PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Paulista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cold Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulista's entrance music is Champagne Supernova. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cold Cat was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Paulista
vs
Cat

180 cm
28
195 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

197 cm
26
203 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Paulista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Cold Cat!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulista showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cat.

Paulista gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cat's head.

Cat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Cat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paulista lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Cat actively working from the bottom here.

Cat actively working from the bottom here.
Paulista winds up and cracks Cat with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paulista drops an elbow to the side of Cat's head.
Paulista scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cat gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Cat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paulista defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulista distracts Cat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paulista is in close to Cat's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Paulista avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paulista wants to control from the top but Cat keeps moving.
Paulista has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Cat has his foot on Paulista's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paulista works his way back into a safe position though.

Cat working for a triangle but Paulista defends it easily.
Paulista wants to control from the top but Cat keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulista postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paulista wants to control from the top but Cat keeps moving.
Paulista throwing strikes from guard but Cat blocks nicely.
Paulista looking to pass the guard.
Paulista is working Cat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paulista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Cat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paulista is in close to Cat's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Cat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paulista is aware though and is defending well.
Paulista trying to control but Cat is working from the bottom.
Paulista scoring with some ground and pound.

Cat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paulista gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paulista might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Cat looking for a guillotine here but Paulista defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulista lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paulista wants to control from the top but Cat keeps moving.

Cat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paulista wants to control from the top but Cat keeps moving.
Paulista won't allow Cat to sweep him here.
Cat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paulista is looking to work some ground and pound but Cat has wrist control.

Cat has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Paulista should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cat has tightened it up now! Paulista should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cold Cat!
Post fight, Cold Cat stared into the camera and said 'Goooood eeeeevening Helsinki!!!!.Hope will stay longer here:)'.