PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cholmondley Smythe has chosen He is an Englishman as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Payne
vs
Cholmondley Smythe

150 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cholmondley Smythe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Payne could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cholmondley Smythe working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cholmondley Smythe moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Payne wants to get back to his feet but Cholmondley Smythe is dominant here and he's now got Payne's back!
Cholmondley Smythe controlling from mount.
Payne prevents Cholmondley Smythe from taking his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cholmondley Smythe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Payne tries to hold on but Cholmondley Smythe postures up.
Payne working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cholmondley Smythe stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Cholmondley Smythe 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.
Cholmondley Smythe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cholmondley Smythe postures up.
Cholmondley Smythe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cholmondley Smythe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Payne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Payne tries to roll over but Cholmondley Smythe keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne is looking to control Cholmondley Smythe 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Payne avoid being mounted?
Cholmondley Smythe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cholmondley Smythe has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Cholmondley Smythe controlling his opponent.
Payne is desperately trying to improve his position but Cholmondley Smythe has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cholmondley Smythe is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Payne tries to clinch but Cholmondley Smythe is having none of it.
Payne is looking to clinch but Cholmondley Smythe is avoiding it.
Payne tries for a takedown but Cholmondley Smythe circles away easily
and Cholmondley Smythe counters with a big head kick but Payne shrugs it off.
Payne tries for a takedown but Cholmondley Smythe circles away easily

and Cholmondley Smythe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Payne won't be happy with that.
Cholmondley Smythe taking a breather here.
Payne tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cholmondley Smythe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Payne is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cholmondley Smythe off and has taken his back!
Payne not allowing Cholmondley Smythe to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to control but Cholmondley Smythe manages to buck him off and is now in Payne's guard! Nice work there by Cholmondley Smythe !
Payne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cholmondley Smythe is one step ahead there.
Payne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Payne throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cholmondley Smythe trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cholmondley Smythe stops Payne from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Payne tries to clinch up

and Cholmondley Smythe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Payne's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Payne wants to hit a switch here but Cholmondley Smythe passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Payne there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Payne looks to clinch

and Cholmondley Smythe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Payne looking for a sweep. Not yet Payne, not yet.
Payne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cholmondley Smythe controls the pace.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to free his leg and advance position but Payne is retaining full guard.

Payne working for a triangle but Cholmondley Smythe defends it easily.
Payne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cholmondley Smythe controls the pace.
Cholmondley Smythe passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Cholmondley Smythe controlling the pace.
Cholmondley Smythe is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholmondley Smythe prevents Payne from standing back up.
Cholmondley Smythe is controlling the pace.
Payne pushes Cholmondley Smythe off looking to stand but Cholmondley Smythe dives back in and keeps control.
Cholmondley Smythe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Payne is trying to maintain the position but Cholmondley Smythe is very close to passing his half guard.

Cholmondley Smythe is working for a kimura but Payne is defending it quite comfortably.
Payne trying to control from the bottom.

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.
Cholmondley Smythe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cholmondley Smythe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Payne trying to control from the bottom.
Cholmondley Smythe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Payne wants to control but Cholmondley Smythe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Payne tries to get to full guard but Cholmondley Smythe has control of the leg.
Payne wants to get back to his feet.
Payne tries to roll over but Cholmondley Smythe keeps him under control.

Payne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes 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.
Payne misses with a takedown

and Cholmondley Smythe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Payne goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cholmondley Smythe prevents it.
Payne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cholmondley Smythe is keeping busy.

Cholmondley Smythe is trying to trip Payne. He has hold of a leg but Payne is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cholmondley Smythe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Payne is wriggling around but Cholmondley Smythe manages to pass to half guard.
Cholmondley Smythe wants to pass the guard but Payne is defending well.
Cholmondley Smythe 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.
Cholmondley Smythe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Payne!
Cholmondley Smythe controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cholmondley Smythe forces the positional change into back control.
Cholmondley Smythe is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Cholmondley Smythe lands strikes to the head.
Payne is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cholmondley Smythe .
Cholmondley Smythe throwing damaging strikes from the back! Payne could be in trouble here!
Cholmondley Smythe controlling the position well here. Payne rolled but Cholmondley Smythe kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Cholmondley Smythe working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Payne is doing well to defend. Cholmondley Smythe seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Payne is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe !