PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pain Statement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bozigit Atayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain Statement has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Statement
vs
Atayev

185 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
240 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pain Statement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bozigit Atayev!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atayev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Statement is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atayev tries to clinch up

and Statement counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Atayev!
Atayev manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Atayev, under a barage of strikes from Statement.
Statement trying to control the pace.
Atayev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Statement trying to mount his opponent but Atayev defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atayev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Statement.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statement keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Atayev is looking to improve his position.
Atayev is trying to control but can't.

Atayev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Atayev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Statement can't get the takedown.
Atayev has had enough of the clinch but Statement keeps him there for the moment.

Atayev breaks from the clinch.

Statement clinches up with Atayev and pushes him back against the cage.
Atayev can't break the clinch.
Statement tries to pull guard but Atayev won't allow it.
Statement tries to circle away but Atayev has him pinned against the cage.
Atayev taking a breather.
Statement goes for a takedown attempt but Atayev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pain Statement. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atayev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atayev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Statement blocks a head kick by Atayev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atayev tries to clinch up but Statement circles away and keeps his distance.
Bozigit Atayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atayev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atayev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Statement has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Statement and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Atayev tries to clinch
and Statement counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Atayev misses.
Atayev looks gassed!

Atayev forces Statement back against the cage and clinches.
Statement can't get the takedown.
Statement tries to break free but Atayev pushes him back against the cage.
Atayev trying to control the position but instead, Statement has worked for underhooks and has pushed Atayev into the cage.
Atayev prevents the takedown attempt.
Statement fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Atayev tries to stall but Statement uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Statement lands a hook to the side of the head.

Atayev breaks the clinch.
Atayev scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Atayev misses.
Statement uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atayev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atayev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Statement clinches with his opponent.
Atayev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atayev prevents the takedown attempt.
Atayev is looking to break free of the clinch but Statement has double underhooks.

Statement has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Atayev uses from the top position.
Statement pulls Atayev in to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Atayev trying to stand up but can't free himself from Statement's guard.
Statement 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.
Atayev wants to control from the top but Statement keeps moving.

Atayev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Atayev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pain Statement dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Statement.
Atayev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice takedown defense from Atayev. No joy for Statement on that attempt.
Statement shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pain Statement. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atayev throws a combination that misses

and Statement counters by moving into the clinch.
Statement lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Atayev.
Atayev prevents a takedown attempt there.
Atayev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Atayev is trying to force a seperation but Statement has the dominant position.
Statement has Atayev pushed against the cage.
Good body shot from Statement.
Statement fails to pull guard.
Atayev working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Statement.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statement is trying to force a seperation but Atayev has the dominant position.
Atayev tries to pull guard but Statement won't allow it.
Atayev is breathing heavily.
Statement has Atayev pressed against the cage.
Statement is looking to break free of the clinch but Atayev has double underhooks.
Atayev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Statement is keeping busy.
Atayev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Statement leaning against his opponent.

Atayev breaks from the clinch.
Atayev closes the distance but Statement moves to the side

and Statement counters by moving into the clinch.
Atayev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Atayev trying to land knees to the body.
Atayev tries a body shot but Statement blocks it.
Statement leaning his opponent against the cage.
Atayev is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Statement tries to break the clinch but Atayev is controlling the position.
Atayev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Statement gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Statement slows the pace down in half guard.
Atayev won't allow Statement to pass to mount.
Statement wants to stand up but Atayev is controlling the position.
Statement knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Atayev on the ground.
Statement is keen to just control but Atayev is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Statement is looking for a kimura but Atayev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Statement to get the leverage.

Atayev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Atayev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Statement is working away from the top position though.
Statement tries to stand but can't do so whilst Atayev controls his leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atayev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Statement misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Atayev tries a head kick but it misses.
Atayev closes the distance looking to clinch

and Statement moves into the clinch.
Atayev can't break the clinch.
Statement keeps control of Atayev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Statement's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Statement jumps guard and drags Atayev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Atayev trying to control but Statement is working from the bottom.

Statement looking for a guillotine here but Atayev defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atayev stops Statement from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pain Statement dominated that second round.
That's time! Statement's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Atayev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Atayev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Statement, pushing him back against the cage.

Statement manages to pull guard.
Atayev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Atayev trying to control but Statement is working from the bottom.
Statement is pulling down on Atayev's head. It's preventing any offense from Atayev, at least for the moment.
Statement looking to hit a scissor sweep but Atayev is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atayev wants to pass the guard but Statement is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Statement scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Atayev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atayev misses with a double jab.
Atayev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Statement pinned against the cage. Statement gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Atayev tries to clinch up

and Statement counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Atayev is trying to break the clinch but Statement is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atayev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Atayev is looking to break free of the clinch but Statement has double underhooks.
Statement is pressed up against the cage. Atayev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Statement down to the mat. Statement avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Statement looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Atayev is fending him off so far but Statement persists. Nope, Atayev circles away and we're back to standing.
Statement looks for a takedown but Atayev sprawls well.
Statement fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pain Statement. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Statement leaves Atayev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Statement is trying hard to land a takedown here. Atayev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Statement gets a clinch.
Atayev wants to break free but Statement has control.
Atayev prevents a takedown attempt there.
Statement keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atayev's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atayev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Statement just stands there and leans against the cage.
Statement keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atayev's efforts to push away.
Statement is looking to break free of the clinch but Atayev has double underhooks.
Statement taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Statement manages to pull guard.
Statement has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Statement trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Atayev looking to pass the guard.
Statement is adopting a defensive guard.

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.
Atayev trying to control but Statement is working from the bottom.
Statement tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Statement pulls Atayev in close to prevent any damage.
Atayev wants to control from the top but Statement keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pain Statement showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Statement has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pain Statement!