PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Muirhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Judith . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Muirhead
vs
Kayo

185 cm
20
212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Team S.W.A.T.

CROWN
Random Name Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Muirhead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Kayo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muirhead circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Kayo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kayo throws a right and a left that Muirhead avoids nicely.
Kayo misses with a series of wild punches.
Muirhead checks a leg kick.
Kayo throws the left hand but Muirhead avoids the punch easily.
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayo avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
Kayo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kayo looks for the body kick but Muirhead saw that one coming.
Muirhead throws a low kick, looking for Kayo's leg but Kayo calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kayo misses with a straight right.
Kayo throws a lazy right hand but Muirhead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kayo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kayo misses with a two punch combination.
Muirhead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo fails to land with a series of punches.
Muirhead throws a hook to the side of Kayo's head but Kayo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kayo lands with an overhand left.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
Kayo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muirhead sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kayo swinging wilding here.
Muirhead avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muirhead avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muirhead avoids the body shot from Kayo.
Kayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kayo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muirhead sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kayo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayo misses with a looping left.
Kayo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kayo misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kayo.
Bubba Kayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Kayo misses.
Kayo misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Muirhead.
Kayo looks gassed!
Muirhead slips a straight right by Kayo.
Muirhead misses with a low kick.
Kayo looks to throw the jab but Muirhead is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kayo misses with an uppercut. Muirhead saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Muirhead misses.
Muirhead slips a straight right by Kayo.
Kayo throws a leg kick
and Muirhead counters with a nice leg kick.
Kayo throws a combination that misses
and Muirhead counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muirhead.
Kayo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Muirhead.
Muirhead lands a high kick!
A punch combination from Kayo misses.
Muirhead lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muirhead.
Muirhead throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Muirhead lands a head kick!
Muirhead lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muirhead scoring well with a low kick there.
Kayo misses with the combination.
Kayo blocks a jab.
Muirhead thumps Kayo with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muirhead misses with a head kick.
Muirhead lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Muirhead throws a head kick but Kayo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Muirhead dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Muirhead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kayo swinging wilding here.
Kayo misses with a jab to the body
and Muirhead counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kayo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kayo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muirhead throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kayo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kayo throws a leg kick
and Muirhead counters with a low kick, right behind Kayo 's knee.
Kayo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kayo looks to land a right hand but Muirhead moved out of range.
Muirhead looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kayo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Kayo is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead lands a head kick. Kayo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bubba Kayo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muirhead lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kayo's sensitive parts.
Muirhead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kayo.
Kayo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muirhead can pounce on him.
Muirhead throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kayo's head.
Muirhead connects with a solid leg kick.
Kayo misses with a combination
and Muirhead counters with a thumping low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kayo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Muirhead has got the better of the exchanges.
Muirhead shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kayo as he avoids it easily.
Kayo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muirhead counters with an inside leg kick.
Kayo misses with the combination.
Kayo throws a series of punches but Muirhead avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayo throws a big shot that misses.
Muirhead lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kayo's sensitive parts.
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayo throws a series of punches but Muirhead moves out of range.
Muirhead throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muirhead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muirhead swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kayo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muirhead connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kayo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muirhead sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead scores with a leg kick.
Kayo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Muirhead throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kayo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muirhead. Muirhead obviously looking to wear him down.
Ian Muirhead is winning the standup battle so far.
Muirhead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kayo thows a leg kick but Muirhead checks it
and Muirhead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kayo scores with a three punch combo!
Kayo throws a hook but Muirhead blocks it.
Kayo loads up on a big right hand but Muirhead slips the punch.
Muirhead throws a leg kick which misses Kayo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kayo tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Muirhead counters by clinching up.
Muirhead lands a nice knee to the body.
Muirhead keeps control of Kayo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muirhead is working Kayo over against the cage.
Kayo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muirhead.
Kayo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kayo has had enough of the clinch but Muirhead keeps him there for the moment.
Muirhead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kayo backwards.
Kayo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Muirhead fails to land.
Muirhead is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Muirhead drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kayo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kayo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Muirhead counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kayo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Kayo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kayo throws the left hand but Muirhead avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Muirhead dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Muirhead throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Muirhead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kayo can do to turn this around?
Kayo misses with an uppercut. Muirhead saw that one coming.
Kayo misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muirhead.
Kayo throws a head kick but Muirhead moves out of range.
Kayo scores with a one two! Muirhead had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kayo avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
Muirhead slips a jab from Kayo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kayo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kayo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muirhead.
Kayo looks to throw a body kick

