PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bentley Downer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ector comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Thrones. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ector
vs
Downer

180 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
181 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kay Ector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bentley Downer!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ector throws a right hand that misses

and Downer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Downer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Kay Ector has been cut.
Ector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ector lands a nice shot to the body.
Downer avoiding damage as Ector throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Downer.

Ector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ector lands a really nice looking cross but Downer seems unphased.
Downer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ector looks to score with a jab to the body but Downer is just out of range.
Ector looks to throw the jab but Downer is out of range.
Ector throws a right hand that misses

and Downer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Downer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ector throws a head punch that misses.
Ector cracks Downer with a nice body shot.
Ector can't find room to land a body shot as Downer controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer tries to land a knee to the head but Ector blocks with his arms.
Ector throws an elbow but it misses.
Ector misses with some punches.
Downer misses with an elbow over the top.
Ector throws an elbow but it misses.
Ector is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Downer is defending well for now.
Downer told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Downer.
Downer prevents a body shot from Ector.
Downer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Downer lands a damaging elbow.
Downer blocks an uppercut.
Ector working aggressively here.
Downer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ector swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ector misses with a punch to the body.
Our sources have told us that Ector has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Downer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ector's brow.
Ector misses with the head strike.
Ector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Downer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Downer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Downer scores a nice knee to the body.
Downer looking to throw knees to the head but Ector is blocking nicely.
Ector has a couple of punches blocked by Downer.
Ector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ector trying to land knees to the body.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Downer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ector fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downer prevents a body shot from Ector.
Ector misses with a hook to the ribs.
Downer managing to block the knees to the body from Ector.
Ector takes an elbow to the temple.

Kay Ector's cut is getting worse.
Ector lands a right hand.
Ector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Downer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ector takes a knee right on the jaw!
Downer avoids the elbow strike from Ector, against the cage.
Downer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Downer dodges an elbow strike from Ector.
Ector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ector wants to break free but Downer has control.
A head punch on the inside from Ector fails to land.
Downer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Downer misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ector throws an elbow but misses.
Ector is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Downer is defending well for now.
Downer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ector doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ector doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Downer prevents Ector from breaking the clinch.
Ector has had enough of the clinch but Downer keeps him there for the moment.
Downer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Downer.
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Downer.
Downer blocking some punches.
Downer lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kay Ector dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kay Ector's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ector throws a lazy right hand but Downer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Downer moves in looking to clinch but Ector pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Ector.
Downer ducks under a wild hook from Ector.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ector.
Kay Ector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ector connects with the punch.
Bentley Downer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Downer tries to clinch but Ector is having none of it.

Downer clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ector fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Downer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ector working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Downer obliges.
Ector working Downer over with knees to the body.
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!
Ector landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ector misses with a body punch.
Downer dodges an elbow strike from Ector.
Downer avoiding damage as Ector throws knees to the body.
Ector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Downers head.

Ector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Downer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ector misses the target.
Ector misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut lands for Downer. That snapped Ector's head back.

Kay Ector's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Downer throws a sloppy head kick and Ector moves out of range easily.
Downer misses with a wild body shot.
Downer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ector.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer moves away from the strike by Ector.
Downer slips a jab from Ector.
Ector connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Downer's hands.
Ector bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ector misses with a hook

and Downer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Downer.
Downer prevents a body shot from Ector.
Downer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jeez, Kay Ector's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Downer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ector misses with a hook to the ribs.
Downer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ector on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ector struggles to land a body shot inside as Downer controls his hands.
Ector misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Ector.
Ector creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kay Ector has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Ector fails to land.
Downer prevents a body shot from Ector.
Downer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Downer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ector avoids the damage to the body.
Ector misses with a punch on the inside.
Downer blocks the elbow strike.
Ector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ector tries to work over Downer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Downer blocking some punches.
Ector wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Downer has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ector.
Ector takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kay Ector's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bentley Downer!
Bentley Downer very nearly forgot to thank Pirates Powder amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.