PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cray Daddy Tay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Prien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tay comes to the cage accompanied by Blue (Dancing Crayfish Version). Prien has chosen Yellow Submarine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Daddy Tay
vs
Prien

187 cm
26
186 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

160 cm
25
201 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cray Daddy Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Prien!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay with a nice cross.
Tay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prien moves away.
Prien fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Prien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin Prien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Prien.
Tay goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tay swinging wildly here.
Tay thows a body shot but no joy.
Prien looks for a takedown but Tay sprawls well.
Tay throws a looping overhand right but Prien ducks down to avoid it.
Prien throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Prien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tay misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prien has his takedown stuffed
and Prien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cray Daddy Tay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Prien.
Prien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tay.
Tay misses the jab.
Tay lands an overhand right.
Cray Daddy Tay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tay misses with a wild body shot.
Prien misses with a double jab.
Prien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tay slaps away a takedown attempt from Prien, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tay. Prien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tay misses with an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prien.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prien.
Prien has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Prien there as he acknowledges the shot.
Prien changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tay tries to avoid it but Prien manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tay to the ground. Tay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Prien shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tay avoids the body shot from Prien.
Prien tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Prien somewhat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Tay.
Prien misses with a takedown attempt
and Tay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prien shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tay as he jumps to the side.
Prien ducks right into an uppercut from Tay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prien with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prien. Tay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prien misses with a combination
and Tay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Prien thinking.
Prien gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Tay to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Tay there.
Prien slips a jab and a cross from Tay.
Prien doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Prien on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prien tries for a takedown but Tay circles away easily
and Tay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tay throws a body punch but Prien moves out of range.
Tay is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prien is defended easily by Tay.
Prien is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tay is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Prien.
Prien drops his hands momentarily and Tay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prien thows a body shot but no joy.
Tay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tay thuds his right hand into Prien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Prien's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prien misses the body punch
and Tay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prien tries for a takedown but Tay circles away easily
and Tay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cray Daddy Tay dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prien has his takedown stuffed
and Tay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prien shoots for a takedown but Tay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prien shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tay sprawls well. Tay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prien gets slowly back to his feet.
Cray Daddy Tay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Prien.
Tay jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Prien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tay throws an overhand right that lands on Prien's shoulder, as Prien tries to avoid the shot.
Prien's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prien scrambles back to his feet.
Prien on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Prien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tay to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay misses with a double jab.
Tay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prien.
A jab from Tay does it's job there.
Tay feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Priens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prien falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tay throws a big shot that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prien.
Prien has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prien fails with the takedown
and Tay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Prien might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tay has got the better of the exchanges.
A slow jab from Tay misses its intended target.
Tay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Prien.
Prien fails with the takedown
and Tay counters with a three punch combo that has Prien backing up. Prien nods at Tay to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prien fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tay is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tay.
Prien throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tay's waist but Tay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Prien off to one side.
Tay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prien circles away quickly and effectively.
Tay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prien.
Prien is breathing heavily.
Tay lands with a good body shot.
Tay connects with a right hand. Prien shakes it off.
Tay misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Tay both land. Nice combination.
Prien catches Tay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay swings for the body but Prien moves out of range.
Prien closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tay scores with a hook to the body. Prien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prien shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prien looks to clinch
and Tay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tay connects with a crisp jab.
Tay leaves Prien with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Tay scores with a four punch combination!
Tay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prien can do to turn this around?
Prien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prien shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Tay counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tay.
Tay lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prien has a takedown stuffed.
Prien shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tay but Tay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tay connects with a right hand. Prien shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prien fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Prien takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tay connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cray Daddy Tay dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tay wants it to stay on the feet.
Tay throws a series of punches but Prien moves out of range.
Prien shoots in but Tay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Prien tries to clinch up.
Tay moves out of range of the body kick.
Tay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prien manages to avoid it.
Prien fails to land the takedown.
Cray Daddy Tay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Prien.
Horrible takedown by Prien or perhaps it was just good defense by Tay which made him look bad.
Tay lands with a good body shot.
Prien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by Prien or perhaps it was just good defense by Tay which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prien shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tay but Tay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Tay. No joy for Prien on that attempt.
Nice jab there from Tay.
Prien on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Tay as he connects with a hook.
Tay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prien momentarily.
Tay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tay lands a glancing blow to the side of Prien's head.
Prien takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cray Daddy Tay is winning the standup battle so far.
Prien avoids the body shot from Tay.
Tay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Prien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prien avoids the body shot from Tay.
Prien tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tay counters with a straight right hand.
Tay throws a shot to the body.
Tay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prien under the eye.
Prien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prien looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prien with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tay lands with a hook. Prien tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tay lands with a cross.
Prien closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tay circles away.
Cray Daddy Tay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tay displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Prien slips a jab and a cross from Tay.
Prien on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prien fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tay scores with a hook.
Tay clobbers Prien with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Prien shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Prien throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prien has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tay keeping control of the position.
Tay works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tay trying to keep a closed guard but Prien is proving a slippery customer.
Prien wants to pass the guard but Tay is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prien trying to control the position from guard on top but Tay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin Prien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tay wants to sweep here but Prien controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cray Daddy Tay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tay, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cray Daddy Tay!
Our winner, Cray Daddy Tay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.