PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svenn Sigfreud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Starhammer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Paulsen
vs
Sigfreud

205 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Svenn Sigfreud!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigfreud has his takedown stuffed
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Sigfreud tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Paulsen defends well and Sigfreud ends up having to push Paulsen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Paulsen jabs Sigfreud to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Sigfreud misses.
Sigfreud throws out a loose jab but Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sigfreud looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sigfreud looks winded!
Paulsen leaves Sigfreud with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knut Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svenn Sigfreud.
Paulsen lands with a good body shot.
We've been told by Paulsen's head coaches at Tosen's Home For Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paulsen scores with a body shot.
Svenn Sigfreud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sigfreud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paulsen. Paulsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Paulsen scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Svenn Sigfreud has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen works Sigfreud's body with a nice hook.
Sigfreud fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Sigfreud looks to move away, Paulsen throws a big counter combo bu Sigfreud just gets out of the way.
Paulsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sigfreud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Paulsen cracks Sigfreud with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Paulsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sigfreud to stand back up!

Sigfreud is rocked!
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!
Paulsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sigfreud. That did some damage!
Sigfreud is still on wobbly legs! Can Paulsen finish him?
Knut Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulsen cracks Sigfreud with a left hook right on the temple and Sigfreud goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Paulsen lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Sigfreud is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Knut Paulsen!
Knut Paulsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.