PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Medved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain has chosen "Meet the Monster" Five Finger Death Punch as his entrance music. Angel Pain struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Medved
vs
Pain

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
29
165 lbs
6 - 21 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Medved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Pain!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain tries to clinch up
and Medved connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Angel Pain has been cut.

Pain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Medved is trying to defend but Pain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Medved on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Medved tries to get out of the position.
Pain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pain is trying to control the action in half guard but Medved is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pain winds up and cracks Medved with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Medved keeps working.
Pain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Medved trying to control from the bottom.
Pain trying to control from Medved's half guard. Medved has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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 throwing strikes but missing.
Medved keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Medved has momentary wrist control but Pain slips an elbow through the middle.
Pain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Medved is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Medved is breathing heavily.
Pain cracks Medved with a solid left hand.
Pain cracks Medved with a solid left hand.
Medved knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pain on the ground.
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Medved is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 wants to control from the top but Medved keeps moving.
Pain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pain is in close to Medved's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pain stands up over Medved, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Medved trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pain preventing the sweep.
Pain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pain postures up and lands a big shot to Medved's brow.
Medved trying to keep a closed guard but Pain is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pain wants to control from the top but Medved keeps moving.
Pain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Medved trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Medved throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Pain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Pain stands and steps away. Medved gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Medved - the referee stops the clock and Pain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Medved. Pain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Medved throws a sloppy head kick

and Pain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Pain has picked Medved up - he's going for a ride! Pain dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pain blocks the strikes from Medved.

Pain decides to stand and escape the position.
Pain misses with a takedown attempt - Medved sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pain is looking to clinch.
Pain has a takedown stuffed.
Medved misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Pain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angel Pain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pain blocks a head kick by Medved.
Medved tries a head kick but it misses.
Pain misses with the combination.
Medved throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pain tries for a takedown but Medved sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain tries for a takedown but Medved sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Medved throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Medved slaps away a takedown attempt from Pain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Viktor Medved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Pain.
Medved throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medved throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pain.

Pain shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Medved napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Medved is trying to improve his position.
Medved throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Medved is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Pain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Medved missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medved flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pain blocks the strikes from Medved.
Pain moves nicely into side control.
Medved struggling a bit here.
Pain grinds an elbow into Medved's temple.

Pain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pain working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pain stands up.
Pain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Medved blocks a head kick by Pain.
Medved misses with a head kick.
Pain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Medved sprawls well. Medved wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Medved swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Medved avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Medved but Medved pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pain.
Medved misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pain dives in and grabs Medved's left leg, looking for a takedown. Medved pushes down on Pain's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Medved as Pain shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angel Pain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Medved tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pain was well out of range. Poor timing from Medved.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Medved throws a lazy head kick

so Pain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Medved being controlled here, momentarily.
Medved keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
Medved looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Medved has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pain has passed into side control.
Medved is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pain connects with a decent elbow.
Angel Pain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Medved takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medved struggling a bit here.
Medved misses with an elbow from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Pain has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but Medved pushes him off.
Pain throws a sloppy head kick

and Medved moves into the clinch.
Pain lands a nice knee to the body.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Medved throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pain throws a right hand that Medved ducks under and follows up with a left that Medved also avoids with ease.
Pain fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medved misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pain fails with the takedown.
Pain fails with the takedown.
Viktor Medved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Pain.
Medved scores with a push kick.
Horrible takedown by Pain or perhaps it was just good defense by Medved which made him look bad.
Pain avoids the head kick by Medved.
A low kick from Pain misses
and Medved counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pain is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Medved tries to avoid it but Pain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Medved to the ground. Medved escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Medved as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain has his takedown stuffed

and Medved holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Pain gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Viktor Medved has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Medved trying to control here.
Medved punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to advance position but Medved won't allow it.
Medved punching from the bottom.
Pain with the ground and pound but Medved uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Medved not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pain thows a big elbow that misses.
Pain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pain postures up in Medved's guard and throws a big left but Medved blocks it.
Medved thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Medved lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Pain is looking to work some ground and pound but Medved has wrist control.

Medved is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pain thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Angel Pain!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Angel Pain!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Angel Pain!

Angel Pain wins by unanimous decision!