PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Askren
vs
Pain

193 cm
25
213 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

194 cm
25
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Pain!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pain swivels and escapes.

Askren rushes Pain and presses him up against the cage.

Askren ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Askren no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pain is looking to work some ground and pound but Askren has wrist control.
Askren trying to keep a closed guard but Pain is proving a slippery customer.
Askren trying to control the position here.
Pain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Askren's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pain preventing the sweep.
Pain postures up and lands a big shot to Askren's brow.
Pain wants to control from the top but Askren keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Askren trying to control the position.
Pain with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Askren is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Askren looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pain passes into side control.
Pain cracks Askren with a big elbow.
Askren is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain cracks Askren with a big elbow.
Pain is chipping away with strikes.
Askren is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pain off and has taken his back!
Pain tries to roll but Askren sticks to his back.
Pain covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Pain just trying to survive but Askren is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Pain is really stuck here.
Pain prevents Askren from getting a body triangle.
Askren wants to control the position but Pain frees himself and scrambles - Askren manages to regain control in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to improve his position.
Pain is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Pain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pain is looking for a sweep.
Askren wants to control but Pain is keeping him busy.
Askren has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pain!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pain working to try and regain half guard.
Askren wants to control the pace but Pain is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain gets back to half guard.
Askren is keen to just control but Pain is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrew Pain will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Askren throws a right hand that Pain ducks under and follows up with a left that Pain also avoids with ease.
And Pain tries to counter it with a takedown but Askren pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Pain tries to keep at a distance but Askren has taken the fight into the clinch.

Askren has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pain clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Askren is trying to stick to Pain's back but Pain is turning into Askren. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Askren's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pain.

Askren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pain controlling from the top position.
Pain lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Askren is keeping the position.
Pain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Askren had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pain defends it easily.
Pain lands a couple of elbows.
Askren on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Askren tries to get out of the position.
Pain 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.
Askren wants to stand but Pain is controlling the position.

Askren working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pain has passed into half guard!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain winds up and cracks Askren with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Askren taking some punishment here, with Pain in his half guard.
Pain drops an elbow to the side of Askren's head.
Pain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Askren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pain lands with a punch from half guard.
Pain is keen to just control but Askren is a slippery customer.
Pain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Askren is rocked!
Pain scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Askren is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pain is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Askren seems to have got his legs back now.
Askren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pain on the ground.
Askren tries to get to full guard but Pain has control of the leg.
Askren wants to control but Pain is keeping busy.
Pain lands strikes from half guard.

It looks like Andy Askren has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Well, if Pain 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.
Pain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Askren keeps working.
Ground and pound from Pain.
Nice strikes from Pain there.
Well, if Pain 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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pain lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Askren's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pain dives in and grabs Askren's left leg, looking for a takedown. Askren pushes down on Pain's head and hops out.
Andy Askren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Askren fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pain avoids it really well and circles away.
Askren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Askren thows a leg kick but Pain checks it

and Pain counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain working the body and head with strikes.
Pain landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pain landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Askren on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Askren is rocked!
Askren is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Askren is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Askren wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Askren taking punishment in the form of punches.

Andy Askren's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain cracks Askren with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pain immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Askren is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Pain!