PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 344 p4p, 496 weight class) and Lars Kay (ranked 30 p4p, 40 weight class). Furioto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 韻踏合組合 - . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Furioto
vs
Kay

170 cm
41
155
32 - 17 - 0

177 cm
28
150
15 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Kay!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay misses with a straight right.
Furioto is looking to counter punch.
Kay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Furioto walks into a left hand.
Kay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kay throws a poor cross that misses
and Kay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kay lands with an overhand left.
Kay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Furioto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kay connects with a jab.
Furioto avoids the body shot from Kay.
An attempted straight right counter from Furioto misses the target.
Kay scores with a jab. Furioto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Kay misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay connects with a looping right hand.
Kay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Furioto at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Kay.
Kay is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Furioto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kay lands a right hook to the body.
Furioto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Furioto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kay cracks Furioto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Furioto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay misses with a looping left.
Furioto is looking to counter punch.
Kay misses with a wild body shot.
Furioto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kay looks to throw the jab but Furioto is out of range.
Furioto throwing a counter right hand but Kay manages to avoid it.
Furioto circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Furioto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kay lands with an uppercut that bounces Furioto off the cage and back into range.
Kay scores with a nice right hand.
Furioto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kay.
Kay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Furioto is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Furioto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kay.
Kay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lars Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kay misses with a wild body shot.
Furioto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay throws a big shot that misses.
Furioto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kay stuns Furioto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Kay.
Furioto slips under a jab from Kay.
Lars Kay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furioto manages to avoid it.
Kay scores with a jab to the body.
Furioto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Furioto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kay looks to score with a jab to the body but Furioto is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Kay. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay scores with a jab.
Kay throws a shot to the body.
Kay throws a body punch but Furioto moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kay scores with the left hand. Furioto knows he should have avoided that one.
Furioto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Furioto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kay misses with a hook.
Furioto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kay lands a jab.
Kay has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kay is looking to clinch but Furioto is avoiding it.
Furioto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Furioto avoids the body shot from Kay.
Furioto moves away from the strike by Kay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Kay dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A decent looking cross lands there for Kay.
Kay misses the shot to the body.
Kay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Furioto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furioto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Furioto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Furioto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Furioto's head backwards.
Furioto drops his hands momentarily and Kay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kay misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay throws a jab when Furioto was well out of range.
Furioto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kay tests Furioto's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Furioto is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kay's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Furioto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kay throws a shot to the body.
Kay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Furioto's head backwards.
Furioto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kay connects with a single shot there.
Kay scores with a nice head shot.
Lars Kay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kay misses with a lunging right hand
and Furioto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kay cracks Furioto with a good jab.
Furioto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Kay.
Kay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kay lands a jab.
Furioto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furioto.
A little feinted left hand from Furioto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Furioto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kay with a hook.
Kay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Furioto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Furioto is looking to counter punch.
Kay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Kay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Furioto walks into a stiff left hand from Kay.
Kay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kay tries to clinch
and Furioto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Furioto drops his hands momentarily and Kay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Furioto gets tackled into the cage by Kay. Kay maintains the clinch.
Kay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kay has a couple of punches blocked by Furioto.
Kay is looking to control Furioto's arms but Furioto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kay has his back to the cage.
Kay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Furioto backwards.
Kay is pressed up against the cage. Furioto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kay down to the mat. Kay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big right from Kay misses.
Nice defenses there by Furioto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furioto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furioto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kay cracks Furioto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kay cracks Furioto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Furioto momentarily.
Furioto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kay missing with a left hand there. Furioto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Furioto misses the target.
Furioto staying out of range there.
Furioto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Furioto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Kay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Furioto takes one on the button.
Kay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Furioto at a distance.
Kay misses with an uppercut.
Kay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furioto throwing a counter right hand but Kay manages to avoid it.
Kay swings for the body but Furioto moves out of range.
It looked like Furioto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kay misses with a looping left.
Furioto is looking to counter punch.
Kay misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Furioto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay misses with a looping left.
Kay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kay dips to his left and cracks Furioto with an uppercut!
Kay throws a lazy uppercut
and Furioto counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A combination from Kay does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kay. Furioto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kay lands with a shot to the body.
Furioto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Furioto misses the target.
Furioto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kay closes the distance but Furioto moves to the side
enabling Furioto to counter with a crisp jab.
Kay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Furioto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kay looks to throw the jab but Furioto is out of range.
Kay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Furioto.
A jab from Kay finds it's way through Furioto's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kay misses with an uppercut.
Furioto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maximus Furioto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kay scores with a punch to the head.
Furioto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Furioto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kay lands a jab to the nose.
Lars Kay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Furioto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay throws an overhand right that lands on Furioto's shoulder, as Furioto tries to avoid the shot.
Furioto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kay just manages to avoid it.
Furioto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kay throws a shot to the body.
Furioto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kay.
Furioto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kay just manages to avoid it.
Furioto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donk. Kay catches Furioto right on the button with a cross.
A cross from Kay lands.
Furioto moves out of range as Kay strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Furioto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Furioto blocks a jab.
Kay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay lands a head shot.
Kay lands a nice looking body shot.
Kay lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Furioto tries to move into range but Kay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Furioto swats away the attempt to clinch by Kay.
Kay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Furioto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Furioto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kay.
Furioto is looking to counter punch.
Kay scores with a nice right hand.
Jab by Kay.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Kay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kay 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Kay!
Lars Kay 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.
Maximus Furioto was interviewed post fight and said 'oohhh!nooooo!'.