PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ja Maica (ranked 3993 p4p, 3687 weight class) and Tyler Westlake (ranked 0 p4p, 414 weight class). Westlake comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tek It (Sped Up) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maica
vs
Westlake

180 cm
22
163
3 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
160
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Primal

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ja Maica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Westlake!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maica with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maica!
Westlake misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Maica misses.
Westlake misses with a few strikes there.
Maica showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Westlake.
Maica showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Westlake.
A combination from Maica does no damage.
Westlake is looking for the big counter here.
Westlake throws a combination that misses
and Maica counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westlake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maica throws a big counter combination but Westlake scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Westlake fails to land with a series of punches.
Maica definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Westlake misses with a combination
and Maica counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maica.
Maica dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Westlake. That did some damage!
Maica scores with a punch to the head.
Westlake throws a series of punches but Maica avoids them all with ease.
Maica swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Westlake throws a combination that misses
and Maica counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maica throws a series of punches but Westlake moves out of range.
Westlake is looking for the big counter here.
Maica avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Westlake looks to move away, Maica throws a big counter combo but Westlake just gets out of the way.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maica.
Westlake fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Maica.
Westlake looks winded!
A nice inside leg kick there by Maica. That's going to slow Westlake down.
Westlake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Westlake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maica throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maica uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Maica. Those never looked like landing.
Tyler Westlake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maica - that will leave a mark!
Maica throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Westlake on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Maica.
Westlake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maica.
The crowd cheers as Maica lands an impressive looking overhand right. Westlake doesn't seem phased though.

Westlake is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westlake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Westlake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Westlake is still on wobbly legs! Can Maica finish him?
Maica throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Westlake on the side of the head.
We've been informed that Westlake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Westlake misses with a series of wild punches.
Westlake seems to have recovered his senses.

Maica sends Westlake crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maica is motioning to the referee to let Westlake up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westlake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maica misses with a two punch combination.
Maica lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maica lands a head shot.
Maica throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Westlake crashing down! Westlake tries to stagger back to his feet but Maica just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Westlake asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ja Maica!
Ja Maica decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.