PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trygve Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sakrovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by The Pursuit of Vikings. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paulsen
vs
Sakrovski

179 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trygve Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Sakrovski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen throws a head kick that Sakrovski semi-blocks.
Sakrovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakrovski shoots in but Paulsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paulsen.
Sakrovski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sakrovski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paulsen as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Paulsen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Paulsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid body kick from Paulsen.
Sakrovski looks gassed!
A slapping body kick lands there for Paulsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen scores with a leg kick.
Paulsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sakrovski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Paulsen delivers a nice body kick.
Paulsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That has opened up Matt Sakrovski's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paulsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paulsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Paulsen scores with a push kick.
A solid body kick from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paulsen.
Paulsen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sakrovski's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Paulsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paulsen.
Sakrovski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paulsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakrovski.
Paulsen scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakrovski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sakrovski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paulsen.
Paulsen delivers a nice body kick.
Sakrovski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Paulsen lands a head kick!
Sakrovski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paulsen can pounce on him.
Paulsen scores with a nice body kick.
Sakrovski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Paulsen.
Sakrovski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paulsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakrovski. That did some damage!
Sakrovski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paulsen. That's going to slow Sakrovski down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paulsen.
Paulsen thumps Sakrovski with a low kick.
Paulsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paulsen lands a head kick. Sakrovski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paulsen pushes Sakrovski away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands with a slapping head kick.
Sakrovski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paulsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Paulsen moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakrovski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paulsen scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Paulsen.
Sakrovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakrovski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paulsen scores with a knee to the head.
Sakrovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulsen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Paulsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulsen lands a nice looking body kick.
Trygve Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulsen throws a nice head kick!
Sakrovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakrovski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paulsen thuds his shin into the meat of Sakrovski's side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paulsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trygve Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Sakrovski'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.

A kick lands to the mid section there for Paulsen.
Paulsen scores with a nice body kick.
Sakrovski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paulsen feints and then cracks Sakrovski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakrovski down.
Paulsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakrovski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paulsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakrovski. That did some damage!
Paulsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Paulsen scores with a push kick.
Paulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakrovski can do to turn this around?
Paulsen keeps Sakrovski at a distance using the push kick.
Paulsen is looking to slow Sakrovski down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Paulsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulsen is looking to slow Sakrovski down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a nice looking body kick.
Paulsen throws a front kick that sends Sakrovski stumbling back into the cage.
Paulsen thows a body kick. Sakrovski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Paulsen lands with a slapping head kick.
Paulsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sakrovski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paulsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Paulsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paulsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paulsen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Paulsen throws a head kick that half lands.
Sakrovski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Paulsen.
Paulsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakrovski shoots in for a takedown but Paulsen shows good takedown defense.
Paulsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakrovski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakrovski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen lands a head kick!
Paulsen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Paulsen lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Paulsen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen lands with a kick to the temple. Sakrovski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sakrovski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick from Paulsen.
Sakrovski wants to clinch but Paulsen slips to the side
and Paulsen counters with a big head kick but Sakrovski shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Paulsen!
Paulsen is looking to slow Sakrovski down with leg kicks.
Paulsen thumps Sakrovski with a low kick.
Paulsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Paulsen scores with a head kick.
Sakrovski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paulsen pushes Sakrovski away with a front kick.
Paulsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sakrovski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paulsen. Paulsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Paulsen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Paulsen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sakrovski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paulsen.
Paulsen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sakrovski if he has to take too many more of those.
Trygve Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paulsen feints and then cracks Sakrovski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakrovski down.
Paulsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sakrovski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Paulsen - the referee stops the clock and Sakrovski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Paulsen. Sakrovski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Paulsen drives through and clinches with Sakrovski against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Paulsen breaks the clinch.
Sakrovski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matt Sakrovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulsen fakes the leg kick and cracks Sakrovski in the body.
Sakrovski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trygve Paulsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Sakrovski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A solid body kick from Paulsen.
A good leg kick by Paulsen.
Paulsen cracks the inside of Sakrovski's front leg.
Paulsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakrovski throws a left and a right that both miss

and Paulsen moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paulsen obliges.

Paulsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paulsen lands a front kick.
Paulsen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulsen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Paulsen lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paulsen. That's going to slow Sakrovski down.
Paulsen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a nice head kick!
Paulsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paulsen thuds his shin into the meat of Sakrovski's side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sakrovski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Paulsen - the referee stops the clock and Sakrovski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Paulsen. Sakrovski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Paulsen lands with a kick to the temple. Sakrovski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paulsen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sakrovski.
Paulsen lands a front kick.
Paulsen cracks the inside of Sakrovski's front leg.
Paulsen feints and then cracks Sakrovski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakrovski down.
Paulsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Paulsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sakrovski takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sakrovski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paulsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paulsen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Paulsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paulsen scores with a push kick.
Paulsen scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
Sakrovski has his takedown stuffed
and Paulsen counters with a body kick that stops Sakrovski in his tracks momentarily.
Paulsen throws a nice head kick!

Paulsen rushes Sakrovski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Paulsen.
Knees to the body from Paulsen.
Sakrovski blocks an elbow strike from Paulsen.
Paulsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Trygve Paulsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paulsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sakrovski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulsen lands a knee to the body.
Paulsen scores with a knee to the head.
Paulsen is struggling to control the position.
Sakrovski is trying to break the clinch but Paulsen is controlling him.
Paulsen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sakrovski taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sakrovski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paulsen pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulsen delivers a nice body kick.
Paulsen lands with a slapping head kick.
Sakrovski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paulsen counters with an outside leg kick.
Trygve Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sakrovski.
Paulsen lands a head kick. Sakrovski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body kick from Paulsen.
Sakrovski shoots in for a takedown but Paulsen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paulsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakrovski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paulsen's waist but Paulsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakrovski off to one side.
Sakrovski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Paulsen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
Matt Sakrovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakrovski.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trygve 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24

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