PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lae Praye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadollah Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Praye comes to the cage accompanied by Carry That Weight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Praye
vs
Amir

157 cm
29
163 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

189 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lae Praye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sadollah Amir!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Amir has his takedown stuffed
and Praye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Amir thumps Praye with a low kick.
Amir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Amir slips a jab and a cross from Praye.
Amir shoots in for a takedown but Praye shows good takedown defense.
Praye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Praye misses with a few strikes there.
Praye walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Amir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Praye checks a leg kick.
Praye misses with a double jab
and Amir counters with a low kick, right behind Praye 's knee.
Amir moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Praye looks to throw a body kick
and Amir counters with a good, hard body kick but Praye shrugs it off.
Praye looks to land a combination but Amir avoids it well.
Amir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Praye.
Praye misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Praye crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Amir - the referee stops the clock and Praye gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Amir. Praye manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Praye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Praye stuffs the takedown.
Lae Praye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sadollah Amir.
Amir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crunch! Amir slams his shin into Praye's torso.
Praye wants to land a leg kick but Amir is out of range.
Amir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Praye has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Amir checks a leg kick.
Praye throws an overhand right that lands on Amir's shoulder, as Amir tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amir.
A telegraphed right hand from Praye misses the target.
Praye swinging wildly here.
Praye throws a lazy uppercut
and Amir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Praye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amir manages to avoid it.
Amir lets loose with a powerful body kick. Praye will feel that in the morning.
Nice takedown defense from Praye. No joy for Amir on that attempt.
Lae Praye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Praye misses with a hook. Amir ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye connects with a leg kick. Amir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Praye.
Praye misses with an uppercut.
Amir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Praye staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Praye.
Amir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lae Praye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praye throws a leg kick
and Amir counters with a big head kick but Praye shrugs it off.
Amir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Praye but Praye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Amir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A leg kick checked by Praye.
Amir shoots in looking for a takedown. Praye tries to sprawl out of it but Amir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Praye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Praye keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Praye throws a nice looking combination but Amir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praye throws out a loose jab but Amir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Praye stuffs the takedown.
Praye fails to land with a series of punches.
Praye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Praye misses with a low kick.
Praye misses with a body shot.
Praye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amir moves away.
Praye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Praye does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Praye. Amir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Praye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Amir - that will leave a mark!
Praye misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Amir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Praye sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Praye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Praye as he jumps to the side.
Praye missing with a left hand there. Amir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amir, right into the meat.
Praye stuffs the takedown.
A head kick by Praye misses
and Amir counters with a nice kick to the body.
Praye takes a swing at Amir's ribcage but misses.
Praye misses the body punch
and Amir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Praye throws a leg kick but Amir moved away.
Praye throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Praye misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Praye throws a right and a left that Amir avoids nicely.
Praye punishes Amir's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick by Praye misses
and Amir counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Praye misses
and Amir counters with a low kick, right behind Praye 's knee.
Praye fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Praye.
Praye really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Praye throws a sloppy head kick
and Amir counters with a good low kick that Praye was not able to check.
Praye throws a lazy head kick
and Amir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Amir.
Amir moves out of range as Praye strikes.
Amir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Praye. That did some damage!
Amir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Praye.
Amir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Praye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Praye tries to bum rush Amir with a series of wild strikes but Amir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Praye stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Praye wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praye looks to land a combination but Amir avoids it well.
Praye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amir moves away.
Praye misses with the combination.
Amir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Praye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Praye swings for the body but Amir moves out of range.
Amir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lae Praye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sadollah Amir.
Amir slips a straight right by Praye.
Praye swings for the body but Amir moves out of range.
Praye misses with a leg kick
and Amir counters with a body kick.
Amir throws a head kick that Praye semi-blocks.
Praye throws a right and a left that both miss.
Praye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Praye misses with a combination
and Amir counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Praye scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye throws a poor cross that misses
and Amir counters with a body kick that stops Praye in his tracks momentarily.
Amir tries for a takedown but Praye circles away easily
and Praye counters with a nice leg kick.
Amir is breathing heavily.
Praye throws a nice looking combination but Amir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Praye misses with a left hand
and Amir counters with a leg kick.
