PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Draupnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Payton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Draupnir
vs
Payton

187 cm
26
189 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
192 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baldur Draupnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Payton!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton scores with a jab to the body.

Payton forces Draupnir back against the cage and clinches.
Draupnir misses with a hook from the clinch.

Draupnir breaks the clinch.
Draupnir has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Whirl's Old School Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Evan Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payton tries to move into range but Draupnir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Draupnir. Those never looked like landing.

Payton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Payton in particular looking to stall.

Payton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Draupnir has managed to free his arm - good work.
Payton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Payton is looking to advance position but Draupnir won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Payton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Draupnir doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Payton.
Draupnir wants to control but Payton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Payton not doing much here.
Draupnir is not content to let Payton control the position.

Draupnir is defending against the submission attempts here by Payton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Payton wants to control but Draupnir is keeping him busy.

Payton stands up and beckons Draupnir to join him on the feet.
Payton misses with a wild combination.
Draupnir misses with a straight right.
Payton moves in looking to clinch but Draupnir pushes him off.
Payton takes a swing at Draupnir's ribcage but misses.
Payton throws a leg kick but Draupnir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Draupnir.
Draupnir scores with a shot to the body.
Payton tries to work over Draupnir's front leg with a kick but Draupnir checks it.
Draupnir throws a quick counter head kick but Payton was just out of range.

Payton clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draupnir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Draupnir prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Draupnir.
Draupnir digs a right hand into Payton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Payton's gas tank.
Draupnir taking a breather.
Payton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Draupnir backwards.
Draupnir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Draupnir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Payton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draupnir lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Draupnir.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draupnir.
Draupnir digs a right hand into Payton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Payton's gas tank.
Draupnir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Payton misses with a body punch.
Draupnir lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draupnir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payton lands with a left to the head.
Draupnir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Draupnir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payton backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Draupnir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Payton tries a body shot but Draupnir blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draupnir.
Draupnir working aggressively here.
Payton struggles to land a body shot inside as Draupnir controls his hands.
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Draupnir is defending well.
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Payton has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Draupnir regains guard immediately.
Payton wants to control from the top but Draupnir keeps moving.
Draupnir is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Baldur Draupnir will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Draupnir connects with a nice looking jab.
Payton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Draupnir does it's job there.
Payton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Payton.
Payton misses with a combination
and Draupnir counters with a straight right hand.
Draupnir slips a jab and a cross from Payton.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Draupnir enables Payton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Draupnir manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Payton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Payton wants to control from the top but Draupnir keeps moving.
Payton preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Payton has gone for a leg lock! Draupnir slips out almost immediately though and dives into Payton's guard.

Payton is trying to control the position but Draupnir postures up.
Our spies down at at The Factory inform us that Payton has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Payton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draupnir wants to stand but Payton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Draupnir passes into half guard.
Payton is looking to control Draupnir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Payton avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Payton actively working from the bottom here.
Draupnir is thwarting Payton's attempts to control the position.
Evan Payton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Payton is looking to improve his position.
Draupnir stalling away here and it's allowed Payton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Payton is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Draupnir is now in half guard.
Payton is trying to stand back up but Draupnir is controlling him
Draupnir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Draupnir is thwarting Payton's attempts to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Payton misses with a takedown
and Payton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draupnir throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draupnir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payton.
Draupnir misses with a hook. Payton ducked under it nicely.
Draupnir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payton.
Draupnir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A good leg kick by Draupnir.
Payton cracks Draupnir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Payton misses.
Draupnir throws an overhand right that lands on Payton's shoulder, as Payton tries to avoid the shot.
Payton with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draupnir keeps the fight on the outside.
Payton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draupnir.
Payton thuds a left hand into Draupnir's body.
Payton throws a big shot that misses.
Draupnir is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Payton does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Baldur Draupnir will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Draupnir defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Payton.
A little feinted left hand from Draupnir on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draupnir checks a low kick from Payton.
Payton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Payton misses with a takedown attempt
and Draupnir counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy left from Draupnir finds it's target.
Draupnir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Draupnir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Payton wants to clinch
enabling Draupnir to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Draupnir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draupnir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draupnir slaps away a takedown attempt from Payton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baldur Draupnir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Payton.
Payton darts in trying to clinch
and Draupnir counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton shoots for a takedown but Draupnir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baldur Draupnir is winning the standup battle so far.
Payton cracks Draupnir with a good jab.
Payton misses with a takedown attempt - Draupnir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Payton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Draupnir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab from Draupnir.
Payton just misses with a punch to the body.
Draupnir connects with a jab.
Payton lands with a straight right. Draupnir didn't see that one coming.
Draupnir misses with an uppercut.
Payton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draupnir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draupnir. That's going to slow Payton down.
Draupnir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Draupnir gets caught napping as Payton dives in and scores a takedown. Draupnir manages to retain guard.
Draupnir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Payton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Draupnir keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.
Draupnir is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Draupnir keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Payton throwing strikes from guard but Draupnir blocks nicely.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Payton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Draupnir sprawls well. Draupnir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Payton gets slowly back to his feet.
Evan Payton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payton throws a sloppy body shot
and Draupnir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Draupnir defending well as Payton loads up on a big left hand.
Payton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Draupnir misses the target.
Payton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Draupnir under the eye.
Payton works Draupnir's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton misses with a wild body shot.
Draupnir slips under a jab.
Draupnir went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Draupnir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payton.
Payton misses with a shot to the body
and Draupnir counters with a straight right hand.
Payton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Payton throws a low kick but Draupnir avoids it.
Payton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draupnir throws out the jab.
Draupnir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draupnir jabs Payton right on the nose. Payton blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draupnir misses with a right hand
and Draupnir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draupnir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Payton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Draupnir lands a right hook to the body.
Payton throws a hook but Draupnir blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Baldur Draupnir.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Draupnir, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldur Draupnir!