PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Bays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bourne
vs
Bays

187 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
24
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Bays!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne throws a lazy right hand but Bays sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Bourne misses.
Bourne misses with a body shot.
Bays uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourne.
Bourne misses with a hook. Bays ducked under it nicely.
Bourne throws a hook but Bays avoids it easily.
Bourne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bays's hands.

It looks like Kyle Bays has been cut.
Bourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Bays.
Bays is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bourne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Bourne cracks Bays with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bays looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bourne finish him?

Bays is rocked!
Jason Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourne misses the jab.
Bays is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourne finish him?
Bourne misses with a straight right.
Bays seems to have recovered his senses.
Bourne throws out a loose jab but Bays uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Bourne coming out on top.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bays.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bays working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bays throws a strike aimed at the side of Bourne's head but Bourne avoids it well.
Bays tries to score with some ground and pound. Bourne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bays throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bays wants to control but Bourne is keeping him busy.
Bourne parries the strikes from Bays easily there. Bays is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bourne to escape.
Bays working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bays creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bourne sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bourne is breathing heavily.
Bourne avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bays.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Bays stalls from top position.
Bays landing a few strikes.
Bays is looking to take a break and control but Bourne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bays has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bays scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bourne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bourne tries to get out of the position.
Bourne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bourne defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bays is looking to take a break and control but Bourne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bays working the ground and pound from side control.
Bays working the ground and pound from side control.
Bays remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bays scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bourne to see if he's OK.
Bays misses with the ground and pound.
Bays in side control, throwing shots but Bourne defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bays scoring with punches and elbows.
Bays cracks Bourne with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bays tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bays working the body and head with strikes.
Bourne managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bays.
Bourne takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bays working the ground and pound.
Bourne managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bays.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bays is putting a hurting on Bourne here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bays throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bourne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Bays dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Bays's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bays looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bourne is fending him off so far but Bays persists. Nope, Bourne circles away and we're back to standing.
Bourne throws a series of punches but Bays avoids them all with ease.

Bays throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bourne was covering up waiting for the punch and Bays finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bays advances to half guard.
Bourne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bays on the ground.
Bays performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bays throwing shots but Bourne is blocking nicely.
Bays lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bays not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bays working Bourne over with strikes.
Bourne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bays.
Bourne has hold of Bays's hands but Bays slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bays scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bays missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bays trying to control from half guard but Bourne is working away.
Bays not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bays missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bays passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bourne!
Bays throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bays putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bays thowing shots but they're missing.
Bays postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bourne looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bays working Bourne over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bourne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bays throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bourne because Bays loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Bays.
Bays lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bays landing strikes from the mount.
Bays punching from mount but Bourne doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bays working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bays cracks Bourne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bays postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bourne looks a forlorn figure.
Bays softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Bourne is out cold! Bays jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Bays!