PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay West (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. Jay West could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lay Pray's chin.

West
vs
Pray

215 cm
24
300 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 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!
A clash of legs there as West blocks the low kick.
Pray misses with a takedown
and West counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pray thinking.
Pray looks gassed!

Pray closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming West to the mat! West manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

West pushes Pray off and scrambles back to his feet.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten West somewhat.
West tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pray swivels and escapes.
West fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pray doesn't succeed with the takedown

and West decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pray's guard.
Pray keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
Pray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst West is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in West's guard.
Pray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
West keeping moving, preventing Pray from controlling successfully.
Pray stops West from standing up.
Pray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
West wants to stand up but Pray is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Pray gets a double leg takedown into West's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pray looking to pass the guard.
Pray slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lay Pray hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
West misses with a few strikes there.
West throws a right hand that Pray ducks under and follows up with a left that Pray also avoids with ease.
Pray dives in and grabs West's left leg, looking for a takedown. West pushes down on Pray's head and hops out.
Pray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from West misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pray shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. West manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pray is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
Pray controlling from the top position.

Pray gets to his feet - West follows without any prompting.

Pray looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pray's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Pray has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lay Pray.
Pray throws a sloppy body shot
and West counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pray is defended easily by West.
West throws a leg kick but Pray moved away.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pray with a poor takedown
and West counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pray gets a takedown into half guard.
Pray looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jay West will probably get the nod.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.

Pray closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming West to the mat! West manages to get full guard.
Pray's corner is telling him to maintain position.
West wants to stand but Pray is controlling the position.
Pray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Lay Pray has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pray is defended easily by West.
Pray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.
West misses with a double jab

and Pray counters with a shoot takedown. West fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pray stops West from standing up.
Pray controlling from the top position.
Lay Pray has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lay Pray wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pray shoots in looking for a takedown but West manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pray motions for West to come forward. Pray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from West lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pray counters with a single leg into guard. West didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray distracts West with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pray sitting in guard, not really doing much.
West on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if West tries to get out of the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lay Pray.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from West misses.
West stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and West wants it to stay on the feet.
Jay West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Nice takedown defense from West. No joy for Pray on that attempt.
Pray shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.
West does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice sprawl there from West as Pray shoots in.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Pray closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into West's guard.
West wants to stand and escape but Pray is having none of it.
Pray seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Lay Pray has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pray wants to clinch.
Pray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as West sprawls well. West wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pray gets slowly back to his feet.
Pray misses with a takedown attempt
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from West. No joy for Pray on that attempt.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

West throws a series of punches but Pray moves out of range.

Pray moves into range and clinches up with West.
Pray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. West fights it off and pushes away nicely.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pray shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Pray closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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.
Pray wants to take a breather but West is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pray controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lay Pray.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Pray tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray fails to land the takedown.
Jay West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Pray misses with a takedown
and West counters with a one-two to the body.
West throws a right hand that Pray ducks under and follows up with a left that Pray also avoids with ease.
Pray jabs West to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Pray.

West fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pray sprawls well initially but West persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
West is keen to just control but Pray is a slippery customer.
Pray is controlling West's trapped leg to prevent West from advancing to side control.
Pray wants to control but West is keeping busy.
West is pressing down on Pray's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pray is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to control. Pray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Pray drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pray working some strikes from top position.
West wants to stand but Pray is controlling the position.
Pray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lay Pray.
West stuffs the takedown.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from West. No joy for Pray on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from West. No joy for Pray on that attempt.
Jay West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

West shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pray's guard.
West won't allow Pray to get back to his feet.

Pray wriggles free and stands up.

Pray shoots in and bounces West off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Pray landing some decent shots from guard.
Pray sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pray prevents West from getting back to his feet.
Pray content to stall in guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lay Pray hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pray feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pray is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lay Pray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pray has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lay Pray!