PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Architect Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Macaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Skrip Breaks / Enemy Crush. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pain
vs
Macaw

210 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
177 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Architect Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Macaw!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pain misses.
Macaw tries to clinch
and Pain counters with a nice body shot.
Macaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Macaw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pain counters with a stiff right hand.
Phil Macaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain swats away the attempt to clinch by Macaw.
Pain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macaw's hands.
Macaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut lands for Pain. That snapped Macaw's head back.
Pain digs a good body shot into Macaw's ribs.
Pain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!

Macaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Macaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Macaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pain.
Pain is trying to maintain a safe position but Macaw gets an underhook and turns Pain into the cage.
Macaw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pain's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaw throws an elbow that misses.

Macaw breaks from the clinch.
Pain looks to land a left hand but Macaw moved out of range nicely.
Pain tests Macaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Macaw closes the distance and pushes Pain back into the cage.
Macaw missing with knees to the body.
Macaw pushes Pain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Macaw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Architect Pain has been cut.
Macaw tries to pull guard but Pain holds him up against the cage and eventually Macaw drops back down to his feet.
Macaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Macaw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Architect Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Macaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macaw lands a nice elbow.
Pain cracks Macaw with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macaw looking for a takedown.
Macaw tries to pull guard but Pain holds him up against the cage and eventually Macaw drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Pain.
Macaw looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Macaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain stuffs the takedown.
Macaw wants to clinch up but Pain keeps it at a distance.
Pain misses with a straight right.
Macaw throws a sloppy head kick and Pain moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain swings away with a body shot that misses

and Macaw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Macaw won't allow it.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Macaw won't allow it.
Pain misses with a hook to the ribs.

Macaw lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Macaw sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pain defending well though.
Pain tries to roll over but Macaw keeps him under control.
Macaw controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Phil Macaw hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Macaw tries to clinch up.
Macaw tries to clinch
and Macaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macaw tries for a takedown but Pain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Macaw lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Macaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macaw 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.
Macaw missing with knees to the body.
Macaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phil Macaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Architect Pain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Macaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pain avoids it really well and circles away.
Macaw tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain tests Macaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Macaw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pain, pushing him back against the cage.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain throws a punch but it's blocked by Macaw.
Macaw can't get the takedown.
Macaw tries to score a body lock takedown but Pain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Architect Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Macaw.
Macaw lands a damaging elbow.
Macaw drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pain gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Macaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain misses with a straight right.
Macaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pain circles away.
Pain jabs at Macaw's body.
Macaw is breathing heavily.
Macaw slips a jab from Pain.
Pain connects with a crisp jab.
and Pain counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Macaw! He's just covering up as Pain starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Architect Pain!
An out of breath Architect Pain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.