PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaio Henrique De Paulas (ranked 24849 p4p, 24658 weight class) and Traicho Traev (ranked 666 p4p, 656 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Henrique De Paulas
vs
Traev

191 cm
26
220
2 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
198
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Northern Zombie

Northern Zombie
Shadow Realm Apparel

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaio Henrique De Paulas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Traicho Traev!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique De Paulas connects with a solid leg kick.
Henrique De Paulas throws a leg kick which misses Traev's front leg but catches the back leg as Traev tries to avoid it.
Henrique De Paulas wants to clinch up but Traev keeps it at a distance.
Henrique De Paulas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Henrique De Paulas!
Traev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henrique De Paulas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Traev has time to react.
A low kick lands for Henrique De Paulas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henrique De Paulas.
Henrique De Paulas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henrique De Paulas with a nice calf kick.
Traev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Traev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henrique De Paulas.
Traev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henrique De Paulas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henrique De Paulas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Henrique De Paulas tenderised Traev's leg. Traev is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henrique De Paulas. That's going to slow Traev down.
Traev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Traev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Traev shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice body punch from Henrique De Paulas.
Traev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henrique De Paulas sprawls well. Henrique De Paulas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Traev gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaio Henrique De Paulas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Traicho Traev.
Henrique De Paulas scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Henrique De Paulas.
Henrique De Paulas connects with a leg kick.

Henrique De Paulas forces Traev back against the cage and clinches.
Henrique De Paulas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Traev has Henrique De Paulas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henrique De Paulas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traev is looking to break free of the clinch but Henrique De Paulas has double underhooks.
Henrique De Paulas lands a shot to the body.
Traev takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Traicho Traev has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Henrique De Paulas.
Henrique De Paulas tries to work over Traev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henrique De Paulas is defending well.
Henrique De Paulas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Henrique De Paulas tries to land knees in the clinch but Traev avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique De Paulas crunches a lovely knee into Traev's ribcage.
Traev prevents Henrique De Paulas from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Henrique De Paulas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henrique De Paulas.
Come on Henrique De Paulas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Henrique De Paulas tries to stall but Traev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Traev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Traev misses with a knee to the head.
Henrique De Paulas prevents a body shot from Traev.
A left hand lands to the body for Traev.

Traev breaks from the clinch.
Traev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henrique De Paulas. Henrique De Paulas obviously looking to wear him down.

Henrique De Paulas rushes Traev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henrique De Paulas scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique De Paulas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Traev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henrique De Paulas tries to break the clinch but Traev is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Henrique De Paulas breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Henrique De Paulas.
Henrique De Paulas connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henrique De Paulas throws a low kick, looking for Traev's leg but Traev calmly moves out of range.

Henrique De Paulas clinches up with Traev and pushes him back against the cage.
Traev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henrique De Paulas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henrique De Paulas.

Henrique De Paulas manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaio Henrique De Paulas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Traicho Traev'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.

Henrique De Paulas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henrique De Paulas connects with a leg kick.
Traev darts in looking for a takedown but Henrique De Paulas gets double underhooks and turns Traev into the cage.
Traicho Traev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henrique De Paulas connects with an inside leg kick.
Traev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henrique De Paulas.
Henrique De Paulas is looking to slow Traev down with leg kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henrique De Paulas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Traev can do to turn this around?
Henrique De Paulas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Traev avoiding damage as Henrique De Paulas throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Traev can't get the takedown.
Henrique De Paulas wants to get back to striking at distance but Traev won't allow it.
Henrique De Paulas works on Traev's body with a couple of short punches.

Henrique De Paulas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Henrique De Paulas.
Henrique De Paulas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Traev is looking to clinch but Henrique De Paulas is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Henrique De Paulas misses its target.
Henrique De Paulas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaio Henrique De Paulas is winning the standup battle so far.

Traev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Henrique De Paulas to the mat! Henrique De Paulas manages to get full guard.

Traev is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Henrique De Paulas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Henrique De Paulas has escaped and now he's on top!

Traev working a defensive guard here.
Traev working a defensive guard but Henrique De Paulas manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique De Paulas advances to full mount.
Traev tries to lock up and control but Henrique De Paulas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Traev tries to reverse the position but Henrique De Paulas maintains control.
Henrique De Paulas controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henrique De Paulas wants to control the pace but Traev is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique De Paulas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Traev's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Traev is trying desperately to improve position.
You get the feeling that Traev really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Traev wants to hold on but Henrique De Paulas pushes him away.
Traev is looking to get to half guard.

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.
Henrique De Paulas controlling from mount.
Traev regains half guard.
Henrique De Paulas is taking a breather. Traev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Traev is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Traev trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaio Henrique De Paulas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Traicho Traev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Traev drives through with a takedown into guard.

Henrique De Paulas manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Traev is working for takedown but Henrique De Paulas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Traev tries to throw a body punch but Henrique De Paulas avoids it by throwing Traev back against the cage.
Traev lands with a right to the head.
Traev avoids the elbow strike from Henrique De Paulas, against the cage.
Henrique De Paulas gets underhooks to prevent Traev's takedown attempt.

Henrique De Paulas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henrique De Paulas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Traev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henrique De Paulas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Traev circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Henrique De Paulas.

Traev moves into the clinch successfully.
Traev fails to pull guard.
Kaio Henrique De Paulas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Traicho Traev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henrique De Paulas obliges.

Traev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaio Henrique De Paulas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henrique De Paulas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henrique De Paulas.
Traev shoots in looking for a takedown. Henrique De Paulas tries to sprawl out of it but Traev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henrique De Paulas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Henrique De Paulas.
Traev looks to score with a jab to the body but Henrique De Paulas is just out of range.

Henrique De Paulas clinches up against the cage.
Henrique De Paulas misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henrique De Paulas working Traev over with knees to the body.
Henrique De Paulas just leaning against Traev, taking a breather.
Henrique De Paulas slowing the pace effectively.

Traev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Traev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Traev fails with the takedown
enabling Henrique De Paulas to counter with a crisp jab.
Henrique De Paulas connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traev throws a leg kick
and Henrique De Paulas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Traev is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Henrique De Paulas.
Traev tries to clinch but Henrique De Paulas moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique De Paulas lands a leg kick that knocks Traev off balance momentarily.

Traev tries to keep at a distance but Henrique De Paulas has taken the fight into the clinch.

Henrique De Paulas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Traev goes for a double leg but Henrique De Paulas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henrique De Paulas continues to drive forward.
Henrique De Paulas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henrique De Paulas lands a right hook to the body.
Traev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henrique De Paulas swivels and escapes.
Traev tries to clinch up.
Traev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Henrique De Paulas.
Henrique De Paulas is looking to clinch but Traev is avoiding it.

Traev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henrique De Paulas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Henrique De Paulas tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Henrique De Paulas's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kaio Henrique De Paulas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Traev looking to break Henrique De Paulas's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Henrique De Paulas remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Traev will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Traev trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Traev avoiding Henrique De Paulas 's attempts to control his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaio Henrique De Paulas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henrique De Paulas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaio Henrique De Paulas!