PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Grangley (ranked 4592 p4p, 4587 weight class) and Maximus Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grangley
vs
Payne

180 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
184
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Grangley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximus Payne!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Grangley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grangley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Payne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grangley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grangley works over Payne's head and body with a nice combination.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Grangley.
Payne connects with the punch.
Grangley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Payne.
Payne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Grangley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
letting Grangley counter with a right hand.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Grangley counters with a left to the body.
Payne lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Payne misses.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Grangley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne misses with a lunging right hand
and Grangley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Payne misses with a hook
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grangley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grangley tries to counter by clinching up but Payne breaks away and moves out of range.
Payne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Grangley counters with a nice body shot.
Grangley tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Grangley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Payne misses with a hook
and Grangley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Grangley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Payne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grangley.
Payne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payne misses with a left hand
and Grangley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Payne throws the left hand but Grangley avoids the punch easily.
Grangley tries to counter by clinching up but Payne breaks away and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Payne.
Payne misses with a lunging right hand
and Grangley counters with a left to the body.
Grangley doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a hook
and Grangley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payne should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Grangley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Payne misses with an uppercut
and Grangley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payne throws an off balance right hand
and Grangley counters with a left to the body.
Grangley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Grangley lands a head shot.
Grangley jabs Payne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grangley, as that shot connected.
Payne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grangley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payne misses with a left hand
and Grangley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Payne thinking.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Grangley counters with a nice body shot.
Payne misses with an uppercut
and Grangley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Payne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Grangley counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grangley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payne throws out the jab.
Grangley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Payne.
Grangley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Payne misses with a hook.
Payne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payne throws a lazy uppercut
and Grangley counters with a left to the body.
Payne misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Grangley to counter with a crisp jab.
Grangley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Grangley darts in and clinches Payne up against the cage.
A short right from Grangley.
Grangley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payne is keeping busy.
Grangley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Payne has had enough of the clinch but Grangley keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grangley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grangley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payne's efforts to push away.
Grangley's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grangley misses with the head strike.
Payne tries to break the clinch but Grangley is controlling the position.
Grangley trying to control the position but instead, Payne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grangley into the cage.
Payne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Payne has had enough of the clinch but Grangley keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Grangley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Payne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grangley is looking to counter the offense by Payne and move into the clinch.
Grangley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Payne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grangley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Payne misses with an uppercut
and Grangley counters with a right hand to the body.
Payne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Payne misses with a hook
and Grangley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Grangley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Payne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Payne misses the jab.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Grangley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Grangley closes the distance and clinches.
Grangley lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grangley is trying to stall.
Grangley has Payne pressed against the cage, preventing Payne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grangley misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grangley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Grangley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Payne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grangley trying to stall but Payne improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grangley.
Grangley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payne can do to turn this around?
Grangley scores with a shoulder strike.
Payne tries to break free but Grangley pushes him back against the cage.
Grangley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grangley lands a hook that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Grangley misses with a punch to the body.
Grangley misses with a punch on the inside.
Grangley trying to stall but Payne improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne blocks a body shot from Grangley.
Grangley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grangley has him pressed against the cage.
Butch Grangley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grangley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Payne tries to break free but Grangley pushes him back against the cage.
Grangley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Grangley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grangley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payne.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Payne as Grangley tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Grangley.
Grangley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grangley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne has had enough of the clinch but Grangley keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Grangley.
Grangley throws a head punch that misses.
Grangley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grangley lands a left hand.
Grangley lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Maximus Payne has been cut.
Grangley works on Payne's body with a couple of short punches.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Grangley has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is trying to push Grangley away but Grangley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Payne prevents a body shot from Grangley.
Grangley slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grangley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grangley throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Payne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grangley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grangley scores with a shoulder strike.
Payne is trying to force a seperation but Grangley has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Grangley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Payne's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Payne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
letting Grangley counter with a right hand.
Payne misses with a hook
and Grangley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Payne misses with a right hand
letting Grangley counter with a right hand.
Butch Grangley is winning the standup battle so far.
Grangley is looking to clinch.
Payne misses with an uppercut
and Grangley counters with a straight right hand.
Grangley wants to clinch up but Payne keeps it at a distance.
Payne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grangley blocks a jab.
Payne misses with a left hand
and Grangley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Grangley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grangley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payne throws a lazy uppercut
letting Grangley counter with a right hand.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Payne has eaten all the pies!
Grangley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.
Payne misses with a hook. Grangley ducked under it nicely.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Grangley.
Payne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Payne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maximus Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grangley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Payne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Payne misses with a hook
and Grangley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grangley blocks a jab.
Grangley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payne.
Payne throws a hook but Grangley avoids it easily.
As Payne tries to get set, Grangley tries to push him back and clinch up but Payne manages to avoid the attempt.
Payne misses with a right hand
and Grangley counters with a stiff right hand.
Payne throws a lazy uppercut
and Grangley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grangley ducks under a wild hook from Payne.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Grangley counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with an uppercut
and Grangley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grangley defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Payne throws a hook to the side of Grangley's head but Grangley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grangley is looking to counter the offense by Payne and move into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne misses with an uppercut
and Grangley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Grangley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grangley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Payne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Grangley counter with a right hand.
Payne throws a right hand that misses

and Grangley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grangley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grangley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grangley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grangley lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Grangley.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grangley.
Grangley pushes Payne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Payne tries to circle away but Grangley has him pinned against the cage.
Grangley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grangley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Grangley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Grangley as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Grangley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grangley has Payne pressed against the cage, preventing Payne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grangley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grangley.
Grangley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grangley pushes Payne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Butch Grangley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grangley scores with a shot to the side of Payne's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grangley lands an uppercut.
Maximus Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grangley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Grangley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grangley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Grangley!