PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Julian Moore has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Moore
vs
Pray

180 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lay Pray!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pray is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moore's half guard.
Pray has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Dojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Moore is looking for a sweep. Pray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Moore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pray pulls his head out easily.
Moore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pray stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to improve his position but Pray is controlling well.

Moore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pray pulls his head out easily.
Moore wants to get back to full guard but Pray has mounted him!
Pray controlling his opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Pray there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pray looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray scoring with strikes but Moore is staying in there.
Pray prevents Moore from getting the reversal.
Moore tries to lock up and control but Pray gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray looking to control and managing it successfully.
It looks like Pray might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
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.
Moore is trying desperately to improve position.
Moore is working hard here to advance position.
Moore wants to control but Pray is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moore catches Pray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Pray shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Moore is trying to defend but Pray finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pray controlling the pace.
Moore is trying to control but can't.
Pray is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore is trying to control but can't.
Moore is in trouble now - Pray has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to control but Pray is having none of it.
Pray content just to control the position here.
Pray in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pray controlling the pace for now.
Moore is looking to improve his position but Pray isn't that keen on the idea.
Pray controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to hold on but Pray pushes him away.
Pray controlling his opponent.
Pray is continuing to stall.
Moore wants to control but Pray is having none of it.
Pray prevents Moore from getting the reversal.
Pray controlling the position easily from mount.
Pray in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pray landing strikes from the mount and Moore is in trouble!
Moore wants to hold on but Pray pushes him away.
Moore tries to reverse the position but Pray maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pray looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lay Pray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Pray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moore gets full guard.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Moore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to control the position.
Pray is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moore lands with a right hand.

Pray looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pray is stalling in the full guard.
Julian Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Moore is looking for a triangle but Pray pushes his legs off easily.
Pray passes Moore's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray slows the pace down in half guard.
Moore won't allow Pray to pass to mount.
Pray stalling.
Pray tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moore knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Moore actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Pray is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four 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.
Moore tries to get to full guard but Pray has control of the leg.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pray lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lay Pray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pray winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lay Pray!
A pretty intense looking Lay Pray took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.