PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Waldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrelle Pryor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chris Waldo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Waldo
vs
Pryor

180 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

King Clothing

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Waldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrelle Pryor!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Waldo.
Waldo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Waldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Waldo gets a takedown into half guard.
Waldo is keen to just control but Pryor is a slippery customer.
Pryor is looking to improve his position.

Waldo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pryor is not content to let Waldo control the position.
Pryor throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pryor wants to improve his position but Waldo is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldo trying to control from half guard but Pryor is working away.
Waldo works his way into full mount!
Waldo blocks Pryor's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Waldo tries to control but Pryor wriggling away.
Pryor regains half guard.
Pryor is trying to get back to full guard.
Pryor tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Waldo wants to free his trapped foot but Pryor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pryor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pryor keeping full guard, as Waldo tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Waldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pryor looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Waldo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pryor moves into full guard.
Waldo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pryor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Waldo wants to get back to full guard.
Pryor working Waldo over with strikes.
Waldo trying to hold on to Pryor's head to control him but Pryor postures up.
Waldo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pryor scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor slips a nice elbow through Waldo's hands, connecting with Waldo's forehead.
Pryor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Waldo is breathing heavily.
Pryor is nestled in close to Waldo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pryor thows a huge punch but Waldo dodges it nicely.
Waldo tries to get to full guard but Pryor has control of the leg.
Pryor working the head and body with strikes.
Pryor winds up and cracks Waldo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Waldo wants to improve his position but Pryor is controlling well.
Waldo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pryor working Waldo over with strikes.
Waldo moves into full guard.
Pryor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Waldo's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldo trying to control here.
Waldo has hold of Pryor's hands but Pryor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pryor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pryor slips a nice elbow through Waldo's hands, connecting with Waldo's forehead.
Pryor working over Waldo with some ground and pound. Waldo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Waldo is rocked!
Pryor passes to side control.
Pryor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Waldo down.
Waldo is looking to regain half guard here but Pryor keeps moving and retains side control.
Waldo gets back to half guard.
Pryor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Waldo works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrelle Pryor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Waldo gets the takedown into side control.
Waldo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Waldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pryor keeps working.
Terrelle Pryor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pryor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Waldo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Waldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pryor keeps working.
Pryor manages to get back to half guard.
Waldo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pryor wants to improve his position but Waldo is controlling well.
Pryor tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pryor is breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Waldo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Waldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pryor keeps working.
Pryor regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldo preventing the sweep.
Waldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pryor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pryor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Waldo wants to control from the top but Pryor keeps moving.
Pryor wants to sweep here but Waldo controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pryor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Waldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Waldo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pryor backs up against the cage.
Waldo throws a one two combo.

Waldo shoots in and bounces Pryor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pryor throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldo forces his way into half guard.
Waldo thows a huge punch but Pryor dodges it nicely.
Pryor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pryor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pryor.
Waldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pryor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pryor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pryor unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pryor with a couple of short strikes.
Pryor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Waldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pryor lands a big elbow - Waldo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Waldo is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Terrelle Pryor!