PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cheetham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne has chosen Ice Ice baby as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andrew Payne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cheetham
vs
Payne

169 cm
22
143 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
146 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Cheetham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Payne!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Payne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne works his foot free and advances to mount.
Payne moves to back control.

Payne looking for the choke from the back.
Payne is not going to allow Cheetham to sit and survive in this position.

Payne working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Payne is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cheetham knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cheetham for a finish.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cheetham is trying to get back to his feet but Payne has full control of the position and if anything, Cheetham has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Cheetham defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Payne's arms.
Payne looks gassed!
Payne controlling well, preventing Cheetham from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Payne is persistently looking for the submission but Cheetham is defending it well.
Cheetham tries to break free.

Cheetham fending off the submission attempt from Payne.
Payne is not going to allow Cheetham to sit and survive in this position.

Cheetham is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Payne gets his way!
Cheetham is trying to break free.
Cheetham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cheetham tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cheetham is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Payne looking for a guillotine from mount but Cheetham is having none of it.

Payne is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cheetham has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Payne is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cheetham has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cheetham is in all sorts of trouble here.

Payne is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cheetham has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cheetham tries to lock up and control but Payne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Payne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cheetham is looking to escape.
Cheetham can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheetham trying desperately to get to his feet.

Payne working for a guillotine from mount but Cheetham is in no mood to give up.
Cheetham is squirming around, avoiding Payne's attempts to control the action.
Cheetham trying desperately to get to his feet.

Payne working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Payne swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cheetham is now in Payne's guard. A big mistake from Payne there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Cheetham gets to his feet - Payne follows without any prompting.
Payne avoids the head kick by Cheetham.
Cheetham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Payne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Cheetham.
Payne scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Payne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Payne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Payne gets a takedown into half guard.
Cheetham is not content to let Payne control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Payne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cheetham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheetham fails with an attempt to clinch.

Payne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cheetham napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cheetham manages to get back to half guard.

Payne seems to be looking for submissions.
Cheetham is looking for a sweep. Payne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Cheetham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Payne pulls his head out easily.
Payne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheetham keeps working.
Cheetham is trying to stand back up but Payne is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payne passes to full mount!
Cheetham is trying to stand but he's just given Payne his back.
Well, with Payne on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cheetham is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cheetham preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Payne.
Cheetham prevents Payne from getting a body triangle.
Cheetham is really stuck here.

Payne is working for a rear naked choke. Cheetham is not defending it well and Payne has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Cheetham refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Cheetham's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andrew Payne!