PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nilo Pa Kua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Pain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nilo Pa Kua's chin.

Pain
vs
Pa Kua

180 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nilo Pa Kua!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pa Kua looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pa Kua is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Pain is looking for a kimura but Pa Kua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pain to get the leverage.
Pain stops Pa Kua from getting back to his feet.
Pa Kua is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pain's back!
Pa Kua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pain turns into Pa Kua and is now in his guard.
Painis looking to pass into half guard but Pa Kua pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pa Kua is in guard.
Pa Kua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pa Kua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pain is keeping the position for now.
Pain trying to strike off his back.
Pain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pa Kua tries to free his leg and advance position but Pain is retaining full guard.
Pain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Pa Kua defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pain.
Pa Kua is looking to improve his position but Pain isn't that keen on the idea.

Pain is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pa Kua can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pa Kua gets back to half guard.
Pa Kua is trying to get back to full guard.

Pain is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pa Kua is just riding it out for now. Pain eventually gives up the hold.
Pa Kua is looking for a sweep. Pain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pa Kua is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Pain is working for a kimura but Pa Kua is defending it quite comfortably.

Pa Kua is defending against the submission attempts here by Pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pain is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pa Kua wants to improve his position but Pain is controlling well.

Pain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pa Kua defends it well.
Pa Kua is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pain's back!
Pa Kua misses with an elbow to the head.
Pa Kua is trying to stick to Pain's back but Pain is turning into Pa Kua. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pa Kua's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pain.
Pa Kua can't keep his opponent in guard - Pain advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Pain is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pa Kua has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pa Kua gets back to full guard.
Pain thows a big elbow that misses.
Pain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pa Kua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pain won't allow Pa Kua to sweep him here.
Pain is looking to work some ground and pound but Pa Kua has wrist control.

Pain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pa Kua striking off his back but it's not causing Pain any problems.
Pain passes into half guard.

Pain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pa Kua defends it well.
Pa Kua looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pa Kua looks gassed!

Pain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pa Kua defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pain is looking for a kimura but Pa Kua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pain to get the leverage.
Pain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pa Kua defending well though.
Pain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pa Kua is looking to improve his position.
Pain uses his free foot to push down on Pa Kua's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pa Kua.
Pa Kua holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pain tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Pain there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Pain is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pa Kua has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pa Kua!
Pa Kua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Pain dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pain shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pa Kua's guard.
Pa Kua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pain.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but Pa Kua is retaining full guard.

Pa Kua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pa Kua is keeping the position for now.
Pain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pa Kua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pain pushes down on Pa Kua's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Pain looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Pa Kua looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pa Kua is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pa Kua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Pain is working for a submission of some sort.

Pain is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mike Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pa Kua trying to hold on to Pain's head to control him but Pain postures up.
Pain stops Pa Kua from getting back to his feet.

Pain looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pain 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.
Pa Kua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Pa Kua is pressing down on Pain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Pain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pain is pushing down on Pa Kua's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pa Kua is fighting to maintain full guard but Pain has managed to sneak the leg through.

Pa Kua is defending against the submission attempts here by Pain.

Pain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pa Kua defends it well.

Pain seems to be looking for submissions.

Pain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pa Kua is looking for a sweep. Pain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Pain is looking for a kimura but Pa Kua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pain to get the leverage.

Pain is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pa Kua tries to get to full guard but Pain has control of the leg.

Pain seems to be working for a kimura but Pa Kua defends the submission attempt.
Pa Kua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pain seems to be working for a kimura but Pa Kua defends the submission attempt.
Pain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Pain is working for a submission of some sort.
Pa Kua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pain thows a huge punch but Pa Kua dodges it nicely.
Pain prevents Pa Kua from improving his position.
Pain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Pain dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pa Kua swings for the body but Pain moves out of range.
Pa Kua jabs at Pain's body.
Pa Kua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pa Kua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Pa Kua tries to sprawl but Pain drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pa Kua manages to get to full guard.
Pain is looking to work some ground and pound but Pa Kua has wrist control.
Pa Kua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pain won't allow Pa Kua to sweep him here.

Pain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pain throws a big right hand that misses.
Pain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pa Kua manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pain manages to get himself to full guard.
Pa Kua wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
Pain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pa Kua.
Pa Kua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pa Kua looking to pass the guard.
Pain lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pa Kua!

Pain looking to secure an arm triangle but Pa Kua defends it well.
Pain throwing strikes here but Pa Kua is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Pain looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Pain looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pa Kua is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pa Kua tries to hold on but Pain pushes him away.

Pain with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pa Kua bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pain looking for a sweep. Not yet Pain, not yet.
Pa Kua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pain is keeping the position for now.
Pain wants to sweep but no luck.
Pa Kua slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pa Kua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Pain is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Pain extends the arm and Pa Kua is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Pain!