PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mphammad papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pain
vs
papu

179 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, mphammad papu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain looks to land a combination but papu avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from papu.
Pain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but papu circles away quickly and effectively.
papu thumps Pain with a low kick.
Pain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

papu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pain is trying to defend but papu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
papu controlling the pace.
papu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pain trying to control from the bottom.

Pain looking for submissions off his back.
papu trying to pass the guard but Pain defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is trying to control but can't.
Pain won't allow papu to pass to mount.
papu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pain misses with a jab, cross combination.
papu slips a straight right by Pain.

papu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

papu wants to work for an arm triangle but Pain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pain tries to get to full guard but papu has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
papu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
papu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pain is keeping the position for now.
Pain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. papu manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. papu swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pain drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and papu dives on top into guard.

papu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pain dives on top into guard.
papu looks gassed!

Pain is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! papu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! papu has escaped and now he's on top!
papu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
papu stopping the sweep attempt from Pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
papu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pain is keeping the position for now.
Pain is trying to keep papu in close.
Pain is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because papu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pain has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

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.
Pain controls papu momentarily but papu frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. papu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pain goes for a takedown attempt but papu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No joy there for Pain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Pain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

papu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mphammad papu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

papu drives through with a takedown into guard.
papu stops Pain from standing up.
papu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pain looking to control.

papu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, papu has managed to get both his arms back between Pain's legs - danger averted.
Pain looking to control.
papu pushing down on Pain's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
papu is looking to take a break and control but Pain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
papu passes to side control.
papu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pain keeps working.
papu tries to score with some ground and pound. Pain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain wants to control but papu postures up.
Pain is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pain is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pain.
papu postures up.
papu wants to get up but he can't break Pain's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pain trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in papu's guard.
Pain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pain is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! papu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! papu has escaped and now he's on top!
papu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
papu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pain is keeping the position for now.
papu postures up.
papu wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
papu preventing the sweep.
papu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pain pulls papu in close to his closed guard and prevents papu from doing any damage or advancing position.

papu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, papu has managed to get both his arms back between Pain's legs - danger averted.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pain throws a series of punches but papu moves out of range.
Pain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

papu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pain is looking to control papu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pain avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Pain is not content to let papu control the position.
Pain holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
papu content to control rather than advance.
papu is looking to pass Pain's guard but actually Pain recovers to full guard.
Pain working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mphammad papu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

papu tries to clinch but Pain is having none of it.
Max Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
papu thows a left - swing and a miss!
papu tries a head kick but it misses.
Pain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but papu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

papu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
papu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pain knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pain is trying to maintain the position but papu is very close to passing his half guard.
mphammad papu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of papu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take papu's back!

Pain has his arm under papu's chin here. Game over son! Pain squeezes tightly and papu is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Max Pain!