PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Payne has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Payne
vs
Shaw

180 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Shaw!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.

Payne closes the distance and pushes Shaw back into the cage.
Shaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payne is defending well for now.

Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne motions for Shaw to come forward. Payne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Shaw forces Payne back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Shaw.
Shaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
Shaw working aggressively here.

Payne decides to pull guard.
Shaw wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Payne wants to stand up but Shaw is controlling him.
Payne is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shaw trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shaw moves in looking to clinch but Payne pushes him off.
Shaw moves in looking to clinch but Payne pushes him off.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.

Payne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Payne not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Payne seems to be working for a kimura but Shaw defends the submission attempt.
Shaw is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Payne is working for a kimura but Shaw is defending it quite comfortably.

Payne escapes and gets back to his feet.
Shaw wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw closes the distance looking to clinch

and Payne counters by moving into the clinch.
Shaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Payne avoids the damage to the body.
Shaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Payne avoids the damage to the body.
Payne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shaw is defending well for now.
Shaw working aggressively here.
Shaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Payne has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Shaw regains guard immediately.
Payne advances position into side control!
Payne is staying tight to Shaw's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw pushes Payne away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Payne gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Payne decides to stand back up.

Payne fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shaw sprawls well initially but Payne persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaw is in trouble now - Payne has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.

Payne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Payne not doing much here.
Payne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Payne is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Payne just wasn't active enough.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Payne fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shaw sprawls well initially but Payne persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Payne is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shaw doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Payne.
Payne works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Payne has an Americana. Shaw didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Payne is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Payne hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jason Payne!
After winning the bout, Jason Payne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.