PBP Commentary

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

Craddock
vs
Pain

185 cm
27
175 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

180 cm
22
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Craddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Pain!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Craddock pinned against the cage. Craddock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Craddock pushes Pain up against the cage in a clinch.
Pain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Craddock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pain tries to pull guard but Craddock holds him up against the cage and eventually Pain drops back down to his feet.
Frank Craddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Pain.
Pain is trying to maintain a safe position but Craddock gets an underhook and turns Pain into the cage.
Craddock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Craddock misses with a takedown attempt

and Pain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Craddock is looking to escape.
Pain passes the guard and advances to mount!
Craddock is desperately trying to improve his position but Pain has a good base and remains in mount.

Pain jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Craddock manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Craddock gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craddock missing with punches from the bottom.
Pain is trying to control the action in half guard but Craddock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Craddock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pain preventing the sweep.

Craddock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pain is aware though and is defending well.
Craddock is breathing heavily.
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craddock is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain forces his way into half guard.
Craddock keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pain is looking to take a break and control but Craddock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.

Pain wants to work for an arm triangle but Craddock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pain is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Craddock!

Pain goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Craddock is on top in guard.
Craddock trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Pain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Pain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pain has control of Craddock's left arm, preventing Craddock from doing any damage.

Pain has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Craddock is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pain.
Craddock lands a decent elbow from side control.

Craddock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain regains half guard.
Pain is looking to improve his position.
Pain misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pain wants to improve his position but Craddock is controlling well.
Craddock wants to stand but Pain has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Craddock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Pain dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Craddock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Craddock in his tracks.
Craddock misses with a takedown

so Pain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Pain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Pain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Craddock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pain is in trouble now - Craddock has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Craddock landing punches.
Craddock wants to take Pain's back here but Pain is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Craddock misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pain sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pain wants to improve his position but Craddock is controlling well.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Craddock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Craddock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Craddock.
Pain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Craddock trying to control from half guard but Pain is working away.
Pain tries to roll over but Craddock keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Craddock fails with an attempt to clinch.

Pain scores a takedown into full mount!
Craddock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Craddock is squirming around, avoiding Pain's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock tries to reverse the position but Pain maintains control.

Pain wants to finish this one by submission but Craddock is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pain.
Craddock wants to control but Pain is having none of it.
Pain sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Pain there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pain moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Craddock has worked his arm free - good work by Craddock!
Craddock regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Craddock manages to get to full guard.
Craddock wants to stand and escape but Pain is having none of it.
Pain stopping the sweep attempt from Craddock.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Craddock is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Craddock avoids it really well and circles away.
Pain shoots in for a double leg but Craddock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Craddock misses with a takedown attempt

and Pain counters with a single leg into guard. Craddock didn't expect that.
Pain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Craddock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Craddock wants to improve his position but instead Pain has moved into half guard.
Pain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Craddock keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Craddock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Craddock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Craddock is pressing down on Pain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pain trying to control but Craddock is working from the bottom.

Pain drops back looking for a leg! Craddock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Craddock manages to kick Pain off! Pain jumps back into Craddock's guard.
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craddock is keeping the position for now.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A left and a right from Pain both land. Nice combination.

Pain closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Craddock did well to prevent Pain getting side control.
Craddock is looking to improve his position.
Pain is looking to stall here but Craddock recovers full guard.
Pain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Craddock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Craddock looking for a sweep. Not yet Craddock, not yet.
Craddock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pain's guard.

Craddock drops back looking for a leg! Pain is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pain manages to kick Craddock off! Craddock jumps back into Pain's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frank Craddock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craddock preventing the sweep.
Craddock wants to pass the guard but Pain is keeping the position.
Craddock preventing the sweep.
Craddock looking to pass the guard.
Craddock postures up.

Pain looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Craddock has picked Pain up and slammed him! Pain can't keep hold of the triangle and Craddock manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Craddock gets caught flat footed, as Pain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craddock is keeping the position for now.
Pain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Craddock throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pain escapes and throws Craddock's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Craddock tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pain presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Max Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Craddock is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Pain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pain 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Pain!