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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angel Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Meet the Monster" Five Finger Death Punch. Angel Pain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Graf!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Graf circles away.
Pain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graf throws a nice looking combination but Pain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pain tries to clinch but Graf is having none of it.
Pain fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pain is defended easily by Graf.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pain somewhat.
Pain fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graf closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pain to the mat! Pain manages to get full guard.
Graf content to stall in guard here.
Pain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is working hard here to advance position.
Graf looking to pass the guard.
Pain wants to get back to his feet but Graf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Graf looking to pass the guard.
Graf trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Pain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pain throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Pain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Graf wants to clinch.
Pain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Graf sprawls well initially but Pain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graf trying to hold on to Pain's head to control him but Pain postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graf tries to get to full guard but Pain has control of the leg.
Pain controlling the action here.
Pain is nestled in close to Graf, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Graf tries to get to full guard but Pain has control of the leg.
Pain misses with a head shot. Graf uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to control from the top but Graf keeps moving.
Pain is looking to advance position but Graf has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Graf with the ground and pound from mount.
Graf looking to control but Pain is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Graf landing strikes from the mount and Pain is in trouble!
Pain is trying desperately to improve position.
Graf scoring with strikes but Pain is staying in there.
Pain tries to reverse the position but Graf maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pain wants to hold on but Graf pushes him away.
Pain is trying to reverse the position but instead Graf has taken his back - oops!
Graf has Pain flattened out and is raining down punches.
Graf looking for the RNC.
Pain is keeping busy.
Pain turns into Graf and is now in his guard.
Pain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pain's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Graf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pain is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Graf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pain lands with a nice combination. Graf backs away looking to recover.
Pain shoots and misses
and Graf counters with a three punch combo that has Pain backing up. Pain nods at Graf to acknowledge the strikes.
Pain fails with the takedown
and Graf counters with a stiff right hand.
Pain fails with the takedown
and Graf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pain thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graf clinches with his opponent.
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graf drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Graf trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graf throwing strikes from guard but Pain blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain trying to control the position.
Pain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pain tries to control but Graf wriggling away.
Pain landing strikes from the mount.
Pain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pain goes for an armbar but Graf turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Graf.
Pain being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graf gets to his feet - Pain follows without any prompting.
Pain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Graf counters with a two punch combo.
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Graf is working for takedown but Pain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Graf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graf managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Pain gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Graf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Graf keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graf looking for a guillotine here but Pain defends easily.
Graf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pain defends well.
Pain passes Graf's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Graf taking some punishment here, with Pain in his half guard.
Pain decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Pain feints and as Graf raises his hands in defense, Pain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pain stands up from Graf's guard - Pain perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pain gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain trying to control the action but Graf is working from the bottom.
Pain stops Graf from getting back to his feet.
Graf strikes from the bottom but Pain uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Graf gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graf is trying to reverse the position but instead Pain has taken his back - oops!
Pain controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Pain dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Graf!
Pain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pain content just to control the position here.
Graf is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Graf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pain with good strikes from the mount here!
Pain lands with some strikes.
Pain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Pain there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain working the ground and pound effectively.
Graf tries to buck Pain off but he can't manage it.
Pain content just to control the position here.
Pain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Graf is looking to escape.
BOOM! Pain connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Graf that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Graf swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pain goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Graf turns into him and now he's in Pain's guard.
Graf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pain is pulling down on Graf's head to control his posture.
Graf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pain stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Pain struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to bench press Graf off him but Graf keeps the position.
Graf has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Graf moves out of range of the body kick from Pain.
Pain misses with a takedown attempt - Graf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pain swats away the attempt to clinch by Graf.
Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Graf's face.
Graf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graf can't break the clinch.
Pain gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Graf regains guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graf has his foot on Pain's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pain works his way back into a safe position though.
Graf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pain.
Graf keeping full guard, as Pain tries to pass.
Pain being controlled here momentarily.
Graf wants to stand but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain controlling from the top position.
Pain throwing strikes from guard but Graf blocks nicely.
Pain throwing strikes from guard but Graf blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Angel Pain!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Angel Pain!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Angel Pain!
Angel Pain wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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