PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard The Dreamcatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Payne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Payne
vs
The Dreamcatcher

183 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dreamcatcher is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Payne.
Left hook, right uppercut from Payne.
Payne misses with a wild combination.
Teddy Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Dreamcatcher.
The Dreamcatcher working the ground and pound but Payne is defending the strikes.
Payne is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Dreamcatcher off and has taken his back!
Payne is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at The Dreamcatcher. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Payne looking for the choke from the back.
Payne misses with punches from the back.
What can The Dreamcatcher do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The Dreamcatcher prevents Payne from getting a body triangle.
The Dreamcatcher is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Payne.
The Dreamcatcher is in bad spot here.

Payne working for the choke.

Payne is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Dreamcatcher defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dreamcatcher controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The Dreamcatcher tries to break free.
Payne controlling from the back.

Payne working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Payne controlling the positon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dreamcatcher trying to control but not successfully.
Good control from Payne.

Payne tightening his grip on The Dreamcatcher, looking for the choke.
The Dreamcatcher wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Dreamcatcher manages to reverse the position and now he's in Payne's guard. Nice work there by The Dreamcatcher.
Payne controls The Dreamcatcher momentarily but The Dreamcatcher frees himself.
Payne looking for a sweep. Not yet Payne, not yet.
Payne is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Payne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Payne dominated that round.
That's time! Payne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Payne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Dreamcatcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Payne pinned against the cage. Payne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Payne drops The Dreamcatcher with a left right combo! Payne follows him down to the ground into side control.

The Dreamcatcher is rocked!
Payne scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh The Dreamcatcher is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Payne can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teddy Payne!