PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxx Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Tick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Days of Revenge by Ramallah. Tick has chosen The Tick theme song as his entrance music. The Tick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pain
vs
Tick

188 cm
27
216 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

200 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxx Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Tick!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pain shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tick's guard.

Pain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Tick is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tick controls Pain momentarily but Pain frees himself.
Pain looking to pass the guard.
Pain is working hard here to advance position.
Pain trying to control but Tick is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maxx Pain has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tick scores with a jab to the body.

Pain looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pain is thwarting Tick's attempts to control the position.

Pain seems to be looking for submissions.
Pain prevents Tick from standing back up.
Pain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tick tries to roll over but Pain keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tick wants to get back to his feet.
Tick wants to control but Pain is keeping busy.
Tick is not content to let Pain control the position.
Pain moves nicely into side control.
Pain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tick keeps working.
Tick struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to score with some ground and pound. Tick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tick tries to bench press Pain off him but Pain keeps the position.
Tick is trying to control Pain's posture but Pain avoids it.
Pain cracks Tick with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tick can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tick's legs.
Pain in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tick is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pain has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to take a break and control but Tick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Tick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tick is looking to reverse the position.

Pain is trying to get an arm triangle but Tick is defending well.
Tick is looking to regain half guard here but Pain keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxx Pain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Tick.

Pain shoots in and gets a takedown into Tick's guard.
Tick seems keen to control Pain's posture.
Pain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Tick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pain slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tick managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pain.
Pain is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tick will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pain working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain controls the position.
Pain working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tick tries to bench press Pain off him but Pain keeps the position.
Tick trying to remain calm as Pain controls from the top position.
Tick is trying to control Pain's posture but Pain avoids it.
Pain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pain controlling the position from side mount.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tick dips to his left and cracks Pain with an uppercut!

It looks like Maxx Pain has been cut.
Tick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice sprawl there from Tick as Pain shoots in.

Pain throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tick tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pain is in Tick's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tick pulls Pain in close to prevent any damage.

Pain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tick pulls Pain in close to prevent any damage.
Pain wants to control from the top but Tick keeps moving.
Pain controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain forces his way into half guard.
Pain is looking to take a break and control but Tick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tick tries to get to full guard but Pain has control of the leg.
Pain missing with some ground and pound from the half 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.
Tick trying to control here.

Pain seems to be looking for submissions.
Pain tries to pass to full mount but Tick defends it.
Tick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pain is working away from the top position though.
Tick looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tick is trying to get back to full guard.

Pain is looking for a kimura here.
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 Maxx Pain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxx Pain's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pain feints and as Tick raises his hands in defense, Pain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pain content to stall in guard here.
Tick keeping full guard, as Pain tries to pass.
Pain throwing strikes from guard but Tick blocks nicely.

Tick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pain is aware though and is defending well.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but Tick is retaining full guard.
Pain wants to control from the top but Tick keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tick is looking to stand up but Pain isn't so interested in that idea.
Tick is trying to keep Pain in close.
Tick has Pain pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. The Tick wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tick lands with an uppercut that bounces Pain off the cage and back into rage.
Pain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tick's waist but Tick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pain off to one side.
Tick clobbers Pain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Pain closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tick did well to prevent Pain getting side control.
Tick tries to roll over but Pain keeps him under control.
Tick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tick wants to get back to his feet.
The Tick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pain trying to pass the guard but Tick defending well.
Pain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tick keeps working.
Pain controlling the action here.

Pain seems to be working for a kimura but Tick defends the submission attempt.
Pain not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tick trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Tick does no damage.
Maxx Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maxx Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pain scores a takedown into full mount!
Maxx Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tick tries to improve his position but instead Pain has taken his back!
Pain trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Tick doesn't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tick is trying to break free.
Pain slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Pain has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Maxx Pain has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tick looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.

Pain shoots in and bounces Tick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pain looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tick doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxx Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

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