PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Payne
vs
Willis

192 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

201 cm
18
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vince Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Willis!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.
Willis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willis keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Willis is predictable there

and Payne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Payne wants to take the fight to the mat but Willis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Payne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Payne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Payne letting Willis take a breather here.
Payne tries for a takedown but Willis manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Willis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Payne uses from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Willis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Payne.
Willis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Payne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Payne chips away with some ground and pound.
Willis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Payne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Payne stops Willis from standing up.
Payne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis wants to sweep but no luck.
Payne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Payne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Payne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Payne.
Payne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Payne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Payne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Payne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Payne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Payne lands a couple of elbows.
Payne scoring with some ground and pound.
Willis looks winded!
Payne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Payne is working Willis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Payne with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Willis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Payne landing some decent shots from guard.
Payne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Payne throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a big right hand that misses.
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Willis has wrist control.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Payne slips an elbow through the middle.
Payne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Payne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Payne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Payne lands a couple of elbows.
Payne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Payne cracks Willis with a solid left hand.
Payne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Payne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Payne stands up over Willis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Payne is in close to Willis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Payne working some strikes from top position.
Payne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Payne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Payne connects with a couple of short punches.
Payne works over Willis with some ground and pound from guard.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Payne slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Payne distracts Willis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Payne postures up in Willis's guard and throws a big left but Willis blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Payne throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Willis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Payne forces Willis back against the cage and clinches.
Willis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payne's elbow.
Payne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Willis's efforts to push away.
Willis struggles to land a body shot inside as Payne controls his hands.
Willis is trying to break free.

Payne pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis looking to sit in guard and control but Payne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Payne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne is working Willis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Payne works over Willis with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Payne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Payne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vince Payne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Payne chips away with some ground and pound.
Payne postures up in Willis's guard and throws a big left but Willis blocks it.
Willis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Payne.
Payne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne lands a couple of elbows.
Payne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Payne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Payne lands a couple of digs.
Payne with a nice head shot there.
Payne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Payne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Willis's head.
Payne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Payne cracks Willis with a solid left hand.
Payne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Payne lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Payne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a big right hand that misses.
Payne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Payne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Payne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Payne distracts Willis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Payne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Payne cracks Willis with a solid left hand.
Payne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne with a nice head shot there.
Payne is in close to Willis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Payne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Willis's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne landing with the ground and pound.
Payne stands up over Willis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Payne stands up over Willis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Payne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Payne working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Payne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Payne prevents Willis from getting back to his feet.
Payne landing with the ground and pound.
Payne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Willis's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis has momentary wrist control but Payne slips an elbow through the middle.
Payne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Payne dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Willis tries to keep at a distance but Payne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Payne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willis can do to turn this around?
Payne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Willis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Willis leaning against his opponent.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne throws the left hand but Willis avoids the punch easily.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willis scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Vince Payne has been cut.
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willis tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Willis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Willis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Willis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Willis!
Willis throws a jab when Payne was well out of range.

Payne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis pushes Payne off looking to stand but Payne dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Payne lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Payne is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Willis is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vince Payne!