PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Cheetham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Ice baby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Payne
vs
Cheetham

184 cm
23
146 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
22
143 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Win Nutritional

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Cheetham!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheetham tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
Cheetham tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Cheetham moves in looking to clinch but Payne pushes him off.
Payne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheetham.

Payne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Payne is looking for a kimura here.
Cheetham trying to control but Payne postures up.
Cheetham is refusing to be controlled, as Payne sits in half guard.
Cheetham trying to control but Payne postures up.

Payne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Cheetham is defending against the submission attempts here by Payne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetham trying to control from the bottom.

Cheetham looking for submissions off his back.
Payne trying to control the action but Cheetham is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheetham throws a sloppy head kick and Payne moves out of range easily.
Payne scores with a jab. Cheetham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Payne darts in and clinches Cheetham up against the cage.
Cheetham fails to pull guard.

Payne has picked Cheetham up - he's going for a ride! Payne dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Payne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Payne is looking for a kimura but Cheetham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Payne to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Payne seems content to control.

Payne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Payne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Payne is breathing heavily.

Payne is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cheetham sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cheetham is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cheetham actively working from the bottom here.
Payne prevents Cheetham from standing back up.
Payne trying to control from half guard but Cheetham is working away.
Payne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Payne misses with the combination.
Payne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheetham takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cheetham tries to clinch up

and Payne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Payne frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Payne landing shots from mount.
Cheetham is trying to escape the mount.
Payne wants to control the pace but Cheetham is squirming around nicely.

Payne looking for a guillotine from mount but Cheetham is having none of it.
Cheetham is looking to improve his position but Payne isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheetham squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Payne looking to secure an arm triangle but Cheetham defends it well.
Payne controlling the position easily from mount.
Cheetham throwing hammer fists to the chest of Payne. What's that going to do exactly?
Cheetham tries to hold on but Payne pushes him away.

Payne jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cheetham manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cheetham gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Payne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Payne dominated that round.
That's time! Payne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cheetham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Payne.
Cheetham tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Payne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cheetham's guard now.
Cheetham is trying to keep Payne in close.
Payne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cheetham swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cheetham throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Payne escapes and throws Cheetham's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Payne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cheetham, who protects the arm well.
Cheetham can't do much from the bottom here.
Cheetham might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Payne kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetham wants to get back to his feet.

Payne in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cheetham is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrew Payne!