PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Daiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daiva comes to the cage accompanied by The Rasmus - The Fight. Pain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Indestructible. 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.

Daiva
vs
Pain

183 cm
29
189 lbs
6 - 22 - 0

179 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 6 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Daiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pain!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain stuffs the takedown.
Daiva tries a head kick but it misses.
Lukas Daiva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daiva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daiva's head.

Daiva clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Daiva.
Daiva lands a knee to the body.
Daiva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Daiva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daiva tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
Pain looks to land a right hand but Daiva moved out of range.
Daiva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daiva wants to clinch up but Pain keeps it at a distance.
Daiva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daiva misses with a head kick.
Daiva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pain counters with a right hand to the body.
Pain misses with a straight right.
Pain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pain throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Daiva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Daiva manages to break the clinch.
Daiva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pain swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Daiva rushes Pain and presses him up against the cage.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Pain fails to land.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Daiva has him pressed against the cage.
Pain throws a punch but it's blocked by Daiva.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain is trying to stall.
Daiva lands a good knee to the midsection. Pain won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Daiva.
Daiva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Daiva.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Daiva has double underhooks.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain tries to break free but Daiva pushes him back against the cage.
Daiva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daiva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daiva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pain looks gassed!

Daiva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain scores with a punch to the head.
Pain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daiva counters with a one-two to the body.
Daiva doesn't manage to clinch there - Pain circles away.
A big right from Pain misses.

Daiva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daiva scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Daiva.
Pain has a couple of punches blocked by Daiva.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pain tries to break free but Daiva pushes him back against the cage.
Daiva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Daiva has the dominant position.
Daiva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Daiva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain misses with a right hand

and Daiva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pain is trying to push Daiva away but Daiva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Daiva has him pressed against the cage.
Pain is trying to push Daiva away but Daiva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pain avoiding damage as Daiva throws knees to the body.
Daiva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pain avoids it.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Daiva is controlling him.
Pain wants to break free but Daiva has control.
Daiva has Pain pressed against the cage, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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.
Daiva blocking some punches.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daiva prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daiva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daiva prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daiva.
Daiva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pain is trying to push Daiva away but Daiva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Daiva is controlling the position.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daiva has him pressed against the cage.
Daiva blocking some punches.
Pain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daiva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Daiva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pain throws a jab when Daiva was well out of range.
Daiva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daiva tries to clinch up.
Pain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Daiva is looking to clinch.
Daiva tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
Daiva moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.
Daiva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pain.
Pain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Daiva misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daiva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Pain does no damage.
Pain swings widly with a right hand

and Daiva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daiva prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Daiva keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain avoiding damage as Daiva throws knees to the body.
Daiva takes a shot to the head.
Pain is trying to push Daiva away but Daiva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daiva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Pain fails to land.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daiva keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daiva has Pain pressed against the cage, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daiva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain is trying to push Daiva away but Daiva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pain takes an elbow to the temple.
Daiva with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Daiva has the dominant position.
Pain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Daiva has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daiva obliges.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Daiva is controlling the position.
Daiva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daiva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pain tries a body shot but Daiva blocks it.
Daiva missing with knees to the body.
Pain throws a punch but it's blocked by Daiva.
Daiva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain tries to circle away but Daiva has him pinned against the cage.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Daiva has double underhooks.
Pain takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to push Daiva away but Daiva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daiva prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Daiva lands a nice knee to the body.
Daiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daiva blocks an uppercut.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Daiva has double underhooks.
Daiva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daiva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pain.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Daiva has the dominant position.

Daiva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daiva is looking to clinch.
Pain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pain lands with a right hand.
Pain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Daiva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lukas Daiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four 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 jabs at Daiva's body.
Daiva wants to clinch up but Pain keeps it at a distance.
Daiva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pain's corner calls for a 1-2. Pain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pain.
Pain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daiva in his tracks.
Pain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Daiva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daiva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daiva fails with a takedown attempt.
Pain cracks a nice hook into Daiva's ribs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daiva fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Max Pain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Daiva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pain tries to circle away but Daiva has him pinned against the cage.
Daiva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daiva.
Pain tries to break free but Daiva pushes him back against the cage.
Pain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daiva scores a nice knee to the body.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daiva landing knees to the head.
Pain is trying to push Daiva away but Daiva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Daiva has double underhooks.
Daiva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pain can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain trying to land knees to the body.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but Daiva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daiva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daiva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daiva landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daiva scores a nice knee to the body.
Daiva lands a nice knee to the body.
Pain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from Daiva.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Daiva is controlling the position.
Pain takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pain.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Daiva has the dominant position.
Daiva landing knees to the head.
Daiva has Pain pressed against the cage, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daiva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daiva scores with a knee to the head.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Daiva is controlling the position.
Pain wants to break free but Daiva has control.
Daiva with a knee to the head.
Daiva connects with a knee to the head.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daiva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Daiva blocks with his arms.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daiva avoids it.
Daiva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Daiva won't allow it.
Daiva scores a nice knee to the body.
Pain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daiva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Daiva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Daiva has double underhooks.
Daiva lands with a right to the head.

Daiva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain throws a series of punches but Daiva avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain swats away the attempt to clinch by Daiva.
Pain loads up on a big right hand but Daiva slips the punch.
Pain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Daiva fakes the leg kick and cracks Pain in the body.
Daiva slips a straight right by Pain.
Daiva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pain connects with a single shot there.
Daiva defending well as Pain loads up on a big left hand.
Pain misses with a right hand

and Daiva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daiva.
Daiva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pain wants to break free but Daiva has control.
Daiva lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Daiva won't allow it.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Daiva has him pressed against the cage.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Daiva has him pressed against the cage.
Daiva working Pain over with knees to the body.
Pain tries to circle away but Daiva has him pinned against the cage.
Pain tries to break free but Daiva pushes him back against the cage.
Daiva landing knees to the body.
Daiva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Daiva lands a good knee to the midsection. Pain won't want to take too many of those.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Daiva won't allow it.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Daiva has him pressed against the cage.
Pain is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Daiva manages to break the clinch.
Daiva is looking to clinch.
Pain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daiva moves forwards but Pain connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Daiva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daiva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Daiva!