PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Austin Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lae Praye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Praye has chosen Dragula as his entrance music. Lae Praye is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Justice
vs
Praye

175 cm
21
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

157 cm
24
163 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lae Praye!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Praye.
Justice shoots in but Praye avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Justice 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.
Praye wants to stand and escape but Justice is having none of it.
Praye has momentary wrist control but Justice slips an elbow through the middle.

Justice thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Justice stops Praye from standing up.
Justice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justice prevents Praye from getting back to his feet.
Justice distracts Praye with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Justice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Praye trying to control the position.
Praye keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Justice fails to land the takedown.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Praye gets the takedown into side control.

Praye decides to stand back up.

Praye gets caught flat footed, as Justice shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Praye has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Justice is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Praye.
Praye pushes Justice away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justice gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Praye is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye pushes Justice away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justice gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Justice is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Praye has escaped the position, nice work there.
Praye really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Praye wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Justice is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Praye knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Justice will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Justice landing a few strikes.

Praye throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice shoots and misses
and Praye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a hook but Praye blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Praye blocks the low kick.
Praye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice shoots and misses
and Praye counters with a three punch combo that has Justice backing up. Justice nods at Praye to acknowledge the strikes.
Justice with a poor takedown
and Praye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Praye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Praye feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
Praye misses with a two punch combination.
Justice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Praye is out of range.
Justice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Praye was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Praye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Justice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Justice throws and elbow that misses. Praye uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Justice's guard. Nice move by Praye!

Praye stands and steps away. Justice gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lae Praye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Justice is fending him off so far but Praye persists. Nope, Justice circles away and we're back to standing.
Justice tries to land a leg kick but Praye saw it coming and moves away.
Praye missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice misses with a low kick as Praye jumps back.
Praye tries for a takedown but Justice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Praye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Justice is fending him off so far but Praye persists. Nope, Justice circles away and we're back to standing.
Justice is looking to score with low kicks.
Praye has a takedown stuffed.

Praye gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice is in close to Praye's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Praye keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
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 Austin Justice will probably get the nod.
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.

Praye thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt

and Praye decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Justice's guard.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Praye from controlling successfully.

Justice is looking for a triangle but Praye pushes his legs off easily.

Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Praye doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Praye manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Justice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Praye won't allow Justice to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praye would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Justice throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Justice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Praye trying to stand up but can't free himself from Justice's guard.
Justice has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Praye preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Praye bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Justice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye is looking to take a break and control but Justice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Praye decides to stand up, so the ref orders Justice to his feet.
Justice misses with a takedown

and Praye counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Justice's guard now.
Praye wants to stand and escape but instead Justice has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Justice works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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!
Praye pushes Justice off but Justice dives into side control.
Justice misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice working the ground and pound but Praye is defending the strikes.
Praye tries to escape but Justice is in control.
Justice has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Praye!
Justice lands with some strikes.

Praye bucks up and throws Justice to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Justice misses with a takedown attempt

so Praye counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Justice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lae Praye has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice is striking but Praye is not phased and passes to half guard.
Praye tries to stand and escape but Justice is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice regains full guard. Nicely done.
Praye must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Praye has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Justice is proving hard to escape from.

Praye wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Justice's closed guard. He's half up but Justice has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Justice pivots and extends the arm, Praye falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Justice! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Austin Justice!