PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Caramat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. Edward Caramat told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Pray
vs
Caramat

225 cm
46
300 lbs
17 - 41 - 0

165 cm
28
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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 17 - 41 - 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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Caramat!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caramat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Pray does no damage.
Caramat with the counter takedown but Pray avoids it easily.

Pray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pray lands in his opponent's guard.
Pray 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caramat wants to sweep but no luck.
Pray looking to pass the guard.
Pray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caramat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pray somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Pray looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Caramat working for a triangle but Pray defends it easily.
Pray is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pray scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pray'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.

Caramat has his foot on Pray's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pray works his way back into a safe position though.
We've been hearing good reports from Pray's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pray in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caramat tries to buck Pray off but Pray is having none of it.

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.
Caramat is trying to escape the position but Pray is controlling the position.
Pray seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Caramat for as long as he can get away with.
Caramat gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pray controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pray with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lay Pray dominated that 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.

Pray looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Caramat is looking to improve his position.
Pray sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pray has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray working the head and body with strikes.
Pray controlling the pace.
Pray prevents Caramat from improving his position.

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 performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caramat can do to turn this around?
Further stalling from Pray.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caramat circles away.
Caramat is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Caramat's waist but Caramat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pray off to one side.
Pray shoots for a takedown but Caramat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Caramat throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pray bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Caramat takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Caramat's face as Pray controls the position.
Caramat is trying to get back to half guard.
Pray is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Caramat's shoulder. That is not cool.

Pray stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Pray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Caramat sprawls well initially but Pray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Caramat is breathing heavily.
Pray keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Caramat is trying to get back to full guard.
Pray frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pray controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray lands a big elbow.
Pray controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lay Pray dominated that second round.
That's time! Pray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pray shoots in but Caramat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Pray backs off Caramat throws a huge counter combo but Pray manages to avoid it all.

Pray shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Caramat's guard.
Caramat wants to sweep here but Pray controlling him for the moment.
Pray 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray cracks Caramat with a solid left hand.
Pray 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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Caramat checks a leg kick.
Caramat lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pray goes for a double leg but Caramat avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Caramat continues to drive forward.
Caramat lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Pray shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Caramat is trying to defend but Pray finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Pray.
Lay Pray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pray works his way into full mount!
Pray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caramat working to try and regain half guard.
Caramat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pray scoring with strikes but Caramat is staying in there.
Caramat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Edward Caramat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Pray is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pray continues to hold on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lay Pray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pray, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lay Pray!
After the fight, Lay Pray was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.