PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Jay Lakay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zorich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lakay comes to the cage accompanied by LOSER!! It was you!!. Marc Jay Lakay could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Zorich's chin.

Jay Lakay
vs
Zorich

195 cm
26
255 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

188 cm
25
268 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Jay Lakay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zorich!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakay does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marc Jay Lakay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lakay throws a leg kick
enabling Zorich to counter with a crisp jab.
Lakay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lakay misses with a body kick.
Zorich avoids the body shot from Lakay.
Lakay jabs Zorich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lakay thows a leg kick but Zorich checks it
and Zorich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Lakay drops Zorich with a left right combo! Lakay follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Chris Zorich has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lakay wants to stand but Zorich has his arm trapped.
Zorich is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorich pushes Lakay off looking to stand but Lakay dives back in and keeps control.
Zorich keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lakay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lakay trying to control from half guard but Zorich is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marc Jay Lakay.
Lakay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lakay throws a leg kick
and Zorich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lakay throws a combination that misses
and Zorich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lakay misses the shot to the body.
Zorich throws a series of strikes that have Lakay backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lakay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lakay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lakay. Zorich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zorich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lakay counters with a left to the body.
Zorich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lakay misses.
Zorich blocks a low kick nicely.
Lakay misses with a wild body shot.
Lakay misses with a two punch combination.
Lakay scores with a jab to the body.
Lakay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Lakay misses.
Lakay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lakay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zorich is able to avoid easily.
Lakay misses with a leg kick
and Zorich counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakay lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lakay misses with a jab, cross combination.

Zorich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lakay quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lakay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zorich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lakay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zorich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lakay's head.
Zorich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lakay is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zorich seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Jay Lakay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Zorich's cut.
That's time! Lakay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lakay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zorich.
Lakay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zorich is able to avoid easily.
Lakay walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zorich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marc Jay Lakay is winning the standup battle so far.
Lakay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zorich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lakay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body punch from Lakay.
Lakay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lakay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zorich manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Zorich.
Lakay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zorich was well out of range. Poor timing from Lakay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakay misses with a body shot

so Zorich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zorich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lakay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zorich postures up and lands a big shot to Lakay's brow.
Zorich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zorich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zorich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zorich throws a big elbow that misses.
Zorich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lakay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zorich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zorich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zorich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zorich trying to control but Lakay is working from the bottom.
Zorich with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorich throws a big right hand that misses.
Lakay seems keen to control Zorich's posture.
Zorich throws a big right hand that misses.
Zorich advances to half guard.
Zorich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zorich is looking to advance position but Lakay won't allow it.
Zorich wants to control but Lakay is keeping him busy.
Chris Zorich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zorich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lakay knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lakay is trying to control but can't.
Zorich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zorich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zorich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zorich trying to control the action but Lakay is working from the bottom.
Lakay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zorich scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zorich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lakay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Zorich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Zorich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lakay throws a leg kick but Zorich checks it.
Lakay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zorich counters with a stiff right hand.

Zorich gets the takedown into side control.
Lakay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Lakay is rocked!
Lakay struggling a bit here.
Zorich misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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!
Zorich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zorich working the ground and pound.
Oh Lakay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zorich controls the position from side control.
Zorich lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Lakay! Zorich senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Lakay out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Zorich!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chris Zorich thanked RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).