PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylo Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray has chosen Layla as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bater
vs
Ray

180 cm
25
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
277 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Bater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taylo Ray!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bater keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ray throws a right hand that Bater ducks under and follows up with a left that Bater also avoids with ease.
Bater misses the shot to the body.
Bater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bater lands a right hook to the body.
Bater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bater is fending him off so far but Ray persists. Nope, Bater circles away and we're back to standing.
Bater misses the shot to the body.
Bater misses with a series of wild punches.
Ray scoring well with a low kick there.
Ray shoots in for a takedown but Bater shows good takedown defense.
Ray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bater.
Bater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bater misses with a few strikes there.
Ray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bater pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ray back to the cage. Bater follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ray looks gassed!
Bater misses with a double jab.
Ray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bater is fending him off so far but Ray persists. Nope, Bater circles away and we're back to standing.
Mike Bater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylo Ray.
Ray dodges the punch combination from Bater.
Bater connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bater swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bater tries to bum rush Ray with a series of wild strikes but Ray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Bater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ray throws a low kick but Bater moves out of range easily.
Bater throws a series of strikes that have Ray backpedaling.

It looks like Taylo Ray has been cut.
Bater looks to land a combination. Ray sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bater sprawls well. Bater wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ray gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bater.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bater.
Ray is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bater is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ray.
Bater throws a combination. Ray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bater's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bater duly obliges.
Bater digs a good body shot into Ray's ribs.
Bater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ray.
Ray misses with a hook
and Ray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray looks to score with a jab to the body but Bater is just out of range.
Ray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bater swivels and escapes.
Bater lands an overhand right.
Ray takes one on the button.
Ray slips a jab and a cross from Bater.
Bater looks to land a combination but Ray avoids it well.
Bater thuds a left hand into Ray's body.
Some wild striking there from Bater.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ray circles away quickly and effectively.
Bater lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Bater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylo 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 is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bater.
Bater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ray can do to turn this around?
Ray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bater's waist but Bater gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ray off to one side.
Bater misses with a double jab.
Bater lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray throws a lazy right hand but Bater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bater lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ray at a distance.
Mike Bater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bater misses with a wild combination.
Bater is looking to wear down Ray with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ray is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bater takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ray shoots in but Bater avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bater pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ray back to the cage. Bater follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch combination from Bater misses.
Bater pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ray back to the cage. Bater follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bater connects with a body shot that sends Ray's belly button to the back.
Bater scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ray in his tracks.
Bater rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bater bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ray's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bater lands with a nice body punch.
Bater scores with a shot to the body.
Bater is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ray seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Bater shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Ray is backing up but Bater catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Ray covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Bater Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Bater!