PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artemio Bayagris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natural Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bayagris
vs
Killer

185 cm
26
205 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

188 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Artemio Bayagris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Natural Killer!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer throws a leg kick but Bayagris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bayagris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Killer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bayagris throws a nice looking combination but Killer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Artemio Bayagris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Killer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bayagris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bayagris.
Bayagris scores with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bayagris misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Bayagris.
Killer misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick from Killer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bayagris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Killer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bayagris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Killer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayagris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Killer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bayagris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayagris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bayagris scores with a sloppy right hand. Killer should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Killer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bayagris circles away quickly and effectively.
Killer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bayagris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Killer.
Bayagris misses with a looping left.
Bayagris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bayagris throws a hook but Killer blocks it.
Bayagris throws a right hand that Killer ducks under and follows up with a left that Killer also avoids with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Killer checks a leg kick.
Killer misses with a wild body shot.
Killer tries to score with a low kick but Bayagris moves his leg out of the way.
Killer jabs Bayagris right on the nose. Bayagris blinks but takes it well.
Killer motions for Bayagris to come forward. Killer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bayagris misses with a head kick.
Bayagris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Killer misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killer misses with a body kick.
Killer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bayagris.
Killer staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayagris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bayagris misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Killer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killer moves out of range of the body kick from Bayagris.
Bayagris throws a wild body kick that Killer sees coming a mile off.
Killer checks a low kick from Bayagris.
Killer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bayagris's calf.
Killer wants to slow Bayagris down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bayagris, right into the meat.
Bayagris throws a jab but it's blocked by Killer.
Bayagris throws a series of punches but Killer avoids them all with ease.
Killer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Killer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bayagris throws a combination that misses
and Killer counters with a one-two to the body.
Bayagris is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Killer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Killer. That's going to slow Bayagris down.
Bayagris throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayagris moves out of range of the leg kick from Killer.
Bayagris delivers a nice body kick.
Killer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Killer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Killer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bayagris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bayagris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Killer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bayagris.
Killer thuds a left hand into Bayagris's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killer scores with a jab to the body.
Killer throws a right hand that Bayagris ducks under and follows up with a left that Bayagris also avoids with ease.
Bayagris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Killer under the eye.
Killer pushes Bayagris away with a front kick.
Killer tries to bum rush Bayagris with a series of wild strikes but Bayagris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Killer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bayagris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Killer.

Killer clinches with his opponent.
Bayagris is looking to break free of the clinch but Killer has double underhooks.
Killer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bayagris is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayagris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Killer has him pressed against the cage.

Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killer slips under a jab.
Killer blocks a head kick by Bayagris.
Killer tries to clinch there but Bayagris circles away.
Bayagris checks a low kick from Killer.
Killer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bayagris.
Killer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bayagris.
Killer digs a good hook to Bayagris's body.
Bayagris slips under a jab.
Bayagris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Bayagris does no damage.
Killer moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Bayagris misses.
Bayagris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Killer cracks the inside of Bayagris's front leg.
Killer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bayagris if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Natural Killer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Killer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bayagris throws a leg kick but Killer checks it.
Killer slips under a jab from Bayagris.
Bayagris misses with a body kick.
Killer fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Killer.
Killer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bayagris's calf.
Bayagris moves out of range as Killer throws a body kick.
Killer connects with an inside leg kick.
Bayagris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Killer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayagris swings for the body but Killer moves out of range.
Natural Killer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Killer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A clash of legs there as Bayagris blocks the low kick.
Killer moves out of range of the body kick.
Bayagris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bayagris throws a head kick but Killer moves out of range.
Killer looks to throw the jab but Bayagris is out of range.
Killer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Artemio Bayagris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer misses with the combination.
Killer tries to land a leg kick but Bayagris saw it coming and moves away.
Bayagris lands with a straight right. Killer didn't see that one coming.
Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayagris moves away.
Killer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Bayagris misses.
Killer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bayagris's sensitive parts.
Bayagris throws a series of punches but Killer moves out of range.
Bayagris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Killer can pounce on him.
Killer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayagris was well out of range. Poor timing from Killer.
Killer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bayagris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bayagris.
Bayagris blocks a leg kick.
Killer scores with a hook to the body. Bayagris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Killer lands a body shot.
Killer throws a jab when Bayagris was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayagris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Killer connects with the punch.
Killer lands with a shot to the body.
Bayagris moves out of range as Killer throws a body kick.
Bayagris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bayagris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bayagris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bayagris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Killer misses with a wild body shot.
Bayagris looks to land a body kick but Killer moved away.
Bayagris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Killer. Killer obviously looking to wear him down.

