PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chay Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray has chosen super cold as his entrance music. Chay Ray will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Duncan
vs
Ray

175 cm
24
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Malicious Intent Fight Gear

Reaper Combatwear
BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chay Ray!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duncan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duncan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Duncan looking to sit in guard and control but Ray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duncan keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
Duncan wants to sweep here but Ray controlling him for the moment.
Ray trying to control but Duncan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duncan striking off his back but it's not causing Ray any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan has Ray pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Duncan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duncan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Duncan drives through with a takedown into Ray's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Duncan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Duncan stalls from top position.
Duncan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duncan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ray to his feet.
Ray is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Duncan pushes Ray up against the cage in a clinch.

Ray pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray keeping moving, preventing Duncan from controlling successfully.
Duncan is looking to work some ground and pound but Ray has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duncan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Duncan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ray keeps working.
Duncan is controlling the pace.

Duncan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tim Duncan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Duncan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Duncan wants to control but Ray is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duncan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Duncan 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.

Ray wants to clinch up but Duncan keeps it at a distance.

Duncan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Duncan showed some decent athleticism there.
Duncan works his way into side control.

Duncan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ray to his feet.

Duncan moves into range and clinches up with Ray.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duncan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Duncan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tim Duncan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duncan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ray is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Duncan wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Duncan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duncan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Duncan tries to free his leg and advance position but Ray is retaining full guard.
Duncan forces his way into half guard.
Duncan is keen to just control but Ray is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray tries to kick Duncan off but Duncan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ray is breathing heavily.
Duncan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Duncan'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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tim Duncan just wasn't active enough.

Duncan closes the distance and clinches.

Duncan lands a takedown into guard.
Duncan controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Duncan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Duncan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Duncan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Duncan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Duncan wants to control but Ray is keeping him busy.
Duncan tries to score with some ground and pound. Ray controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Duncan tries to score with some ground and pound. Ray controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ray stops Duncan from passing to mount.
Duncan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ray works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duncan decides to stand and escape the position.
Ray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duncan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duncan 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray keeping moving, preventing Duncan from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Duncan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Duncan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Duncan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ray manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Duncan stays in close to Ray's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ray gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Duncan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duncan looking to sit in guard and control but Ray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Duncan keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
Ray looking to sit in guard and control but Duncan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ray wants to get back to his feet but Duncan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Duncan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duncan 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Duncan!