PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barack Pain is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Garcia
vs
Pain

200 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorenzo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barack Pain!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots and misses
enabling Pain to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pain.
Pain scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pain circles away.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pain counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pain's waist but Pain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Pain keeps it at a distance.

Pain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pain trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Pain scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pain working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Pain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Pain lands a few punches from side control.
Pain landing a few strikes.
Pain staying calm.
Garcia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pain fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Garcia wants to control but Pain postures up.
Pain in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pain with the ground and pound but Garcia regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Pain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pain working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garcia tries to get out of the position.
Pain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to advance position but Garcia won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Pain there.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Pain sits in half guard.
Garcia tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pain has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Garcia is in a horrible position here. Pain smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain breaks from Garcia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pain with the ground and pound from mount.
Pain has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garcia's face.
Pain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pain looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pain landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barack Pain dominated that round.
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.

Pain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pain slips a straight right by Garcia.
Pain misses with an uppercut

and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pain controlling the position for now.
Garcia prevents Pain from improving his position.
Garcia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia wants to free his trapped foot but Pain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pain controlling the position for now.
Pain works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain looking for a sweep. Not yet Pain, not yet.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Pain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Garcia can't handle though.
Pain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pain landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barack Pain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pain tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Pain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garcia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia wants to control but Pain is having none of it.
Pain with a couple of short strikes.
Pain looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pain raining down hammerfists from mount.
Garcia is squirming around, avoiding Pain's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Pain connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Lorenzo Garcia has been cut.
Garcia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pain breaks from Garcia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pain landing strikes from the mount and Garcia is in trouble!
Pain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pain lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pain punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barack Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lorenzo Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Pain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Garcia won't allow Pain to pass to mount.
Pain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcia is looking to control Pain's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pain looks to land a strike but Garcia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pain postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Pain is stalling in the full guard.
Pain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pain throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Pain throwing strikes but missing.
Pain trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pain throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Pain throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pain pulls Garcia in close to his closed guard and prevents Garcia from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Pain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pain landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Garcia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pain cracks Garcia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Garcia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pain with good strikes from the mount here!
Pain lands a heavy elbow.

Lorenzo Garcia's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Lorenzo Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pain cracks Garcia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barack Pain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barack Pain!
A relieved looking Barack Pain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.