PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between thteve thnake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lae Praye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). thteve thnake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lae Praye's chin.

thnake
vs
Praye

166 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

157 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, thteve thnake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lae Praye!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Praye scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
thnake takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
thnake on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
thnake regains half guard.
thnake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Praye.
thnake is trying to stand.
thnake is breathing heavily.
Praye slips a nice elbow through thnake's hands, connecting with thnake's forehead.
Praye is keen to just control but thnake is a slippery customer.
thnake is looking to improve his position.
Praye working the head and body with strikes.
thnake has hold of Praye's hands but Praye slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Praye really doesn't want to stay on the ground with thnake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Praye there.
thnake taking some punishment here, with Praye in his half guard.

Praye is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, thnake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Praye trying to mount his opponent but thnake defends it.

thnake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praye is nestled in close to thnake, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Praye landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Praye lands with a punch from half guard.
Praye working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Praye lands a nice short elbow.
Praye should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
thnake wants to get back to his feet.
Praye thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed thnake's head.
Praye trying to control the action but thnake is working from the bottom.
thnake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Praye thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing thnake to regain full guard.

Praye avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
thnake keeping full guard, as Praye tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
thnake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Praye trying to control the position from guard on top but thnake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
thnake being controlled here, momentarily.
Praye lands a couple of digs.
thnake keeping moving, preventing Praye from controlling successfully.
Praye sitting in guard here, content to control.
Praye working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of thnake's head.
Praye slips nicely into half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Praye has eaten all the pies!
Praye passes the guard and advances to mount!
thnake is looking to improve his position but Praye isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praye raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Praye.
Praye working thnake over with strikes here.
Praye with shots to the head and body - thnake looks very uncomfortable down there.
thnake tries to reverse the position but Praye maintains control.
Praye lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Praye cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
thnake is in all sorts of trouble here.
thnake takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns thnake that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
thnake really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Praye.
thnake working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
thnake slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Praye has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
thnake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Praye fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
thnake tries to reverse the position but Praye maintains control.
Praye lands with some strikes.
thnake takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
thnake wants to control but Praye is having none of it.
Praye lands with some vicious ground and pound - can thnake hang on?
thnake tries to reverse the position but Praye maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Praye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lae Praye dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Praye shoots in and bounces thnake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Praye pushes down on thnake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Praye slips a nice elbow through thnake's hands, connecting with thnake's forehead.
thnake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Praye tries to pass to full mount but thnake defends it.
thnake wants to get back to full guard.
thnake is working hard here to advance position.
Praye wants to lay and pray for a moment but thnake keeps working.
Praye is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
thnake misses with a takedown attempt

and Praye counters with a single leg into guard. thnake didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praye is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Praye wants to control from the top but thnake keeps moving.

thnake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
thnake working a defensive guard here.
Praye must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Praye tries to free his leg and advance position but thnake is retaining full guard.
thnake keeping moving, preventing Praye from controlling successfully.

thnake had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Praye is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. thnake Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Praye's back instead.

Praye fending off the submission attempt from thnake.

thnake looking for the choke from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

thnake is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Praye defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Lae Praye has got the better of the ground game so far.

thnake seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Praye's chin but Praye turns very nicely into thnake's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Praye.
Praye connects with a couple of short punches.
Praye scoring with punches to the head and body.
Praye trying to control the position from guard on top but thnake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
thnake can't keep his opponent in guard - Praye advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
thnake is trying to get back to full guard.
Praye scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praye landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Praye prevents thnake from improving his position.
Praye looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

thnake is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Praye pulls his head out easily.
Praye scoring with strikes to the body and head.
thnake is staying active underneath Praye, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Praye throws a right and a left that thnake avoids nicely.

Praye shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Praye throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
thnake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Praye is one step ahead there.
Praye slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
thnake regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
thnake moves into full guard.
thnake lands a decent punch to the body there.

thnake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Praye stands and throws thnake's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Praye scores with a couple of short elbows.
thnake throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
thnake manages to get back to half guard.

thnake is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Praye pulls his head out easily.
thnake won't allow Praye to pass to mount.
thnake is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Praye's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Praye's back!
thnake connects with a big shot to the side of Praye's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Praye tries to break free.

thnake is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Praye with him. Praye is trying to defend but thnake has an arm under the chin now! Praye grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). thteve thnake!