PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 85 p4p, 360 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 2 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Paulin
vs
Steele

195 cm
30
240
23 - 16 - 0

185 cm
35
234
32 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Conquer

KOMBAT KLOTHING
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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 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Paulin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Sloppy strikes from Paulin. Those never looked like landing.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Steele lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paulin misses with a head kick.
Steele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paulin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steele will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steele.
Paulin lands a head shot.
Steele takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Paulin saw that one coming.
Paulin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Steele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paulin's hands.
Paulin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulin throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Paulin misses with a hook to the body
and Steele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Paulin throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steele avoids the head kick by Paulin.
Steele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Paulin defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele digs a good body shot into Paulin's ribs.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele misses with a combination
enabling Paulin to counter with a crisp jab.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
Paulin thows a leg kick but Steele checks it
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paulin on the side of the head.
Paulin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele walks into a straight right hand from Paulin.
Paulin throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulin misses with a straight left.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.
Steele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paulin scores with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paulin throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paulin takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Paulin blocks the elbow strike.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Paulin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paulin struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Paulin blocks an uppercut.

Paulin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulin missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paulin misses with a low kick.
Paulin misses with an uppercut.
Paulin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Paulin jabs at Steele's body.
Paulin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulin.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paulin doesn't seem bothered though.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulin was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Paulin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulin.
Paulin lands a nice looking body shot.
Steele looks winded!
Paulin cracks Steele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Paulin misses.
Paulin scores with a punch to the head.
Paulin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steele's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Paulin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Paulin sends Steele crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Paulin is motioning to the referee to let Steele up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.

Steele clinches with his opponent.
Paulin is trying to break the clinch but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Paulin gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paulin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulin blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paulin blocks an elbow strike.
Paulin has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thierry Paulin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thierry Paulin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Steele lands with a nice body punch.
Paulin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steele swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Paulin counter with a right hand.

Paulin cracks Steele with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Steele looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Paulin finish him?
Paulin just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulin walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulin misses the shot to the body.
Paulin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steele.
Steele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paulin on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Steele - just one landing.
Steele takes one to the chin there.
Paulin misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Paulin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steele staying out of range there.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Paulin saw that one coming.
Paulin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Paulin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Steele in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Paulin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paulin.
Paulin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paulin lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Paulin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paulin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paulin misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Steele.
Paulin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulin managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Paulin swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paulin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paulin misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulin digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paulin blocks the elbow strike.
Paulin lands a shoulder strike.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paulin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Paulin.
Paulin working aggressively here.
Paulin swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Paulin.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paulin digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paulin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Paulin breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele swings for the body but Paulin moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steele.
Paulin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulin misses with a looping right.
Steele misses with a right hand
enabling Paulin to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulin drops Steele with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Steele! Paulin dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thierry Paulin!
Our winner, Thierry Paulin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.