Rayla:
(30, 5’9, 34C, FCBA Debut, Free Agent)

Vs.

Natasha:
(29, 5’10, 34C, FCBA Debut, Free Agent)

BEFORE:

We advance next to veteran models who are entering into competition a little past their prime. Tell that to their faces however and you’d receive a good thump on the ears and a b*tch slap on the face to prove otherwise.

Rayla Jacunda not as well known as her counterpart but it doesn’t mean she’s less well-endowed. The Brazilian native looking proud and tall as she strides to the ring in a pair of blueish grey bikini top and bottoms, red gloves draped around neck, with a white robe giving her minimal coverage. Smiling, she waves at some supporters in the audience as they shout to her in Spanish. 

Her counterpart tonight is from across the Atlantic ocean and no stranger to these shores. She’s modelled for Sports Illustrated and has had successful tie-ins with various swimwear brands. Natasha Barnard in light pink bikini and black gloves tonight, her long black hair in a single braid out behind as she too carries herself with confidence on the way to the floating platform. 

Older girls have a tad more respect for the game as they tap gloves lightly with a smile when the referee calls for it. Not wasting any time, here we go with the bell!

ROUND 1:
The Brazilian bombshell wants to wow the critics tonight! Here she comes looking to mean business: first jug attack goes to Rayla Jacunda as she rushes Natasha, ducking under impulse attack from the South African beauty and then slamming two fists up into her jugs! Natasha’s eyes go wide - she immediately gurgles and covers up, but can't stop the immediate follow-ups to her belly and breasts as Rayla like a tigress tasting blood and refusing to let go. She keeps the pressure on for the rest of the round, staying in close and punching at the body, but getting a little overzealous in the last minute at the ease of it all: Rayla practically cackling glee as she swipes left, then right, alternating knocking Nat’s jugs about freely. However, this allows Natasha to suck it up and connect with Rayla’s face with a few clean jabs, pushing her back. Round ends and points-wise? It’s Rayla’s opening show for sure. We can’t say however if this might be another classic rookie mistake by going after points rather than securing a knockout.

ROUND 2:
Natasha however having no qualms about how she plans to win this: she’s adapting to her opponent by keeping out of range, avoiding those big lunges at her body and generally frustrating Rayla’s attempts to close distance with her. Instead, Barnard picking and choosing her targets, shooting jabs into the face and body whenever Rayla’s thrown off balance and taken for a ride. It’s a good show for the South African this next round, who proves she can stay in the game by using her head for some smart fighting. Rayla getting withered down with each BIG hook that misses its mark, instead sent sprawling into the ropes at one point when the momentum twirls her around from hitting at blank air. Follow-up left-right to the face send her groaning in pain, back to ropes, as she attempts to defend. Too late though - Natasha stepping in, battering her guard with rapid-fire chops, and then smacks leather into her jugs one-two for good measure. Rayla clinches forward to stop the abuse, but the time runs out for both women as they slap their chests into each other’s for some respite, breathing heavily into shoulders and taunting the other girl repeatedly.

ROUND 3:
With those two rounds out of the way, both girls look ready to surge ahead in their own way. Rayla still catching her breath - she experienced some jug abuse herself in the previous round and she did NOT like it one bit. Now, she’s hanging back and playing it cautious with jabs from afar. Natasha however getting ambitious, angling forward bit by bit and peppering Rayla’s open body with surgical strikes, before taking a risk with a large right hook to the face. No dice though, Rayla easily catching that one on her raised arm, return JAM of an uppercut straight up into Nat’s chin in precise follow-up! AND DOWN NATASHA GOES!! She just walked into that one! Not sure if it was beginner’s luck or precision drills on Rayla’s part - who the hell cares? Rayla stumbling for a moment over crumpled body at her feet before she even realised what she just did. Big smile crosses her lips as she parades back to corner with both arms up high to cheers.

