PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Honey Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Papa Roach - Do or die. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Badger
vs
Paulsen

173 cm
27
150 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

171 cm
25
153 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Honey Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen ducks under a wild hook from Badger.
Paulsen swings for the body but Badger moves out of range.
Paulsen connects with a leg kick. Badger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Paulsen finds it's way through Badger's defenses.

Badger gets tackled into the cage by Paulsen. Paulsen maintains the clinch.
Paulsen letting Badger take a breather here.
Badger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen being controlled against the cage.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Badger gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
Paulsen slowing the pace effectively.
We've been informed that Paulsen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Badger lands with a left to the head.
Paulsen tries to work over Badger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen being controlled against the cage.
Paulsen stalling against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Badger.
Badger blocks an elbow strike from Paulsen.
Paulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badger trying to stall but Paulsen improves his position.
Paulsen scores with a hook to the body.
Badger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Badger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Badger controls his hands.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Badger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulsen.
Paulsen blocking some punches.
Badger lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulsen backwards.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Badger gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulsen lands a nice uppercut.
Badger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Paulsen.
Paulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badger's elbow.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Paulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badger leaning against his opponent.
Badger letting Paulsen take a breather here.
Paulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulsen tries to land a front kick but Badger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badger looks to throw the jab but Paulsen is out of range.
Badger misses with a wild combination.
Paulsen misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen moves away from the strike by Badger.
Paulsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badger moves away from the strike by Paulsen.
Badger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen is looking to clinch.
Paulsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Badger throws a right hand that misses
and Paulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badger moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Badger.
Badger swats away the attempt to clinch by Paulsen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
Badger moves out of range as Paulsen throws a body kick.
Badger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paulsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morten Paulsen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Badger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paulsen counters with a nice body shot.
Paulsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badger manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Badger.

Paulsen moves into the clinch.
Badger tries to stall but Paulsen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morten Paulsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulsen.
Paulsen tries to work over Badger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paulsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Badger's efforts to push away.
Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulsen gets through Badger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a nice uppercut.
Badger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulsen backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Paulsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Badger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulsen's elbow.
Badger blocks an elbow strike.
Paulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Badger.
Paulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Badger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger lands an uppercut.
Badger tries to circle away but Paulsen has him pinned against the cage.

Badger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Badger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Badger's shoulder, as Badger tries to avoid the shot.
Morten Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paulsen thows a body kick. Badger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Badger throws a big shot that misses.
Badger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Badger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Badger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Badger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.
Badger throws a front kick aimed at Paulsen's knee but Paulsen avoids it well.
Badger defending well as Paulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Paulsen misses with a head kick.
Paulsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badgers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paulsen looks for the body kick but Badger saw that one coming.
Badger moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Badger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Badger circles away.
Jab, jab by Paulsen - just one landing.
Badger throws an off balance right hand
and Paulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badger.
Paulsen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Badger.

Paulsen is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger cracks a nice hook into Paulsen's ribs.
Paulsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Badger finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badger drops Paulsen with a huge uppercut! Paulsen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Badger is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honey Badger!
A less than humble Honey Badger misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.