PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Joey Facinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baby Jay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Facinelli
vs
Jay

193 cm
26
199 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Facinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baby Jay!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Facinelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Jay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Facinelli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Facinelli misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Jay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Facinelli stalks Jay and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jay's face. Jay staggers backwards, shaken.
Facinelli looks to clinch
and Jay counters with a nice uppercut.
Jay throws a head kick but Facinelli moves out of range.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Facinelli throws a sloppy head kick and Jay moves out of range easily.
Jay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Joey Facinelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Facinelli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Facinelli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay lands a body shot.
Jay misses the shot to the body.

Jay throws out a head kick that Facinelli doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Facinelli crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Facinelli's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Facinelli is rocked!

It looks like Joey Facinelli has been cut.
Jay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Facinelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
Facinelli tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jay! But no joy.
Jay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Facinelli.
Facinelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Facinelli.
Facinelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jay lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Facinelli.
Facinelli throws a sloppy head kick and Jay moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Jay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jay throws a head kick but Facinelli moves out of range.
Facinelli seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jay misses with a low kick.
Jay is looking to land body kicks.
Facinelli throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jay is looking for the big counter here.
Facinelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jay cracks Facinelli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Facinelli.
Jay avoids the body shot from Facinelli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Facinelli.
Facinelli scores with the left hand. Jay knows he should have avoided that one.
Jay misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Baby Jay should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Joey Facinelli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Facinelli throws a sloppy head kick and Jay moves out of range easily.
It looks like Facinelli has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Facinelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joey Facinelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jay punishes Facinelli's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Facinelli. Those never looked like landing.
Facinelli digs a good body shot into Jay's ribs.
Facinelli is looking to clinch but Jay is avoiding it.
Facinelli looks to clinch
and Jay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Facinelli's knee momentarily.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Facinelli throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Facinelli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Facinelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Facinelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Facinelli takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jay counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay swings for the body but Facinelli moves out of range.
Facinelli misses with a double jab
and Jay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jay avoids the head kick by Facinelli.
Jay looks to land a right hand but Facinelli moved out of range.
Facinelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Facinelli.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Facinelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
Facinelli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jay counters with a good low kick that Facinelli was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Facinelli.
Facinelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
A little jabbing left from Jay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Facinelli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Facinelli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Facinelli throws a head kick that misses
letting Jay counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Jay.
Jay throws a sloppy head kick and Facinelli moves out of range easily.
Jay swinging wildly here.
Facinelli seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Facinelli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Facinelli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Facinelli leaves his chin hanging out and Jay seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Facinelli crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baby Jay!