PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devin Brown (ranked 4249 p4p, 2785 weight class) and Lars Kay (ranked 393 p4p, 289 weight class). Devin Brown has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brown
vs
Kay

182 cm
27
153
5 - 5 - 0

177 cm
21
150
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Kay!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

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

and Kay counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Kay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kay scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kay is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kay controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kay stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay working some strikes from top position.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Kay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kay stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kay slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kay remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kay works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brown taking a bit of punishment here - Kay scoring with strikes.
Kay lands an elbow.
Kay is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brown will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Brown looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kay prevents Brown from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brown down.
Kay prevents Brown from escaping the position.
Kay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kay working the head with strikes.

Brown is rocked!
Kay in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Brown looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kay turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Kay!
An out of breath Lars Kay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.