PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rune Edvall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edvall's entrance music is Robert tepper - No easy way out. A fine choice. Pain has chosen AC/DC - If you want Blood (You've got it) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Edvall
vs
Pain

190 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
212 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rune Edvall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dee Pain!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edvall tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
Edvall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edvall throws a solid leg kick but Pain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edvall.
Pain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Edvall moves out of range of the strikes.

Pain scores a takedown into full mount!
Pain lands a nice shot to the head.
Pain throwing strikes here but Edvall is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pain punching from mount but Edvall doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pain misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pain breaks from Edvall's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain misses with a head shot.
Edvall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pain throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pain looking to ground and pound but Edvall is blocking nicely.
BOOM! Pain connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Edvall is rocked!
Pain postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Edvall in real trouble here! The ref calls for Edvall to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Pain!
Dee Pain is the new light heavyweight champion!