PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tix Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buhawi Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack has chosen enter sandman as his entrance music. Tix Pain had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pain
vs
Jack

171 cm
22
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tix Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buhawi Jack!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pain somewhat.
Pain looks for a takedown but Jack sprawls well.
Jack fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jack.
Jack throws a nice looking combination but Pain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack scores with a three punch combo!

Jack shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pain wants to sweep here but Jack controlling him for the moment.
Jack trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Jack gets to his feet. Pain looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pain with a poor takedown
and Jack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tix Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain fails with the takedown

and Jack counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pain won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jack tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jack has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jack thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pain can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain is looking for a sweep.
Pain can't do much from the bottom here.
Jack in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jack wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

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

Jack decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to maintain the position but Jack is very close to passing his half guard.

Jack is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jack's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jack's back!
Jack trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Pain working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Jack is doing well to defend. Pain seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Jack is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tix Pain!