PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Bray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frazier has chosen Pray for Plagues as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Bray
vs
Frazier

168 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Bray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bray throws a wild body kick that Frazier sees coming a mile off.

Bray drives through with a takedown into guard.

Frazier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bray gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bray is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bray's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bray passes Frazier's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bray passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bray prevents Frazier from getting the reversal.
Bray in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Frazier is trying to escape the mount.
Bray wants to control the pace but Frazier is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bray is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Frazier can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bray looking to control but Frazier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Frazier working to try and regain half guard.
Bray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Frazier can't escape the position.
Bray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Frazier is desperately trying to improve his position but Bray has a good base and remains in mount.
Frazier throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Frazier is working to get back to half guard.
Frazier looks gassed!
Bray wants to take Frazier's back but he can't do it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bray controlling his opponent.
Frazier can't escape the position.
Frazier is squirming around, avoiding Bray's attempts to control the action.
Bray looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bray lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Frazier sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bray keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Bray is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frazier is just riding it out for now. Bray eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Bray is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Frazier looking for submissions off his back.

Bray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Frazier throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Frazier is in trouble now - Bray has advanced to mount!
Frazier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Frazier in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bray looking to secure an arm triangle but Frazier defends it well.
Frazier sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Frazier manages to get to full guard.
Frazier trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bray tries to free his leg and advance position but Frazier is retaining full guard.
Bray wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Frazier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bray counters with a takedown into side control.
Bray cracks Frazier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Frazier is not content to let Bray control the position.

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

Bray looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Frazier regains half guard.

Bray looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Frazier throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frazier looking for submissions off his back.
Bray with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bray winds up and cracks Frazier with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frazier flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Bray moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Frazier.
Frazier is looking for a sweep.
Bray is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frazier is not content to let Bray control the position.

Bray goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Frazier rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bray's guard! Nice work there by Frazier!

Frazier drops back looking for a leg! Bray is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bray manages to kick Frazier off! Frazier jumps back into Bray's guard.
Bray looking for a sweep. Not yet Bray, not yet.
Bray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frazier trying to control the position from guard on top but Bray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bray seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier wants to control from the top but Bray keeps moving.
Bray has his hands on Frazier's head, controlling the position.
Bray wants to sweep but no luck.

Frazier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Frazier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frazier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frazier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frazier.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Frazier sprawls well initially but Bray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frazier looking for submissions off his back.
Bray tries to pass the half guard into mount. Frazier knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bray controlling the action here.
Bray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Frazier looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frazier is trying to get back to full guard.
Frazier has hold of Bray's hands but Bray slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artemis Bray dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frazier doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Bray counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bray lands a couple of elbows.
Bray trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Bray stays in close to Frazier's body and controls the position.
Bray wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.

Frazier is looking for a triangle but Bray pushes his legs off easily.
Bray showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray lands a couple of elbows.
Bray makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Frazier can't keep his opponent in guard - Bray advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Bray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Frazier looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Frazier looking for submissions off his back.
Frazier tries to roll over but Bray keeps him under control.
Bray looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Artemis Bray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Frazier actively working from the bottom here.
Bray uses his free foot to push down on Frazier's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Frazier.
Frazier swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bray controlling his opponent.
Frazier is squirming around, avoiding Bray's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray blocks Frazier's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Frazier is desperately trying to improve his position but Bray has a good base and remains in mount.
Bray controlling his opponent.
Frazier slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Frazier wants to improve his position but Bray is controlling well.
Bray performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Artemis Bray just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frazier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bray counters with a single leg into guard. Frazier didn't expect that.
Bray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frazier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bray gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bray not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

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

Frazier tightening his grip on Bray, looking for the choke.
Bray trying to control the hands but Frazier won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artemis Bray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bray 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artemis Bray!