Killer closes the distance and pushes Bayagris back into the cage.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Bayagris is looking to break free of the clinch but Killer has double underhooks.
Killer lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Killer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer keeps control of Bayagris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Killer misses with a knee to the head.
Killer tries to work over Bayagris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bayagris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bayagris can't break the clinch.
Killer is looking to control Bayagris's arms but Bayagris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Killer has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bayagris fails to land.
Killer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bayagris is trying to break free.
Killer throws a knee to the head but misses.

Killer manages to break the clinch.
Bayagris moves out of range of the strikes.
Killer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body kick there by Killer.
Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayagris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Killer lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bayagris's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bayagris tries to keep at a distance but Killer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Killer stalling the fight.
Killer lands a nice shot to the body.
Killer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bayagris takes a knee to the side of the body.
Killer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bayagris backwards.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bayagris avoids it.
Killer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bayagris tries to break the clinch but Killer is controlling the position.
Bayagris is looking to break free of the clinch but Killer has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Killer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bayagris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Killer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Natural Killer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Bayagris can't break the clinch.
Killer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bayagris tries to circle away but Killer has him pinned against the cage.
Killer is trying to stall.
Killer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bayagris backwards.
Bayagris tries to circle away but Killer has him pinned against the cage.
Natural Killer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Bayagris manages to break the clinch.
Killer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bayagris checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Killer.
Bayagris throws a series of strikes that have Killer backpedaling.
Bayagris lands a nice shot that snaps Killer's head back.
Killer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bayagris misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bayagris throws a hook but Killer avoids it easily.
Bayagris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Killer tries to clinch up but Bayagris circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayagris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Killer throws out the jab.
Killer lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Killer.
Killer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Killer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bayagris takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bayagris.
Killer throws a body punch but Bayagris moves out of range.
Killer slips a jab and a cross from Bayagris.
Bayagris thows a body shot but no joy.
Bayagris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Killer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bayagris.
Bayagris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Killer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayagris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bayagris is looking to land body kicks.
Killer works Bayagris's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Killer.
Killer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayagris tries a head kick but it misses.
Killer misses with a wild body shot.
Killer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bayagris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Killer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Killer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Bayagris.
Killer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Killer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Killer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bayagris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick by Bayagris misses
and Killer counters with a nice leg kick.
Killer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bayagris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bayagris throws a body kick that misses
and Killer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Killer scores with a jab to the head.
Bayagris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Killer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bayagris really felt that one!
Killer is looking to slow Bayagris down with leg kicks.
Killer throws a lazy right hand but Bayagris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Killer. Bayagris shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer connects with the punch.
Killer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Killer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bayagris on the side of the head.
Bayagris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killer.
Bayagris misses with an uppercut
and Killer counters with a good low kick that Bayagris was not able to check.
Bayagris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Killer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Killer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Killer.
Killer lands with an uppercut that bounces Bayagris off the cage and back into range.
Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayagris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Killer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bayagris. That did some damage!
Killer lands with a good body shot.
Killer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayagris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Killer 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.
Bayagris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bayagris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Killer - the referee stops the clock and Bayagris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Killer. Bayagris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Killer avoids the body shot from Bayagris.
Killer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bayagris moves out of range as Killer throws a body kick.
Killer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bayagris's calf.
Bayagris moves out of range of the leg kick from Killer.
Bayagris slips under a jab from Killer.
A punch combination from Bayagris misses.
Bayagris will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Killer tried to score with a low kick but Bayagris checks it.
Bayagris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bayagris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Killer. Killer obviously looking to wear him down.
Killer lands a slapping body shot.
Bayagris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Artemio Bayagris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killer throws a looping overhand right but Bayagris ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Natural Killer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Killer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natural Killer!