PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster comes to the cage accompanied by Friggin In The Riggin. Pain comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Step Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jeremy Foster had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Foster
vs
Pain

182 cm
23
222 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

189 cm
22
224 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Pain!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Pain. No joy for Foster on that attempt.
Foster looks for a takedown but Pain sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Foster closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pain taking some punishment here, with Foster in his half guard.
Foster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foster wants to control but Pain is keeping him busy.
Foster 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.
Foster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Foster is looking to take a break and control but Pain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster with the ground and pound but Pain uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Foster postures up in Pain's guard and throws a big left but Pain blocks it.
Pain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster postures up in Pain's guard and throws a big left but Pain blocks it.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foster works over Pain with some ground and pound from guard.
Foster prevents Pain from getting back to his feet.
Foster throwing strikes but missing.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foster's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Foster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.
Pain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pain wants to stand and escape but Foster is having none of it.
Foster with a nice head shot there.
Foster won't allow Pain to get back to his feet.
Pain looks gassed!
Pain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Foster sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pain's guard.
Foster is looking to take a break and control but Pain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pain!
Pain avoids a series of strikes thrown by Foster.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Foster lands a big shot there that rocks Pain but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Foster lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pain hang on?
Foster unloads with some shots from mount but Pain bucks and avoids them well.
Foster connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Foster lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pain hang on?
Foster lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pain hang on?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foster pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Foster scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Foster fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Foster lands a nice shot to the head.

Pain is rocked!
Pain is bucking up trying to escape but Foster cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pain is still in real trouble! Can Foster finish him?
Foster dominating with strikes here.
Pain seems to have recovered his senses.
Pain wants to try and get back to his feet.
Foster in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pain is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Foster punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Foster dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Foster looks for a takedown but Pain sprawls well.

Foster closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foster lands in his opponent's guard.
Foster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Foster thows a big elbow that misses.
Foster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pain can do to turn this around?
Foster postures up in Pain's guard and throws a big left but Pain blocks it.
Foster landing with the ground and pound.
Pain keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Foster throwing strikes from guard but Pain blocks nicely.
Pain is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster stops Pain from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pain keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Foster connects with a couple of short punches.
Foster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pain being controlled here, momentarily.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foster cracks Pain with a solid left hand.
Foster is looking to work some ground and pound but Pain has wrist control.
Foster working some strikes from top position.
Foster pushes down on Pain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Foster prevents Pain from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Foster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Foster connects with a nice short shot to Pain's temple.
Foster tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pain knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foster wants to free his trapped foot but Pain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foster lands a nice short elbow.
Pain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Foster working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Foster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pain is trying to stand up here but Foster is controlling him well.
Foster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Foster is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Foster drops an elbow to the side of Pain's head.
Foster working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Foster is nestled in close to Pain, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Foster dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Foster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pain, pushing him back against the cage.
Pain goes for a takedown attempt but Foster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Foster closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pain takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Foster throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Foster tries to score with some ground and pound. Pain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Foster working the head with strikes.
Foster creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pain sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pain is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster tries to score with some ground and pound. Pain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foster lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Foster in side control lands a decent elbow.
Foster landing a few strikes.
Foster sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pain is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pain parries the strikes from Foster easily there. Foster is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pain to escape.
Pain avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Foster.
Pain wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster staying calm.
Pain takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pain defending against the ground and pound.
Foster connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pain some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Foster's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Foster asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Foster lands a few punches from side control.
Pain takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Foster scores with a couple of short elbows.
Foster throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Foster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pain keeps working.
Foster throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Foster.
Foster throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Foster misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Foster lands an elbow.
Pain is pushing Foster's head away, looking to escape. Foster manages to hold on to the position though.
Foster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pain keeps working.
Max Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Foster working the body and head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foster, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Foster!