PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorilla Guerrilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guerrilla
vs
Paulson

198 cm
24
295 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
29
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gorilla Guerrilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Paulson as Guerrilla shoots in.
Paulson lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Gorilla Guerrilla has been cut.

Paulson rushes Guerrilla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guerrilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulson blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guerrilla backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guerrilla.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrilla crunches a lovely knee into Paulson's ribcage.
Paulson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guerrilla fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paulson blocks a head kick by Guerrilla.
Paulson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Guerrilla counters by clinching up.
Guerrilla lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Robert Paulson has been cut.

Guerrilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Guerrilla counters by moving into the clinch.
Gorilla Guerrilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Paulson.
Guerrilla tries to land a knee to the head but Paulson blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paulson breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paulson.
Paulson looks winded!
Guerrilla lands with a kick to the temple. Paulson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paulson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Guerrilla there.

Guerrilla clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrilla with a knee to the head.
Guerrilla misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guerrilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerrilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulson is defending well for now.
Paulson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guerrilla tries a knee to the head but Paulson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson blocking some punches.
Guerrilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Guerrilla breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guerrilla.
Paulson shoots for a double leg takedown but Guerrilla sprawls well. He's pushed Paulson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Paulson closes the distance and pushes Guerrilla back into the cage.
Guerrilla with a knee to the head.
Guerrilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guerrilla as Paulson tries to tie him up.
Guerrilla crunches a lovely knee into Paulson's ribcage.
Guerrilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paulson avoids the elbow strike from Guerrilla, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla missing with knees to the body.
Paulson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Guerrilla manages to break the clinch.
Guerrilla tries to clinch there but Paulson circles away.
Guerrilla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulson with a hook.
Paulson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guerrilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Robert Paulson's cut even more.
Guerrilla tries to clinch but Paulson moves out of range.

Guerrilla moves into the clinch.
Paulson blocks an uppercut.
Paulson crunches a lovely knee into Guerrilla's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Guerrilla has him pressed against the cage.
Paulson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guerrilla pushes off an throws an elbow but Paulson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guerrilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulson blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrilla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guerrilla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Paulson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guerrilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Paulson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Guerrilla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paulson scores with a couple of nice shots.

Paulson decides to stand up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerrilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Paulson moves into the clinch.
Guerrilla misses with a knee strike.

Paulson breaks the clinch.
Guerrilla shoots for a double leg takedown but Paulson sprawls well. He's pushed Guerrilla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guerrilla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paulson.

Paulson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Guerrilla sprawls well initially but Paulson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Guerrilla trying to control here.
Paulson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Guerrilla is defending against the submission attempts here by Paulson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Paulson decides to stand up.

Paulson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guerrilla working a defensive guard but Paulson manages to pass into side control anyway.

Paulson stands up and beckons Guerrilla to his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Paulson forces Guerrilla back against the cage and clinches.
Paulson avoids a wild elbow strike from Guerrilla.
Guerrilla creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paulson's defenses.
Guerrilla lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guerrilla tries a knee to the head but Paulson blocks it.

Guerrilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Paulson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Guerrilla sprawls well initially but Paulson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Paulson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Paulson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guerrilla is trying to stand back up but Paulson is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paulson lands a nice short elbow.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulson trying to control the action but Guerrilla is working from the bottom.
Guerrilla trying to control here.

Paulson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Guerrilla to get to his feet.
Paulson shoots in for a takedown but Guerrilla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Guerrilla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guerrilla with a knee to the head.
Paulson misses with a punch to the body.
Paulson presses Guerrilla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guerrilla is pressed up against the cage. Paulson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Guerrilla down to the mat. Guerrilla avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Paulson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paulson prevents Guerrilla from improving his position.

Paulson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Paulson rushes Guerrilla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guerrilla.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Paulson wants the takedown. Guerrilla is fighting it off but Paulson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Guerrilla's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulson wants to control from the top but Guerrilla keeps moving.

Paulson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robert Paulson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Guerrilla scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Guerrilla does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerrilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paulson shoots for a takedown but Guerrilla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guerrilla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paulson lands with a nice body punch.
Robert Paulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulson avoids the head kick by Guerrilla.

Paulson has managed to clinch.
Paulson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Paulson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guerrilla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Paulson or perhaps it was just good defense by Guerrilla which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guerrilla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guerrilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paulson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guerrilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Paulson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guerrilla slips a jab and a cross from Paulson.

Paulson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Guerrilla!
You can see the frustration on Guerrilla's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Robert Paulson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guerrilla takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Paulson easily slips into full mount!
Guerrilla sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Paulson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Guerrilla defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paulson lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla pushes Paulson off looking to stand but Paulson dives back in and keeps control.
Guerrilla is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paulson in particular looking to stall.
Guerrilla wants to get back to full guard.
Guerrilla is refusing to be controlled, as Paulson sits in half guard.

Paulson wants to work for an arm triangle but Guerrilla is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Paulson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Paulson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Paulson is trying to work for a kimura but Guerrilla is defending well.
Guerrilla on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guerrilla tries to get out of the position.
Paulson is looking to advance position but Guerrilla won't allow it.
Guerrilla wants to improve his position but Paulson is controlling well.
Paulson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Paulson stops Guerrilla from getting back to his feet.
Paulson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guerrilla with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paulson lands with a punch from half guard.
Paulson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Guerrilla has hold of Paulson's hands but Paulson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paulson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla is trying to stand.

Paulson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Paulson or perhaps it was just good defense by Guerrilla which made him look bad.
Gorilla Guerrilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Paulson.

Paulson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Paulson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Paulson being controlled here momentarily.

Paulson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paulson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Guerrilla kicks Paulson off and gets to his feet.
Paulson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paulson misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrilla throws a jab when Paulson was well out of range.
Guerrilla tries to clinch up.
Guerrilla blocks a leg kick.
Paulson moves out of range of the body kick.
Guerrilla tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paulson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Paulson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guerrilla tries to clinch but Paulson is having none of it.
Guerrilla tries to clinch but Paulson is having none of it.
Paulson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Guerrilla misses its intended target.
Paulson misses the shot to the body.
Paulson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guerrilla tries to clinch but Paulson moves away

and Paulson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Guerrilla!
Gorilla Guerrilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Guerrilla tries to bench press Paulson off him but Paulson keeps the position.
Guerrilla wants to control but Paulson postures up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla is being controlled here.

Paulson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Guerrilla knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Guerrilla can't do much from the bottom here.
Guerrilla tries to strike but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrilla is trying to control Paulson's posture but Paulson avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Paulson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paulson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Robert Paulson!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Robert Paulson!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Robert Paulson!

Robert Paulson wins by unanimous decision!