PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayo has chosen Judith as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kray
vs
Kayo

200 cm
23
220 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

184 cm
31
210 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Kray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Kayo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kray walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Kayo misses.
Kayo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kayo misses with a head kick.
Kayo looks to land a combination but Kray avoids it well.
Kray takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kray shoots in for a takedown but Kayo shows good takedown defense.
Kray tries to clinch there but Kayo circles away.
Kayo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kray's head backwards.
Kray misses with a takedown
and Kayo counters with a thumping low kick.
Kray dives in and grabs Kayo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kayo pushes down on Kray's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Kray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kayo throws a head kick that misses.
Kayo throws a hook to the side of Kray's head but Kray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kayo.
Kayo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kray.
Kray wants to clinch up but Kayo keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kayo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kray moves away from the strike by Kayo.
Kray blocks a jab.
Kray tries to close the distance and clinch but Kayo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kayo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kray misses with a takedown attempt - Kayo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Kray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kayo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kray tries to pull guard but Kayo holds him up against the cage and eventually Kray drops back down to his feet.

Kayo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kayo throws a hook but Kray avoids it easily.
Bubba Kayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kray misses with a takedown attempt - Kayo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Kray moves into range and clinches up with Kayo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kayo fails to land.

Kayo breaks from the clinch.
Kray tries to clinch but Kayo is having none of it.
Kayo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Kayo misses.
Kray misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kray misses with an uppercut. Kayo saw that one coming.
Kray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kayo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kayo leaves Kray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kray shoots in looking for a takedown but Kayo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kayo misses with a body shot.
Kayo misses with a right hand
and Kray counters with a good low kick that Kayo was not able to check.
Kray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kray slips a jab and a cross from Kayo.
Kayo throws a head kick but Kray moves out of range.
Kayo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kayo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Kayo.
Kray tries to clinch up.
Kayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kray counters with a shoot takedown. Kayo fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kayo's guard.
Kray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kayo is controlling Kray's posture.
Kayo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kray's guard.
Kayo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kayo throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kayo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kayo looking to pass the guard.
Kayo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kray has wrist control.
Kayo lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kayo.

Kray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kayo defends it easily.
Kayo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bubba Kayo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A head kick misses from Kayo.
Kayo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kray cracks a nice hook into Kayo's ribs.
Kayo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kray sprawls well. Kray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kayo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kayo throws an overhand right that lands on Kray's shoulder, as Kray tries to avoid the shot.
Kray throws a nice head kick!
Bubba Kayo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Kayo. No joy for Kray on that attempt.
Kayo looks to land a right hand but Kray moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kray.
Kayo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kray counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Kayo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kray counters with a straight right hand.
Kayo throws a nice looking combination but Kray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kayo's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kray clinches.
Kayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kray.
Kray avoiding damage.
Kray blocks a body shot from Kayo.
Kayo misses with a body punch.

Kray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kayo sprawls well. Kayo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kray gets slowly back to his feet.
Kayo throws a series of punches but Kray moves out of range.

Kray moves into the clinch.
Kray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kayo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Kray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kray tries for a takedown but Kayo manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kayo on the inside.
Kray drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kray is working for takedown but Kayo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kayo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kayo has Kray pushed against the cage.

Kayo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kayo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kray somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kayo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kayo misses with a head kick.
Kayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kray misses with an uppercut.
Kayo missing with a left hand there. Kray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kayo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kayo throws out the jab.

Kray clinches.
Kayo looking to slow down the pace here.
Kayo stops a takedown attempt from Kray.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kayo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kray slips a straight right by Kayo.

Kayo gets tackled into the cage by Kray. Kray maintains the clinch.
Kayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kayo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kray.
A short uppercut from Kayo.
Kayo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayo trying to land knees to the body.
Kray prevents a body shot from Kayo.
Kray has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kayo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kayo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Reggie Kray will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Kayo.
Kayo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kayo lands a glancing blow to the side of Kray's head.
Kray walks into a stiff left hand from Kayo.
Kayo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kayo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kayo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kayo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kayo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kayo breaks from Kray's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kray tries to reverse the position but Kayo maintains control.
Kayo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo tries to control but Kray wriggling away.
Kayo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kayo on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BOOM! Kayo connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Kray is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Kayo! Kray is hurt baaadly! Kayo is firing away with more strikes - Kray is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Kayo!