PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Baiza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Kokanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Kokanee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Baiza
vs
Kokanee

183 cm
19
299 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
359 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elijah Baiza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Kokanee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokanee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Elijah Baiza has been cut.
Kokanee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kokanee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baiza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baiza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kokanee throws a right and a left that Baiza avoids nicely.
Baiza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baiza dodges the punch combination from Kokanee.
Kokanee works over Baiza's head and body with a nice combination.
Kokanee misses with a few strikes there.

Baiza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kokanee is not content to let Baiza control the position.
Kokanee looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baiza stands up.
Jay Kokanee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baiza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baiza dives in and grabs Kokanee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kokanee pushes down on Baiza's head and hops out.
Nice jab there from Kokanee.
Kokanee scores with a shot to the body.
Baiza misses with a body shot
and Kokanee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baiza thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baiza tries to close the distance and clinch but Kokanee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kokanee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baiza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kokanee throws a one two combo.
Kokanee cracks a nice hook into Baiza's ribs.
Kokanee scores with a jab to the body.
Baiza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kokanee scores with a one two! Baiza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baiza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kokanee is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kokanee digs a good body shot into Baiza's ribs.
Kokanee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baiza.

Elijah Baiza's cut is getting worse.
Kokanee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jay Kokanee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokanee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baiza could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kokanee's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kokanee duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokanee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Baiza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kokanee scores with a one two! Baiza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kokanee lands a body shot.
Kokanee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kokanee scores with a three punch combo!
Kokanee scores with a one two! Baiza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kokanee lands a right hook to the body.
Kokanee thuds his right hand into Baiza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kokanee scores with a body shot.
Baiza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Baiza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kokanee lands with a shot to the body.
Kokanee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baiza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kokanee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baiza misses with a takedown attempt
and Kokanee counters with a nice body shot.
Kokanee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kokanee throws out a powerful jab.
Kokanee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baiza at a distance.
Kokanee scores with a jab to the body.
Kokanee misses with a two punch combination.
Kokanee scores with the left hand. Baiza knows he should have avoided that one.
Baiza dives in and grabs Kokanee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kokanee pushes down on Baiza's head and hops out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokanee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to de liver by Kokanee. Beautiful body shot.
Kokanee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Kokanee. No joy for Baiza on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Kokanee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elijah Baiza's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Baiza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baiza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kokanee as he avoids it easily.
Kokanee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baiza throws a head kick but Kokanee moves out of range.
Baiza doesn't manage to clinch there - Kokanee circles away.
Baiza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baiza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kokanee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kokanee jabs at Baiza's body.

Baiza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kokanee's guard.
Baiza wants to stand but Kokanee is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kokanee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baiza trying to control the position from guard on top but Kokanee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baiza throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baiza wants to control from the top but Kokanee keeps moving.
Baiza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kokanee keeping moving, preventing Baiza from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kokanee misses with the combination.
Baiza throws a sloppy body shot
and Kokanee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kokanee stuns Baiza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baiza misses with a takedown
and Kokanee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baiza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kokanee scores with a body shot.
Kokanee lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokanee lands with a nice body punch.
Kokanee digs a good hook to Baiza's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kokanee!
Elijah Baiza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kokanee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baiza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kokanee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kokanee.
Baiza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kokanee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kokanee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baiza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kokanee!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kokanee.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Baiza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Kokanee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elijah Baiza's cut.
That's time! Baiza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kokanee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kokanee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baiza backs up against the cage.
Baiza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kokanee swats away the attempt to clinch by Baiza.
Baiza is looking to clinch.
Baiza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kokanee misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baiza. Kokanee does a little dance to reset his feet.

Baiza closes the distance and clinches.
Kokanee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baiza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kokanee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kokanee is trying to break the clinch but Baiza has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baiza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kokanee walks away with a smile on his face. Baiza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kokanee lands with a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Kokanee as Baiza shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Baiza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baiza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kokanee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kokanee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baiza rather than just go for the knockout.
Baiza shoots and misses
and Kokanee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Kokanee finds it's way through Baiza's defenses.
Baiza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kokanee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice combination there by Kokanee.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kokanee.
Jay Kokanee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Kokanee finds it's target.
Kokanee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kokanee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baiza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kokanee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kokanee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baiza.
Baiza fails with a takedown attempt.
Kokanee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baiza doesn't seem bothered though.
Kokanee digs a good hook to Baiza's body.
Kokanee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kokanee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baiza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kokanee counters with a right hand to the body.
Kokanee misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Kokanee misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baiza shoots in for a takedown but Kokanee shows good takedown defense.
Kokanee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A right-left combo lands from Kokanee.

Baiza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kokanee, pushing him back against the cage.
Kokanee is trying to force a seperation but Baiza has the dominant position.
Baiza stalling in the clinch.

Baiza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kokanee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baiza tries to clinch up but Kokanee circles away and keeps his distance.
Baiza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kokanee is fending him off so far but Baiza persists. Nope, Kokanee circles away and we're back to standing.
Kokanee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baiza tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokanee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kokanee cracks Baiza with a good jab.
Baiza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kokanee as he avoids it easily.
Kokanee lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to de liver by Kokanee. Beautiful body shot.

Baiza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baiza digs a right hand into Kokanee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kokanee's gas tank.
Baiza tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jay Kokanee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baiza tries to throw a body punch but Kokanee avoids it by throwing Baiza back against the cage.
Kokanee tries to break the clinch but Baiza is controlling the position.
Kokanee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Elijah Baiza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baiza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kokanee walks away with a smile on his face. Baiza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Kokanee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kokanee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Kokanee!