and Muirhead counters by clinching up.
Kayo can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muirhead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead throws a head punch that misses.
Kayo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muirhead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kayo as Muirhead tries to tie him up.
A short left from Muirhead.
Muirhead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muirhead lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kayo wants to get back to striking at distance but Muirhead won't allow it.
Muirhead tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kayo wants to break free but Muirhead has control.
Muirhead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kayo's elbow.
Muirhead keeps control of Kayo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muirhead looking to stall.
Kayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kayo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kayo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muirhead throws a nice head kick!
Kayo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muirhead counters with a big head kick but Kayo shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muirhead ducks under a wild hook from Kayo.
Kayo misses with a kick to the body.
Muirhead ducks under a wild hook from Kayo.
Kayo throws a push kick but Muirhead slaps the foot to one side.
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kayo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Kayo does no damage.
Kayo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Muirhead chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muirhead fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kayo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead throws a head kick that Kayo semi-blocks.
Muirhead lands a high kick!
Kayo throws a leg kick
and Muirhead counters with a good, hard body kick but Kayo shrugs it off.
Kayo connects with a nice looking jab.
Kayo throws a sloppy head kick
and Muirhead counters with a leg kick.
Muirhead misses with a head kick.
Kayo throws a series of punches but Muirhead moves out of range.
Kayo misses with a combination
and Muirhead counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kayo's knee momentarily.
Kayo throws a combination that misses
and Muirhead counters with a solid body kick.
Muirhead connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayo misses with a combination
and Muirhead counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kayo thows a leg kick but Muirhead checks it
and Muirhead counters with an outside leg kick.
Muirhead takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kayo works Muirhead's body with a nice hook.
Muirhead bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kayo's head.
Muirhead turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Kayo does no damage.
Kayo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kayo throws a series of punches but Muirhead avoids them all with ease.
Muirhead uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kayo.
Kayo avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Muirhead clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A nice inside leg kick there by Muirhead. That's going to slow Kayo down.
Kayo lands with a nice body punch.
Kayo misses the jab.
Kayo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muirhead.
Kayo misses with a combination
and Muirhead counters with a head kick. That will keep Kayo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kayo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muirhead counters with a leg kick.
Kayo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
Muirhead shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Muirhead tries to clinch but Kayo moves out of range.
Kayo misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kayo.
Kayo throws a combination that misses
and Muirhead counters with a head kick.
Kayo throws a sloppy head kick
and Muirhead counters with an outside leg kick.
Muirhead throws a head kick that Kayo semi-blocks.
Kayo misses with a double jab
and Muirhead counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kayo's knee momentarily.
Kayo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muirhead lands with a slapping head kick.
Kayo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kayo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Muirhead.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muirhead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayo throws a hook to the side of Muirhead's head but Muirhead sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muirhead lands a head kick. Kayo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
Kayo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kayo tries to bum rush Muirhead with a series of wild strikes but Muirhead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kayo. Muirhead shrugs it off though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muirhead.
Muirhead is looking to slow Kayo down with leg kicks.
Kayo looks to land a right hand but Muirhead moved out of range.
Muirhead moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muirhead scoring well with a low kick there.
Kayo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muirhead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kayo.

Muirhead forces Kayo back against the cage and clinches.
Muirhead lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muirhead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muirhead swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kayo manages to break the clinch.
Muirhead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kayo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big right from Kayo misses.
Kayo swings for the body but Muirhead moves out of range.
Muirhead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kayo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Muirhead lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kayo's sensitive parts.
Muirhead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kayo.
Muirhead explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A combination from Kayo does no damage.
A head kick misses from Muirhead.
Muirhead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kayo.
Kayo throws a combination that misses
and Muirhead counters with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Muirhead.
Muirhead ducks under a wild hook from Kayo.
Kayo misses with a double jab
and Muirhead counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Muirhead had his way with Bubba Kayo in that round.
That's time! Muirhead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kayo throws a shot from downtown. Muirhead moves away and avoids it.
Kayo looks to land a right hand but Muirhead moved out of range.
Kayo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muirhead counters with a head kick.
Muirhead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kayo.
Kayo misses with a leg kick
and Muirhead counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kayo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muirhead counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kayo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muirhead with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muirhead thumps Kayo with a low kick.
Muirhead wants to land a leg kick but Kayo is out of range.
Muirhead throws a head kick but Kayo moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kayo throws a sloppy head kick
and Muirhead counters with an outside leg kick.
Muirhead tries to close the distance and clinch but Kayo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead avoids the body shot from Kayo.
Kayo cracks Muirhead with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muirhead.
Muirhead throws and low kick but Kayo moves out of range easily.
Kayo misses with a low kick.
Kayo connects with the punch.
Kayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kayo throws a combination that misses
and Muirhead counters with a thumping low kick.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
Muirhead pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kayo is out of range and Muirhead settles back down.
Muirhead looks for the body kick but Kayo saw that one coming.
Kayo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Muirhead.

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.
Kayo thows a leg kick but Muirhead checks it
and Muirhead counters with a low kick, right behind Kayo 's knee.
Muirhead tries a head kick but it misses.
Kayo stalks Muirhead and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Muirhead's face. Muirhead staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Kayo does no damage.
Muirhead throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kayo's head.
Kayo scores with a three punch combo!
Kayo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kayo throws a wild body kick that Muirhead sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Kayo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kayo slips under a jab.
Muirhead misses with a head kick.
Kayo lands with a straight right. Muirhead didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead throws a leg kick but Kayo checks it.
Kayo lands a jab to the nose.
Kayo misses with a few strikes there.
Ian Muirhead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kayo blocks a head kick by Muirhead.
Muirhead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kayo.
Muirhead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kayo.
Muirhead moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kayo misses with a body shot.
Muirhead lands with a slapping head kick.
Muirhead defending well as Kayo loads up on a big left hand.
Bubba Kayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muirhead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kayo.
Kayo misses with a series of wild punches.
Muirhead lands a high kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muirhead.
Kayo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Muirhead connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kayo misses with a body shot.
Kayo misses with a straight left.
Muirhead moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muirhead lands a head kick!
Kayo misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Muirhead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muirhead 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Muirhead!
Ian Muirhead retains his light heavyweight title!