PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Blakemore (ranked 5292 p4p, 254 weight class) and Max Pain (ranked 4442 p4p, 216 weight class). Blakemore comes to the ring accompanied by Down with the Trumpets. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blakemore
vs
Pain

160 cm
25
138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

163 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Blakemore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Pain!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blakemore shoots in and drives through. Pain sprawls well.
Pain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blakemore.

Pain shoots in and gets a takedown into Blakemore's guard.
Blakemore throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Blakemore looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blakemore is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at IC&E Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blakemore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blakemore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Blakemore is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pain has managed to free his arm - good work.

Blakemore has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pain defend it? Blakemore steps over the head and cranks it - Pain is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Blakemore!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Blakemore!
In his post fight interview, Tom Blakemore gave a big smile as he said 'Give me my next fight ASAP! I want to be the champion!'.