PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Valentine (ranked 1454 p4p, 189 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 620 p4p, 85 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by I'm the Man. Payne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Company. This should be a great matchup!

Valentine
vs
Payne

182 cm
30
184 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

174 cm
37
184 lbs
26 - 19 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corwin Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne tries to score with a low kick but Valentine moves his leg out of the way.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine throws a right hand that misses
enabling Payne to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Payne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine dives in and grabs Payne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes down on Valentine's head and hops out.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Payne moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Payne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Payne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine scores with a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Payne as Valentine shoots in.
Valentine looks for a takedown but Payne sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne cracks Valentine with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valentine doesn't seem bothered though.
Payne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Valentine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Payne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valentine throws a hook to the side of Payne's head but Payne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
Valentine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payne lands with a shot to the body.
Payne misses with a hook.

Valentine throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Payne tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Valentine is in Payne's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne is adopting a defensive guard.
Payne wants to stand up but Valentine is controlling him.
Payne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valentine is controlling him.
Valentine trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.
Valentine 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.
Valentine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Payne cracks Valentine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Payne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine fails with the takedown.
Valentine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Payne duly obliges.

It looks like Corwin Valentine has been cut.
Payne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Payne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Payne as he avoids it easily.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Payne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valentine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Payne lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Jab by Payne.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Payne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valentine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Payne.
Payne jabs Valentine right on the nose. Valentine blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Payne.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valentine is defended easily by Payne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Payne moves away and avoids it.
Valentine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Valentine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Payne lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Payne lands with an uppercut that bounces Valentine off the cage and back into range.
Payne lands a jab to Valentine's midsection.
A big left from Payne misses.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Payne. Payne obviously looking to wear him down.
Payne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine lands with a right hand.
Valentine ducks right into an uppercut from Payne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Payne.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Payne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corwin Valentine's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Valentine tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Payne as he jumps to the side.
Payne moves away from the strike by Valentine.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Payne.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Payne moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
Valentine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Payne counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Payne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Payne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Valentine has his takedown stuffed
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Valentine takes one on the button.
Payne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payne lands with a good body shot.
Payne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Payne lands with a good body shot.

Payne tries to keep at a distance but Valentine has taken the fight into the clinch.

Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payne lands with a nice body punch.
Payne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Payne leaves Valentine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Payne connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine dives in and grabs Payne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes down on Valentine's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Payne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
Payne lands a really nice looking cross but Valentine seems unphased.
Payne lands with a straight right. Valentine didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped Payne's head back.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Payne as he jumps to the side.

Valentine moves into range and clinches up with Payne.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.

Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Payne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Payne thumps Valentine with a low kick.
Valentine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Payne jabs at Valentine's body.
Valentine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Payne throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Max Payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne scores with a shot to the body.
Valentine wants to clinch up but Payne keeps it at a distance.
Valentine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payne throws a shot to the body.
Payne scores with a jab to the head.
Valentine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Payne counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
Payne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Payne can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne lunges at Valentine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valentine's hand.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Max Payne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt - Payne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Payne but Payne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Payne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valentine momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Payne.
Valentine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Payne connects with a leg kick. Valentine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Payne misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Payne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Payne connects with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Payne.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corwin Valentine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Payne misses with an uppercut.
Payne throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Valentine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Payne misses
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valentine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valentine's hands.
Payne lands with a shot to the body.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Payne connects with a leg kick. Valentine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne slips a jab from Valentine.
Payne misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Payne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Payne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valentine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Payne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Valentine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Payne scrambles back to his feet.
Valentine tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Payne counters with a single leg into guard. Valentine didn't expect that.
Payne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Valentine is proving hard to escape from.

Payne gets to his feet - Valentine follows without any prompting.
Payne looks to land a combination. Valentine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valentine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valentine walks into a stiff left hand from Payne.
Payne scores with a jab. Valentine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Valentine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine shoots for a takedown but Payne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine closes the distance but Payne moves to the side
and Payne counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Payne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payne to score with a decent uppercut.
Payne lands with a good body shot.
Valentine throws a hook but Payne blocks it.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt
and Payne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corwin Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Payne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine moves forwards but Payne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Payne throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a hook. Payne ducked under it nicely.
Payne connects with a body shot.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
Valentine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payne.
Valentine swings widly with a right hand
and Payne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valentine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Payne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Payne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentine.
Payne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Max Payne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Payne defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
Payne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Payne connects with a body shot that sends Valentine's belly button to the back.
Valentine wants to clinch.
Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Payne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Payne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Payne!
Max Payne took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Corwin Valentine had this to say: 'My career is not over, I will train harder and come back. Thank you to all my fans for your support!'.