PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ring
vs
Payne

180 cm
43
187 lbs
44 - 27 - 1

174 cm
28
184 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Ring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne blocks a head kick by Ring.
Payne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ring.
Ring uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Ring on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Payne there.
Ring pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Payne slips a jab and a cross from Ring.

Ring gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Ring tries a knee to the head but Payne blocks it.
Payne avoids a wild elbow strike from Ring.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Ring looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne tries a body shot but Ring blocks it.
Ring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payne is defending well for now.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Ring is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ring escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne wants to land a leg kick but Ring is out of range.
Payne scoring well with a low kick there.
Ring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Payne.
Payne avoids the head kick by Ring.
Payne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ring's calf.
Max Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ring.
Payne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Payne misses with a straight left.
Payne throws a low kick but Ring avoids it.
Ring tries to counter by clinching up but Payne breaks away and moves out of range.
Payne looks to land a right hand but Ring moved out of range.
Payne misses the jab.
Payne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ring throws a sloppy head kick and Payne moves out of range easily.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ring.
Payne just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRing.
Payne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Payne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Payne scores with a body shot.
Payne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ring.
Ring closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ring takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ring wants to clinch.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Ring is just out of range.
Ring thows a leg kick but Payne checks it
and Payne counters with a nice uppercut.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ring works Payne's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ring looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ring throws a body kick that misses.
Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ring throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Payne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ring dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne throws a leg kick which misses Ring's front leg but catches the back leg as Ring tries to avoid it.
Payne lands a head shot.
Ring throws a sloppy head kick and Payne moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Payne, as that shot connected.
Payne tries to land a leg kick but Ring saw it coming and moves away.
Ring jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ring closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ring checks a leg kick nicely.
Payne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Payne connects with a leg kick. Ring looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Payne cracks a nice hook into Ring's ribs.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Payne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ring had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Payne swinging wildly here.

Ring has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ring.
Payne working aggressively here.
Ring keeps control of Payne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ring with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ring tries a knee to the head but Payne blocks it.
Ring trying to land knees to the body.
Payne managing to block the knees to the body from Ring.
A head punch on the inside from Payne fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne tries to throw a body punch but Ring avoids it by throwing Payne back against the cage.
Payne misses with an elbow over the top.
Payne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ring seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Payne can turn it around.
Payne lands a body punch.
Ring tries to land knees in the clinch but Payne avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Payne dominated that round.
That's time! Ring's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Payne connects with an inside leg kick.
Ring tries to clinch up.
Payne unleashes a big counter combination but Ring bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Payne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ring on the side of the head.
Ring throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ring slips under a jab from Payne.
Ring wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ring tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ring takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Ring explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ring tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
Ring rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Payne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payne lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne throws a leg kick which misses Ring's front leg but catches the back leg as Ring tries to avoid it.
Payne misses with a low kick.
Payne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ring has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ring throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ring throws a head kick but Payne moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ring's head.
Ring defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
A left and a right from Payne both land. Nice combination.
Ring on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Payne lands a jab.
Ring is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Payne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Payne throws a nice head kick!
Payne throws a shot to the body.
Ring looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne scores with a jab to the head.
Payne throws a nice looking combination but Ring bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ring tries to counter by clinching up but Payne breaks away and moves out of range.
Max Payne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick from Payne.
A solid leg kick lands there for Payne.
Ring is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payne moves out of range of the body kick from Ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring falls off balance throwing a combination
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeremy Ring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ring looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Payne checks a low kick from Ring.
Payne works the jab nicely.
Ring throws a head kick that misses
and Payne counters with a stiff right hand.
Payne throws a head kick but Ring moves out of range.
Ring throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne wants to land a leg kick but Ring is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Payne, as that shot connected.
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ring is looking to counter the offense by Payne and move into the clinch.
Good shot there by Payne.

Ring is rocked!
Ring tries to bum rush Payne with a series of wild strikes but Payne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Payne scores with a hook.
Oh Ring is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Payne jabs Ring right on the nose. Ring blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Ring misses.
Ring takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ring seems to have got his legs back now.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Ring got wobbled bad by a big combination! Payne presses forward with punches and knees until Ring stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Ring closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Payne!
Max Payne really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.