PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan St. Gough (ranked 800 p4p, 1074 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 123 p4p, 162 weight class). Tristan St. Gough could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Iso Paa's chin.

St. Gough
vs
Paa

193 cm
31
213
16 - 11 - 0

187 cm
27
217
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

FUClothing
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Hoarse Pills

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paa rushes St. Gough and presses him up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paa 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.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Gough uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Gough lands a body punch.
St. Gough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Gough's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paa lands with a light punch inside.
Paa jumps guard but St. Gough turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St. Gough working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paa misses with some punches.
Paa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St. Gough backwards.
St. Gough stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from St. Gough.
Paa looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from St. Gough.
St. Gough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paa struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Gough controls his hands.
St. Gough lands a body shot in the clinch.
St. Gough manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St. Gough scores with a shot to the side of Paa's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Gough stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St. Gough finds it's way round the side to connect with Paa's head.
St. Gough scores with a shot to the body.
St. Gough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paa moves away.
Paa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

St. Gough has closed the distance and engaged Paa in a clinch.
St. Gough leaning against his opponent.
St. Gough lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Gough can't find room to land a body shot as Paa controls the action.

St. Gough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paa lands a body shot.
St. Gough has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
St. Gough scores with a jab to the head.

St. Gough closes the distance and pushes Paa back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.

St. Gough manages to break the clinch.
St. Gough doesn't manage to clinch there - Paa circles away.

St. Gough moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Gough stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paa jumps guard but St. Gough stands there with Paa around his waist. Paa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Gough lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa works on St. Gough's body with a couple of short punches.
St. Gough lands a body punch in the clinch.
St. Gough misses with a body punch.
St. Gough lands with a short punch from the clinch.

St. Gough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St. Gough looks to land a left hand but Paa moved out of range nicely.
Tristan St. Gough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Paa looks for the body kick but St. Gough saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St. Gough!
St. Gough checks a low kick from Paa.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St. Gough misses with a hook. Paa ducked under it nicely.

St. Gough moves into the clinch.
Paa lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for St. Gough.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Paa throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Gough.
St. Gough throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
St. Gough blocks a body shot from Paa.
St. Gough misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from St. Gough.
Paa lands an uppercut.
A short left from St. Gough.
Paa lands a left hand.
St. Gough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
St. Gough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
Paa lands a shoulder strike.

Paa drags the fight down to the ground.

Paa working for a triangle but St. Gough defends it easily.

St. Gough gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Paa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Gough lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa tries to land a front kick but St. Gough steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paa jabs at St. Gough's body.
A combination from St. Gough does no damage.

St. Gough clinches with his opponent.
Paa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paa blocking some punches.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Gough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Gough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St. Gough blocking some punches.
St. Gough scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paa.
Paa lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paa misses with some punches.
Paa throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Gough.
Paa blocking some punches.
A short right from St. Gough on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Paa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan St. Gough dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Paa is looking to clinch.
Paa throws a chopping leg kick but St. Gough manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St. Gough avoids the head kick by Paa.
Paa lands a jab to St. Gough's midsection.
Paa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Gough.
Paa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
St. Gough leaves Paa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St. Gough cracks Paa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St. Gough paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St. Gough is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paa can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Paa coming out on top.
St. Gough jabs Paa right on the nose. Paa blinks but takes it well.
St. Gough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St. Gough is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa misses the jab.
Tristan St. Gough is winning the standup battle so far.
St. Gough jabs at Paa's body.
Paa ducks right into an uppercut from St. Gough.

St. Gough takes the fight into the clinch.
Paa is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as St. Gough controls the action.
St. Gough misses with a body punch.
A short right from St. Gough on the inside.
A body shot lands from St. Gough.
Paa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from St. Gough.
St. Gough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from St. Gough on the inside.
St. Gough tries to stall but Paa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St. Gough has a couple of punches blocked by Paa.
St. Gough is looking to control Paa's arms but Paa gets an underhook and turns him. Now St. Gough has his back to the cage.
St. Gough lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paa misses with a punch to the body.
Paa throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Gough.
St. Gough lands with a left to the head.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from St. Gough.
Paa tries a body shot but St. Gough blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paa misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paa blocking some punches.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Gough.
Paa looking to stall.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from St. Gough.
Paa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St. Gough smiles and moves away.
St. Gough defending well as Paa loads up on a big left hand.
Paa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St. Gough defends it nicely.
Tristan St. Gough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iso Paa.
St. Gough scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for St. Gough.

Paa is rocked!

St. Gough fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paa, pushing him back against the cage.
Paa is still on wobbly legs! Can St. Gough finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head.
Paa scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Paa.
Paa seems to have recovered his senses.
Paa lands with a right to the head.
Paa misses with some punches.
St. Gough digs a right hand into Paa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paa's gas tank.

St. Gough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St. Gough moves in looking to clinch but Paa pushes him off.
St. Gough scores with a body shot.
St. Gough lands a jab to Paa's midsection.
Paa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St. Gough tries to close the distance and clinch but Paa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St. Gough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paa.
Paa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

St. Gough rushes Paa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Gough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough throws a head punch that misses.
Paa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St. Gough backwards.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as St. Gough controls the action.
St. Gough lands a left hand.
St. Gough lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Nice body punch from St. Gough.
St. Gough creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Paa with a big uppercut! Paa tries to clinch up but St. Gough pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Paa to the mat! Paa covers up and St. Gough unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tristan St. Gough!
Tristan St. Gough spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.