PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lai comes into the arena with CKY - Chinese Rap blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lai
vs
Gray

195 cm
31
215 lbs
30 - 21 - 0

198 cm
23
213 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuai Lai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Gray!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lai misses with a combination
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lai doesn't manage to clinch there - Gray circles away.
Good work by Lai as he checks the leg kick.
Gray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gray.
Lai throws a nice looking combination but Gray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lai takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Kuai Lai has been cut.
Gray throws a shot to the body.
Lai throws a nice looking combination but Gray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray tries to land a front kick but Lai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuai Lai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lai throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it.
Lai walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lai was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Gray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Lai both land. Nice combination.
Gray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lai in his tracks.
Gray with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai drops his hands momentarily and Gray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lai throws a head kick that misses
and Gray counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gray looks for the body kick but Lai saw that one coming.
Gray connects with a solid leg kick.
Lai wants to clinch up but Gray keeps it at a distance.
Lai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gray can pounce on him.
Lai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray jabs Lai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lai throws a head kick that misses.
Lai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lai tries to clinch there but Gray circles away.
Lai throws a nice looking combination but Gray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gray closes the distance and pushes Lai back into the cage.
Gray managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Gray controlling the action here for a moment.
Lai managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lai misses with the head strike.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
Lai misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray tries a body shot but Lai blocks it.
Gray pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lai's elbow.
Lai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lai working Gray over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lai fails to land.
Gray effectively controlling the action here.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai tries to land knees in the clinch but Gray avoids the damage to the body.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gray blocking some punches.
Gray crunches a lovely knee into Lai's ribcage.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gray just leaning against Lai, taking a breather.
A short right from Gray.
Lai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gray blocks it with crossed arms.
Gray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gray blocking some punches.
Lai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lai throws a head punch that misses.
Gray dodges an elbow strike from Lai.
Lai misses with a knee to the head.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
Gray prevents a body shot from Lai.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Gray - that landed with a thud.
Gray blocks an elbow strike from Lai.
Lai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gray works on Lai's body with a couple of short punches.
Lai is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Lai controls his hands.
Gray pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuai Lai'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.

A head kick misses from Lai.
A head kick by Lai misses
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lai throws a head kick that misses
and Gray counters with a left to the body.
Gray lands with a straight right. Lai didn't see that one coming.
Gray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lai doesn't seem bothered though.
Lai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gray. Gray obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuai Lai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lai throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lai tries to clinch up but Gray circles away and keeps his distance.
Gray is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lai rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lai throws the kick towards the body but Gray avoids it.
Lai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lai walks into a left hand.
Nice body kick there by Gray.
Gray throws a front kick that sends Lai stumbling back into the cage.
Gray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice cross by Gray.

Lai is rocked!
Gray circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Lai to the canvas! Lai doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gray keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Gray!
An out of breath David Gray thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.