PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lae Praye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Praye's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Carry That Weight. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodriguez's choice of entrance music: Black Label Society - Overlord. Nines Rodriguez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Praye
vs
Rodriguez

157 cm
33
163 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

175 cm
26
165 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lae Praye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Praye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodriguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Praye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Praye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Praye shoots in and bounces Rodriguez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Praye.

Rodriguez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Praye.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Praye throws a combination that misses

and Rodriguez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Praye's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Praye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Praye really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
Praye wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nines Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Praye moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodriguez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick which misses Praye's front leg but catches the back leg as Praye tries to avoid it.
Praye throws a right hand that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prayes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Praye walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodriguez.
Praye misses with the combination.
Praye throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Praye off to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rodriguez, right into the meat.
Praye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scoring well with a low kick there.
Praye misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Praye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Praye lands the left hand.
Rodriguez sizes up Praye with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Praye throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Praye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rodriguez.
Praye is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Praye throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.

Praye is rocked!

Praye gets tackled into the cage by Rodriguez. Rodriguez maintains the clinch.
Oh Praye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Praye is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rodriguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Praye seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Praye fails to land.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodriguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodriguez unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Praye! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rodriguez is unloading with more strikes now! Praye drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nines Rodriguez!