PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kanye West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Paining (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Jesus Walks. Mac Paining acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

West
vs
Paining

176 cm
22
184 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
172 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

MMA's Best Nutrition
Firebird Designs

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanye West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Paining!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paining shoots in for a double leg but West sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

West shoots in and bounces Paining off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
West wants to control from the top but Paining keeps moving.
Paining really doesn't want to stay on the ground with West. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
West passes Paining's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
West content to control rather than advance.
Paining keeping control of the position.
Paining is looking to improve his position.
Paining looks gassed!

Paining is defending against the submission attempts here by West.
Paining wants to control but West is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Paining is defending against the submission attempts here by West.
West uses his free foot to push down on Paining's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Paining.

West with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Paining wants to hold on but West pushes him away.
West unloads with some shots from mount but Paining bucks and avoids them well.
Paining tries to lock up and control but West gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paining can do anything to dispel that myth.

West working for a submission but Paining is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Paining can't escape the position.
West takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paining is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Paining is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. West locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Paining is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kanye West!