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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Major Payne (ranked 2748 p4p, 344 weight class) and Denis Prager (ranked 3071 p4p, 377 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Basic striking
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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 The Island, Major Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Prager!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne scores with a jab to the body.
Prager has a takedown stuffed.
Payne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prager throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
Prager fails with a takedown attempt.
Prager is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Payne's half guard.
Payne is trying to control but can't.
Payne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prager on the ground.
Payne wants to improve his position but Prager is controlling well.
Prager winds up and cracks Payne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Payne is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne trying to hold on to Prager's head to control him but Prager postures up.
Prager stalling.
Let's hope that Prager 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.
Payne is looking for a sweep. Prager is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Prager looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Prager trying to control the action but Payne is working from the bottom.
Payne trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Prager.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Prager slips a nice elbow through Payne's hands, connecting with Payne's forehead.
Prager wants to control but Payne is keeping him busy.
Prager takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Prager wants to take a breather but Payne is having none of it.
Payne is controlling Prager's trapped leg to prevent Prager from advancing to side control.
Payne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Payne is in trouble now - Prager has advanced to mount!
Prager lands a couple of good shots and Payne has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prager looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Prager controls the position.
Payne is trying to break free.
Prager is riding his opponent, not letting Payne buck him off.
Prager is looking to control Payne but Payne is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prager lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Payne is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Prager.
Prager looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Payne is trapped and Prager is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Payne is trying to remain composed but Prager is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Payne rolls, trying to escape but Prager keeps control of the position.
Prager has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prager tries to keep control of the position but Payne is staying busy.
Prager controlling the position well here. Payne rolled but Prager kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Prager is landing with strikes from the back.
I would not like to be Payne right now.
Prager's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Payne tries to break free.
Prager controlling from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Prager.
Payne tries to roll but Prager sticks to his back.
Payne covers up after that shot from Prager.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne rolls, trying to escape but Prager keeps control of the position.
Payne takes a big shot to the side of the head.
I would not like to be Payne right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Prager dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Prager drives through with a takedown into guard.
Payne wants to sweep here but Prager controlling him for the moment.
Prager engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Payne trying to keep a closed guard but Prager is proving a slippery customer.
Prager won't allow Payne to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prager is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Denis Prager has got the better of the ground game so far.
Payne wants to sweep but no luck.
Prager is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Prager wants to improve his position but Payne is controlling well.
Prager works his way to full guard. Good work.
Payne postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prager holds on and takes a little breather.
Payne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Prager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prager looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prager lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Prager works over Payne with some ground and pound from guard.
Prager sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Payne keeping full guard, as Prager tries to pass.
Prager is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Prager.
Prager cracks Payne with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Prager slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Prager in side control lands a decent elbow.
Prager in side control lands a decent elbow.
Prager scoring with punches from side control.
Payne is rocked!
Prager lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oh Payne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prager landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Prager wants to control but Payne is keeping him busy.
Prager is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Prager lands a few punches from side control.
Payne is looking to regain half guard here but Prager keeps moving and retains side control.
Payne seems to have got his legs back now.
Prager working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prager working away.
Payne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Prager working the head and body with strikes.
Payne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Payne tries to get out of the position.
Payne tries to bench press Prager off him but Prager keeps the position.
The referee asks Prager politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Prager prefers to stall for the moment though.
Prager landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Prager taking a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prager lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Payne is looking to regain half guard here but Prager keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Prager politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Prager prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Prager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Payne lands a lovely overhand right.
Denis Prager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
Prager fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Prager looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Prager working Payne over with strikes.
Prager is trying to control the action in half guard but Payne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Payne is trying to control but can't.
Prager seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Payne keeps working.
Prager not doing much here.
Prager is keen to just control but Payne is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Prager's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Prager's back!
Prager rolls, trying to escape but Payne keeps control of the position.
Payne is punishing Prager with strikes - can he finish him?!
Prager trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Payne throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Payne is hanging on to Prager's back as he tries to escape.
Prager breaks Payne's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Prager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prager won't allow Payne to sweep him here.
Prager looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Prager scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prager lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Prager sitting in guard here, content to control.
Prager distracts Payne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Prager wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Payne throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Payne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prager chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Payne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prager is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prager controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Payne will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Payne wants to sweep but no luck.
Prager wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Prager controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Major Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne lands a lovely overhand right.
Prager shoots in and bounces Payne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Prager engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Prager.
Payne striking from his own guard.
Prager keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Payne's head.
Prager controls from within his opponent's guard.
Prager preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prager trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Prager passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Prager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Prager 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Prager!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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