PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Stardust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stardust has chosen Hate Being Sober as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pray
vs
Stardust

180 cm
26
178 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
19
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stuart Stardust!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stardust tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stardust is looking to clinch.
Stardust lands with a nice combination. Pray backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Lay Pray has been cut.
Pray shoots in for a takedown but Stardust shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stardust tries to clinch but Pray is having none of it.

Pray drives through with a takedown into Stardust's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stardust is looking to stand up but Pray isn't so interested in that idea.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stardust is on top in guard.

Pray is looking to stand up but Stardust isn't so interested in that idea.
Stardust would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pray wants to stand but Stardust is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust wants to control from the top but Pray keeps moving.
Pray wants to get back to his feet but Stardust is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pray has a closed guard, preventing Stardust from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stuart Stardust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stardust displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pray.
Stardust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pray was well out of range. Poor timing from Stardust.
A nice combination there by Stardust.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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.
Pray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pray won't allow Stardust to get back to his feet.
Pray postures up and lands a big shot to Stardust's brow.
Stardust wants to stand and escape but Pray is having none of it.
Pray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stardust gets caught napping as Pray dives in and scores a takedown. Stardust manages to retain guard.
Stardust is trying to control the position but Pray postures up.
Pray content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pray scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pray stays in close to Stardust's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stardust is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stardust controls Pray momentarily but Pray frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stardust is fending him off so far but Pray persists. Nope, Stardust circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stardust tries to clinch up but Pray circles away and keeps his distance.
Pray keeps the fight on the outside.

Pray scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Pray are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pray wants to control but Stardust is keeping him busy.
Stardust wants to control but Pray postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lay Pray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lay Pray's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stardust throws a series of punches but Pray moves out of range.
Pray shoots in looking for a takedown. Stardust tries to sprawl out of it but Pray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stardust manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stardust is looking to clinch.

Pray decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pray perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pray is keen to just control but Stardust is a slippery customer.
Stardust is looking to escape.
Pray sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust is trying to stand up here but Pray is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pray or perhaps it was just good defense by Stardust, which made it look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pray.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray wants to pass the guard but Stardust is keeping the position.
Stardust is looking to stand up but Pray isn't so interested in that idea.
Pray controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pray trying to control the position from guard on top but Stardust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pray is one step ahead there.
Stardust wants to get back to his feet but Pray passes into half guard.
Pray stops Stardust from getting back to his feet.
Pray wants to free his trapped foot but Stardust is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stardust stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A leg kick checked by Pray.
Stardust wants to clinch.
Pray fails with the takedown.
Pray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stardust jabs Pray right on the nose. Pray blinks but takes it well.
Pray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stardust wobbles Pray with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Stardust dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Pray to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stuart Stardust!
Our winner, Stuart Stardust, 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.