PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mladen Mladenovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Paulman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Mladenovich
vs
Paulman

189 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mladen Mladenovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russell Paulman!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mladenovich tries to keep at a distance but Paulman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mladenovich takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paulman working Mladenovich over with knees to the body.
Mladenovich is breathing heavily.

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

Paulman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mladenovich, pushing him back against the cage.
Paulman landing knees to the head.
Paulman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mladenovich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paulman lands a good knee to the midsection. Mladenovich won't want to take too many of those.
We've been informed that Paulman 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulman working Mladenovich over with knees to the body.
Mladenovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paulman connects with a knee to the head.
Paulman connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mladenovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mladenovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paulman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Paulman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Paulman gets a clinch.
Paulman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mladenovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Paulman.
Paulman lands a knee to the body.
Paulman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mladenovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mladenovich takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mladenovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paulman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mladenovich takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulman lands an elbow just above Mladenovich 's eye.
Paulman lands a knee to the body.
Paulman crunches a lovely knee into Mladenovich's ribcage.
Paulman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paulman lands an elbow inside that Mladenovich shrugs off.
Paulman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mladenovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Paulman.
Knees to the body from Paulman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paulman obliges.
Paulman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paulman landing knees to the body.
Mladenovich looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Paulman lands an elbow inside.
Mladenovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulman lands a good knee to the midsection. Mladenovich won't want to take too many of those.
Paulman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mladenovich's defenses.
Paulman lands a good knee to the midsection. Mladenovich won't want to take too many of those.
Paulman lands an elbow that stopped Mladenovich in his tracks for a moment.
Paulman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mladenovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mladenovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mladenovich's defenses.
Paulman lands a nice elbow.
Paulman with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paulman obliges.

Paulman breaks from the clinch.

Paulman closes the distance and pushes Mladenovich back into the cage.
Paulman lands an elbow inside.
Paulman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mladenovich's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Paulman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russell Paulman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Paulman forces Mladenovich back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Paulman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paulman lands a knee to the head.
Mladenovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Paulman.
Russell Paulman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paulman landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paulman obliges.
Paulman crunches a lovely knee into Mladenovich's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulman crunches a lovely knee into Mladenovich's ribcage.

Paulman breaks the clinch.

Paulman gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulman lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulman lands an elbow just above Mladenovich 's eye.
Paulman working Mladenovich over with knees to the body.

Paulman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Paulman instigates a clinch.
Paulman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Paulman.
Paulman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulman lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mladenovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulman lands a damaging elbow.
Paulman connects with a knee to the head.
Mladenovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paulman with a knee to the head.
Paulman with a knee to the head.
Paulman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulman.
Paulman landing knees to the body.

Paulman breaks the clinch.

Paulman moves into range and clinches up with Mladenovich.
Knees to the body from Paulman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paulman connects with a knee to the head.

Paulman manages to break the clinch.
Paulman cracks the inside of Mladenovich's front leg.

Paulman clinches up with Mladenovich and pushes him back against the cage.
Paulman with a knee to the head.
Paulman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mladenovich is defending well for now.
Mladenovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mladenovich avoiding damage as Paulman throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mladenovich has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paulman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paulman trying to land knees to the body.
Paulman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mladenovich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paulman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paulman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulman lands a knee to the body.
Paulman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mladenovich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paulman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mladen Mladenovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Paulman clinches up with Mladenovich and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Paulman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Paulman closes the distance and clinches.
Paulman crunches a lovely knee into Mladenovich's ribcage.
Paulman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paulman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mladenovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paulman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mladenovich's face.
Paulman connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paulman.
Paulman lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paulman scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mladenovich takes a knee to the side of the body.

Paulman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Paulman moves into range and clinches up with Mladenovich.
Paulman lands an elbow inside that Mladenovich shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Paulman.
Nice elbow from Paulman.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulman.
Mladenovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mladenovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paulman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mladenovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Paulman manages to break the clinch.

Paulman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulman.
Mladenovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mladenovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mladenovich is defending well for now.
Mladenovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paulman prevents it.
Paulman lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paulman working Mladenovich over with knees to the body.
Paulman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paulman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paulman tries to land a knee to the head but Mladenovich blocks with his arms.
Mladenovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paulman prevents it.

Paulman breaks from the clinch.

Paulman instigates a clinch.
Paulman scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paulman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Paulman rushes Mladenovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paulman lands a nice knee to the body.
Mladenovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Paulman manages to break the clinch.

Paulman instigates a clinch.

Paulman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mladenovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mladen Mladenovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mladen Mladenovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mladenovich.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Paulman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paulman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 24:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Paulman!