PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mac Paining (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julie Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julie Fox will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Paining
vs
Fox

179 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Paining!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julie Fox !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fox 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.
Nice takedown defense from Paining. No joy for Fox on that attempt.
Good leg kick by Fox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fox doesn't manage to clinch there - Paining circles away.
Paining has his takedown stuffed

and Fox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fox trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paining's guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Fox has eaten all the pies!
Fox postures up.

Paining throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Paining is proving hard to escape from.
Paining looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fox is one step ahead there.
Paining is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Paining closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paining prevents Fox from improving his position.
Paining is thwarting Fox 's attempts to control the position.
Paining wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fox keeps working.
Fox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paining loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paining will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paining trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Fox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paining can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Fox gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paining is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paining pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fox is keeping the position for now.
Fox wants to sweep here but Paining controlling him for the moment.
Fox controls Paining momentarily but Paining frees himself.
Fox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paining prevents Fox from getting back to his feet.
Fox is trying to keep Paining in close.

Paining gets to his feet - Fox follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paining shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paining showed some decent athleticism there.
Fox trying to control here.
Fox is trying to stand.
Fox wants to improve his position but Paining is controlling well.
Fox is staying active underneath Paining, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paining wants to pass to mount but Fox is defending the position.
Paining working the head and body with strikes.

Fox kicks Paining off and gets back to his feet.

Fox shoots in and bounces Paining off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fox tries to free his leg and advance position but Paining is retaining full guard.
Paining manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fox manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Paining wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Paining tries to free his leg and advance position but Fox is retaining full guard.
Fox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paining moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paining lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Paining is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paining wants to pass to mount but Fox is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox missing with punches from the bottom.
Fox trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mac Paining will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Paining tries for a takedown but Fox circles away easily
and Fox counters with a slapping leg kick.

Paining drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fox is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Paining's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fox is refusing to be controlled, as Paining sits in half guard.
Fox tries to kick Paining off but Paining keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fox trying to control here.
Fox might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Paining kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Fox is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Paining pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fox is trying to maintain the position but Paining is very close to passing his half guard.
Mac Paining overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Fox looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fox wants to take a breather but Paining is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paining keeping hold of Fox 's head, controlling as best he can.
Paining wants to get back to full guard.
Paining moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paining has Fox pulled in close to control his posture.
Paining wants to sweep but no luck.
Paining is controlling Fox 's posture.

Paining manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paining closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paining lands in his opponent's guard.
Paining pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fox is keeping the position for now.
Paining trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Paining slips nicely into half guard.
Paining stalling.
Nice strikes from Paining there.
Paining is nestled in close to Fox , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fox wants to control but Paining is keeping busy.
Fox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paining's guard.
Paining trying to control the position.
Fox is pushing down on Paining's leg trying to pass to half guard. Paining is fighting to maintain full guard but Fox has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fox wants to pass to mount but Paining is defending the position.
Paining on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paining tries to get out of the position.

Fox stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Paining to get to his feet.

Fox looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fox is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Paining desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fox prevents Paining from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paining looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Fox is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paining defends it well.
Paining controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Paining striking from half guard on the bottom.
Paining slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paining looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fox puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Paining is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paining is looking to control Fox 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paining avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mac Paining will probably get the nod.
That's time! Paining's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Paining drops his hands momentarily and Fox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fox wants to clinch.

Paining darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paining prevents Fox from standing back up.
Paining working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paining perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Paining is thwarting Fox 's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox looking to control.
Paining content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paining stops Fox from standing up.
Paining trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fox throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox pulls Paining in close to his closed guard and prevents Paining from doing any damage or advancing position.
Paining wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Paining postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Fox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Fox .
Paining gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Paining tries to get to full guard but Fox has control of the leg.
Fox is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Paining tries to get to full guard but Fox has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paining manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paining lands some strikes from the bottom.

Fox drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fox jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fox postures up.
Fox is looking to work some ground and pound but Paining has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paining is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paining preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Fox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Paining decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Paining is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Paining passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Paining.
Paining cracks Fox with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fox tries to hold on but Paining pushes him away.
Paining is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paining prevents Fox from getting the reversal.
Paining tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paining connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paining fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paining is landing with some decent strikes but Fox is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Fox is rocked!
Fox can't escape the position.
Fox is still in real trouble! Can Paining finish him?
Paining scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Paining punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paining looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paining with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paining controlling from the full mount.

Paining working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Paining scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fox ?
Paining unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paining cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Paining sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox taking shots to the head.
Julie Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paining punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Paining showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paining, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mac Paining!