PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Pryor (ranked 3553 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 428 p4p, 278 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bob's choice of entrance music: Los Ninos de Sara - Vagabundo. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Pryor
vs
Bob

178 cm
23
180
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
180
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HARDCORE

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Pryor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob staying out of range there.
Pryor scores with a decent looking hook.
Pryor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pryor throws a leg kick but Bob moved away.
Bob wants to counter the offense by Pryor and move into the clinch position.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pryor.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pryor.
Pryor throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
A shot to the liver by Pryor. Beautiful body shot.
Pryor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bob momentarily.
Pryor throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
Pryor lands a glancing blow to the side of Bob's head.
Pryor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pryor.
Pryor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Pryor misses the target.
Bob is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pryor loads up on a big right hand but Bob slips the punch.
Bob tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bob takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pryor takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob wants to counter with a clinch but Pryor pushes him away.
Pryor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pryor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pryor misses with a straight right.
Bob is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bob defending well as Pryor loads up on a big left hand.
Bob tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pryor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pryor throws a big shot that misses.
Pryor connects with a looping right hand.
Pryor missing with a left hand there. Bob was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob wants to counter with a clinch but Pryor pushes him away.
Pryor misses with a wild body shot.
Bob tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Pryor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pryor.
Pryor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Pryor throws a jab when Bob was well out of range.
Bob is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bob moves away from the strike by Pryor.
Pryor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Pryor.
Pryor punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Pryor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pryor just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob tries to counter with a clinch but Pryor shakes him off and moves away.
Pryor loads up on a big right hand but Bob slips the punch.
Pryor throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bob slips a jab from Pryor.
Bob wants to counter the offense by Pryor and move into the clinch position.
Pryor connects with a looping right hand.
Pryor misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Pryor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob wants to counter the offense by Pryor and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob slips under a jab from Pryor.
Bob moves away from the strike by Pryor.
Pryor looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Bob tries to counter with a clinch but Pryor shakes him off and moves away.
Pryor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pryor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Pryor.
Bob wants to counter with a clinch but Pryor pushes him away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bob stalling in the clinch but Pryor improves position.
Pryor misses with a punch to the body.
Pryor lands with a right to the head.
Bob is looking to control Pryor's arms but Pryor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bob has his back to the cage.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob stalling in the clinch but Pryor improves position.
Pryor lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Pryor fails to land.
Bob holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pryor tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pryor.
Pryor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Pryor can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Pryor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pryor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Pryor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pryor tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pryor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bob wants to counter the offense by Pryor and move into the clinch position.
Pryor misses with a wild body shot.
Bob steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pryor.

Pryor instigates a clinch.
Pryor misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bob - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pryor tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Pryor back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Pryor misses with a body punch.
Pryor misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Pryor.
Bob looking to slow down the pace here.
Pryor misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pryor fails to land.
Pryor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pryor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pryor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pryor misses with a punch to the body.
Pryor lands a right hand.
Bob is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pryor scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.
Pryor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pryor pushes Bob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bob is rocked!
Pryor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob is still on wobbly legs! Can Pryor finish him?
Pryor struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Bob seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pryor.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Pryor scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pryor fails to land.
Pryor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pryor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pryor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pryor has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Bob blocks a body shot from Pryor.
Bob is trying to stall.
Pryor lands a nice shot to the body.
Pryor misses with the head strike.
Pryor working aggressively here.
Pryor tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bob to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pryor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
A right hook to the body lands for Pryor.
Pryor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bob just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pryor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Pryor.
Pryor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pryor throws a head punch that misses.
Pryor tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
Pryor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bob or not.
Pryor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pryor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pryor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Pryor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pryor struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Pryor misses with a punch on the inside.
Pryor misses with the head strike.
Pryor tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pryor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pryor misses with the head strike.
Pryor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Bob.
Bob stalls.
Pryor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Pryor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pryor throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pryor. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob wants to counter the offense by Pryor and move into the clinch position.
Richard Pryor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pryor.
Bob steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pryor.
Bob slips under a jab.
Bob wants to counter with a clinch but Pryor pushes him away.
Pryor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pryor throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Pryor throws a big shot that misses.
Bob takes one on the button.
Pryor throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Bob tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A slow jab from Pryor misses its intended target.
Bob tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bob slips under a jab from Pryor.
Bob wants to counter with a clinch but Pryor pushes him away.
Richard Pryor is winning the standup battle so far.
Pryor misses with an uppercut

and Bob moves into the clinch.
Pryor swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pryor misses with a body punch.
Pryor jumps guard but Bob stands there with Pryor around his waist. Pryor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bob blocking some punches.
Pryor has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pryor.
Bob prevents a body shot from Pryor.
Richard Pryor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pryor misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pryor.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pryor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pryor tries to pull guard but Bob forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pryor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bob to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Pryor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pryor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pryor being controlled against the cage.
Bob tries to stall but Pryor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Pryor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bob avoiding damage.
Pryor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob is trying to maintain a safe position but Pryor gets an underhook and turns Bob into the cage.
Bob stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pryor throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Billy Bob.
Pryor misses with a straight right.
Pryor sets himself, and Bob steps forward looking for the clinch! Pryor avoids it this time.
Pryor tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob wants to counter the offense by Pryor and move into the clinch position.
Bob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pryor.
Pryor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pryor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Pryor throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.

Pryor clinches with his opponent.
Pryor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pryor throws a head punch that misses.
Pryor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pryor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pryor working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pryor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pryor scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pryor.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pryor has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Pryor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Pryor.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bob blocks a body shot from Pryor.
Pryor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob prevents a body shot from Pryor.
Billy Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob pushes Pryor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Pryor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pryor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Pryor!
Richard Pryor decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.