PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Blagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lay nprayfour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blagg
vs
nprayfour

165 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Blagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, lay nprayfour!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blagg avoids the head kick by nprayfour.
Blagg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blagg is defended easily by nprayfour.
nprayfour tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blagg was well out of range. Poor timing from nprayfour.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blagg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from nprayfour.
Blagg misses with a takedown attempt - nprayfour sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Blagg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blagg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as nprayfour sprawls well. nprayfour wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blagg gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nprayfour looks to score with a jab to the body but Blagg is just out of range.
Blagg fails in his attempt to clinch.

Blagg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blagg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
nprayfour bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Blagg has his foot on nprayfour's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. nprayfour works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blagg isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. nprayfour stacks Blagg on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by nprayfour!
Blagg is breathing heavily.
Blagg is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blagg prevents nprayfour from moving into mount.
nprayfour staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lay nprayfour dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

nprayfour gets the takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Blagg can't do much from the bottom here.
Blagg tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nprayfour taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blagg struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blagg is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, lay nprayfour just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blagg tries to clinch up.
Blagg throws a head kick that misses

and nprayfour counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Blagg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lay nprayfour showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Blagg closes the distance looking to clinch
and nprayfour connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blagg shoots and misses
and nprayfour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
nprayfour throws a body punch but Blagg moves out of range.
nprayfour throws a low kick, looking for Blagg's leg but Blagg calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blagg with a lazy takedown attempt

and nprayfour counters by clinching up.
Blagg blocks the elbow strike.
nprayfour throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nprayfour misses with a punch to the body.
nprayfour will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blagg up against the cage.
Blagg blocks an elbow strike.
nprayfour is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blagg tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Blagg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
nprayfour is pressed up against the cage. Blagg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag nprayfour down to the mat. nprayfour avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blagg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and nprayfour counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
nprayfour pressing his opponent against the cage.
nprayfour gets underhooks to prevent Blagg's takedown attempt.
lay nprayfour is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
nprayfour tries to land knees in the clinch but Blagg avoids the damage to the body.
nprayfour displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blagg up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blagg wants a takedown.
nprayfour stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, nprayfour just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blagg's brow.
nprayfour has a couple of punches blocked by Blagg.
nprayfour manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by lay nprayfour.
Nice takedown defense from Blagg. No joy for nprayfour on that attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
lay nprayfour comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well nprayfour has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... lay nprayfour!