PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yan Ti San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San has chosen Brainfreeze (part 1) - DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Paul
vs
Ti San

182 cm
21
205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

183 cm
19
223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benny Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yan Ti San!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Benny Paul has been cut.
Paul misses the jab.
A head kick misses from San.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paul looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab-cross combination lands for San and sends Paul crashing to the mat! San follows him down to the mat - Paul regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Paul is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San passes to full mount!
Oh Paul is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paul tries to hold on but San postures up.
Paul seems to have got his legs back now.
Paul wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
San controlling well, preventing Paul from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San has good solid back control here.
San avoiding Paul 's attempts to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul is trying to break free.
Paul looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Paul rolls, trying to escape but San keeps control of the position.
San biding his time, controlling Paul.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paul is in bad spot here.
Paul trying to control the action but San just sinks the hooks in.
Paul is really stuck here.
San trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Paul doesn't escape.
Paul just trying to survive but San is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul tries to escape the position.
San is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
San controlling well, preventing Paul from escaping the position.
Paul breaks San's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
San keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Paul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
San wants to stand up but Paul is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
San dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paul. That did some damage!
Paul misses the jab.
San misses with a head kick.
Paul keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paul takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Benny Paul's cut is getting worse.
San ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for San, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but San paws at him with a jab and circles away.
San looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
San throws a series of punches but Paul moves out of range.

Paul shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
San is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yan Ti San dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Paul's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

San misses with a double jab
and Paul counters with a nice body shot.
Paul avoids the body shot from San.
A head kick misses from Paul.
Paul fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paul shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
San stuffs the takedown.
San lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paul takes a step back to recover.
San connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

San sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Paul to the ground! San dives into full mount looking to finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paul tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paul throwing hammer fists to the chest of San. What's that going to do exactly?
San moves to the back.
San trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Paul doesn't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Paul's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
San trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Paul doesn't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paul trying to control the hands but San won't let him.
What can Paul do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Paul wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Paul trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
San is hanging on to Paul's back as he tries to escape.
Paul trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
San has the hooks in. Paul is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
San controls the position.
Paul tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paul is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Paul throwing hammer fists to the chest of San. What's that going to do exactly?
Paul is in all sorts of trouble here.

San gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Paul takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Paul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yan Ti San showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benny Paul's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

San throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Paul's head.
Paul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Benny Paul's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
San misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by San!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from San lands but Paul takes it in his stride.

Jeez, Benny Paul's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
San scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
San dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
San fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paul.
The crowd cheers as San lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paul doesn't seem phased though.
San throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Paul's head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Benny Paul's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yan Ti San!