PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Paine (ranked 991 p4p, 47 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 3979 p4p, 181 weight class). Michael Paine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paine
vs
Hetfield

172 cm
30
145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
30
145 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Paine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine defending well as Hetfield loads up on a big left hand.

Hetfield instigates a clinch.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Paine.
Paine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Paine.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hetfield has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hetfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paine can't find room to land a body shot as Hetfield controls the action.
Paine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Paine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paine blocking some punches.
Hetfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paine prevents a body shot from Hetfield.

Paine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hetfield.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hetfield! But no joy.
Paine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arm Breakers/BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hetfield clinches up with Paine and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hetfield.
Hetfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Paine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield staying out of range there.
Hetfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paine misses with an uppercut
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paine is looking to counter punch.
Hetfield wants to clinch up but Paine keeps it at a distance.

Hetfield has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Paine.
Paine misses with a punch on the inside.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetfield blocks an uppercut.
Hetfield tries to work over Paine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield scores with a shot to the side of Paine's head.
Paine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paine tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Paine back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hetfield fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hetfield.
Paine tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Paine back against the cage.
Paine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hetfield backwards.
Hetfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hetfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hetfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Paine fails to land.
Paine misses with a punch on the inside.
Paine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hetfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paine throws a punch but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paine throws a head punch that misses.
Paine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paine lands with a right to the head.
Paine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Paine.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Paine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paine pushes Hetfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Hetfield lands with a right to the head.
Paine lands with a right to the head.
Paine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hetfield prevents a body shot from Paine.
Paine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hetfield lands a right hand.

Paine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Paine misses its intended target.
Paine throws a body punch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Hetfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hetfield is rocked!
Paine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hetfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hetfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Paine finish him?
Paine circles away from the clinch attempt

and Paine counters with a nice right hand that sends Hetfield toppling to the canvas! Hetfield scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Paine finish him?!

It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Paine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Hetfield misses the target.
Hetfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paine misses with a hook.

Hetfield drives through and clinches with Paine against the cage.
Hetfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paine backwards.
Hetfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Paine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paine throws a punch but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Paine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hetfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paine lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paine.

Paine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hetfield scores with a nice strike.

Hetfield takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paine.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hetfield's brow.
Paine lands a shot to the body.

Paine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paine throws a jab when Hetfield was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paine looks to land a left hand but Hetfield moved out of range nicely.

Hetfield drives through and clinches with Paine against the cage.
Paine lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hetfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Paine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Paine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paine lands a jab to the nose.
Paine throws a hook but Hetfield blocks it.
Paine throws a hook to the side of Hetfield's head but Hetfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paine throws a hook but Hetfield avoids it easily.

Paine drops Hetfield with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hetfield looks back up at him and smiles so Paine waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Hetfield closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hetfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paine.
A short left from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Paine tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield misses with a punch to the body.

Paine drops Hetfield onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hetfield is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hetfield works on Paine's body with a couple of short punches.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Paine uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Paine manages to break the clinch.
Hetfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paine swings for the body but Hetfield moves out of range.
Paine tries to bum rush Hetfield with a series of wild strikes but Hetfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hetfield has Paine up against the cage in a clinch.

Paine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hetfield tries to clinch but Paine is having none of it.
Hetfield wants to clinch but Paine slips to the side
and Paine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Paine misses.
Michael Paine is winning the standup battle so far.
Paine throws a hook to the side of Hetfield's head but Hetfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hetfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hetfield.
Hetfield is looking to clinch but Paine is avoiding it.
Hetfield looks to clinch
and Paine counters with a lovely straight right hand!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paine can't find room to land a body shot as Hetfield controls the action.
Paine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paine blocking some punches.
Hetfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Paine.
Paine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hetfield can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Paine.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Paine.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paine lands a shot to the body.
Hetfield blocks a body shot from Paine.

Paine manages to break the clinch.

Hetfield gets a clinch.
Paine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Paine on the inside.
Paine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paine creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hetfield with a big uppercut! Hetfield tries to clinch up but Paine pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hetfield to the mat! Hetfield covers up and Paine unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Paine!
After the big win, Michael Paine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BuriedAlive// Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.