PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Sayre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanye Kuma Kenya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayre comes to the cage accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. Kuma Kenya has chosen RUN this town as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sayre
vs
Kuma Kenya

176 cm
25
154 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

225 cm
29
150 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sayre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanye Kuma Kenya!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuma Kenya lands a jab-cross combination.
Kuma Kenya checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick by Sayre misses
and Kuma Kenya counters with a nice body shot.

Sayre instigates a clinch.
Kuma Kenya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sayre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuma Kenya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuma Kenya can't find room to land a body shot as Sayre controls the action.
Kuma Kenya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sayre is defending well for now.
Sayre pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sayre missing with knees to the body.
Kuma Kenya trying to land knees to the body.
Kuma Kenya is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kuma Kenya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Sayre.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sayre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayre slows down the pace here.
Sayre misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sayre.
A short right from Kuma Kenya.
Kuma Kenya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sayre stalling against the cage.
Sayre looking to throw knees to the head but Kuma Kenya is blocking nicely.
Kuma Kenya misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sayre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuma Kenya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sayre has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya being controlled against the cage.
Sayre tries to land a knee to the head but Kuma Kenya blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sayre lands a body shot.
Kuma Kenya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuma Kenya misses with a knee to the head.
Sayre tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuma Kenya avoids the damage to the body.
Sayre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuma Kenya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuma Kenya trying to land knees to the body.
Kuma Kenya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuma Kenya looking to throw knees to the head but Sayre is blocking nicely.
Kuma Kenya has a couple of punches blocked by Sayre.
Kuma Kenya lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kuma Kenya fails to land.
Sayre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kuma Kenya missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kuma Kenya fails to land.
A short right from Sayre.
Sayre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kuma Kenya swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuma Kenya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuma Kenya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sayres head.
A body shot lands from Sayre.
Sayre taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sayre misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kuma Kenya swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuma Kenya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuma Kenya lands with a left to the head.
Sayre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sayre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuma Kenya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sayre pushes Kuma Kenya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sayre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teddy Sayre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Sayre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kuma Kenya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayre moves away.
Kuma Kenya moves out of range as Sayre throws a body kick.
Sayre misses with a double jab
letting Kuma Kenya counter with a right hand.
Teddy Sayre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuma Kenya connects with a body shot.
Sayre misses with a low kick.
Sayre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sayre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuma Kenya misses the jab.
Sayre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya cracks Sayre with an open hand slap.
Sayre walks into a jab.
Kuma Kenya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayre thumps Kuma Kenya with a low kick.
Kuma Kenya is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kuma Kenya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sayre lands with a kick to the temple. Kuma Kenya shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sayre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuma Kenya throws an overhand right that lands on Sayre's shoulder, as Sayre tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sayre clinches.
Sayre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuma Kenya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Teddy Sayre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sayre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Sayre.
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!
Nice body punch from Sayre.
Sayre misses with a body punch.
Sayre trying to land knees to the body.
Kuma Kenya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuma Kenya missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sayre seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sayre slows down the pace here.
Sayre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuma Kenya backwards.
Kuma Kenya missing with knees to the body.

Sayre manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Sayre. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuma Kenya blocks the leg kick.
Sayre misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre throws a series of punches but Kuma Kenya avoids them all with ease.
Kuma Kenya looks to land a body kick but Sayre moved away.
Kuma Kenya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayre misses with the combination.
Kuma Kenya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sayre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kuma Kenya under the eye.
Sayre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuma Kenya was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayre.
Kuma Kenya moves out of range of the body kick from Sayre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Sayre dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sayre has managed to clinch.
Kuma Kenya missing with knees to the body.
Sayre lands a body punch.
Kuma Kenya throws a head punch that misses.

Sayre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sayre throws a nice looking combination but Kuma Kenya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sayre takes one to the side of the head.
Sayre throws a head kick but Kuma Kenya moves out of range.
Sayre tries to move into range but Kuma Kenya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sayre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuma Kenya.
Kuma Kenya works Sayre's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuma Kenya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sayre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sayre misses with a head kick.
Sayre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuma Kenya throws a shot to the body.
Kuma Kenya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sayre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sayre pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayre tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Sayre does no damage.
Kuma Kenya connects with a looping right hand.
Kuma Kenya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayre moves away.
Sayre tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuma Kenya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuma Kenya loads up on a big right hand but Sayre slips the punch.
Sayre feints a jab promting Kuma Kenya to slip. Sayre then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kuma Kenya slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kuma Kenya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya looks to throw the jab but Sayre is out of range.
Kuma Kenya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuma Kenya tries to score with a low kick but Sayre moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Kuma Kenya does it's job there.
Sayre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sayre throws a head kick that Kuma Kenya semi-blocks.
Sayre looks to land a combination. Kuma Kenya sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sayre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuma Kenya's sensitive parts.
Teddy Sayre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre thows a body kick. Kuma Kenya tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sayre slips a straight right by Kuma Kenya.
Kuma Kenya throws a right hand that misses

and Sayre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kuma Kenya connects with a knee to the head.
Sayre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kanye Kuma Kenya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sayre managing to block the knees to the body from Kuma Kenya.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuma Kenya letting Sayre take a breather here.
Kuma Kenya misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Teddy Sayre.
Well Sayre 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Sayre!