PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manawydan Fab Llyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Bain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bain
vs
Fab Llyr

195 cm
23
265 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

200 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manawydan Fab Llyr!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bain misses.
Nice defenses there by Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bain throws a lazy uppercut
and Fab Llyr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fab Llyr drops his hands momentarily and Bain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bain keeps Fab Llyr at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bain throws a hook but Fab Llyr avoids it easily.
Fab Llyr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bain.
A cross from Fab Llyr lands.
Bain tried to score with a low kick but Fab Llyr checks it.
Kurt Bain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fab Llyr at a distance.
Bain is looking to chop away at Fab Llyr's legs.
Fab Llyr checks a low kick from Bain.
Bain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fab Llyr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bain misses with a straight left.
Bain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bain moves away from the strike by Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr ducks under a wild hook from Bain.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bain, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Bain misses the target.
Bain avoids the body shot from Fab Llyr.
Bain throws a body punch but Fab Llyr moves out of range.
Fab Llyr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fab Llyr lands a head shot.
Fab Llyr staying out of range there.
Bain misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fab Llyr slips a jab from Bain.
Fab Llyr throws a shot from downtown. Bain moves away and avoids it.
Bain misses with a right hand
and Fab Llyr counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bain thuds a left hand into Fab Llyr's body.
Bain jabs at Fab Llyr's body.
Fab Llyr avoids the body shot from Bain.
Fab Llyr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Fab Llyr has managed to clinch.
Bain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fab Llyr blocking some punches.
Fab Llyr trying to control the position but instead, Bain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fab Llyr into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fab Llyr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bain.
Fab Llyr blocks an uppercut.
Bain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fab Llyr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bain avoids the elbow strike from Fab Llyr, against the ropes.
Bain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Bain fails to land.
Fab Llyr blocking some punches.
Bain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bain misses with the head strike.
Fab Llyr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bain's elbow.
Fab Llyr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fab Llyr tries to work over Bain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fab Llyr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bain misses with some punches.
Bain throws a punch but it's blocked by Fab Llyr.

Bain manages to break the clinch.
Bain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fab Llyr scores with a jab. Bain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bain misses the jab.
Fab Llyr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bain.
Bain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fab Llyr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bain thinking.
Fab Llyr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fab Llyr throws a low kick, looking for Bain's leg but Bain calmly moves out of range.
Fab Llyr throws a body punch but Bain moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bain misses with an uppercut.
Fab Llyr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fab Llyr avoids the body shot from Bain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fab Llyr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fab Llyr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fab Llyr lands a nice shot to the body.
Bain misses with a wild body shot.
Bain misses the shot to the body.
Bain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr drops his hands momentarily and Bain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bain misses the target.
Bain misses with a looping right.
Fab Llyr misses with a looping right.
Fab Llyr throws a big shot that misses.
Fab Llyr wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fab Llyr is looking to clinch but Bain is avoiding it.
Bain misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Bain as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Fab Llyr. Beautiful body shot.
Bain throws a big shot that misses.
Bain lands the left hand.
Bain misses with a hook
letting Fab Llyr counter with a right hand.
Bain throws a jab when Fab Llyr was well out of range.
Bain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fab Llyr.
Bain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fab Llyr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bain.
Bain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fab Llyr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fab Llyr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bain was well out of range. Poor timing from Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fab Llyr ducks under a wild hook from Bain.
Fab Llyr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fab Llyr defending well as Bain loads up on a big left hand.
Fab Llyr slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fab Llyr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fab Llyr throws a hook to the side of Bain's head but Bain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fab Llyr misses.
Bain misses with a low kick.
Fab Llyr digs a good hook to Bain's body.
Bain misses the body punch
and Fab Llyr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fab Llyr scores with a nice strike.
Bain blocks a jab.
Fab Llyr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fab Llyr throws an overhand right that lands on Bain's shoulder, as Bain tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Bain misses its intended target.
Bain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fab Llyr stuns Bain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fab Llyr throws a jab when Bain was well out of range.
Bain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fab Llyr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurt Bain is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bain throws out a loose jab but Fab Llyr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Bain.
Fab Llyr missing with a left hand there. Bain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bain throws an off balance right hand

and Fab Llyr counters by moving into the clinch.

Bain manages to break the clinch.
Bain tries to score with a low kick but Fab Llyr moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fab Llyr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bain there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Bain does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Bain dominated that second round.
That's time! Bain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fab Llyr. Fab Llyr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bain moves out of range as Fab Llyr strikes.
Bain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fab Llyr on the side of the head.
Bain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bain looks for the body kick but Fab Llyr saw that one coming.
Bain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fab Llyr.
Bain throws a leg kick but Fab Llyr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fab Llyr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fab Llyr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fab Llyr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fab Llyr slips under a jab from Bain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fab Llyr moves away.
Bain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Bain blocks the leg kick.
Fab Llyr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fab Llyr ducks under a wild hook from Bain.
Bain misses with a low kick.
Bain misses with a kick to the body.
Bain slips a jab from Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr slips under a jab.
Fab Llyr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bain throws a big shot that misses.
Fab Llyr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manawydan Fab Llyr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bain misses with a hook.
Bain throws an overhand right that lands on Fab Llyr's shoulder, as Fab Llyr tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Fab Llyr is predictable there
enabling Bain to counter with a crisp jab.
Fab Llyr walks into a left hand.
Bain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fab Llyr.
Bain misses with a body shot.
Fab Llyr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fab Llyr checks a leg kick.
Fab Llyr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fab Llyr missing with a left hand there. Bain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bain misses with a lunging right hand
and Fab Llyr counters with a stiff right hand.
Fab Llyr misses with a body punch
enabling Bain to counter with a crisp jab.
Bain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kurt Bain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bain clobbers Fab Llyr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fab Llyr throws a lazy uppercut
and Bain counters with a stiff right hand.
Fab Llyr misses the shot to the body.
Fab Llyr throws a lazy uppercut
and Bain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fab Llyr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bain cracks a nice hook into Fab Llyr's ribs.
Fab Llyr swings widly with a right hand
and Bain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fab Llyr fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Fab Llyr misses.
Bain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fab Llyr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bain cracks Fab Llyr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fab Llyr throws a jab but it's blocked by Bain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bain misses with a hook.
Fab Llyr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bain lands with a kick to the temple. Fab Llyr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bain missing with a left hand there. Fab Llyr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bain walks into a straight right hand from Fab Llyr.
Nice defenses there by Fab Llyr.
A lazy left from Bain finds it's target.
Bain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fab Llyr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bain misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Fab Llyr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fab Llyr throws a hook to the side of Bain's head but Bain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Bain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bain 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Bain!
Kurt Bain managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Valhalla Q160 Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Manawydan Fab Llyr spoke after the fight, saying 'I couldn't have lost to a better guy, and his Manager Chris is World class! I'll get back to the gym and be back better than ever next time. Thanks guys'.