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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pray Gaynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pray Gaynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Boy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaynard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boy tries for a takedown but Gaynard circles away easily
and Gaynard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Boy's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gaynard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gaynard defends well.
Boy working for a triangle but Gaynard defends it easily.
Boy wants to improve his position but instead Gaynard has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is staying active underneath Gaynard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boy actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boy is looking to improve his position.
Boy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gaynard.
Gaynard stands up from half guard.
Gaynard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gaynard working Boy over with strikes.
Gaynard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boy trying to hold on to Gaynard's head to control him but Gaynard postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaynard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gaynard wants to pass to mount but Boy is defending the position.
Gaynard throwing shots but Boy is blocking nicely.
Gaynard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gaynard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boy for as long as he can get away with.
Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
Boy is trying to maintain the position but Gaynard is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
Gaynard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boy is looking to improve his position.
Boy gets full guard.
Gaynard is looking to work some ground and pound but Boy has wrist control.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gaynard trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Gaynard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boy looking to control.
Boy working a defensive guard but Gaynard manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gaynard happy to just control the position for now.
Gaynard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gaynard lands a nice forearm strike.
Boy wants to control but Gaynard postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pray Gaynard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gaynard thows a body shot but no joy.
Boy tries for a takedown but Gaynard circles away easily
and Gaynard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boy!
Gaynard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gaynard keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Gaynard is controlling Boy's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy passes Gaynard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gaynard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boy wants to control from the top but Gaynard keeps moving.
Gaynard managing to control the position.
Gaynard keeping full guard, as Boy tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaynard keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaynard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gaynard keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boy shoots and misses
and Gaynard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boy's guard.
Gaynard postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaynard trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Boy has momentary wrist control but Gaynard slips an elbow through the middle.
Gaynard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gaynard is one step ahead there.
Gaynard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gaynard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gaynard won't allow Boy to sweep him here.
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.
Gaynard postures up.
Gaynard stopping the sweep attempt from Boy.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Gaynard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gaynard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gaynard tries to stand but Boy is controlling from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boy tries for a takedown but Gaynard circles away easily
and Gaynard counters with a single leg into guard. Boy didn't expect that.
Pray Gaynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Boy.
Boy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gaynard defends well.
Gaynard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pray Gaynard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gaynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boy shoots and misses
and Gaynard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boy's guard.
Gaynard looking to pass the guard.
Gaynard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gaynard landing some decent shots from guard.
Boy is trying to keep Gaynard in close.
Gaynard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy trying to keep a closed guard but Gaynard is proving a slippery customer.
Gaynard tries to free his leg and advance position but Boy is retaining full guard.
Gaynard cracks Boy with a solid left hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gaynard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gaynard 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.
Gaynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gaynard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gaynard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaynard passes Boy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gaynard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boy 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.
Boy working for a triangle but Gaynard defends it easily.
Boy looking for a guillotine here but Gaynard defends easily.
Gaynard with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaynard is working Boy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gaynard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gaynard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boy wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaynard is nestled in close to Boy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boy trying to control from the bottom.
Gaynard controlling the pace.
Gaynard is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaynard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pray Gaynard.
Gaynard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gaynard.
Gaynard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.
Big Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaynard lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pray Gaynard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gaynard 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pray Gaynard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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