PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vince Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by The Hand. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Payne
vs
Jose Emelianenko Junior

191 cm
21
189 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emelianenko Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Payne regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Emelianenko Junior.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko Junior accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Payne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko Junior controls from within his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko Junior throwing strikes but missing.
Emelianenko Junior seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emelianenko Junior engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Payne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emelianenko Junior on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior.

Emelianenko Junior shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emelianenko Junior showed some decent athleticism there.
Emelianenko Junior passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Payne!
Emelianenko Junior is landing with some decent strikes but Payne is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior controlling the position easily from mount.
Emelianenko Junior with good strikes from the mount here!
Emelianenko Junior lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Payne hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko Junior pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Emelianenko Junior with good strikes from the mount here!
Emelianenko Junior is landing with some decent strikes but Payne is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Emelianenko Junior connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Emelianenko Junior with shots to the head and body - Payne looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior working Payne over with strikes here.
Emelianenko Junior connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Emelianenko Junior scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Emelianenko Junior unloading with bombs!
Emelianenko Junior controlling the pace for now.
Emelianenko Junior has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Payne's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko Junior lands a nice shot to the head.
Emelianenko Junior is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Payne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Emelianenko Junior looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Emelianenko Junior lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko Junior in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Emelianenko Junior working the ground and pound effectively.
Emelianenko Junior lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Payne hang on?
Emelianenko Junior connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Payne is in a horrible position here. Emelianenko Junior smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko Junior punishing his opponent with strikes.
Emelianenko Junior looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Emelianenko Junior on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Payne throws the left hand but Emelianenko Junior avoids the punch easily.
Payne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior has been cut.
Emelianenko Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko Junior.
Payne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Emelianenko Junior. Emelianenko Junior circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Emelianenko Junior scores with a takedown into Payne's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko Junior slips nicely into half guard.
Emelianenko Junior drops an elbow to the side of Payne's head.
Emelianenko Junior lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior working the head and body with strikes.
Emelianenko Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko Junior controlling the action here.
Emelianenko Junior works his way into side control.
Emelianenko Junior scores with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Emelianenko Junior are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Emelianenko Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emelianenko Junior working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Emelianenko Junior working the ground and pound.
Payne tries to buck Emelianenko Junior off but Emelianenko Junior is having none of it.
Emelianenko Junior cracks Payne with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko Junior lands some shots froms side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Emelianenko Junior landing strikes.
Emelianenko Junior is staying tight to Payne's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Emelianenko Junior in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior advances nicely into full mount.
Emelianenko Junior with shots to the head and body - Payne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Emelianenko Junior in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko Junior lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Emelianenko Junior controlling from mount.
BOOM! Emelianenko Junior connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko Junior controlling the position easily from mount.
Emelianenko Junior looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior scoring with strikes but Payne is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko Junior content just to control the position here.
Emelianenko Junior with the ground and pound from mount.
Emelianenko Junior lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Emelianenko Junior connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Payne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Emelianenko Junior landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Payne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Payne is rocked!
Emelianenko Junior passes into half guard.
Oh Payne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emelianenko Junior not doing much here.
Payne seems to have got his legs back now.
Emelianenko Junior scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Emelianenko Junior working over Payne with some ground and pound. Payne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Emelianenko Junior content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Payne has hold of Emelianenko Junior's hands but Emelianenko Junior slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior trying to mount his opponent but Payne defends it.
Emelianenko Junior perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Payne is looking to control Emelianenko Junior's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Payne avoid being mounted?
Well, if Emelianenko Junior is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vince Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko Junior.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko Junior.

Emelianenko Junior closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Emelianenko Junior lands in his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko Junior passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Emelianenko Junior cracks Payne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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!
A lull in the action here.
Emelianenko Junior scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior lands an elbow.
Emelianenko Junior controlling the position.
Emelianenko Junior cracks Payne with a big elbow.
Emelianenko Junior in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Emelianenko Junior controls the position from side control.
Emelianenko Junior in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Emelianenko Junior is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Payne's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko Junior scoring with punches from side control.
Emelianenko Junior scoring with punches from side control.
Emelianenko Junior controlling from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko Junior landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emelianenko Junior winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior!

Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior wins by unanimous decision!