PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Apollo (ranked 5203 p4p, 411 weight class) and Rubicon Jay (ranked 5161 p4p, 410 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Apollo
vs
Jay

168 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rubicon Jay!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay scores with a sloppy right hand. Apollo should have avoided that one.

It looks like Lindsay Apollo has been cut.
Apollo misses with an uppercut
enabling Jay to counter with a crisp jab.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Apollo throws the left hand but Jay avoids the punch easily.
Jay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Apollo.
Jay digs a good body shot into Apollo's ribs.
Jay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay connects with a looping right hand.
Apollo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jay.

It looks like Rubicon Jay has been cut.
Jay cracks Apollo with an open hand slap.
Jay throws a body punch but Apollo moves out of range.
Jay lands a lovely overhand right.
Apollo misses with a straight left.
Jay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apollo.
Jay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Apollo jabs at Jay's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay walks into a straight right hand from Apollo.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo slips a straight right by Jay.
Apollo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice jab there from Apollo.
Jay slips under a jab from Apollo.
Jay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Apollo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jay manages to avoid it.
Jay takes one on the button.
Apollo misses the body punch
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apollo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Apollo momentarily.
Jay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a really nice looking cross but Apollo seems unphased.
Apollo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Apollo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jay moves out of range as Apollo strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jay.
Jay throws a jab but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo misses the shot to the body.
Jay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Apollo under the eye.
Apollo misses with a hook
and Jay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rubicon Jay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jay 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 9:10
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 9:10
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 9:10

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