PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray has chosen Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hogan
vs
Pray

200 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan slaps away a takedown attempt from Pray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pray shoots in but no luck this time.

Hogan gets the takedown into side control.

Hogan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hogan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Hogan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pray, who protects the arm well.
Pray manages to get back to half guard.
Pray is looking to control Hogan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pray avoid being mounted?
Hogan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hogan prevents Pray from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hogan won't allow Pray to sweep him here.
Hogan content to stall in guard here.
Pray seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pray looking for a sweep. Not yet Pray, not yet.
Hogan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hogan cracks Pray with a solid left hand.
Hogan trying to control but Pray is working from the bottom.
Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hogan looking to pass the guard.
Hogan trying to move into half guard but instead Pray has managed to sweep!
Pray must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pray trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Pray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan 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.
Pray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pray not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hogan has his hands on Pray's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pray!
Hogan cracks Pray with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hogan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray can't escape the position.
The referee warns Pray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hogan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pray's face.
Pray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pray tries to lock up and control but Hogan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Hogan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pray is surviving well by controlling Hogan's body position as best he can.
Hogan with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan avoids the attempt from Pray to control.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pray can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pray feints and as Hogan raises his hands in defense, Pray changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pray wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan 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.
Hogan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pray controls the pace.
Hogan working a defensive guard here.
Pray trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Despite being in the dominant position, Lay Pray just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hogan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pray napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Hogan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan looks up at the clock and then as Pray takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hogan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hogan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pray manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pray trying to control from the bottom.
Hogan tries to pass to full mount but Pray defends it.
Pray is looking for a sweep. Hogan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pray gets back to full guard.
Pray has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Hogan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pray manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hogan has Pray in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray stays in close to Hogan's body and controls the position.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Pray from controlling successfully.
Pray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pray trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Pray controlling from the top position.
Hulk Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray connects with a couple of short punches.
Pray trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Pray preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pray passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Hogan is trying to get back to full guard.
Pray trying to pass the guard but Hogan defending well.
Well, if Pray 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Lay Pray just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pray drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hogan looking to control.
Pray trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hogan tries to get out of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lay Pray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pray leaves Hogan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Pray pushes him off.
Pray has his takedown stuffed

and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogan.

Hogan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hogan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pray moves into full guard.
Pray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pray looking to control.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Pray.
Hogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hogan manages to get himself to full guard.
Pray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
Hogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Pray trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Pray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pray wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan is trying to control the position but Pray postures up.
Pray wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pray wants to clinch but Hogan slips to the side

and Hogan counters with a takedown into side control.
Pray struggling a bit here.
Pray is trying to improve his position.
Hogan throws a strike aimed at the side of Pray's head but Pray avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to control the action but Pray is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Hogan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pray gets back to half guard.
Pray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pray 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.
Hogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pray is keeping the position for now.
Pray pulls Hogan in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pray has control of Hogan's left arm, preventing Hogan from doing any damage.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Pray.
Pray lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hogan!
Pray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pray trying to control but Hogan is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hogan 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!