PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjetil Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Chap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kjetil Paulsen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Paulsen
vs
Chap

192 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

190 cm
23
250 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kjetil Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chip Chap!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Paulsen.
Chap tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paulsen swivels and escapes.
Chap looks gassed!
Paulsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paulsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Paulsen is looking to clinch but Chap is avoiding it.
Paulsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Chap swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulsen wants to clinch up but Chap keeps it at a distance.
Paulsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Chap circles away.

Paulsen pushes Chap up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulsen crunches a lovely knee into Chap's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen working Chap over with knees to the body.
Chap takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Chip Chap has been cut.
Paulsen missing with knees to the body.
Paulsen lands a nice elbow.
Paulsen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paulsen lands a damaging elbow.
Paulsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chap letting Paulsen take a breather here.
Chap is trying to drag Paulsen to the mat but Paulsen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kjetil Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Chap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulsen landing knees to the head.

Paulsen drops Chap with a big knee straight up the middle! Chap is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Paulsen is looking to clinch.
Paulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chap keeps the fight on the outside.
Chap fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Paulsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paulsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chap lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Paulsen lands a damaging elbow.
Paulsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paulsen obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands an elbow inside.
Paulsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulsen taking a breather.
Paulsen trying to land knees to the body.
Paulsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulsen.
Paulsen stalling in the clinch.
Paulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paulsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chap is defending well for now.
Paulsen stalling the fight.
Chap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulsen taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paulsen obliges.
Paulsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Chap circles away.
Chap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Paulsen pushes Chap up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chap takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulsen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paulsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paulsen lands a nice elbow.
Paulsen avoiding damage.
Paulsen crunches a lovely knee into Chap's ribcage.
Chap takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chap takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulsen working Chap over with knees to the body.
Chap has Paulsen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paulsen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paulsen scores with a knee to the head.
Paulsen crunches a lovely knee into Chap's ribcage.
Paulsen looking to throw knees to the head but Chap is blocking nicely.
Chap drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paulsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paulsen is looking to control Chap's arms but Chap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paulsen has his back to the cage.
Paulsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen scores with a knee to the head.
Paulsen misses with a knee strike.
Chap changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paulsen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chap is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paulsen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kjetil Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chip Chap's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chap fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chap fails with the takedown.
Paulsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paulsen moves in looking to clinch but Chap pushes him off.
Paulsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paulsen is looking to clinch but Chap is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Paulsen.
Paulsen fails with an attempt to clinch.

Paulsen has Chap up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chap takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paulsen breaks the clinch.
Paulsen tries to clinch up but Chap circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chap can do to turn this around?
Paulsen wants to clinch up but Chap keeps it at a distance.
Chap circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paulsen fails in his attempt to clinch.

Paulsen lands a big head kick that sends Chap tumbling to the mat! Paulsen takes a step backwards and waves Chap back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chap takes a kick to the side of the head.

Chap is rocked!
Chap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chap is still on wobbly legs! Can Paulsen finish him?
Paulsen wants to clinch.
Chap seems to have recovered his senses.
Paulsen wants to clinch up but Chap keeps it at a distance.
Paulsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chap throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chap keeps the fight on the outside.
Paulsen moves in looking to clinch but Chap pushes him off.
Paulsen throws a sloppy head kick and Chap moves out of range easily.

Chap bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chap tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Paulsen manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chap is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paulsen is just riding it out for now. Chap eventually gives up the hold.
Chap thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Paulsen to regain full guard.
Chap throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paulsen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chap taking some punishment here, with Paulsen in his half guard.
Paulsen working over Chap with some ground and pound. Chap looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Paulsen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chap does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Chap looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Paulsen pushes past his half guard into mount!
Chap really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paulsen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chap is desperately trying to improve his position but Paulsen has a good base and remains in mount.
Chap is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paulsen lands a big elbow.
Paulsen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paulsen 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.
Paulsen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chap hang on?
Chap is desperately trying to improve his position but Paulsen has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen landing punches.
Paulsen breaks from Chap's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chap really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paulsen looking to control but Chap is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chap is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen scoring with strikes but Chap is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen wants to control the pace but Chap is squirming around nicely.
Chap wants to hold on but Paulsen pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kjetil Paulsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chip Chap's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Paulsen is looking to clinch but Chap is avoiding it.
Chap fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paulsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chap circles away quickly and effectively.
Chap keeps the fight on the outside.
Chap will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paulsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chap swats away the attempt to clinch by Paulsen.
Chap keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Chap is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Paulsen's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paulsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Paulsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chap is one step ahead there.

Chap drops back, looking for a kneebar! Paulsen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Paulsen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Paulsen!

Paulsen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paulsen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chip Chap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paulsen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chap is looking to reverse the position.
Paulsen gets to mount! Chap was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Paulsen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chap's face.
Paulsen wants to control the pace but Chap is squirming around nicely.

Paulsen is working for a guillotine from mount but Chap frees his head quite easily.
Chap flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chap is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paulsen working the ground and pound effectively.
Paulsen tries to control but Chap wriggling away.
Paulsen cracks Chap with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Paulsen cracks Chap with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Paulsen.
Chap is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paulsen working Chap over with strikes here.
Kjetil Paulsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen unloading with bombs!
Paulsen content just to control the position here.
Chap is desperately trying to improve his position but Paulsen has a good base and remains in mount.
Paulsen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chap tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paulsen tries to control but Chap wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kjetil Paulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulsen 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kjetil Paulsen!