PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Praynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alpo Wednesday has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Wednesday
vs
Praynard

192 cm
22
162 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Shango Designs
Shango Designs

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lay Praynard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday jabs at Praynard's body.
Wednesday lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Lay Praynard has been cut.
Praynard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wednesday tests Praynard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wednesday lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wednesday ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Praynard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wednesday tries to avoid it but Praynard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wednesday to the ground. Wednesday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wednesday lands a right hook to the body.
Wednesday stuffs the takedown attempt from Praynard. Praynard gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wednesday ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wednesday cracks Praynard with a good jab.
Wednesday scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday lands a nice hook to Praynard's body. Praynard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wednesday lands with a straight right. Praynard didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Wednesday. That snapped Praynard's head back.
Wednesday is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wednesday lands a body shot.
Wednesday throws a series of strikes that have Praynard backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praynard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alpo Wednesday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Praynard tries for a takedown but Wednesday sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Praynard.
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!
Wednesday scores with a hook.
Wednesday digs a good hook to Praynard's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wednesday listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpo Wednesday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lay Praynard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wednesday is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alpo Wednesday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wednesday works over Praynard's head and body with a nice combination.
Wednesday throws a body punch but Praynard moves out of range.
Wednesday lands a nice shot that snaps Praynard's head back.
Praynard ducks right into an uppercut from Wednesday.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praynard tries for a takedown but Wednesday sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Praynard shoots in and drives through. Wednesday sprawls well.
Praynard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Praynard.
Praynard misses with a takedown attempt - Wednesday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wednesday lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Praynard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wednesday jabs at Praynard's body.
Wednesday wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Wednesday. Beautiful body shot.
Praynard needs to keep his hands up - Wednesday had a free shot at his head there.
Praynard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wednesday sprawls well. Wednesday wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Praynard gets slowly back to his feet.
Wednesday throws a shot to the body.
Alpo Wednesday is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday with a jab.
Praynard needs to keep his hands up - Wednesday had a free shot at his head there.
Praynard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Praynard or perhaps it was just good defense by Wednesday which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpo Wednesday dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lay Praynard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Praynard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wednesday misses with a few strikes there.
Wednesday slaps away a takedown attempt from Praynard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday scores with a jab to the head.
Wednesday scores with a hook to the body. Praynard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wednesday bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Praynard's head backwards.
Wednesday lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wednesday works over Praynard's head and body with a nice combination.
Praynard shoots for a takedown but Wednesday saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Praynard.

Praynard feints and as Wednesday raises his hands in defense, Praynard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wednesday throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Wednesday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wednesday throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wednesday is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wednesday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Praynard can do to turn this around?
Wednesday will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Praynard trying to control but Wednesday is working from the bottom.
Wednesday is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wednesday throws a series of punches but Praynard moves out of range.

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.
Wednesday lands a nice hook to Praynard's body. Praynard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wednesday throws a body punch but Praynard moves out of range.
Wednesday misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alpo Wednesday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wednesday, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpo Wednesday!