PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Pray
vs
Theorist

183 cm
25
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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Dynamite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Theorist counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pray won't be happy with that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pray wants to control but Theorist postures up.
Theorist tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Pray is trying to control Theorist's posture but Theorist avoids it.
Theorist trying to control the position but Pray is working away.
Pray wants to get back to his feet but Theorist drags him back down.

Theorist thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pray is avoiding damage well.
Theorist controlling the position from side mount.
Pray manages to work his way to half guard, despite Theorist's best efforts.
Theorist tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pray knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pray is trying to stand up here but Theorist is controlling him well.
Theorist trying to control from half guard but Pray is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pray gets full guard.
Pray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Theorist gets a double leg takedown into Pray's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pray trying to keep a closed guard but Theorist is proving a slippery customer.
Theorist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Theorist thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Theorist advances position into side control!
Theorist working away.
Theorist slows the pace down.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Theorist's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Theorist wants to control but Pray is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Theorist are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pray is trying to control Theorist's posture but Theorist avoids it.
Theorist controls the position.
Theorist misses with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pray can't do much from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Theorist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conspiracy Theorist dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pray fails with the takedown

and Theorist counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Theorist trying to control from half guard but Pray is working away.
Theorist seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pray keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pray tries to kick Theorist off but Theorist keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Theorist trying to control from half guard but Pray is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Conspiracy Theorist hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice sprawl there from Theorist as Pray shoots in.
Pray with a poor takedown
and Theorist counters with a two punch combo.
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 but doesn't get the takedown
and Theorist counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pray shoots and misses

and Theorist counters with a takedown into side control.
Theorist is looking to take a break and control but Pray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Theorist is trying to get an arm triangle but Pray is defending well.
Theorist tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Theorist working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Theorist tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Theorist is looking to take a break and control but Pray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Conspiracy Theorist has got the better of the ground game so far.
Theorist creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pray sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray can't do much from the bottom here.
Theorist in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee asks Theorist politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Theorist prefers to stall for the moment though.
Theorist working away.
Pray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Theorist wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pray, who protects the arm well.

Theorist stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist takes a swing at Pray's ribcage but misses.

Theorist feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Theorist is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Theorist tries to free his leg and advance position but Pray is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Theorist controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Conspiracy Theorist has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pray fails with the takedown

and Theorist counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Theorist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conspiracy Theorist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pray has a takedown stuffed.
Lay Pray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Theorist feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Theorist prevents Pray from getting back to his feet.
Pray wants to sweep but no luck.
Theorist controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Theorist wants to stand but Pray has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pray tries to get out of the position.
Theorist seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Conspiracy Theorist hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Pray bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Theorist throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist is trying to get back to half guard.
Pray tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Theorist wants to control but Pray postures up.
Theorist is not content to let Pray control the position.
Theorist parries the strikes from Pray easily there. Pray is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Theorist to escape.
Theorist is looking to reverse the position.
Pray tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pray thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pray wants to stand but Theorist has his arm trapped.
Theorist is looking for a sweep.
Theorist is not content to let Pray control the position.
Pray tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray has control of an arm but Theorist manages to advance to Pray's back!
Theorist missing with strikes.
Theorist thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Theorist wants to control but Pray is keeping busy.
Pray looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Theorist controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray can't escape the position.

Theorist working for the choke.
Good control from Theorist.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Theorist is hanging on to Pray's back as he tries to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conspiracy Theorist.
Well Theorist 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conspiracy Theorist!