PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. Jabari Jelani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lay Pray's chin.

Jelani
vs
Pray

185 cm
36
275 lbs
24 - 29 - 0

225 cm
42
300 lbs
15 - 37 - 0

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 24 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jelani shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jelani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pray defending well though.
Pray works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pray is pulling down on Jelani's head. It's preventing any offense from Jelani, at least for the moment.

Pray manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pray tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jelani defends well and Pray ends up having to push Jelani into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pray shoots and misses
and Jelani counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck for Pray with that takedown attempt.
Jabari Jelani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Pray tries for a takedown but Jelani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jelani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Jelani drives through with a takedown into Pray's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pray wants to stand up but Jelani is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pray is looking to sweep but instead, Jelani has passed into half guard.
Pray tries to roll over but Jelani keeps him under control.
Pray trying to control here.
Pray might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jelani haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pray tries to get to full guard but Jelani has control of the leg.
Jelani thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pray's head.
Pray keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Pray pushes Jelani off and gets back to his feet.
Pray closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
Pray shoots for a double leg takedown but Jelani sprawls well. He's pushed Pray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jelani scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Pray shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pray performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray is looking to stall here but Jelani recovers full guard.

Pray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Jelani had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pray defends it easily.
Pray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pray wants to control from the top but Jelani keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
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 Jabari Jelani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jabari Jelani's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jelani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jelani stuffs the takedown attempt from Pray. Pray gets slowly back to his feet.
Pray shoots in but Jelani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jelani went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jabari Jelani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Pray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jelani sprawls well. Jelani wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pray gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pray dodges the punch combination from Jelani.
Nice sprawl there from Jelani as Pray shoots in.
Jelani feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jelani fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jelani 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.
Pray pulls Jelani in close to prevent any damage.
Pray is looking to stand up but Jelani isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jelani manages to get himself to full guard.

Pray's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Jelani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jabari Jelani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pray's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pray trying to control the position from guard on top but Jelani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pray content to stall in guard here.
Jelani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pray can do to turn this around?
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.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray fails with the takedown.

Pray shoots in and gets a takedown into Jelani's guard.
Jelani can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pray controls the pace.

Jelani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Jelani working for a triangle but Pray defends it easily.
Pray trying to control but Jelani is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jelani is on top in guard.

Pray pulls Jelani in to control the position.
Jelani is pushing down on Pray's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pray is fighting to maintain full guard but Jelani has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pray looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pray is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jabari Jelani dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jabari Jelani'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. This is the final round!

Jelani slaps away a takedown attempt from Pray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Jelani does no damage.
A combination from Jelani does no damage.
Pray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jelani circles away.
Jelani attempts a counter takedown but Pray avoids it well and moves away.
Pray shoots for a double leg takedown but Jelani sprawls well. He's pushed Pray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jabari Jelani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Jelani's corner calls for a 1-2. Jelani obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Jelani shoots in and gets a takedown into Pray's guard.
Jelani scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jelani wants to pass the guard but Pray is keeping the position.
Pray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jelani forces his way into half guard.
Pray gets full guard.
Pray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray wants to stand but Jelani is controlling the position.
Jelani looking to pass the guard.
Pray is adopting a defensive guard.
Pray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jelani is refusing to be controlled, as Pray sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pray perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jelani has hold of Pray's hands but Pray slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pray is just content to waste time from the top position. Jelani takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jelani wants to sweep but no luck.
Pray trying to control but Jelani is working from the bottom.
Pray throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jelani being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jelani slaps away a takedown attempt from Pray, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jelani circles away.
Jelani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jelani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pray shoots for a double leg takedown but Jelani sprawls well. He's pushed Pray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Jelani shoots in and bounces Pray off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pray working a defensive guard but Jelani passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Jelani.
Jelani is nestled in close to Pray, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Jelani.
Pray preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Jelani is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pray sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jelani prevents Pray from standing back up.
Pray wants to get back to full guard.
Jelani working Pray over with strikes.
Jelani lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pray is looking to improve his position.
Jelani thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pray's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jabari Jelani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jelani 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jabari Jelani!
Jabari Jelani seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.