PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravnity Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Paint It Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ravnity Pain is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kingston
vs
Pain

180 cm
24
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ravnity Pain!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kingston closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pain quickly recovers to half guard.
Pain trying to hold on to Kingston's head to control him but Kingston postures up.

Pain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kingston pulls his head out easily.
Kingston seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kingston is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pain punching from the bottom.
Pain missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Pain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kingston seems to be working for a kimura but Pain defends the submission attempt.
Pain is looking to escape.
Kingston prevents Pain from improving his position.
Pain tries to kick Kingston off but Kingston keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Pain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kingston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kingston uses his free foot to push down on Pain's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kingston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingston scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to get to half guard.
Pain is trying to stand up.
Kingston scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Pain is rocked!

Kingston has isolated one of Pain's arms. Pain looking to fight him off but Kingston twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gregory Kingston!
Ravnity Pain was interviewed post fight and said 'I was distracted by that girl in the front row... '.