PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morten Niellsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macon Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Niellsen
vs
Paine

190 cm
21
248 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Niellsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Macon Paine!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine wants to clinch.

Niellsen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Niellsen showed some decent athleticism there.
Niellsen stops Paine from getting back to his feet.
Niellsen wants to pass to mount but Paine is defending the position.
Niellsen prevents Paine from standing back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Niellsen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paine is trying to stand up here but Niellsen is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Niellsen there.
Niellsen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paine looks like he's trying to stand up.
Niellsen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niellsen is looking to advance position but Paine won't allow it.
Niellsen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Paine makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Niellsen lands a jab to the head.

Niellsen shoots in and bounces Paine off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Paine wants to stand and escape but Niellsen is having none of it.
Niellsen landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Niellsen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Niellsen chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niellsen thows a big elbow that misses.
Paine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Niellsen is controlling him.
Niellsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Paine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niellsen lands a couple of digs.
Niellsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Niellsen looking to pass the guard.
Paine wants to stand and escape but Niellsen is having none of it.
Niellsen wants to control from the top but Paine keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paine is looking to clinch but Niellsen is avoiding it.
Paine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niellsen fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niellsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paine.
Paine stuffs the takedown.
Macon Paine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four 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.
Paine scores with a nice strike.
Paine leaves Niellsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morten Niellsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paine tries to clinch but Niellsen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morten Niellsen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Paine stuffs the takedown attempt from Niellsen. Niellsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Paine is looking to clinch.
Paine misses with a head kick.
Niellsen throws a hook but Paine avoids it easily.
Paine walks into a straight right hand from Niellsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Niellsen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Niellsen showed some decent athleticism there.
Paine wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niellsen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Niellsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Niellsen trying to pass the guard but Paine defending well.
Paine is trying to stand back up but Niellsen is controlling him
Paine has hold of Niellsen's hands but Niellsen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Niellsen stops Paine from getting back to his feet.
Paine is breathing heavily.
Niellsen is trying to control the action in half guard but Paine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Niellsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Niellsen is trying to control. Paine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Niellsen throwing shots but Paine is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niellsen stops Paine from getting back to his feet.
Niellsen is nestled in close to Paine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paine wants to get back to his feet.
Niellsen is taking a breather. Paine says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Niellsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paine circles away.
Paine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paine throws a head kick that half lands.
Paine throws a hook but Niellsen blocks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Niellsen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morten Niellsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niellsen shoots in and drives through. Paine sprawls well.
Niellsen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paine tries to avoid it but Niellsen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paine to the ground. Paine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Niellsen gets a takedown into half guard.
Paine is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine is staying active underneath Niellsen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Niellsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paine has hold of Niellsen's hands but Niellsen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Niellsen stops Paine from getting back to his feet.
Niellsen is looking to advance position but Paine won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Paine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niellsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Niellsen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Paine's guard.
Paine wants to stand up but Niellsen is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morten Niellsen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Niellsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niellsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paine misses with the combination.
Niellsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paine pinned against the cage. Paine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niellsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Paine is just out of range.
Niellsen connects with the punch.
Niellsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Niellsen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Paine is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Paine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Niellsen decides to stand back up. Niellsen steps back and let's Paine get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niellsen lands a slapping body shot.
Paine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Niellsen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Niellsen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Paine pushes Niellsen off looking to stand but Niellsen dives back in and keeps control.
Niellsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niellsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Niellsen lands strikes from half guard.
Paine is trying to stand up here but Niellsen is controlling him well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Niellsen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Niellsen shoots in and bounces Paine off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Niellsen chips away with some ground and pound.
Paine keeping moving, preventing Niellsen from controlling successfully.
Niellsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paine keeping moving, preventing Niellsen from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paine wants to stand up but Niellsen is controlling him.
Morten Niellsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paine keeping moving, preventing Niellsen from controlling successfully.

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

Niellsen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Niellsen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paine is looking to stand up but Niellsen isn't so interested in that idea.
Macon Paine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morten Niellsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paine throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morten Niellsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Niellsen, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morten Niellsen!