PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dojo TBjang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - If you want Blood (You've got it). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pain
vs
TBjang

190 cm
23
212 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dee Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dojo TBjang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain just misses with a punch to the body.
Pain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract TBjang.
TBjang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pain there as he acknowledges the shot.
TBjang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but TBjang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
TBjang avoids a kick to the body.
TBjang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
TBjang throws a leg kick but Pain moved away.
Pain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with TBjang but TBjang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
TBjang throws a low kick, looking for Pain's leg but Pain calmly moves out of range.
TBjang delivers a nice body kick.

Pain moves into the clinch successfully.
TBjang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
TBjang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TBjang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the cage.
TBjang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pain pulls his leg out and moves away.
TBjang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
TBjang throws a sloppy head kick and Pain moves out of range easily.
TBjang swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Pain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
TBjang moves out of range of the body kick from Pain.
TBjang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
TBjang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pain.
TBjang throws a wild body kick that Pain sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pain misses with an uppercut.
Pain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by TBjang. TBjang obviously looking to wear him down.
TBjang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pain is out of range and TBjang settles back down.
TBjang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pain to score with a decent uppercut.
Dojo TBjang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
TBjang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pain.
Pain throws a lazy right hand but TBjang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pain looks to score with a jab to the body but TBjang is just out of range.
TBjang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from TBjang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pain connects with a looping right hand.
Pain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pain digs a good body shot into TBjang's ribs.
TBjang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Pain shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

TBjang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pain pulls his head out easily.
TBjang is refusing to be controlled, as Pain sits in half guard.
TBjang trying to control but Pain postures up.
Pain working TBjang over with strikes.
Pain stalling away here and it's allowed TBjang to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but TBjang is retaining full guard.
TBjang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TBjang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

TBjang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but TBjang is retaining full guard.
Pain wants to control from the top but TBjang keeps moving.
TBjang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pain manages to get himself to full guard.
TBjang advances position into side control!

TBjang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
An elbow from TBjang crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around TBjang's waist but TBjang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pain off to one side.
A left lands for Pain.
TBjang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
TBjang throws a leg kick but Pain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pain lunges at TBjang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by TBjang's hand.
Pain misses with a hook. TBjang ducked under it nicely.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pain cracks TBjang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
TBjang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pain with a jab.

Pain clinches up against the cage.
Pain working aggressively here.
Pain prevents TBjang from breaking the clinch.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
TBjang is trying to maintain a safe position but Pain gets an underhook and turns TBjang into the cage.
Pain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. TBjang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain lands a hook that snaps the head of TBjang backwards.

It looks like Dojo TBjang has been cut.
Pain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pain misses with a punch on the inside.
Pain misses with a punch to the body.
Pain presses TBjang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pain keeps control of TBjang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pain displaying some good clinch control by pressing TBjang up against the cage.
Pain has a couple of punches blocked by TBjang.
Pain stalling against the cage.
Pain seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Pain wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
TBjang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
TBjang takes a shot to the head.
TBjang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TBjang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain misses with a short punch on the inside.

TBjang breaks the clinch.
TBjang throws a body kick that misses.
TBjang cracks the inside of Pain's front leg.
TBjang throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
Pain throws a body punch but TBjang moves out of range.
TBjang defending well as Pain loads up on a big left hand.
TBjang avoids the body shot from Pain.
Nice shot lands for Pain.
A chopping leg kick lands by TBjang.
TBjang misses with an uppercut.
TBjang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pain tries to clinch there but TBjang circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TBjang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pain.
TBjang throws a jab when Pain was well out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pain misses with a shot to the kidneys.

TBjang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
TBjang lands a head shot.
Pain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by TBjang.
Good work by Pain as he checks the leg kick.
TBjang just misses with a punch to the body.
TBjang throws a solid leg kick but Pain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at TBjang.
TBjang leaves Pain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
TBjang throws out a powerful jab.
Dojo TBjang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pain throws a lazy body kick
and TBjang counters with a low kick, right behind Pain 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain falls off balance throwing a combination
and TBjang counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Pain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pain. TBjang does a little dance to reset his feet.
TBjang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pain. That did some damage!
Pain misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pain.
TBjang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
TBjang throws a sloppy head kick and Pain moves out of range easily.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - TBjang circles away.
TBjang throws out a loose jab but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from TBjang misses its intended target.
TBjang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice jab there from TBjang.
TBjang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pain's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dojo TBjang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dojo TBjang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

TBjang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Pain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
TBjang misses with a low kick.
Pain is looking to land body kicks.
Pain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
TBjang digs a good hook to Pain's body.
Pain misses with a kick to the body
and TBjang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pain throws the left hand but TBjang avoids the punch easily.
TBjang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
TBjang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pain looks to throw the jab but TBjang is out of range.
Pain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. TBjang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
TBjang swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
TBjang moves out of range as Pain strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping TBjang at a distance.
TBjang throws a hook but Pain blocks it.
Pain throws a nice looking combination but TBjang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pain.
Pain checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Pain. That snapped TBjang's head back.
TBjang dodges the punch combination from Pain.
TBjang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pain manages to avoid it.
Pain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
TBjang looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
Pain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. TBjang tries to avoid it but Pain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag TBjang to the ground. TBjang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for TBjang.
Pain with a lazy takedown attempt
and TBjang counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
TBjang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
TBjang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pain closes this distance looking for a takedown but TBjang circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by TBjang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
TBjang throws a leg kick which misses Pain's front leg but catches the back leg as Pain tries to avoid it.
TBjang throws a leg kick but Pain moved away.
Pain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has TBjang pinned against the cage. TBjang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as TBjang throws out the jab.
TBjang slips a straight right by Pain.
Pain defending well as TBjang loads up on a big left hand.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pain looks to land a left hand but TBjang moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain just misses with a punch to the body.
TBjang throws a looping overhand right but Pain ducks down to avoid it.
Pain throws a lazy right hand but TBjang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
TBjang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
TBjang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
TBjang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
TBjang loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
TBjang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
TBjang misses with a low kick as Pain jumps back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pain is defended easily by TBjang.
A shot to the body from TBjang misses

and Pain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for TBjang!
Dee Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
TBjang regains half guard.
TBjang is pressing down on Pain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
TBjang wants to control the position but Pain says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dojo TBjang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain is thwarting TBjang's attempts to control the position.
TBjang might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pain kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pain perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
TBjang wants to control but Pain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
TBjang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
TBjang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by TBjang.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dojo TBjang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got TBjang 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dojo TBjang!