PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kay (ranked 390 p4p, 363 weight class) and Anthony Merel (ranked 34 p4p, 32 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kay
vs
Merel

177 cm
28
150
14 - 9 - 0

171 cm
34
152
25 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Fast

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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Kay misses its intended target.
Merel throws a right hand that misses
and Kay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Merel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Merel defending well as Kay loads up on a big left hand.
Merel throws a big shot that misses.
Merel throws a looping overhand right but Kay ducks down to avoid it.
Merel throws a body shot but no joy.
Kay cracks Merel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kay takes a swing at Merel's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay drops his hands momentarily and Merel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Merel. Merel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merel throws an off balance right hand
and Kay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Merel misses with an uppercut. Kay saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kay slips under a jab from Merel.
Merel has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Merel misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Merel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Merel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Merel misses with a hook
and Kay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merel misses with a wild body shot.
Merel throws an off balance right hand
and Kay counters with a stiff right hand.
Merel blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Merel.
Kay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
It looks like Kay has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice defenses there by Kay.
Kay looks to score with a jab to the body but Merel is just out of range.
Merel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Merel there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel looks to land a right hand but Kay moved out of range.
Merel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kay counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merel blocks a jab.
Merel misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Kay was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Merel.
Kay connects with a body shot that sends Merel's belly button to the back.
Merel throws a right hand that misses
and Kay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kay lands an overhand right.
Kay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Merel.
Merel scores with a body shot.
Kay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Merel.
Merel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Merel is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Merel. Kay does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kay. Merel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel lands a jab to the nose.
Merel misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Merel finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Kay.
Merel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Merel misses with a looping right.
Anthony Merel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merel throws a body shot but no joy.
Merel throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kay to counter with a crisp jab.
Merel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kay.
Kay works the jab nicely.
Merel is still on wobbly legs! Can Kay finish him?
Kay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Merel throws a lazy uppercut
and Kay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Merel's jaw. Merel's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Kay does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lars Kay!
Lars Kay decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.