PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible. Gray has chosen That Ain't Classy as his entrance music. Max Pain had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pain
vs
Gray

179 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

170 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Gray!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws out a loose jab but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gray shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pain wants to get back to full guard.
Gray controlling the action here.
Pain wants to get back to full guard.
Pain is not content to let Gray control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain manages to get to full guard.
Gray stays in close to Pain's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roy Gray.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pain enables Gray to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pain manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pain wants to sweep here but Gray controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gray is looking to take a break and control but Pain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pain trying to control here.
Gray is trying to control. Pain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roy Gray wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pain throws out the jab.
Pain swats away the attempt to clinch by Gray.
Gray tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gray slips under a jab.
Gray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gray fails to land the takedown.
Gray shoots in looking for a takedown. Pain tries to sprawl out of it but Gray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gray looks gassed!
Gray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pain throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Roy Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Roy Gray has been cut.
Pain connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Pain.
Pain misses with a straight left.
Pain stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pain scores with a decent looking hook.
Gray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pain's waist but Pain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gray off to one side.
Max Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Gray.
Gray walks into a jab.
Gray avoids the body shot from Pain.
Gray tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
A slow jab from Pain misses its intended target.
Pain jabs at Gray's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pain scores with a three punch combo!
Pain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gray wants to clinch up but Pain keeps it at a distance.
Gray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pain swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
A slow jab from Pain misses its intended target.
Gray misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Gray finds it's target.
Gray tries for a takedown but Pain circles away easily
and Pain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pain.
Pain jabs Gray right on the nose. Gray blinks but takes it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pain misses with a body shot.
Gray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Pain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Gray's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gray has a takedown stuffed.
Gray throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Pain to counter with a crisp jab.
Gray fails with a takedown attempt.
Pain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pain throws a combination. Gray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That has opened up Roy Gray's cut even more.

Gray shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gray showed some decent athleticism there.

Pain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pain is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gray is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pain is desperately trying to improve his position but Gray has a good base and remains in mount.
Gray cracks Pain with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pain is working to get back to half guard.
Gray tries to control but Pain wriggling away.
Pain holds on for dear life.

That's two 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 is looking to improve his position but Gray isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pain regains half guard.
Pain is staying active underneath Gray, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Pain looking for submissions off his back.
Pain wants to improve his position but Gray is controlling well.
Gray 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.
Gray wants to free his trapped foot but Pain is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pain.

Pain looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gray is defending well. Pain quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gray has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pain celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Pain!