PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - If you want Blood (You've got it). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rhymes's choice of entrance music: Winter Warz. 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
Rhymes

190 cm
25
212 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dee Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhymes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pain counters with a left and a right that stings Rhymes.
Pain throws out a loose jab but Rhymes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain misses with a hook
enabling Rhymes to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhymes. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhymes throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
Rhymes staying out of range there.
Rhymes throws a looping overhand right but Pain ducks down to avoid it.
Rhymes misses the jab.
Rhymes ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
Pain scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rhymes misses with a two punch combination.
Pain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rhymes throws a chopping leg kick but Pain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Busta Rhymes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhymes staying out of range there.
Rhymes misses with a right hand
and Pain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhymes punishes Pain's body with a nice straight punch.
Rhymes throws a poor cross that misses
and Pain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhymes.
Rhymes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rhymes counters with a right hand to the body.
Pain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pain misses with the combination.
Rhymes throws a right hand that misses
and Rhymes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rhymes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhymes misses with a hook
and Pain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rhymes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhymes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain avoids the body shot from Rhymes.
Rhymes throws a leg kick
and Rhymes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Pain.
Rhymes is looking to slow Pain down with leg kicks.
Pain tries to move into range but Rhymes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rhymes tries to work over Pain's front leg with a kick but Pain checks it.
Rhymes blocks a jab.
Rhymes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Rhymes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rhymes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rhymes misses its intended target.
Rhymes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rhymes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pain counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Rhymes misses.
Rhymes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pain's calf.
Pain fails to land with a series of punches.
Pain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pain staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Rhymes misses the target.
Rhymes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dee Pain will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rhymes throws a right hand that misses
and Pain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Pain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck for Pain with that takedown attempt.
Pain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A cross from Pain lands.
Rhymes misses with a left hand

and Pain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pain trying to control from half guard but Rhymes is working away.
Rhymes wants to get back to full guard but Pain has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Pain.
Rhymes is trying to improve his position.
Rhymes regains half guard.
Pain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rhymes defending well though.
Pain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rhymes wants to get back to full guard.
Pain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhymes wants to control but Pain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rhymes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pain.
Rhymes tries to get to full guard but Pain has control of the leg.
Rhymes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pain's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rhymes misses with punches from the back.
Pain breaks Rhymes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rhymes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pain 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.
Rhymes is trying to control the position but Pain postures up.
Rhymes seems keen to control Pain's posture.
Pain is stalling in the full guard.
Rhymes pulls Pain in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Busta Rhymes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pain throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes stuffs the takedown.
Rhymes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice straight punches there by Rhymes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rhymes.
Rhymes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rhymes lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rhymes, as that shot connected.
Rhymes ducks under a wild hook from Pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes throws a series of punches but Pain avoids them all with ease.
Rhymes throws a right hand that misses

and Pain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhymes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rhymes keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
Rhymes managing to control the position.
Pain preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Pain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pain misses with a looping right.
Rhymes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pain. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pain checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rhymes.
Pain ducks right into an uppercut from Rhymes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhymes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rhymes looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.
Pain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rhymes has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
Dee Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Pain misses with a body punch
and Rhymes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rhymes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pain throws out the jab.
Pain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rhymes.
Pain lands an overhand right.
Rhymes thows a leg kick but Pain checks it
and Pain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhymes misses with a leg kick
and Pain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pain misses with a lunging right hand
and Rhymes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes throws a series of punches but Pain moves out of range.
Rhymes throws a leg kick that is checked

and Pain counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhymes is looking for a sweep.
Pain throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rhymes is trying to escape the position but Pain is controlling the position.
Rhymes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rhymes struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Pain crashes against the mat.
Rhymes manages to get back to half guard.
Pain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rhymes is pressing down on Pain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pain won't allow Rhymes to sweep him here.
Rhymes managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rhymes throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rhymes misses with a hook
and Pain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Pain rushes Rhymes and presses him up against the cage.
Rhymes has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Pain fails to land.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rhymes's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Pain.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pain lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pain controlling the action here.
Rhymes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rhymes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Pain clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pain misses with a left hand
and Rhymes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhymes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pain blocks a low kick nicely.
Rhymes misses with a left hand
enabling Pain to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhymes misses with a right hand

and Pain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rhymes won't be happy with that.
Pain in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rhymes regains half guard.
Pain winds up and cracks Rhymes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rhymes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes is concentrating on defense, preventing Pain from advancing position.
Rhymes is looking for a sweep. Pain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rhymes is holding on to half guard well.
Rhymes is refusing to be controlled, as Pain sits in half guard.
Dee Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rhymes moves forwards but Pain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rhymes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Pain.
Rhymes misses with a lunging right hand
and Pain counters with a stiff right hand.
Rhymes misses with a leg kick
and Pain counters with a nice uppercut.

Pain rushes Rhymes and presses him up against the cage.
Rhymes is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rhymes's efforts to push away.

Rhymes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain trying to hold on to Rhymes's head to control him but Rhymes postures up.
Rhymes drops an elbow to the side of Pain's head.
Rhymes wants to pass the guard but Pain is defending well.
Rhymes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rhymes slips a nice elbow through Pain's hands, connecting with Pain's forehead.
Rhymes throwing shots but Pain is blocking nicely.
Pain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rhymes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rhymes's back!
Pain doesn't have the hooks in and Rhymes manages to turn into his guard.
Rhymes throws a strike but Pain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Rhymes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rhymes wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Pain had his way with Busta Rhymes in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Rhymes throws out a powerful jab.
Rhymes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rhymes thinking.
Rhymes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pain.
Rhymes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhymes.
Pain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rhymes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rhymes misses with an uppercut

and Pain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rhymes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rhymes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rhymes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pain's back!
Rhymes scores with punches from the back.
Pain breaks Rhymes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pain puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pain performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pain lands a nice short elbow.
Rhymes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rhymes.
Pain wants to control from the top but Rhymes keeps moving.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rhymes pulls Pain in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rhymes's head.
Pain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pain trying to control but Rhymes is working from the bottom.
Rhymes wants to sweep but no luck.
Pain trying to control but Rhymes is working from the bottom.
Pain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pain trying to control but Rhymes is working from the bottom.
Busta Rhymes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dee Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rhymes wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pain manages to pass to side control.
Rhymes is staying active underneath Pain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rhymes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rhymes working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rhymes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rhymes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pain is in close to Rhymes's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dee Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dee Pain!
Dee Pain retains his light heavyweight title!