PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Major Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jendri Pitoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Major Payne. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jendri Pitoy enters the cage!

Payne
vs
Pitoy

190 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
238 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Major Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jendri Pitoy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitoy throws a combination. Payne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Payne gets tackled into the cage by Pitoy. Pitoy maintains the clinch.
Pitoy lands with a left to the head.
Pitoy gets underhooks to prevent Payne's takedown attempt.
Pitoy is looking to break free of the clinch but Payne has double underhooks.
Pitoy working hard to break the clinch.
Pitoy wants to break free but Payne has control.
Pitoy prevents the takedown attempt.

Pitoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitoy.
Pitoy throws a series of punches but Payne avoids them all with ease.
Pitoy throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Pitoy.

Pitoy rushes Payne and presses him up against the cage.
Payne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitoy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Major Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitoy stops a takedown attempt from Payne.
Pitoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Pitoy breaks the clinch.
Pitoy looks to land a combination. Payne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pitoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pitoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Pitoy.
Sloppy strikes from Pitoy. Those never looked like landing.
Payne could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A punch combination from Pitoy misses.
Pitoy throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pitoy but Pitoy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pitoy misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitoy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pitoy defends it nicely.
Pitoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pitoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jendri Pitoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pitoy throws a nice looking combination but Payne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pitoy lands a glancing blow to the side of Payne's head.
Payne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pitoy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Payne tries for a takedown but Pitoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Pitoy.
Payne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pitoy throws a series of punches but Payne avoids them all with ease.
Payne dives in and grabs Pitoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pitoy pushes down on Payne's head and hops out.
Payne shoots for a takedown but Pitoy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pitoy closes the distance and clinches.
Pitoy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
Payne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pitoy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Payne goes for a takedown attempt but Pitoy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Pitoy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jendri Pitoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitoy misses with a two punch combination.
Payne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pitoy tries to bum rush Payne with a series of wild strikes but Payne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Payne. Payne gets slowly back to his feet.
Pitoy lands with a good body shot.
Payne fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitoy tries to bum rush Payne with a series of wild strikes but Payne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pitoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pitoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitoy works the jab nicely.
Pitoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payne at a distance.
A combination from Pitoy does no damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Payne. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pitoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Pitoy.
Pitoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitoy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Payne.
Payne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jendri Pitoy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Pitoy. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.

Payne looking to score a takedown here. Pitoy is defending well but Payne drives through and ends up in Pitoy's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pitoy wants to stand up but Payne is controlling him.
Pitoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Payne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne throws an elbow that misses. Pitoy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Payne's guard. Nice move by Pitoy!

Payne looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pitoy has picked Payne up and slammed him! Payne can't keep hold of the triangle and Pitoy manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Payne is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pitoy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Payne struggling a bit here.
Payne sneaks back into half guard.
Payne wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne punching from the bottom.

Payne kicks Pitoy off and gets back to his feet.
Pitoy misses with a double jab.
Pitoy misses with a wild combination.
Pitoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pitoy does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payne.
Payne looks for a takedown but Pitoy sprawls well.

Pitoy drives through and clinches with Payne against the cage.
Pitoy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Pitoy manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitoy misses with a double jab.
Pitoy scores with a sloppy right hand. Payne should have avoided that one.
Payne fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Major Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitoy tries to bum rush Payne with a series of wild strikes but Payne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pitoy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Payne dives in and grabs Pitoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pitoy pushes down on Payne's head and hops out.
Jendri Pitoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Pitoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payne dives in and grabs Pitoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pitoy pushes down on Payne's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitoy lands with a nice combination. Payne backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Pitoy misses.
Pitoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payne at a distance.
Pitoy misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jendri Pitoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A left and a right from Pitoy both land. Nice combination.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pitoy throws a series of punches but Payne avoids them all with ease.
Pitoy misses with a combination

and Payne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pitoy's guard now.
Payne slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne working the head and body with strikes.
Pitoy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Payne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throws a big right hand that misses.
Payne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pitoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Pitoy has wrist control.
Payne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Payne is stalling in the full guard.
Payne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pitoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Payne stops Pitoy from standing up.
Major Payne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Payne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pitoy keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
Payne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pitoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Payne works over Pitoy with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Payne drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pitoy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Payne has Pitoy in his guard.

Payne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Payne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pitoy is one step ahead there.
Payne doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne controlling Pitoy's posture.

Payne has his foot on Pitoy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pitoy works his way back into a safe position though.

Payne looking for a guillotine here but Pitoy defends easily.
Major Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitoy won't allow Payne to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Major Payne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pitoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jendri Pitoy!
During a confident post fight interview, Jendri Pitoy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.