PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance The Rapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chance The Rapper was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Payne
vs
The Rapper

197 cm
21
286 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
28
300 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Hellbent
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chance The Rapper!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Rapper lands a jab to Payne's midsection.
We've been told by Payne's head coaches at The Boom Boom Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Rapper throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Payne throws a combination that misses
and The Rapper counters with an inside leg kick.
Payne fails with the takedown.
The Rapper takes one on the button.

It looks like Chance The Rapper has been cut.
Payne misses with a body shot.
Payne throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Rapper counters with a body kick.
The Rapper looks to land a body kick but Payne moved away.
Payne swings for the body but The Rapper moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne slips under a jab from The Rapper.
The fighters circling - Payne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

The Rapper gets a clinch.
Payne has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Rapper after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rapper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Payne being controlled against the cage.
The Rapper swings wildly with an uppercut but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Rapper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Rapper slows down the pace here.

Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Rapper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Payne closes the distance and clinches up with The Rapper, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes The Rapper against the cage but The Rapper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Rapper moves out of range as Payne strikes.
No joy there for The Rapper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

The Rapper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Rapper misses with some punches.
The Rapper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Rapper misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Rapper effectively controlling the action here.
The Rapper swings wildly with an uppercut but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but The Rapper has him pressed against the cage.
The Rapper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Rapper lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rapper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like John Payne has been cut.
The Rapper working aggressively here.
The Rapper misses with a punch on the inside.
Payne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Rapper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Rapper tries to work over Payne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payne wants a takedown.
The Rapper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Rapper misses with a body punch.
The Rapper misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Rapper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Rapper throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Rapper gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Rapper swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payne misses with a series of wild punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Rapper.
The Rapper defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Rapper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from The Rapper.
The Rapper slips under a jab.
The Rapper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chance The Rapper dominated that round.
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!

A cross from The Rapper lands.
The Rapper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Rapper ducks under a wild hook from Payne.
The Rapper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Rapper connects with a body shot.
The Rapper misses with a jab, cross combination.
John Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Rapper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Rapper. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne misses with a looping left.
Payne misses with the combination.
The Rapper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Payne finds it's way round the side to connect with The Rapper's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Payne throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. The Rapper tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Payne is in The Rapper's guard.
The Rapper trying to keep a closed guard but Payne is proving a slippery customer.
The Rapper is looking to sweep but instead, Payne has passed into half guard.
Payne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Rapper defending well though.
Payne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Payne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Rapper is looking to improve his position.
Payne slows the pace down in half guard.
Payne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Rapper has his hands clasped together around Payne's back. He's all about the action.
Nice strikes from Payne there.
Payne takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Payne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Payne is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! The Rapper is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Payne!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Payne made sure he mentioned The Dark Side, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Chance The Rapper stepped up to the mic, saying 'Every reign must come to an end, my opponent was the better fighter today, I have nothing but respect for him and his manager. Thank you based god. '.