PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oakley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ray
vs
Oakley

194 cm
31
280 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

204 cm
26
270 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Ray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Oakley!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oakley clinches up with Ray and pushes him back against the cage.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray has had enough of the clinch but Oakley keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oakley continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Oakley trying to control the position but instead, Ray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oakley into the cage.
Oakley dodges an elbow strike from Ray.
Oakley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ray dodges an elbow strike from Oakley.
Oakley effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oakley.
Oakley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley tries to land a knee to the head but Ray blocks with his arms.
Oakley stalling in the clinch but Ray improves position.
Ray stalling the fight.
Oakley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oakley keeps control of Ray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ray pushes Oakley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ray throws an elbow but misses.
Oakley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ray up against the cage.
Ray landing knees to the head.

It looks like Dennis Oakley has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Oakley.
Ray blocks an elbow strike from Oakley.
Ray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oakley slowing the pace effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray throws an elbow but it misses.
Oakley blocks an uppercut.
Ray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oakley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ray blocks an elbow strike from Oakley.
Ray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray is trying to push Oakley away but Oakley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oakley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ray lands with a light punch inside.
Ray wants to stall.
Oakley blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oakley's brow.
A right hand to the body from Ray.
Oakley keeps control of Ray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oakley is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ray has denied him.
Oakley tries to land knees in the clinch but Ray avoids the damage to the body.
Oakley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ray blocks it with crossed arms.
Oakley missing with knees to the body.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oakley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ray takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jayden Ray has been cut.

Ray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oakley closes the distance but Ray moves to the side
and Ray counters with a straight right hand.

That has opened up Dennis Oakley's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Oakley to counter with a crisp jab.
Oakley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oakley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
Oakley misses the shot to the body.
Ray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oakley lands with an overhand left.
Ray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oakley.
Oakley tries a head kick but it misses.
Ray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray looks for the body kick but Oakley saw that one coming.
Ray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oakley.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ray misses the target.
Ray misses with a body shot.
Oakley throws a hook to the side of Ray's head but Ray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Ray.

The cut above Dennis Oakley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice defenses there by Oakley.
Oakley dodges the punch combination from Ray.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ray. Oakley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Oakley.
Ray throws a head kick but Oakley moves out of range.
Ray misses with the combination.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ray needs to keep his hands up - Oakley had a free shot at his head there.
Ray throws a right hand that Oakley ducks under and follows up with a left that Oakley also avoids with ease.
Jayden Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray misses with a shot to the body
and Oakley counters with an outside leg kick.
Oakley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oakley wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
Ray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ray thows a body shot but no joy.
Ray throws a body punch but Oakley moves out of range.
Oakley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oakley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray blocks a head kick by Oakley.
Oakley staying out of range there.

Ray gets tackled into the cage by Oakley. Oakley maintains the clinch.
Ray effectively controlling the action here.

Ray breaks from the clinch.
Ray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oakley counters with a head kick. That will keep Ray thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Oakley.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ray misses with a left hand
and Oakley counters with a nice body kick.
Ray blocks a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ray misses its intended target.
Ray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ray looks to score with a jab to the body but Oakley is just out of range.
Ray takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oakley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oakley moves out of range of the body kick.
Ray throws an overhand right that lands on Oakley's shoulder, as Oakley tries to avoid the shot.
Ray scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ray misses with a left hand
and Oakley counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Jayden Ray's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oakley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ray.
Ray scores with a one two! Oakley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jayden Ray will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Oakley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ray.
Ray misses with a few strikes there.
Dennis Oakley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ray throws a hook to the side of Oakley's head but Oakley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Ray does no damage.
Oakley scoring well with a low kick there.
Ray looks to land a body kick but Oakley moved away.
Ray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oakley manages to avoid it.
Ray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oakley to score with a decent uppercut.
Oakley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oakley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
Ray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oakley.
Ray throws a hook to the side of Oakley's head but Oakley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Oakley.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ray.
Nice cross by Ray.
Oakley tries to clinch there but Ray circles away.
Ray swings for the body but Oakley moves out of range.
Ray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oakley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oakley there as he acknowledges the shot.

Dennis Oakley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Oakley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oakley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ray, pushing him back against the cage.
Oakley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right hand to the body from Ray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oakley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Jayden Ray's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oakley missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oakley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ray misses with a body punch.
Oakley blocks an elbow strike.
Ray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oakley has him pressed against the cage.
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by Oakley.
Oakley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oakley blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray blocks the elbow strike.
Oakley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ray swings wildly with an uppercut but Oakley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray misses with an elbow strike.

Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oakley manages to avoid it.
Ray lands the left hand.
Oakley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oakley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oakley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ray lands a head kick!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dennis Oakley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jayden Ray!
Jayden Ray retains his heavyweight title!
Jayden Ray seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.