PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Wahlburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Boland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulie Wahlburg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wahlburg
vs
Boland

178 cm
19
171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paulie Wahlburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie Boland!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wahlburg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boland circles away.

Wahlburg moves into the clinch successfully.
Boland goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wahlburg prevents it.
Wahlburg looking to slow down the pace here.
Boland fails to pull guard.
Wahlburg looking to stall.
Boland wants a takedown but no success here.
Paulie Wahlburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Boland.
Boland jumps guard but Wahlburg stands there with Boland around his waist. Boland gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wahlburg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boland drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wahlburg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wahlburg as he avoids it easily.

Boland shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Boland with good strikes from the mount here!
Boland punching from mount but Wahlburg doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boland postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wahlburg looks a forlorn figure.
Boland throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boland pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wahlburg blocking the ground and pound.
Boland won't let Wahlburg get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Boland moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wahlburg has worked his arm free - good work by Wahlburg!
Boland looks gassed!
Boland working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahlburg wants to get back to his feet.

Boland stands up and beckons Wahlburg to his feet.
Wahlburg tries to clinch but Boland is having none of it.
Wahlburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Boland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronnie Boland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wahlburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Boland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boland tries for a takedown but Wahlburg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wahlburg tries to clinch but Boland moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Wahlburg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wahlburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wahlburg crunches a lovely knee into Boland's ribcage.
Wahlburg slows down the pace here.
Wahlburg prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Wahlburg.
Boland fails to pull guard.
Wahlburg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wahlburg lands an elbow that stopped Boland in his tracks for a moment.
Wahlburg wants a takedown but no success here.
Wahlburg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boland is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wahlburg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahlburg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wahlburg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boland gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boland drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Boland breaks the clinch.
Boland drops Wahlburg with a beautiful combination! Wahlburg stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boland is looking for the KO!

Wahlburg is rocked!
Boland closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Wahlburg out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronnie Boland!