PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne's entrance music is Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Payne
vs
Jack

176 cm
27
140 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

170 cm
26
156 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cassius Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samurai Jack!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack misses with a looping left.
Payne slips under a jab from Jack.
Jack thuds his shin into the meat of Payne's side.

Jack gets caught flat footed, as Payne shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jack trying to keep a closed guard but Payne is proving a slippery customer.
Payne postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it.
Payne won't allow Jack to get back to his feet.
Payne looking to sit in guard and control but Jack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Payne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jack is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throwing short punches from the bottom.
Jack wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Samurai Jack wasn't active enough on the ground.
Payne looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jack tries to move into range but Payne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Payne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jack counters with a nice low kick that buckles Payne's knee momentarily.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payne.
Jack connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Payne scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Samurai Jack has been cut.
Payne shoots in but no luck this time.
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Jack sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jack scores with a hook to the body. Payne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack scores with a nice right hand.
A solid body kick from Jack.
Jack tries to clinch up.
Jack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Cassius Payne has been cut.
Payne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Payne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jack on the side of the head.
Jack thuds his shin into the meat of Payne's side.
Decent striking displayed by Jack there.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jack scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Jack - just one landing.
Payne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jack.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Jack sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jack jabs Payne right on the nose. Payne blinks but takes it well.

Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Jack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jack trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Jack.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Payne breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
Jack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Payne connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Payne throws a right hand that Jack ducks under and follows up with a left that Jack also avoids with ease.
Jack scoring well with a low kick there.
Payne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Payne's sensitive parts.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Payne blocks the body kick.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Payne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively.
Payne throws a combination that misses
and Jack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack is looking to clinch.

Jack closes the distance and pushes Payne back into the cage.
Payne is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samurai Jack dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jack pushes Payne up against the cage in a clinch.
Payne wants to break free but Jack has control.
Jack crunches a lovely knee into Payne's ribcage.
Jack presses Payne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Jack.
Payne takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack lands with a right to the head.
Payne tries to pull guard but Jack won't allow it.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jack breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Payne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payne's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Payne decides to pull guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne being controlled here, momentarily.

Samurai Jack has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Payne staying out of range there.
Cassius Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Payne tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne is trying to push Jack away but Jack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jack tries a knee to the head but Payne blocks it.
Jack misses with a knee to the head.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Payne is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Jack.

Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jack as he jumps to the side.
Payne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jack's waist but Jack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Payne off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Jack.
Jack scores with the left hand. Payne knows he should have avoided that one.
Samurai Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jack lands a right hook to the body.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands with a shot to the body.
Jack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Jack.
Jack tries to bum rush Payne with a series of wild strikes but Payne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Payne under the eye.
Jack scores with a nice right hand.
Payne jabs at Jack's body.
Jack misses with a looping right.
Jack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Samurai Jack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Payne misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack throws a series of strikes that have Payne backpedaling.
Jack throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Payne slips a straight right by Jack.
Jack lands a two punch combo.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.

Jack gets a clinch.
Payne tries to circle away but Jack has him pinned against the cage.
Payne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jack walks away with a smile on his face. Payne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jack scores with a one two! Payne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Payne is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samurai Jack 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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Payne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Payne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Payne blocks a head kick by Jack.
Payne seems to have got his legs back now.
Payne fails to land the takedown.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Jack counters with a good, hard body kick but Payne shrugs it off.
Jack lands with a cross.
Payne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jack lands a jab to the head.
Payne walks into a stiff left hand from Jack.
Payne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jack avoids the body shot from Payne.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands a head kick!
Jack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Payne momentarily.
Jack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jack misses with the combination.
Payne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Payne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jack can pounce on him.
Good shot there by Payne.
Jack scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Jack. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jack, right into the meat.
Payne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jack but Jack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jack.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack connects with a solid leg kick.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jack duly obliges.
Jack throws a leg kick which misses Payne's front leg but catches the back leg as Payne tries to avoid it.
No luck for Payne with that takedown attempt.
Jack slips a jab from Payne.
Samurai Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack throws a series of strikes that have Payne backpedaling.
Jack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a nice looking combination but Payne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Cassius Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Jack slips a jab and a cross from Payne.
Jack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jack lands with a straight right. Payne didn't see that one coming.
Jack throws a shot to the body.
Payne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Payne throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Payne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jack.

Payne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jack's guard.
Payne stops Jack from standing up.

Jack pushes Payne off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jack pinned against the cage. Jack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Payne tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Jack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack misses with an elbow strike.
Payne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack is defending well for now.
Jack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samurai Jack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samurai Jack!
A victorious Samurai Jack thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.