PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Day (ranked 1083 p4p, 418 weight class) and Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 59 p4p, 26 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Day
vs
Ky Jr

170 cm
31
146
16 - 14 - 1

180 cm
40
145
20 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mikey Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Day tries to keep at a distance but Ky Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Ky Jr controls his hands.
Ky Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Day lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ky Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ky Jr prevents a body shot from Day.
Day pushes Ky Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ky Jr jumps into guard, dragging Day to the mat.
Ky Jr wants to improve his position but instead Day has moved into half guard.
Day keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ky Jr keeps working.
Day in the domination position with Ky Jr hanging on.
Ky Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ky Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Day seems content to control.
Ky Jr tries to roll over but Day keeps him under control.
Ky Jr manages to get to full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ky Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Day's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Ky Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Day is aware though and is defending well.
Day's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ky Jr is trying to control the position but Day postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ky Jr wants to clinch.
Day swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ky Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ky Jr tries to clinch but Day is having none of it.
Day displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ky Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Day keeps the fight on the outside.
Day was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ky Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mikey Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaia Ky Jr.
Ky Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ky Jr fails with the takedown
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaia Ky Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ky Jr is looking to clinch but Day is avoiding it.
A big left from Day misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ky Jr shoots and misses
and Day counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ky Jr thinking.

Ky Jr scores with a takedown into Day's guard.
Ky Jr looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Day dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ky Jr misses with a hook.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ky Jr.
And Day counters with a quick kick to the body but Ky Jr blocks it.

Ky Jr clinches up with Day and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Day.
Day is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ky Jr can do to turn this around?
Ky Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Ky Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Day up against the cage.
Day lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ky Jr or not.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Day digs a right hand into Ky Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ky Jr's gas tank.
Ky Jr tries for a takedown but Day manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Day lands with a left to the head.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
Day makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ky Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Day lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Day misses with some punches.
Day lands with a left to the head.
Mikey Day has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Day lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Day is pressed up against the cage. Ky Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Day down to the mat. Day avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Day stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Day wants it to stay on the feet.
Day appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mikey Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaia Ky Jr.
Day dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Day throws the kick towards the body but Ky Jr avoids it.
Ky Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Day's sensitive parts.
Day takes a swing at Ky Jr's ribcage but misses.

Ky Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ky Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ky Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Day.
Ky Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Day counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ky Jr is looking to clinch.
Jab from Day.
Day lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ky Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Day counters with a body kick.
Mikey Day is winning the standup battle so far.
Ky Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Day sprawls well. He's pushed Ky Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ky Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ky Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Day scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Day throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ky Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Day counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ky Jr is rocked!
Ky Jr gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Day gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ky Jr is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Day!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mikey Day thanked PWNAGE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).