PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 23052 p4p, 22915 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 596 p4p, 595 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pain
vs
Braddock

187 cm
33
216
16 - 23 - 1

180 cm
27
208
8 - 35 - 1

Solid boxing
Experienced

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pain has managed to clinch.
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Braddock tries to land knees in the clinch but Pain avoids the damage to the body.
Pain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braddocks head.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braddock is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Braddock looking to stall.
Pain just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.
Pain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pain avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Braddock is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braddock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pain lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Braddock up against the ropes.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.
Braddock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Braddock is controlling him.
Pain has Braddock pressed against the ropes, preventing Braddock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain keeps control of Braddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock letting Pain take a breather here.
Pain just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Braddock into the ropes.
Pain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pain is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pain wants to break free but Braddock has control.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Braddock has the dominant position.
Pain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddock is trying to stall.
Braddock tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braddock.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock misses with an elbow over the top.
Pain pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braddock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Braddock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pain.
Pain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Braddock keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braddock can do to turn this around?
Braddock is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is working Braddock over against the ropes.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Braddock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Braddock trying to stall but Pain improves his position.
Braddock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pain tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain tries a knee to the head but Braddock blocks it.
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
Pain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pain digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to break free but Braddock pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
Braddock is looking to control Pain's arms but Pain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Braddock has his back to the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
Braddock prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.
Braddock is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Braddock is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain effectively controlling the action here.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Pain gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Braddock can't break the clinch.
Pain tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain avoiding damage.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Braddock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddock trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Braddock into the ropes.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braddock is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Pain wants to break free but Braddock has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Braddock is trying to break free.
Braddock letting Pain take a breather here.
Pain works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Braddock has the dominant position.
Braddock wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain tries to break free but Braddock pushes him back against the ropes.
Braddock tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain wants to break free but Braddock has control.
Braddock tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock misses with a knee to the head.
Braddock is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Pain as the two fighters clinch.
Pain has Braddock pushed against the ropes.
Braddock wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Braddock wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Braddock keeps him there for the moment.
Pain lands a nice shot to the body.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Braddock has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Braddock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Braddock stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Braddock tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain slows down the pace here.
Braddock stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Pain works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Braddock is trying to stall.
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddock blocks it with crossed arms.
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Braddock is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braddock keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddock is defending well for now.
Pain tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Braddock working hard to break the clinch.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Braddock has the dominant position.
Braddock has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braddock tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
James Braddock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Major Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain!