PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Hinds has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hinds
vs
Pain

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Hinds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Pain!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pain moves into the clinch.
Hinds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain fails to pull guard.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Hinds.

Pain decides to pull guard.
Pain controlling Hinds's posture.
Pain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pain throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pain uses his free foot to push down on Hinds's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hinds.
Hinds knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pain on the ground.
Pain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hinds is looking to escape.
Hinds really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pain controlling from the full mount.
Hinds is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hinds is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hinds is squirming around, avoiding Pain's attempts to control the action.
Pain controlling from mount.
Pain looking to control but Hinds is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pain moves to back control.

Hinds is trying to shake Pain off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Pain won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Hinds moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.

Hinds scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hinds is breathing heavily.
Hinds working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pain wants to control but Hinds postures up.
Hinds wants to stand but Pain is controlling his arm.
Pain sneaks back into half guard.
Pain lands with a few short shots to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to maintain the position but Hinds is very close to passing his half guard.
Hinds blocks the strikes from Pain.
Hinds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hinds wants to stand but Pain is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hinds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Pain scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pain scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pain decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hinds looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pain passes to full mount!
Hinds is working to get back to half guard.
Pain lands a heavy elbow.
Pain controlling the position easily from mount.
Pain's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Pain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pain throws a nice head kick!

It looks like James Hinds has been cut.
Hinds has his takedown stuffed

and Pain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hinds won't be happy with that.
Pain trying to control the action but Hinds is working from the bottom.

Pain stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Pain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain trying to control from half guard but Hinds is working away.
Pain is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pain has hold of Hinds's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hinds manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hinds is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Angel Pain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hinds hang on?
Hinds is bucking up trying to escape but Pain cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pain working the ground and pound effectively.
Hinds is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pain controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Pain has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain landing strikes from the mount and Hinds is in trouble!
Pain breaks from Hinds's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pain working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hinds looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Pain! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Angel Pain!