PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayden Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus. Mauri Kunnas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kunnas
vs
Ray

205 cm
42
318 lbs
35 - 20 - 1

194 cm
36
280 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Ray!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ray lands with a slapping head kick.
Ray has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kunnas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Kunnas.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
Kunnas looks to land a right hand but Ray moved out of range.
Kunnas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Jayden Ray has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kunnas.
No joy there for Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Ray. Those never looked like landing.
Kunnas slips a jab and a cross from Ray.
Kunnas swings for the body but Ray moves out of range.
Ray misses with a wild combination.
Kunnas misses with a hook to the body
and Ray counters with a left and a right that stings Kunnas.
Kunnas thuds a left hand into Ray's body.
Kunnas misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kunnas manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kunnas.
Ray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ray cracks Kunnas with a good jab.
Ray thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Kunnas misses.
Ray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kunnas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ray moves out of range as Kunnas throws a body kick.
Kunnas cracks Ray with an open hand slap.
Ray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kunnas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That has opened up Jayden Ray's cut even more.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Kunnas is predictable there
and Ray counters with a one-two to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ray checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ray staying out of range there.
Ray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kunnas was well out of range. Poor timing from Ray.
Kunnas scoring well with a low kick there.
Ray throws out a loose jab but Kunnas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray works Kunnas's body with a nice hook.
Kunnas misses with a looping left.
Kunnas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kunnas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kunnas scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas scoring well with a low kick there.
Ray throws a body punch but Kunnas moves out of range.
Ray misses with a hook.
Ray misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mauri Kunnas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jayden Ray'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.

Ray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kunnas throws a shot from downtown. Ray moves away and avoids it.
Ray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kunnas throws a leg kick
and Ray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mauri Kunnas is winning the standup battle so far.
Ray checks the leg kick.
Ray thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
Ray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Kunnas avoids the body shot from Ray.
Kunnas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ray throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Ray blocks the leg kick.
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
Kunnas throws a leg kick that misses.
Ray throws a right hand that Kunnas ducks under and follows up with a left that Kunnas also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray slips a jab and a cross from Kunnas.
Ray takes a kick to the side of the head.

The cut above Jayden Ray's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kunnas throws a leg kick
and Ray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ray digs a good body shot into Kunnas's ribs.
Ray looks to score with a jab to the body but Kunnas is just out of range.
Mauri Kunnas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray scores with a body shot.
Ray connects with a body shot that sends Kunnas's belly button to the back.
Ray avoids the body shot from Kunnas.
Kunnas throws the left hand but Ray avoids the punch easily.
Ray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kunnas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ray is out of range.
Kunnas fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas lands a leg kick that knocks Ray off balance momentarily.
Ray throws an overhand right that lands on Kunnas's shoulder, as Kunnas tries to avoid the shot.
Ray throws a hook but Kunnas blocks it.
Ray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kunnas.
Ray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kunnas's hands.
Kunnas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ray misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ray, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ray checks a leg kick.
Jab by Ray.
Ray thuds a left hand into Kunnas's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayden Ray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jayden Ray'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.

Kunnas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Ray coming out on top.
Ray misses the jab.
Kunnas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ray throws a front kick aimed at Kunnas's knee but Kunnas avoids it well.
Ray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Ray misses.
Kunnas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ray. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kunnas throws a right and a left that Ray avoids nicely.
Kunnas defending well as Ray loads up on a big left hand.
Ray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kunnas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kunnas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ray does it's job there.
Ray tries to bum rush Kunnas with a series of wild strikes but Kunnas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ray looks to land a left hand but Kunnas moved out of range nicely.
Ray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kunnas moves in looking to clinch but Ray pushes him off.
Kunnas throws a jab but it's blocked by Ray.
Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kunnas.
Sloppy strikes from Ray. Those never looked like landing.
Ray misses with a two punch combination.

Kunnas closes the distance and clinches.
Ray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kunnas tries to throw a body punch but Ray avoids it by throwing Kunnas back against the ropes.
Kunnas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Kunnas.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Ray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kunnas tries to land a leg kick but Ray saw it coming and moves away.
Ray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ray misses with a few strikes there.
Kunnas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kunnas lands a nice shot that snaps Ray's head back.
Ray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kunnas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kunnas.
Kunnas lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Kunnas clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jayden Ray's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kunnas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ray looks to throw the jab but Kunnas is out of range.
Kunnas lands a head shot.
Ray misses the shot to the body.
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Kunnas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ray's calf.
Ray throws a jab when Kunnas was well out of range.
Kunnas throws a low kick but Ray moves out of range easily.
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!
Kunnas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jayden Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kunnas dodges the punch combination from Ray.
Ray misses with a double jab
and Kunnas counters with a nice leg kick.
Ray is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kunnas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kunnas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kunnas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ray throws a big shot that misses.
Kunnas lands a jab.

Jayden Ray's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kunnas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kunnas thows a leg kick but Ray checks it
and Ray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kunnas tries to score with a low kick but Ray moves his leg out of the way.
Kunnas looks to land a right hand but Ray moved out of range.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ray takes a swing at Kunnas's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray slips under a jab from Kunnas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Ray.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kunnas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Ray misses.
Kunnas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kunnas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ray has time to react.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jayden Ray's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauri Kunnas!
Mauri Kunnas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.