PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starship Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Dale (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 Decisive Battle. Dale has chosen Try A Little Tenderness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pain
vs
Dale

195 cm
25
279 lbs
17 - 4 - 1

200 cm
25
287 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

۞ AFFAKETIΘN ۞

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Starship Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Dale!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dale stuffs the takedown attempt from Pain. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Pain misses the body punch
and Pain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dale keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pain.
Pain closes the distance but Dale moves to the side

and Dale counters with a nice right hand that sends Pain toppling to the canvas! Pain scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dale finish him?!

It looks like Starship Pain has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain throws a hook but Dale avoids it easily.
Dale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pain moves away.
Pain tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pain closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Philip Dale has been cut.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but Dale pushes him off.
Pain tries to clinch there but Dale circles away.
Starship Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain tests Dale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dale bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dale - that will leave a mark!
Pain throws a low kick, looking for Dale's leg but Dale calmly moves out of range.
Dale tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Dale misses
and Pain counters with a body kick that stops Dale in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Dale dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pain wants to land a leg kick but Dale is out of range.
Philip Dale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pain misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dale.
Pain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dale avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pain misses with a low kick.
Pain throws a lazy body kick
and Dale counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dale blocks the body kick.
Pain moves out of range of the body kick.
Pain throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dale finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale with a jab.
Pain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dale counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Dale swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dale moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Dale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dale tries a head kick but it misses.
Dale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pain.
Nice uppercut there from Dale.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good leg kick by Pain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale throws a lazy right hand but Pain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pain defending well as Dale loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a head kick.
Pain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pain somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Starship Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain misses with a leg kick
and Dale counters with a good low kick that Pain was not able to check.

Pain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dale!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a head shot.

Pain goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dale is on top in guard.

Pain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dale is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Dale really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Pain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dale's head.
Pain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dale wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Starship Pain just wasn't active enough.
Pain looks to throw a body kick
and Dale counters with a right hand to the body.
Dale swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale misses with a hook
and Pain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dale misses with a leg kick

and Pain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pain.
Pain is leaning against Dale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pain misses with the head strike.
Pain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dale blocking some punches.
Pain pushes Dale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dale.
Dale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Dale blocks an uppercut.
Dale blocks a body shot from Pain.
Dale blocks a body shot from Pain.
Pain misses with a punch on the inside.
Pain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Pain fails to land.
Dale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dale backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pain.
Dale blocks a body shot from Pain.
Pain lands with a light punch inside.
Pain blocks an elbow strike.
Dale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pain.

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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pain.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pain's brow.
Pain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dale lands a shoulder strike.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pain.
Pain misses with some punches.
Pain pushes Dale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pain throws a head punch that misses.
Dale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dale.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Dale.
Pain digs a right hand into Dale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dale's gas tank.
Dale tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
Pain can't find room to land a body shot as Dale controls the action.
Pain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pain misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Starship Pain had his way with Philip Dale in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pain misses the body punch
and Dale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Dale misses.
Dale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pain counters with a nice uppercut.
Dale misses with a leg kick
and Pain counters with a good low kick that Dale was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pain is defended easily by Dale.
Pain misses with a takedown
and Dale counters with a nice leg kick.
Dale throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.
Starship Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dale sprawls well. Dale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Starship Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain thows a leg kick but Dale checks it
letting Dale counter with a right hand.
Pain slips under a jab from Dale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dale.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Dale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dale misses with a leg kick
and Pain counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain has his takedown stuffed
and Dale counters with a good, hard body kick but Pain shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dale swings away with a body shot that misses

and Pain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Dale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Dale!