Referee diligently counting Nat out - 3… 4… she’s stirring at least, shaking stars from her head. 5… 6… using the ropes to regain her balance… she manages to rise by the count of 8!! PHEW - that must have been a close shocker for her team. 

Round resumes and Rayla eager to oblige - here she comes like a mad bull charging: lefts and rights pack into the tummy - Natasha literally on the ropes, trying to hold it in and place guard firmly in front of face but body eating abuse as Rayla helps herself to more jug and MORE jug as she just plunders and plows away at the undercarriage. Last thirty seconds and Nat STILL holding on, defending her head! Bell rings and her battered body can’t help but sag into Rayla’s, but Jacunda herself too exhausted to prop her ownself up, let alone her rival’s, and the two gorgeous beauties stay pinned together on the ropes, breathing hot air into each other’s faces. No love lost here, however, as they continue jamming leather up into mutual midsection before the referee breaks it up and herds them back to corners.

ROUND 4:
Maybe JMD really is a young woman’s game, because these two 30 year olds already struggling to get out of corners as they lumber forward in the fourth. First few exchanges ineffective too... Well, depending on how you view things, I guess, with punches lacking power and defences lacking speed, both girls scoring dull smacks to each other’s chests before backing away with a surprised squeal, and then chugging forward again for more abuse, rinse and repeat. Natasha doing slightly better by keeping her elbows in and close to her chest, which help protect against Rayla’s wayward fists. Rayla by contrast wailing away wildly on forearms, unable to find much purchase, but on receiving end of jug abuse herself with Nat just counter-hitting both the body and side of cheek. Round ends and not a big round for either woman. One has to wonder if they can really go ten rounds in this contest, much less with some of the younger opponents in the division.

ROUND 5:
Rayla eating a quick one-two combo to the face in the opening seconds with Nat using the element of surprise to catch her off-guard. And it works! Jacunda backtracking almost immediately - both girls had started the round off slow but Nat had lunged forward without warning, with a right cross straight to the middle of the nose. Rayla looking stunned, unable to stop another combo that swipes hard off her and then another dull smack into her side contorts her in half. Lovely Brazilian bent over and rooted, and Barnard GOES to town to finish, hooks slapping the hapless head from side-to-side and it looks like it’s over when Rayla’s FLOORED by a final right hook in the first minute! KNOCKDOWN BARNARD!

Rayla exerting loud grunts as she tries to rise, but pain wracking her body - now covered in red blotches, she’s groaning some more as she eyes the ropes but can’t reach it… Still, the resolve of this woman as she decides to try, crawling towards the side of the ring as Nat calmly watches from corner, belly pulsing as she catches her breath, willing Rayla to not make it and let this be over. Well, she seems to get her wish tonight. Ref hits the 10-count and Rayla’s barely off her knees by the side. It’s over!!

Official Decision: Natasha Barnard defeats Rayla Jacunda via KO5!

AFTER:
A big win for the South African model as she finally regains her strength to celebrate her debut win, strutting around the ring with two hands lazily waving in the air but always one eye on her fallen opponent still resting in corner. 

Rayla being iced down by her team, eyes widening in fear as Nat saunters over to her with big grin on her face. All that respectful sportsmanship at the start of the match goes out the window when Nat lunges down suddenly with two claws, helping herself to generous portions of Rayla’s hair, before willing her painfully to her feet and then pinning her back against the turnbuckle. Jacunda protesting by digging fingernails into her skin as well, but Natasha puts a stop to that with a spike of a knee or two up into her midsection. Rayla doubled her over with a HNNGGH, before her face’s conveniently held down into Natasha’s cleavage, the South African holding her by the back of her head whilst fighting the brunette’s wild thrashing to get out of the breast smother. A slap to the face and a few more knee lifts into the belly finally take the fight out of Rayla as her body falls limp from the combination of pain plus lack of oxygen… Jugged out and satisfied, Barnard lets her limp carcass slide back down to the canvas, before she exits the ring to hoots and cheers from the adoring crowd.