PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Nobriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobriga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Queen's We Will Rock You. Ky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TIAMAT - Gaia. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nobriga
vs
Ky

183 cm
33
180 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

176 cm
35
164 lbs
28 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Nobriga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Ky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nobriga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nobriga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ky.
Nobriga swings for the body but Ky moves out of range.
Ky scores with a jab to the head.
Nobriga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ky was well out of range. Poor timing from Nobriga.
Ky throws a series of punches but Nobriga moves out of range.
Ky throws a looping overhand right but Nobriga ducks down to avoid it.
Ky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nobriga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nobriga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nobriga connects with a crisp jab.

Ky clinches with his opponent.
Nobriga takes a shot to the head.
Nobriga struggles to land a body shot inside as Ky controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ky.
Ky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nobriga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nobriga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ky as the two fighters clinch.
Nobriga is trying to break the clinch but Ky has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Ky.
Ky blocks a body shot from Nobriga.
Ky prevents Nobriga from breaking the clinch.
Nobriga tries to work over Ky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Nobriga breaks from the clinch.
Ky thuds his right hand into Nobriga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Ky. Those never looked like landing.
Nobriga is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ky.

Ky moves into the clinch.
Nobriga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ky as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nobriga throws a head punch that misses.
Ky lands a body punch.
Ky misses with a punch to the body.
Ky tries to work over Nobriga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nobriga is trying to force a seperation but Ky has the dominant position.
Ky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobriga's elbow.
Nobriga has had enough of the clinch but Ky keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga prevents a body shot from Ky.
Nice body punch from Ky.
Nobriga lands a right hand.
Ky has a couple of punches blocked by Nobriga.
Ky lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Nobriga - that landed with a thud.
Nobriga misses with a hook to the ribs.

Nobriga manages to break the clinch.
Nobriga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nobriga.
Nobriga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Ky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Ky.
Ky lands with a left to the head.
Nobriga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ky.
Ky lands a right hand.
Nobriga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ky tries to throw a body punch but Nobriga avoids it by throwing Ky back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ky.
Ky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobriga's elbow.
Ky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nobriga blocks an uppercut.
Nobriga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kys head.
A head punch on the inside from Ky fails to land.
Ky tries to throw a body punch but Nobriga avoids it by throwing Ky back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ky struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobriga controls his hands.
Ky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nobriga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ky lands a body punch.
Nobriga lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nobriga is trying to break free.
Nobriga wants to break the clinch but can't.

Nobriga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nobriga tries a low kick but Ky avoids it.
Ky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ky lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nobriga will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ky.
Nobriga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nobriga misses with a wild body shot.
Ky looks to land a left hand but Nobriga moved out of range nicely.
Ky clobbers Nobriga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ky duly obliges.
Ky misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Nobriga misses.
Ky thows a body shot but no joy.
Ky lands a nice hook to Nobriga's body. Nobriga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Ky.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Nobriga misses.
Nobriga throws a front kick aimed at Ky's knee but Ky avoids it well.
Ky lands the left hand.
Ky looks to throw the jab but Nobriga is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaia Ky dominated that round.
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.

Ky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ky ducks under a wild hook from Nobriga.
Ky checks a leg kick nicely.
Nobriga looks to land a combination but Ky avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nobriga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nobriga throws a leg kick
and Ky counters with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Ky clinches.
Ky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ky.
Ky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ky. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ky gets through Nobriga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ky lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nobriga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ky misses with a hook to the ribs.

Nobriga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ky slips a jab from Nobriga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriga blocks a head kick by Ky.
Ky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nobriga throws a leg kick but Ky checks it.
Nobriga throws a shot to the body.
Nobriga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nobriga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ky.
Ky needs to keep his hands up - Nobriga had a free shot at his head there.
Nobriga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nobriga swings for the body but Ky moves out of range.
Gaia Ky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nobriga throws the left hand but Ky avoids the punch easily.
Nobriga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ky throws a sloppy head kick and Nobriga moves out of range easily.
Nobriga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nobriga misses with an uppercut. Ky saw that one coming.
Ky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Ky gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nobriga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nobriga.
Nobriga content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ky throws a head punch that misses.
Ky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ky lands a body punch.
Ky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nobriga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nobriga trying to control the position but instead, Ky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nobriga into the cage.
Nobriga working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ky.
Ky lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nobriga backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ky.
Gaia Ky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Ky.
Ky has a couple of punches blocked by Nobriga.
Nobriga misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ky.
Ky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ky misses with a body punch.
Ky lands a body punch.
Ky lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ky lands a nice uppercut.
Ky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Ky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ky misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ky.
A short uppercut from Ky.
Ky lands with a right to the head.
Ky lands a right hand.
Ky lands with a short shot to the head.
Ky cracks Nobriga with a nice body shot.
Ky lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ky.

Nobriga is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ky.
Oh Nobriga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Ky.
Ky pushes Nobriga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nobriga seems to have got his legs back now.
Ky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Ky.
Ky lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ky.
Ky lands a nice shot to the body.
Ky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nobrigas head.
Ky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nobriga backwards.
Ky misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ky.
A left hand lands to the body for Ky.
Ky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ky is leaning against Nobriga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ky.
Ky works on Nobriga's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaia Ky 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.

Ky pounces like a tiger and cracks Nobriga with a vicious hook! Nobriga is down but not out! Ky follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gaia Ky!
An out of breath Gaia Ky thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.