PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mac Paining (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pac Bubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Paining has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Paining
vs
Bubba

179 cm
22
172 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Attliction

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 3 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pac Bubba!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Paining darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Bubba looking for submissions off his back.
Paining wants to control but Bubba is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paining lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bubba gets back to full guard.
Bubba being controlled here, momentarily.
Bubba 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 wants to control from the top but Bubba keeps moving.
Bubba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paining working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubba throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Bubba keeping moving, preventing Paining from controlling successfully.
Bubba wants to get back to his feet but Paining is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bubba looks gassed!

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

Paining decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Paining sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Paining is trying to control the action in half guard but Bubba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paining landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bubba works his way to full guard. Good work.

Bubba 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.
Paining works over Bubba with some ground and pound from guard.
Bubba trying to control the position.
Paining controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Paining prevents Bubba from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paining lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Bubba had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Paining is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bubba Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Paining's back instead.
Bubba lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bubba looking for the RNC.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bubba.
Paining is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Bubba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bubba scores with punches and elbows.
Bubba scores with punches to the body.
Bubba scores with punches to the body.
Paining wants to escape the position.
Bubba misses with a punch to the head.
Despite being in a bad position, Paining is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paining breaks Bubba's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Paining sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paining trying to control but Bubba is working from the bottom.

Paining drops back looking for a leg! Bubba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bubba manages to kick Paining off! Paining jumps back into Bubba's guard.
Paining is stalling in the full guard.
Paining keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bubba's head.
Paining controls from within his opponent's guard.
Paining stands up over Bubba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paining looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Paining trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paining trying to control the position from guard on top but Bubba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mac Paining just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Paining misses with a takedown attempt - Bubba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paining is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bubba.
Mac Paining seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bubba throws a leg kick which misses Paining's front leg but catches the back leg as Paining tries to avoid it.
Bubba with a lazy takedown attempt

and Paining decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bubba's guard.
Paining slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paining's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paining stands and throws Bubba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Paining is looking to take a break and control but Bubba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bubba thows a body kick. Paining tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Paining looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bubba!
Bubba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paining fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Bubba is rocked!
Paining lands with some strikes.
Bubba is still in real trouble! Can Paining finish him?
Paining dominating with strikes here.
Paining content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Paining.
Paining landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paining working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bubba working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paining controlling the pace for now.
Paining lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paining in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Paining lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bubba hang on?
Paining working Bubba over with strikes here.
Paining landing shots from mount.
Paining landing strikes from the mount.
Paining with the ground and pound from mount.
Paining landing strikes, looking to finish!

It looks like Pac Bubba has been cut.
Bubba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Paining connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paining putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

The cut above Pac Bubba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pac Bubba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mac Paining!