PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray has chosen Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult as his entrance music. Lay Pray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Man
vs
Pray

200 cm
29
409 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

225 cm
46
300 lbs
16 - 40 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skinny Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lay Pray!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man pushes Pray up against the cage in a clinch.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Pray drags the fight down to the ground.
Pray looking for a sweep. Not yet Pray, not yet.
Man trying to control but Pray is working from the bottom.
Pray wants to stand up but Man is controlling him.
Man might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Pray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Pray might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Pray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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.
Pray pushing down on Man's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pray stalling.
Pray prevents Man from improving his position.
Pray passes to full mount!
Pray controlling his opponent.
Pray punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Man on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Man tries to get out of the position.
Let's hope that Pray has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pray's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

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.
Man working to try and regain half guard.
Man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pray scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pray lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pray controlling the position easily from mount.
Pray is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man can't escape the position.
Pray controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lay Pray dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pray has a takedown stuffed.

Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Pray breaks the clinch.
Pray connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Man avoids it really well and circles away.
Pray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
Skinny Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Pray shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
Lay Pray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man stuffs the takedown.

Man clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pray looking for a takedown.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pray.
Pray takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pray is trying to break free.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pray takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Lay Pray has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pray is defending well for now.
Pray is breathing heavily.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man lands an elbow inside that Pray shrugs off.

Pray is rocked!
Man lands a nice elbow.
Pray is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Man creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pray with a big uppercut! Pray tries to clinch up but Man pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pray to the mat! Pray covers up and Man unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Skinny Man!