PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Els (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Els kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cassidy - Wake Up. Pain has chosen AC/DC - If you want Blood (You've got it) as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Els
vs
Pain

188 cm
32
220 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
32
212 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Els!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dee Pain!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain scores with a jab.
Els avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain is looking to land body kicks.
Els slips under a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pain is defended easily by Els.

Pain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Els to the mat! Els manages to get full guard.
Pain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Els manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is working to get back to half guard.
Els controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying desperately to improve position.
Pain holds on, trying desperately to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Els controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is in all sorts of trouble here.
Els sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Els prevents Pain from getting the reversal.
Pain is squirming around, avoiding Els's attempts to control the action.
Pain is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to hold on but Els pushes him away.
Els controlling from the full mount.
Pain is squirming around, avoiding Els's attempts to control the action.
Pain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Els controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pain working to try and regain half guard.
Els controlling from the full mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ernie Els just wasn't active enough.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pain.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Els counters with a low kick, right behind Pain 's knee.
Pain moves out of range of the leg kick from Els.
Els throws a leg kick
and Pain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain throws a solid leg kick but Els takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pain.
Dee Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Els moves away from the strike by Pain.
Els lands a front kick.
Pain tries to land a front kick but Els steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Els misses with a straight left.
Ernie Els is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Els tries a head kick but it misses.
Els avoids a kick to the body.
Els circles away from the clinch attempt
and Els counters with a nice body shot.
Els thows a left - swing and a miss!
Els lands a nice looking body kick.
Els throws a body punch but Pain moves out of range.
Els looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Els takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick from Els is predictable there
and Pain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pain misses with a leg kick.
Pain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Els's calf.

Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Els manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pain.
Pain lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pain looks to throw the jab but Els is out of range.
Pain looks for a takedown but Els sprawls well.
Els delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Pain.
Pain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Els jabs at Pain's body.
Pain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dee Pain will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Els.
Pain throws a right hand that Els ducks under and follows up with a left that Els also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pain.
Pain fails to land the takedown.
Els blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Pain misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Pain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is looking to score with low kicks.
Els blocks a jab.
Pain throws an off balance right hand
and Els counters with a good, hard body kick but Pain shrugs it off.
Els with a jab.
Pain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good standup being displayed there by Els as he connects with a hook.

Pain has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain lands a shoulder strike.

Els breaks the clinch.
Good work by Els as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Els to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pain. Els does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pain misses with a wild body shot.
Pain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Els's waist but Els gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pain off to one side.
Els avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Els.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Pain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Els.
Els moves out of range of the strikes.
Els misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain with a poor takedown
and Els counters with an inside leg kick.
Ernie Els has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dee Pain.
Pain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Els.
Pain tries to score with a low kick but Els moves his leg out of the way.
Els misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Els.
Pain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pain walks into a stiff left hand from Els.
Pain misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Els lands with a straight right. Pain didn't see that one coming.

Pain is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Els ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pain is still on wobbly legs! Can Els finish him?
Pain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pain seems to have recovered his senses.
Pain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Els drops Pain with a straight right hand, right on the button! Els follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Els!
Our winner, Ernie Els, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.