Maurice tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Maurice does no damage.
Kay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kay misses with a double jab

and Maurice counters with a left and a right that hurts Kay! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Maurice jumps into full mount!

Kay is rocked!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maurice. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Maurice unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kay wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Maurice celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Maurice!