PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terell Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. Lay Pray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pray
vs
Wright

225 cm
26
300 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terell Wright!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Pray avoids the head kick by Wright.

Pray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pray is stalling in the full guard.
Wright thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pray controls the pace.
Wright throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wright striking off his back but it's not causing Pray any problems.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lay Pray wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Pray moved out of range nicely.
Pray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pray fails with a takedown attempt.
Pray moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pray avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.

Pray closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wright quickly recovers to half guard.
Wright looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wright punching from the bottom.
Pray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lay Pray just wasn't active enough.

Pray looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pray slows the pace down in half guard.
Wright taking some punishment here, with Pray in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray content to control rather than advance.
Pray's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pray seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wright for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wright can do anything to dispel that myth.

We're going to have a standup here because Lay Pray wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Pray scores with a takedown into Wright's guard.
Wright throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wright trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray is stalling in the full guard.

Lay Pray has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pray gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pray shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wright manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wright doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wright trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pray sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pray pushes down on Wright's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lay Pray.
Pray moves out of range of the strikes.
Pray shoots in for a double leg but Wright sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pray gets a takedown into half guard.
Pray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pray is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lay Pray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pray shoots in but Wright avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Terell Wright has been cut.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Pray moves out of range easily.
Terell Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wright pinned against the cage. Wright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pray shoots for a takedown but Wright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright misses with a head kick.

Oooooh!!! Pray has knocked Wright down with a huge combo! Pray steps away and waves a wobbly Wright back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Pray shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pray is taking a breather. Wright says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright missing with punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Pray is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

We're going to have a standup here because Lay Pray wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Pray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pray blocks a head kick by Wright.
Pray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Pray doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Horrible takedown by Pray or perhaps it was just good defense by Wright which made him look bad.
A right-left combo lands from Pray.

Pray drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face as Pray controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Check out the look on Pray's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pray controlling from side mount.
Lay Pray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pray landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wright throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Wright takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pray advances to mount.
Pray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright working to try and regain half guard.
Wright manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pray controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lay Pray wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wright sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pray somewhat.
Pray fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pray shoots in and bounces Wright off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wright striking off his back but it's not causing Pray any problems.
Pray stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.
Pray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wright trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pray slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lay Pray just wasn't active enough.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pray.
A lull in the action here.
Wright tries to bench press Pray off him but Pray keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lay Pray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terell Wright's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pray closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wright quickly recovers to half guard.
Wright throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pray trying to control the pace.
Wright flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pray seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wright flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lay Pray wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horrible takedown by Pray or perhaps it was just good defense by Wright which made him look bad.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pray.
A punch combination from Wright misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pray lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pray closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pray trying to control the pace.
Wright flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wright throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pray is controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lay Pray.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pray counters with a takedown into side control.
Wright tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Pray lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pray advances to full mount.
Pray controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray landing strikes from the mount.
Wright is working to get back to half guard.
Pray blocks Wright's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Pray controlling the pace for now.
Wright swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pray content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lay Pray wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pray gets slowly back to his feet.
Lay Pray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright throws a combination that misses

and Pray decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wright's guard.
Wright trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pray not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pray passes Wright's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pray frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lay Pray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pray 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lay Pray!