PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Duris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Vontavious Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duris comes to the cage accompanied by Noise. Vladimir Duris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maurice Vontavious Payne's chin.

Duris
vs
Vontavious Payne

201 cm
22
274 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

194 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Duris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maurice Vontavious Payne!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vontavious Payne lands with an uppercut that bounces Duris off the cage and back into range.
Duris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vontavious Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vontavious Payne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duris.
Duris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vontavious Payne.
Duris tries to clinch there but Vontavious Payne circles away.
Duris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vontavious Payne manages to avoid it.
Duris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duris looks to land a right hand but Vontavious Payne moved out of range.
Vontavious Payne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Vladimir Duris's cut is getting worse.
We've been informed that Vontavious Payne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Duris looks to land a right hand but Vontavious Payne moved out of range.
Vontavious Payne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vladimir Duris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Duris.
Duris misses with a left hand
and Duris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vontavious Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vontavious Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vontavious Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duris was well out of range. Poor timing from Vontavious Payne.
Duris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vontavious Payne lands with a hook. Duris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duris looks to land a combination but Vontavious Payne avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Vontavious Payne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duris doesn't seem phased though.

Duris drops Vontavious Payne with a right and a left! Duris comes rushing in but Vontavious Payne regains his composure and manages to keep Duris in guard.

It looks like Maurice Vontavious Payne has been cut.

Duris drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vontavious Payne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vontavious Payne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vontavious Payne!
Vontavious Payne is looking to take a break and control but Duris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vontavious Payne cracks Duris with a big right hand but Duris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Vladimir Duris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Duris seems a little lost for a moment, as Vontavious Payne dominates the positioning.
Duris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duris regains full guard. Nicely done.

Duris has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Vontavious Payne is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Duris.
Duris is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne working the ground and pound from side control.

Jeez, Vladimir Duris's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vladimir Duris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maurice Vontavious Payne!
After winning the bout, Maurice Vontavious Payne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.