PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caine Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinister Miro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Beyond the Veil" by TRISTANIA. Caine Paine has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Paine
vs
Miro

198 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
27
205 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caine Paine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sinister Miro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine misses with a takedown
and Miro counters with a nice leg kick.
Paine misses with a looping right.
Paine wants to clinch but Miro slips to the side

and Miro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miro.

Miro drops back looking for a leg! Paine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paine manages to kick Miro off! Miro jumps back into Paine's guard.
Miro looking to pass the guard.
Paine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miro!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miro tries to reverse the position but Paine maintains control.
Paine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Miro tries to get to full guard but Paine has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paine slips a nice elbow through Miro's hands, connecting with Miro's forehead.
Paine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miro is looking for a sweep. Paine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Paine working over Miro with some ground and pound. Miro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Paine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Miro tries to get to full guard but Paine has control of the leg.
Paine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paine landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paine's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paine turns into Miro and is now in his guard.
Paine 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.

Miro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paine chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paine is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Miro has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Paine is looking to defend but Miro has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Paine! Miro pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Paine taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sinister Miro!