PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Windham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Windham
vs
Payne

163 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelly Windham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Payne!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Windham moves into range and clinches up with Payne.
Windham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Windham breaks from the clinch.
Payne tries to clinch but Windham is having none of it.
Windham closes the distance but Payne moves to the side

and Payne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Windham is trying to break the clinch but Payne is controlling him.
Payne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Windham walks away with a smile on his face. Payne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Windham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payne should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Windham misses the shot to the body.
Windham misses the shot to the body.
Windham doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Windham is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.

Payne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Windham tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Windham wants to get back to full guard.

Payne is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Windham flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Payne thows a huge punch but Windham dodges it nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Payne is working for a submission of some sort.
Windham is trying to stand up here but Payne is controlling him well.

Payne seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Windham is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Payne!