PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Pouncy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Pouncy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pain
vs
Pouncy

184 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
27
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Pouncy!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain throws a right and a left that Pouncy avoids nicely.

Pouncy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pain sprawls well initially but Pouncy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pouncy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pouncy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pouncy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pouncy not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Pouncy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No joy there for Pain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pouncy.
Pouncy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pouncy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Pouncy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pouncy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marcus Pouncy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pouncy slips a jab and a cross from Pain.
Pain tries to bum rush Pouncy with a series of wild strikes but Pouncy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pouncy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Pouncy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pouncy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Pouncy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Pouncy slips a jab and a cross from Pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain works over Pouncy's head and body with a nice combination.

Pain gets tackled into the cage by Pouncy. Pouncy maintains the clinch.
Pouncy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pain avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pouncy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pouncy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pouncy is on top in guard.

Pouncy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pouncy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Pouncy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pain misses with a series of wild punches.
Pouncy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pain misses with a wild body shot.
Pain swinging wildly here.
Pain misses with a wild combination.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pouncy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Pain gets caught flat footed, as Pouncy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Pouncy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pain, up you get!

Pouncy closes the distance and clinches.

Pouncy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pouncy looks to land a body kick but Pain moved away.
Pain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pain fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncy throws a head kick that Pain semi-blocks.
Pain looks to land a combination but Pouncy avoids it well.
Pouncy misses with a wild combination.

Pouncy gets a double leg takedown into Pain's guard.
Pouncy tries to free his leg and advance position but Pain is retaining full guard.
Pouncy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pouncy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pain's guard.
Pouncy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Pouncy is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pouncy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Let's hope that Pouncy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

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

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pain!
Pouncy controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Pouncy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pouncy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pouncy advances to full mount.
Pouncy controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncy with good strikes from the mount here!

Pouncy looking to secure an arm triangle but Pain defends it well.
Pouncy controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to get back to his feet.
Pouncy landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pouncy wants to finish this one by submission but Pain is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pouncy.
Pouncy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Max Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pouncy controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Pouncy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pouncy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Pouncy!