PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Worstel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Worstel
vs
Payne

200 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

201 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Nutrition King

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Worstel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Worstel stuffs the takedown attempt from Payne. Payne gets slowly back to his feet.

Payne drives through with a takedown into guard.
Worstel is pulling down on Payne's head. It's preventing any offense from Payne, at least for the moment.
Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but Worstel is retaining full guard.
Payne lands a couple of elbows.
Worstel managing to control the position.
Worstel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Payne throws a big right hand that misses.
Worstel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Payne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Worstel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne stopping the sweep attempt from Worstel.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Worstel fails with the takedown.
Payne has his takedown stuffed

and Worstel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dave Worstel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Payne.
Payne lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Payne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Worstel controls the pace.
Payne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Payne thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to sweep here but Worstel controlling him for the moment.
Payne looks gassed!
Worstel is stalling in the full guard.
Worstel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Payne on the ground.
Payne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Worstel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Worstel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Worstel stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne with a lazy takedown attempt

and Worstel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Payne doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Worstel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Payne thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Payne looking for a sweep. Not yet Payne, not yet.
Payne throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worstel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Payne has a closed guard, preventing Worstel from standing up.
Worstel stopping the sweep attempt from Payne.
Payne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Payne misses with a takedown

so Worstel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne lands some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Worstel!
Payne lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Worstel is trying desperately to improve position.
Worstel tries to hold on but Payne pushes him away.
Payne throws some wild stikes that Worstel manages to avoid easily.
Worstel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Payne cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Payne cracks Worstel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worstel is trying to stand.
Payne landing strikes from the mount and Worstel is in trouble!
Worstel tries to lock up and control but Payne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Worstel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Payne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Payne with a lazy takedown attempt

and Worstel counters by clinching up.
Payne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Payne prevents the takedown attempt.
Payne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Worstel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dave Worstel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Payne.
Payne fails with the takedown

and Worstel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Payne!
Worstel controlling the position easily from mount.
Payne is looking to improve his position but Worstel isn't that keen on the idea.
Payne sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Payne manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worstel trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worstel stopping the sweep attempt from Payne.
Worstel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Payne looking for a sweep. Not yet Payne, not yet.
Payne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Worstel!
Worstel can't escape the position.

That's two 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.
Payne landing punches.
Worstel is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Payne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Payne throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Payne working Worstel over with strikes here.
Payne working Worstel over with strikes here.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Worstel tries to lock up and control but Payne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Worstel can't escape the position.
Payne sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Payne raining down shots from the mount!
Payne landing strikes from the mount.
Worstel is desperately trying to improve his position but Payne has a good base and remains in mount.
Payne throwing strikes here but Worstel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Payne throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worstel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Worstel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Worstel tries to get out of the position.
Payne is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Worstel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Worstel regains half guard.
Dave Worstel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Worstel controlling the position for now.
Worstel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Payne wants to pass the guard but Worstel is keeping the position.
Payne throwing strikes from guard but Worstel blocks nicely.
Payne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Worstel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Payne forces his way into half guard.
Payne not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Worstel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Worstel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Payne slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Payne is putting a hurting on Worstel here, landing some big shots from side control.
Payne scoring with punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Payne.
Worstel tries to bench press Payne off him but Payne keeps the position.
Payne lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Worstel down.
Payne in side control lands a decent elbow.
Payne grinds an elbow into Worstel's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne working the ground and pound.
Payne scoring with punches and elbows.
Payne lands some shots froms side control.
Payne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Max Payne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Worstel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Worstel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Payne tries to improve position but can't.
Payne manages to work his way to half guard, despite Worstel's best efforts.
Payne gets full guard.
Payne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Worstel is one step ahead there.
Payne trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Payne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Payne looking for a sweep. Not yet Payne, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Payne has his takedown stuffed

and Worstel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Worstel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Payne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Payne trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Payne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Payne punishing his opponent with strikes.
Worstel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne cracks Worstel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Worstel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Worstel is rocked!
Payne breaks from Worstel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Worstel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Payne thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Payne in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Payne misses with a head shot.
Worstel seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice elbow there by Payne.
Worstel wants to control but Payne is having none of it.
Payne prevents Worstel from getting the reversal.
Payne misses with a head shot.
Worstel is looking to get to half guard.
Payne lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Worstel is desperately trying to improve his position but Payne has a good base and remains in mount.
Payne dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Payne.
Payne lands a nice shot to the head.
Payne looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Worstel covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Payne!