PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poncho Villa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pain
vs
Villa

167 cm
26
141 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

150 cm
21
130 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Poncho Villa!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Villa under the eye.
Pain lands with a hook. Villa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Villa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villa misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Villa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa is trying to ground and pound but Pain uses the momentary lack of control by Villa to regain half guard.
Villa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pain defending well though.
Villa thows a huge punch but Pain dodges it nicely.

Pain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Villa pulls his head out easily.
Villa looks to land a strike but Pain avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pain keeping moving, preventing Villa from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Villa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Villa distracts Pain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Villa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Villa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Villa wants to pass the guard but Pain is keeping the position.
Villa is working Pain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Villa postures up in Pain's guard and throws a big left but Pain blocks it.
Villa postures up in Pain's guard and throws a big left but Pain blocks it.
Villa looking to sit in guard and control but Pain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pain postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Villa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pain, into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Villa throws a big right hand that misses.
Villa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pain controls Villa momentarily but Villa frees himself.
Villa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pain trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villa stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Pain throws up his legs and catches Villa in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Villa tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Pain! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Andy Pain!