PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Taco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taco has chosen Angel Doze - Clack Clack as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Paulson
vs
Taco

180 cm
24
162 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

178 cm
22
168 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paco Taco!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taco moves in looking to clinch but Paulson pushes him off.
Paulson throws a nice looking combination but Taco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulson manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paulson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Taco.

Taco clinches up against the cage.
Taco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulson trying to land knees to the body.
Taco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taco missing with knees to the body.

Taco breaks from the clinch.
Taco motions for Paulson to come forward. Taco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paulson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paulson misses with a hook.
Paulson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulson cracks Taco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paulson misses with a wild body shot.
Paulson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paulson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paulson fails with the takedown.
Taco misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson swats away the attempt to clinch by Taco.
Paulson lands with a slapping head kick.
Taco connects with a jab.
Taco throws a head kick that Paulson semi-blocks.
Paulson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paulson checks a low kick from Taco.
Paulson swats away the attempt to clinch by Taco.
Paco Taco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Paulson misses
and Taco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paulson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paul Paulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Taco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paulson somewhat.
Paulson missing with a left hand there. Taco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taco throws a low kick, looking for Paulson's leg but Paulson calmly moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paulson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Paulson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulson blocks the body kick.
Taco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulson throws a right hand that Taco ducks under and follows up with a left that Taco also avoids with ease.
Paulson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paulson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taco misses with a leg kick.
Paulson throws a leg kick
and Taco counters with a nice uppercut.
Taco throws a head kick but Paulson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Taco.
Taco tests Paulson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Paulson with that takedown attempt.
Paulson is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Paulson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Taco.
Paulson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Paulson. That one must have hurt.
Taco jabs Paulson right on the nose. Paulson blinks but takes it well.

Taco closes the distance and pushes Paulson back into the cage.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taco avoids the elbow strike from Paulson, against the cage.
Taco connects with a knee to the head.

Taco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taco.
Paulson dives in and grabs Taco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taco pushes down on Paulson's head and hops out.
Taco throws a leg kick which misses Paulson's front leg but catches the back leg as Paulson tries to avoid it.
Paulson moves out of range as Taco strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taco lands a head kick!
Paulson misses with a double jab.
Taco tries to clinch but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson looks to land a combination. Taco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paulson blocks a head kick by Taco.
Paulson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taco but Taco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taco lands with a kick to the temple. Paulson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paulson needs to keep his hands up - Taco had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paulson - that will leave a mark!
Paulson cracks Taco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taco cracks Paulson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paulson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Taco dominated that round.
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.

Taco connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Paulson.
Paulson throws a lazy head kick
and Taco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paulson throws a lazy head kick
and Taco counters with a straight right hand.
Taco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paulson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paulson fails with a takedown attempt.
Taco scores with a jab. Paulson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paulson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taco.
Taco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paco Taco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulson throws a sloppy head kick
and Taco counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Taco.
Taco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Paulson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Paulson.
Paulson shoots in but no luck this time.
Taco avoids the head kick by Paulson.
Paulson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taco can pounce on him.
Taco lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paulson will feel that in the morning.
Taco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Taco has Paulson up against the cage in a clinch.

Taco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taco throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taco scores with a leg kick.
Taco cracks Paulson with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson fails with the takedown
and Taco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Paulson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taco throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taco.
Paulson misses with a series of wild punches.
Paulson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paulson misses with a head kick.
Taco scores with a head kick.
Paulson throws a leg kick

and Taco counters by clinching up.
Taco crunches a lovely knee into Paulson's ribcage.
Taco letting Paulson take a breather here.
Taco with a knee to the head.
Taco dodges an elbow strike from Paulson.

Taco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Taco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taco manages to break the clinch.
Taco wants to clinch up but Paulson keeps it at a distance.
Paulson misses with a few strikes there.
Paulson throws a sloppy head kick
and Taco counters with a leg kick.
Taco lands with a slapping head kick.
Taco throws a head kick that misses.
Taco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taco is looking to score with low kicks.
Paulson throws a looping overhand right but Taco ducks down to avoid it.
Taco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulson.
Taco avoids the head kick by Paulson.
Taco tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taco circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Taco.
Taco moves in looking to clinch but Paulson pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paulson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paulson throws a head kick that misses
and Taco counters with an outside leg kick.
Taco tries to score with a low kick but Paulson moves his leg out of the way.
Paulson lands a high kick!
Paulson throws a series of punches but Taco moves out of range.
Paulson misses with a hook. Taco ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Taco.
Paulson misses with a wild combination.
Paul Paulson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulson throws a lazy head kick

and Taco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taco lands a nice knee to the body.
Taco is stalling here.

Taco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taco lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Taco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Paulson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paulson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paulson misses with a head kick.
Taco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taco misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Paulson.
Taco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taco tries to clinch there but Paulson circles away.
Paulson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taco is fending him off so far but Paulson persists. Nope, Taco circles away and we're back to standing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taco, right into the meat.
Taco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Paulson.
Paulson swings for the body but Taco moves out of range.
Paulson throws a sloppy head kick
and Taco counters with a low kick, right behind Paulson 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot by Taco.
Paulson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taco tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taco tries to clinch up.
Taco tries to score with a low kick but Paulson moves his leg out of the way.
Taco throws a head kick that Paulson semi-blocks.
Paulson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taco is just out of range.
Paulson throws a jab but it's blocked by Taco.
Paulson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Paulson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Taco taking some punishment here, with Paulson in his half guard.
Paulson stops Taco from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Paulson there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taco trying to control but Paulson postures up.
Taco wants to get back to full guard.
Taco trying to hold on to Paulson's head to control him but Paulson postures up.
Paulson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paulson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taco counters with a thumping low kick.
Paulson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paulson throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Taco.
Taco throws a sloppy head kick and Paulson moves out of range easily.
Paulson works over Taco's head and body with a nice combination.
Paulson punishes Taco's body with a nice straight punch.
Paulson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paulson misses with a double jab
and Taco counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paulson's knee momentarily.
Paulson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulson throws a sloppy head kick and Taco moves out of range easily.
Taco lands with a kick to the temple. Paulson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paulson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Paulson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paulson takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Paulson misses
and Taco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paulson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taco circles away.
Taco throws a low kick but Paulson avoids it.
Taco slips under a jab.

Paulson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paulson lands in his opponent's guard.
Paulson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paul Paulson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paulson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Paulson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Paulson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Taco!