PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake The Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bruddah Iz ~ E Ala E . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Spider
vs
Payne

150 cm
21
148 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
158 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake The Spider!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cassius Payne!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling The Spider to counter with a crisp jab.

The Spider shoots in and bounces Payne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Spider passes Payne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The Spider throwing shots but Payne is blocking nicely.
Payne is not content to let The Spider control the position.
The Spider is pressing down on Payne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Payne is holding on for now.
Payne holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Payne regains full guard. Nicely done.
The Spider tries to free his leg and advance position but Payne is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Spider trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Spider is one step ahead there.
The Spider tries to free his leg and advance position but Payne is retaining full guard.
The Spider has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Spider's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Spider scoring with some ground and pound.
Payne keeping full guard, as The Spider tries to pass.
The Spider landing some decent shots from guard.

Payne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Spider doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Spider manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Spider makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Spider passes Payne's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Spider sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Payne defending well though.
The Spider drops an elbow to the side of Payne's head.
Payne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Spider not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Spider not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Spider scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Payne tries to get to full guard but The Spider has control of the leg.
Payne looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Spider throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Payne is trying to control but can't.
The Spider not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Payne has hold of The Spider's hands but The Spider slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The Spider tries to pass to full mount but Payne defends it.
The Spider landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from The Spider there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne is refusing to be controlled, as The Spider sits in half guard.
The Spider thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Payne's head.
The Spider is nestled in close to Payne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Spider thows a huge punch but Payne dodges it nicely.
Payne trying to control but The Spider postures up.
The Spider lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Spider lands with a punch from half guard.
The Spider working Payne over with strikes.
The Spider is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Payne!
Payne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Payne looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Spider takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne is desperately trying to improve his position but The Spider has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The Spider dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Spider misses the jab.

The Spider feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jake The Spider overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Spider works over Payne with some ground and pound from guard.
Payne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Spider.
The Spider working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Payne wants to stand but The Spider is controlling the position.
Payne is trying to keep The Spider in close.
The Spider content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Spider passes into half guard.
Payne is trying to get back to full guard.
Payne is breathing heavily.
The Spider sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Payne defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne won't allow The Spider to pass to mount.
The Spider working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from The Spider.
The Spider takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The Spider lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Spider missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Payne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Payne is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Spider's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Spider's back!
The Spider rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne looks to land a strike but The Spider avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The Spider manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Spider lands a heavy elbow.
The Spider working the ground and pound effectively.
The Spider scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Payne?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne tries to reverse the position but The Spider maintains control.
The Spider unloading with bombs!
The Spider is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! The Spider connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Spider with shots to the head and body - Payne looks very uncomfortable down there.

Payne is rocked!
The Spider looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Payne is still in real trouble! Can The Spider finish him?
The Spider with the ground and pound from mount.
The Spider lands a nice shot to the head.
The Spider with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Spider cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Spider connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Spider working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Spider lands a big elbow - Payne is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Payne is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jake The Spider!
Jake The Spider retains his featherweight title!