PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samm Mah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Slay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mah might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fuck You Lucy - Atmosphere. Slay has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mah
vs
Slay

178 cm
24
167 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
161 lbs
12 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samm Mah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Cassius Slay!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slay ducks right into an uppercut from Mah.
Mah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mah looks to score with a jab to the body but Slay is just out of range.
Mah scores with a hook to the body. Slay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mah takes a swing at Slay's ribcage but misses.
Mah connects with an inside leg kick.
Mah lands a jab to Slay's midsection.
Mah scores with a shot to the body.
Mah cracks a nice hook into Slay's ribs.
Slay loads up on a big right hand but Mah slips the punch.
Mah takes a swing at Slay's ribcage but misses.
Mah lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah shoots in for a double leg but Slay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mah moves in looking to clinch but Slay pushes him off.
Mah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slay was well out of range. Poor timing from Mah.
Slay blocks a jab.
Mah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mah cracks a nice hook into Slay's ribs.
Slay checks a low kick from Mah.
Mah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Mah closes the distance and clinches.
Mah lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slay pushes Mah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slay swings wildly with an uppercut but Mah uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slay.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Slay lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Mah.
Slay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mah's elbow.
Slay working aggressively here.
Slay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Slay working aggressively here.
Slay misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Mah.
Slay misses with the head strike.
Slay swings wildly with an uppercut but Mah uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Slay.
Slay misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Slay up against the cage.
Mah is working Slay over against the cage.
Mah leaning his opponent against the cage.
Slay misses with the head strike.
Mah stalling the fight.
Slay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mah scores with a shot to the side of Slay's head.
Mah looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mah.
Slay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mah displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slay up against the cage.
Mah lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mah's elbow.
A short right from Slay on the inside.
Mah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slay or not.
Slay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slay swings wildly with an uppercut but Mah uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slay misses with a punch to the body.
Slay has a couple of punches blocked by Mah.
Slay throws a punch but it's blocked by Mah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samm Mah dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slay. That did some damage!
Slay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Mah.
Mah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slay.
Slay slips a jab from Mah.
Slay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mah thows a body shot but no joy.
Mah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slay misses with a shot to the body
and Mah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slay thinking.
Slay needs to keep his hands up - Mah had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Slay misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah misses with a jab to the body
and Mah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mah throws a jab but it's blocked by Slay.
Slay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mah lands a jab to Slay's midsection.
Mah misses with a body shot

and Slay counters by clinching up.
Good body shot from Mah.
Mah struggles to land a body shot inside as Slay controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Mah.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slay.
Slay cracks Mah with a nice body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mah missing with knees to the body.
Slay missing with knees to the body.
Slay stalling the fight.
Mah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slay misses with the head strike.
Slay is trying to stall.
Mah stalls.
Slay leaning against his opponent.
Slay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
Slay tries to work over Mah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mah lands with a left to the head.
Mah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mah's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mah.
Mah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mah presses Slay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slay misses with some punches.
Mah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slay tries a body shot but Mah blocks it.
Mah managing to block the knees to the body from Slay.
Slay throws a punch but it's blocked by Mah.
Mah holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mah as the two fighters clinch.
Mah taking a breather.
Mah gets through Slay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slay misses with the head strike.
Mah works on Slay's body with a couple of short punches.
Mah dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slay.
Mah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slay misses with the head strike.
Mah can't find room to land a body shot as Slay controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slay pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mah lands a left hand.
Mah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Slay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slay lands with a light punch inside.
Mah stalling the fight.
Samm Mah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slay misses with some punches.
Mah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Mah.
Mah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Slay pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mah throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samm Mah dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mah lands a jab.
Mah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mah misses with a body punch
and Slay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mah shoots for a double leg takedown but Slay sprawls well. He's pushed Mah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice body punch from Mah.
Mah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mah.
Slay wants to clinch but Mah slips to the side
and Mah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slay moves out of range as Mah throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slay looks to clinch
and Mah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mah sizes up Slay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cassius Slay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No joy there for Mah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slay.
Mah digs a good body shot into Slay's ribs.
Slay misses with a body shot
and Slay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slay darts in trying to clinch
and Mah counters with an inside leg kick.
Mah misses with a low kick.
Mah with a nice cross.
Samm Mah is winning the standup battle so far.
Slay thows a leg kick but Mah checks it
and Mah counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Mah is predictable there
and Slay counters with a nice uppercut.
Mah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Slay wants to clinch but Mah slips to the side
enabling Mah to counter with a crisp jab.
Samm Mah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slay checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slay avoids the body shot from Mah.
Mah looks to land a left hand but Slay moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Mah misses.
Slay throws a big shot that misses.
Mah throws a low kick, looking for Slay's leg but Slay calmly moves out of range.
Mah misses with a hook to the body
enabling Slay to counter with a crisp jab.
Mah lands a really nice looking cross but Slay seems unphased.
Mah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slay was well out of range. Poor timing from Mah.
Slay darts in trying to clinch
and Mah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samm Mah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A left lands for Slay.
Slay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Mah misses
and Slay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mah tries to clinch there but Slay circles away.
Mah doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slay counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mah. Slay does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mah scores with a punch to the head.
Mah digs a good body shot into Slay's ribs.
Cassius Slay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mah tries to clinch but Slay moves away
and Slay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samm Mah.
Well Mah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samm Mah!