PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khom Maruban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jay
vs
Maruban

188 cm
21
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baby Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khom Maruban!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay keeps the fight on the outside.
Maruban tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jay throws a head kick that misses

and Maruban counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maruban.
Maruban missing with knees to the body.

Jay breaks the clinch.
Jay blocks a head kick by Maruban.
Maruban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jay.
Jay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Khom Maruban has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maruban misses with a double jab.

Maruban moves into the clinch successfully.
Maruban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.

Jay manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maruban fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Jay tenderised Maruban's leg. Maruban is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jay scoring well with a low kick there.
Jay throws a leg kick which misses Maruban's front leg but catches the back leg as Maruban tries to avoid it.
Jay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maruban stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jay.
Jay connects with an inside leg kick.
Jay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maruban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maruban slips a jab and a cross from Jay.

Maruban moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Maruban's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baby Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maruban clobbers Jay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jay scores with a three punch combo!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jay.
Maruban looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jay lunges at Maruban with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maruban's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jay throws a head kick that misses.
Maruban replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jay blocks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Jay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khom Maruban's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maruban darts in and clinches Jay up against the ropes.

Maruban breaks from the clinch.
Jay displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baby Jay is winning the standup battle so far.
Maruban misses with a two punch combination.
Maruban throws a combination that misses
and Jay counters with a good low kick that Maruban was not able to check.
Jay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maruban avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Jay.
Maruban's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baby Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maruban is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maruban circles away quickly and effectively.

Maruban instigates a clinch.
Jay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maruban can do to turn this around?

Maruban manages to break the clinch.
Jay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maruban's sensitive parts.

Maruban has closed the distance and engaged Jay in a clinch.
Maruban tries to work over Jay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Maruban has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maruban.
Maruban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Maruban with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Maruban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maruban's head.
Jay connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay lands with an uppercut that bounces Maruban off the ropes and back into range.
Jay thumps Maruban with a low kick.
Jay lands with a nice combination. Maruban backs away looking to recover.
Maruban on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maruban's sensitive parts.

Maruban closes the distance and pushes Jay back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Jay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khom Maruban's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jay throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jay.
Maruban throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maruban takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Jay tenderised Maruban's leg. Maruban is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maruban doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
Jay punishes Maruban's body with a nice straight punch.
Jay misses with a double jab.
Jay throws a nice looking combination but Maruban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay stuns Maruban with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jay lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maruban clinches.
Maruban dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Maruban tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maruban taking a breather.

Jay breaks the clinch.

Jay gets tackled into the ropes by Maruban. Maruban maintains the clinch.

Maruban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maruban tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Jay.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maruban takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Maruban clinches.

Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jay swats away the attempt to clinch by Maruban.

Maruban moves into range and clinches up with Jay.
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!
Maruban displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jay up against the ropes.

Maruban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Jay clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Khom Maruban's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jay circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jay goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maruban throws a body shot but no joy.
Jay keeps the fight on the outside.
Jay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maruban's calf.
Jay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jay, right into the meat.
Maruban takes one to the chin there.
Jay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maruban has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maruban there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jay fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maruban just manages to avoid it.
Baby Jay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maruban swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jay counters with a leg kick.
A left lands for Jay.
Jay connects with a nice looking jab.
Jay lands a lovely overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jay.
Maruban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maruban chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jay can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maruban takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maruban wants to clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jay here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay misses with a wild combination.
Maruban tries to clinch
and Jay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jay misses with a series of wild punches.
Maruban shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jay is looking to slow Maruban down with leg kicks.
Maruban takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maruban darts in trying to clinch
and Jay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Jay had his way with Khom Maruban in that round.
The cut man is working on Khom Maruban's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Maruban has closed the distance and engaged Jay in a clinch.

Maruban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maruban throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jay throws a head kick but Maruban moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Maruban on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jay lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maruban is looking to clinch but Jay is avoiding it.
Jay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maruban on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sloppy strikes from Jay. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maruban moves into the clinch successfully.
Maruban with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khom Maruban seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Maruban breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruban takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maruban.
A punch lands to the side of Maruban 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maruban tries to clinch but Jay moves away
and Jay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maruban stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jay lands with a hook. Maruban tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jay lands a nice hook to Maruban's body. Maruban takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Maruban clinches.

Maruban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Maruban has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay avoids the elbow strike from Maruban, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maruban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Baby Jay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maruban misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Maruban closes the distance and pushes Jay back into the ropes.

Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jay's corner calls for a 1-2. Jay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maruban tries to clinch up.
Khom Maruban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Jay.
A head kick by Maruban misses
and Jay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maruban's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Jay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jay, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:44
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:44
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Jay!