Praye blocks the body kick.
Praye thows a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Amir slams his shin into Praye's torso.
A shot to the body from Praye misses
and Amir counters with a body kick.
Amir lands a head kick. Praye smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Amir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Praye misses with a few strikes there.
Amir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Praye swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amir counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Praye. Amir does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praye falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amir counters with a low kick, right behind Praye 's knee.
Amir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Praye misses with a few strikes there.
Sadollah Amir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Praye misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Amir cracks the inside of Praye's front leg.
Amir connects with a leg kick. Praye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Praye throws a head kick that misses
and Amir counters with a body kick that stops Praye in his tracks momentarily.
Praye misses with a right hand
and Amir counters with an inside leg kick.
Praye throws a lazy head kick
and Amir counters with a body kick.
Amir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Praye but Praye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Praye throws a hook but Amir blocks it.
Praye will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Horrible takedown by Amir or perhaps it was just good defense by Praye which made him look bad.
Amir tries for a takedown but Praye circles away easily
and Praye counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Praye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Praye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Praye misses with a body shot.
Praye is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Amir's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Praye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Praye throws out a loose jab but Amir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Praye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amir.
Lae Praye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Praye misses with a leg kick
and Amir makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Praye really felt that one!
Praye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Praye misses
and Amir counters with a big head kick but Praye shrugs it off.
Praye is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Praye misses with a double jab
and Amir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Praye throws an off balance right hand
and Amir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Praye misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Amir counters with a body kick that stops Praye in his tracks momentarily.
Praye misses the body punch
and Amir counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadollah Amir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Praye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amir.
Amir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Praye throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amir.
Praye takes a swing at Amir's ribcage but misses.
Amir scoring well with a low kick there.
Praye misses with a jab to the body
and Amir counters with a head kick.
Amir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Praye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Praye throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amir counters with a leg kick.
Praye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Praye swings for the body but Amir moves out of range.
Praye misses with a hook
and Amir counters with a low kick, right behind Praye 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Praye.
Praye misses with a double jab
and Amir counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Praye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amir.
Praye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amir can pounce on him.
Praye misses with a few strikes there.
Praye thows a body shot but no joy.
Praye misses with a wild body shot.
Praye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amir lands a head kick. Praye smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Amir dodges the punch combination from Praye.
Praye wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Praye is looking to wear down Amir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Amir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Praye misses with a combination
and Amir counters with a big head kick but Praye shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye motions for Amir to come forward. Praye throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Praye misses with a body shot
and Amir counters with a big head kick but Praye shrugs it off.
Praye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amir is looking to slow Praye down with leg kicks.
Praye throws a series of punches but Amir avoids them all with ease.
Amir dives in and grabs Praye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Praye pushes down on Amir's head and hops out.
Lae Praye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sadollah Amir.
Praye misses the jab.
Praye thows a body shot but no joy.
Praye misses with a wild combination.
Praye throws a shot to the body.
Praye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Praye counters with a nice body shot.
Praye misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praye jabs at Amir's body.
Amir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Praye misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Amir finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Praye throws a hook but Amir blocks it.
Praye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Praye misses with an uppercut. Amir saw that one coming.
Praye throws a right hand that misses
and Amir counters with a body kick that stops Praye in his tracks momentarily.
Amir shoots and misses
and Praye counters with a two punch combo.
Praye throws an off balance right hand
and Amir counters with a low kick, right behind Praye 's knee.
Praye misses with a head kick.
Praye fails to land with a series of punches.
Praye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Amir dives in and grabs Praye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Praye pushes down on Amir's head and hops out.
Amir staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir throws a leg kick but Praye sees it coming and moves out of range.
Praye throws a hook to the side of Amir's head but Amir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Praye throws a leg kick
and Amir counters with a thumping low kick.
Amir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Praye.
Praye swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amir counters with an outside leg kick.
Praye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amir. Amir obviously looking to wear him down.
Praye displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amir.
Praye looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.
Praye takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Amir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Praye misses with a lunging right hand
and Amir counters with a nice leg kick.
Praye connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Praye connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Praye does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lae Praye showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Praye has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lae Praye!