PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Spray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wray
vs
Spray

165 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
22
133 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Acton Nutritional Company

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Wray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Howard Spray!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spray crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wray - the referee stops the clock and Spray gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wray. Spray manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spray tries to clinch up.
Wray misses with a double jab.
Wray wants to clinch up but Spray keeps it at a distance.
Wray works the jab nicely.
Wray misses with a few strikes there.
Wray misses with a few strikes there.

Wray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spray wants a takedown but no success here.
Spray avoiding damage as Wray throws knees to the body.
Wray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Spray wants the takedown. Wray is fighting it off but Spray persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wray's guard against the ropes.
Wray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wray is working hard here to advance position.

Wray has his foot on Spray's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spray works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spray trying to control but Wray is working from the bottom.
Wray trying to keep a closed guard but Spray is proving a slippery customer.
Wray throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wray connects with a looping right hand.
Spray ducks under a wild hook from Wray.
Wray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Spray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wray is breathing heavily.
Wray is not content to let Spray control the position.
Wray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Spray has gone for a leg lock! Wray slips out almost immediately though and dives into Spray's guard.
Wray with a nice head shot there.
Wray throwing strikes from guard but Spray blocks nicely.
Wray passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wray in particular looking to stall.
Wray wants to take a breather but Spray is having none of it.
Wray moves nicely into side control.
Wray wants to control but Spray is keeping him busy.
Spray tries to bench press Wray off him but Wray keeps the position.
Wray tries to score with some ground and pound. Spray controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Spray is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Spray looks to land a combination but Wray avoids it well.
Spray is looking to clinch.
Spray is looking to clinch.

Spray moves into the clinch successfully.
Spray is working for takedown but Wray is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wray lands a damaging elbow.
Wray throws an elbow that misses.
Wray stops a takedown attempt from Spray.
Stuart Wray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Spray.
Wray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wray lands an elbow just above Spray 's eye.
Wray wants to break free but Spray has control.

Spray lands a takedown into guard.
Spray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wray's guard.
Wray thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Spray tries to free his leg and advance position but Wray is retaining full guard.
Wray looking to control.
Spray must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spray manages to get himself to full guard.
Wray won't allow Spray to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray wants to control from the top but Spray keeps moving.
Spray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wray trying to control but Spray is working from the bottom.
Wray works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wray uses his free foot to push down on Spray's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spray.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wray with the ground and pound from mount.
Wray dominating with strikes here.
Wray content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Wray dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Spray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spray doesn't manage to clinch there - Wray circles away.
Wray throws a leg kick which misses Spray's front leg but catches the back leg as Spray tries to avoid it.
Spray misses with a series of wild punches.
Wray keeps the fight on the outside.
Spray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Wray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spray, pushing him back against the ropes.

Spray manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Wray as Spray shoots in.
Stuart Wray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Spray.
Spray tries to clinch up but Wray circles away and keeps his distance.
Spray shoots in but Wray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wray lands a with a good body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wray. Spray shrugs it off though.
Nice shot lands for Wray.
Wray takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Stuart Wray has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Spray scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Spray is working for a submission of some sort.
Spray trying to pass the guard but Wray defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spray wants to advance to full mount but Wray doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Wray throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wray wants to sweep but no luck.
Spray trying to control but Wray is working from the bottom.
Spray stopping the sweep attempt from Wray.
Spray trying to move into half guard but instead Wray has managed to sweep!

Spray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left lands for Wray.
Wray misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wray as he jumps to the side.
Spray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Wray tries to keep at a distance but Spray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wray takes an elbow to the forehead.
Spray blocks an elbow strike.
Spray is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wray misses with a knee strike.

Spray works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wray is trying to keep Spray in close.
Wray looking for a sweep. Not yet Wray, not yet.
Wray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wray working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray unloading with bombs!
Wray lands a nice shot to the head.
Spray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wray with a couple of short strikes.
Wray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spray is looking to escape.
Howard Spray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wray lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spray hang on?
Wray avoids the attempt from Spray to control.
Spray is desperately trying to improve his position but Wray has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray raining down shots from the mount!
Spray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wray punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wray trying to control but Spray is having none of it.
Wray sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wray throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Spray because Wray loaded up on that one.
Spray is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wray thowing shots but they're missing.
Wray is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spray can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Stuart Wray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stuart Wray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The crowd cheers as Wray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spray doesn't seem phased though.
Wray throws a series of punches but Spray avoids them all with ease.
Spray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wray.
Wray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Wray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spray is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Spray has hold of one of Wray's legs. Wray is fighting the takedown attempt but Spray gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wray trying to control the position.
Spray wants to pass the guard but Wray is keeping the position.
Wray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Spray is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wray pulls his head out easily.
Wray prevents Spray from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray thows a huge punch but Spray dodges it nicely.

Spray looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wray passes to side control.
Wray throws an elbow but Spray slips to the side and avoids it well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wray counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Spray shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Spray was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Spray has control of Wray's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wray regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wray sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray trying to control but Spray postures up.

Wray is defending against the submission attempts here by Spray.
Wray moves into full guard.
Wray lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spray!
Spray is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Wray there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wray wants to finish this one by submission but Spray is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wray.
Spray is working to get back to half guard.
Wray trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wray landing strikes from the mount and Spray is in trouble!
Spray is bucking up trying to escape but Wray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spray is desperately trying to improve his position but Wray has a good base and remains in mount.
Wray tries to control but Spray wriggling away.

That's four 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.
The referee warns Spray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Spray can't escape the position.
Spray avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wray.
Spray really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wray wants to control the pace but Spray is squirming around nicely.
Wray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Spray working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Wray.
Howard Spray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wray trying to control but Spray is having none of it.
Wray postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Spray looks a forlorn figure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Wray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wray 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Wray!