PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Big Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morris Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money's entrance music is Akon - I Wanna Love You ft. Snoop Dogg . A fine choice. Payne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kardinal Offishall Ft. Elephant Man - Clear (Official Remix) . Money has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Morris Payne will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Money
vs
Payne

190 cm
22
144 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Big Money!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morris Payne!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws a series of punches but Money moves out of range.
Money looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Money avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne cracks the inside of Money's front leg.
Money circles away from the clinch attempt.

Payne darts in and clinches Money up against the cage.
Money is trying to maintain a safe position but Payne gets an underhook and turns Money into the cage.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Money is controlling him.
Money 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 breaks the clinch.
Money tries to land a front kick but Payne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Payne rushes Money and presses him up against the cage.

Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Payne tries to clinch up but Money circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Payne clinches up against the cage.

Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Money keeps the fight on the outside.
Payne lands with a kick to the ribs.

Payne takes the fight into the clinch.
Payne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Payne.

Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne lands a nice hook to Money's body. Money takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Payne pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to clinch.
Money takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Payne wants to clinch.
Money blocks a head kick by Payne.
Payne is looking to slow Money down with leg kicks.
Payne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a head kick that misses.
Money closes the distance looking to clinch
and Payne counters with a series of strikes. Money will be more careful next time no doubt.
Payne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Money.
Money swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.
Money swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Payne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Payne throws a series of punches but Money avoids them all with ease.
Payne misses with a combination
and Money counters with a good low kick that Payne was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick misses from Money.
Payne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Money will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Payne tries to clinch up but Money circles away and keeps his distance.
Payne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Money is looking to land body kicks.

Payne moves into range and clinches up with Money.
Payne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Money breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Money misses with a double jab

and Payne moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morris Payne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Payne cracks a nice hook into Money's ribs.
Money tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Payne counters with a two punch combo.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Money swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payne moves in looking to clinch but Money pushes him off.
Payne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne looks for the body kick but Money saw that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payne fakes the leg kick and cracks Money in the body.
Money has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Payne has managed to clinch.
Money tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the cage.

Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Payne moves into the clinch.

Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Payne instigates a clinch.
Money is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payne is keeping busy.
Payne leaning his opponent against the cage.

Payne manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money misses with a leg kick
and Payne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Payne looks to clinch

and Money counters by clinching up.
Payne scores with a hook to the body.

Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payne throws a head kick that misses
and Money makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Payne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Money was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Money tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Money looks to land a body kick but Payne moved away.
Money tries a head kick but it misses.
Money misses with a double jab
and Payne counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money throws a sloppy head kick
and Payne counters with a nice kick to the body.
Money moves out of range of the body kick.

Payne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Money scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Money won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Payne prevents Money from breaking the clinch.
Money has had enough of the clinch but Payne keeps him there for the moment.

Payne breaks the clinch.
Money will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Money is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A solid leg kick lands there for Money.
Money avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne avoids the head kick by Money.
Payne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Money holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Payne is looking to break free of the clinch but Money has double underhooks.

Payne breaks the clinch.
Money looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Payne tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Money misses with a combination
and Payne counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morris Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Money clinches with his opponent.

Payne manages to break the clinch.
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Money misses with a double jab

and Payne counters by moving into the clinch.
Payne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Money tries to stall but Payne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Payne taking a breather.
Money tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Money back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Payne breaks from the clinch.
Payne lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Money if he has to take too many more of those.
Money avoids the body shot from Payne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Payne can pounce on him.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
Money takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Payne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Money. Money obviously looking to wear him down.
Money misses with a straight right.
Payne throws a head kick but Money moves out of range.
Payne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Money rather than just go for the knockout.
Money throws a sloppy head kick and Payne moves out of range easily.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt

and Payne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Money trying to land knees to the body.
Payne just leaning against Money, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Payne controlling the action here for a moment.
Money is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A bit of stalling here from Payne.
Money is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Payne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Money throws a left and a right that both miss
and Payne counters with a nice body kick.
Payne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Money.
Money throws a shot to the body.
Payne closes the distance but Money moves to the side

and Money counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Money.
Payne is pushing Money up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Money displaying some good clinch control by pressing Payne up against the cage.
Payne is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Payne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Money lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Payne taking a breather.
Money is looking to break free of the clinch but Payne has double underhooks.
Payne is trying to maintain a safe position but Money gets an underhook and turns Payne into the cage.
Payne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Money is looking to control Payne's arms but Payne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Money has his back to the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Payne lands with a right to the head.
Money is trying to break the clinch but Payne is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Money is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payne is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morris Payne really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Money was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Money misses with the body kick
and Payne counters with a head kick.
Payne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Payne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne misses with a few strikes there.
Money misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money keeps Payne at a distance using the push kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Payne throws a body kick that misses.
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Money rushes Payne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Payne blocks an uppercut.
Payne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Payne misses with a knee to the head.
Payne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payne wants to break free but Money has control.

Payne breaks from the clinch.
Money misses with a hook to the body
and Payne counters with a solid body kick.

Money gets a clinch.
Payne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Money tries to clinch but Payne moves away
and Payne counters with a two punch combo.
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target.
Payne doesn't manage to clinch there - Money circles away.
Payne misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Money counters by moving into the clinch.

Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Big Money is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Money throws a series of punches but Payne moves out of range.
Money misses with a combination
and Payne counters with a thumping low kick.

Payne has managed to clinch.
Payne trying to stall but Money improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Money lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Payne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Money slows down the pace here.
Money wants to break the clinch but can't.

Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Money throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Payne counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Payne has Money up against the cage in a clinch.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payne trying to stall but Money improves his position.
Money will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Payne up against the cage.
Payne has Money pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Money fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt

and Payne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Payne.

Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Money looks to land a body kick but Payne moved away.
Money takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Payne gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morris Payne dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Money clinches but Payne breaks the clinch

and Payne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Payne.
A right-left combo lands from Payne.
Payne throws a wild body kick that Money sees coming a mile off.
Money circles away from the clinch attempt.
Money looks to clinch
and Payne counters with a right hand to the body.

Money pushes Payne up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Payne.
Payne wants to stall.
Morris Payne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money wants to get back to striking at distance but Payne won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Money breaks from the clinch.
Money will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Money throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Payne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Payne.
Money tries to circle away but Payne has him pinned against the cage.
Money wants to get back to striking at distance but Payne won't allow it.
Payne lands a hook to the side of the head.

Payne manages to break the clinch.
Payne tries to clinch there but Money circles away.
Money tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Money moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Money swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Money checks a leg kick nicely.
Money tries to clinch up
and Payne counters with a left and a right that stings Money.
Money throws a left and a right that both miss
and Payne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Money misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payne checks a low kick from Money.
Money scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Money
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Payne blocks a head kick by Money.
Payne throws a right and a left that Money avoids nicely.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt

and Payne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Payne.

Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Money swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Money throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
Payne tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Money counters by clinching up.
Money misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Money's calf.
Money looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Money tries to clinch
and Payne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick by Money misses
and Payne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Money's knee momentarily.
Big Money has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Money tries a head kick but it misses.
Payne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Money counters with a big head kick but Payne shrugs it off.
Morris Payne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Payne throws a sloppy head kick
and Money counters with a big head kick but Payne shrugs it off.
Money is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morris Payne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Payne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morris Payne! Morris Payne retains his featherweight title!