PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Braxton (ranked 314 p4p, 877 weight class) and Rock Jay (ranked 43 p4p, 110 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Braxton
vs
Jay

184 cm
25
196
13 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
195
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Jay!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Braxton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Braxton misses its target.
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and Jay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braxton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jay.
Jay on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Rock Jay has been cut.
Braxton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jay slips under a jab from Braxton.
Jay tries a quick counter leg kick but Braxton is wise to it.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Jay's head but Jay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jay throws a hook but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braxton throws a body shot but no joy.
Jay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jay loads up on a big right hand but Braxton slips the punch.
Jay connects with a body shot.
Braxton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Jay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton checks a low kick from Jay.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danny Braxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braxton throws a hook but Jay blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jay to counter with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Braxton checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jay misses with a hook to the body
and Braxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
A cross from Jay lands.
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Jay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jay slips a straight right by Braxton.
Good work by Braxton as he checks the leg kick.
Jay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand.
Braxton misses with a looping left.
Jay punishes Braxton's body with a nice straight punch.
Jay throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
Braxton misses with a hook
and Jay counters with a right hand to the body.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Jay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Braxton misses the jab.
Jay only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jay misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws a low kick, looking for Braxton's leg but Braxton calmly moves out of range.
Braxton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braxton looks to land a left hand but Jay moved out of range nicely.
Braxton thows a leg kick but Jay checks it
and Jay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jay.
Braxton fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jay just manages to avoid it.
Braxton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jay counters with a straight right hand.
Jay misses with a body kick.
Jay staying out of range there.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Braxton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Jay takes the fight into the clinch.
Jay lands a left hand.

Braxton breaks the clinch.
Braxton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braxton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jay's head backwards.
Good work by Jay as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Braxton misses.
Jay tries to counter with a clinch but Braxton shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the body from Braxton misses
and Jay counters with an inside leg kick.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton sizes up Jay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a hook but Jay avoids it easily.
Jay just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton digs a good hook to Jay's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Braxton misses with a series of wild punches.
Jay lands a high kick!
Braxton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Jay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Braxton misses.
A good leg kick by Jay.
Braxton ducks right into an uppercut from Jay.
Jay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braxton finds it's way round the side to connect with Jay's head.
Jay has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braxton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've been told by Braxton's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Braxton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay throws a body kick that misses
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
Braxton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jay.
Braxton clobbers Jay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That has opened up Rock Jay's cut even more.
Braxton checks the leg kick.
Braxton walks into a left hand.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jay.
Braxton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
An inside leg kick lands from Braxton.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jay misses with a body kick.
Jay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braxton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braxton misses the body punch
and Jay counters with an outside leg kick.
Braxton throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Braxton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Jay scores with a jab to the head.
Jay slips under a jab from Braxton.
Jay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rock Jay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rock Jay's cut.
That's time! Braxton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jay lands a nice looking body shot.
Jay blocks a jab.
Braxton throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay lands a slapping body shot.
Jay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jay swings for the body but Braxton moves out of range.
Braxton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Jay is out of range.
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Jay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left lands for Jay.
Braxton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braxton.
Jay works Braxton's body with a nice hook.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Braxton fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Jay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jay counters with a leg kick.
Braxton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rock Jay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braxton lands with a straight right. Jay didn't see that one coming.
Braxton misses with an uppercut

and Jay counters with a nice right hand that sends Braxton toppling to the canvas! Braxton scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jay finish him?!

Braxton is rocked!

It looks like Danny Braxton has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Braxton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Jay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jay lands a jab to Braxton's midsection.
Braxton seems to have got his legs back now.
Braxton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jay lands a lovely overhand right.
Jay digs a good body shot into Braxton's ribs.
BOOM! Jay lands a beautiful left hook that drops Braxton. Braxton tries to recover but Jay is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Braxton lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Jay!