PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bas Tard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laye nPraye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tard
vs
nPraye

179 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Tard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laye nPraye!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nPraye takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Laye nPraye has been cut.
nPraye fails to land the takedown.

Tard clinches up against the cage.
nPraye missing with knees to the body.
nPraye tries to score a body lock takedown but Tard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Tard lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tard drops an elbow to the side of nPraye's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Tard postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for nPraye to stand up.

Tard scores a takedown into full mount!
nPraye looks gassed!
Tard cracks nPraye with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

nPraye is rocked!
nPraye is trying desperately to improve position.
Tard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
nPraye is still in real trouble! Can Tard finish him?
Tard with good strikes from the mount here!
nPraye seems to have recovered his senses.
nPraye is trying to escape the mount.
Tard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tard tries to control but nPraye wriggling away.
Tard dominating with strikes here.
Tard lands with some strikes.
Tard landing strikes, looking to finish!
nPraye tries to hold on but Tard postures up.
Tard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tard with a couple of short strikes.
nPraye is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tard with the ground and pound from mount.
nPraye wants to hold on but Tard pushes him away.
nPraye throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tard. What's that going to do exactly?
nPraye is squirming around, avoiding Tard's attempts to control the action.
Tard working nPraye over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Tard! nPraye is hurt baaadly! Tard is firing away with more strikes - nPraye is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bas Tard!