PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Pahlm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Ruxpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pahlm kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peace Love & Pitbulls - Dog Church . Johan Pahlm has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pahlm
vs
Ruxpin

197 cm
26
156 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
168 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Pahlm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theodore Ruxpin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruxpin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruxpin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pahlm can pounce on him.
Pahlm stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruxpin. Ruxpin gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruxpin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pahlm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruxpin tries to land a leg kick but Pahlm saw it coming and moves away.
Pahlm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruxpin. That did some damage!
Pahlm cracks the inside of Ruxpin's front leg.
Pahlm motions for Ruxpin to come forward. Pahlm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pahlm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pahlm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruxpin.
Pahlm misses with a head kick.
Ruxpin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pahlm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruxpin is out of range and Pahlm settles back down.
Pahlm sets himself, and Ruxpin steps forward looking for the clinch! Pahlm avoids it this time.
Pahlm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Ruxpin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruxpin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pahlm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Ruxpin blocks the low kick.
Pahlm misses with a low kick.
Ruxpin takes a kick to the side of the head.

Ruxpin is rocked!
Pahlm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ruxpin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruxpin.
Ruxpin is still on wobbly legs! Can Pahlm finish him?
Ruxpin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruxpin seems to have recovered his senses.
Pahlm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruxpin avoids it.
Ruxpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruxpin lands a shoulder strike.
Pahlm prevents Ruxpin from breaking the clinch.
Pahlm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ruxpin lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Pahlm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pahlm is trying to stall.
Ruxpin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruxpin managing to block the knees to the body from Pahlm.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pahlm throws an elbow but misses.
Ruxpin scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Ruxpin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pahlm tries a low kick but Ruxpin avoids it.
Ruxpin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pahlm moves out of range of the leg kick from Ruxpin.
Pahlm throws a leg kick
and Ruxpin counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruxpin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pahlm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruxpin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pahlm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruxpin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Pahlm closes the distance and pushes Ruxpin back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin stalling in the clinch.
Ruxpin tries to land knees in the clinch but Pahlm avoids the damage to the body.
Pahlm lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruxpin won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin tries to throw a body punch but Pahlm avoids it by throwing Ruxpin back against the cage.
Pahlm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruxpin's efforts to push away.
Pahlm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Ruxpin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johan Pahlm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruxpin looks to land a left hand but Pahlm moved out of range nicely.
Ruxpin throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruxpin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pahlm slips a jab and a cross from Ruxpin.
Pahlm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pahlm throws a head kick but Ruxpin moves out of range.
Pahlm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ruxpin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pahlm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruxpin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Ruxpin as he checks the leg kick.
Ruxpin checks a leg kick.
Ruxpin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Pahlm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pahlm throws a head kick but Ruxpin moves out of range.
Ruxpin lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Pahlm misses.
Ruxpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pahlm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruxpin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pahlm jabs at Ruxpin's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pahlm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruxpin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruxpin wants to counter with a clinch but Pahlm pushes him away.
Pahlm throws a head kick that Ruxpin semi-blocks.
Ruxpin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pahlm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pahlm connects with a solid leg kick.
Pahlm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pahlm jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That kick from Pahlm tenderised Ruxpin's leg. Ruxpin is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Pahlm dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pahlm throws a chopping leg kick but Ruxpin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Pahlm lands a big head kick that sends Ruxpin tumbling to the mat! Pahlm takes a step backwards and waves Ruxpin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pahlm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pahlm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pahlm. That's going to slow Ruxpin down.
Pahlm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruxpin checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pahlm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johan Pahlm is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruxpin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pahlm's hands.
Ruxpin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pahlm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruxpin's head.
Pahlm jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Ruxpin takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruxpin wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pahlm lands a damaging elbow.

Ruxpin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pahlm throws a head kick that misses
and Ruxpin counters with a left and a right that stings Pahlm.
Ruxpin connects with a leg kick. Pahlm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pahlm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pahlm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pahlm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pahlm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruxpin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruxpin unleashes a big counter combination but Pahlm bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ruxpin checks a leg kick nicely.
Pahlm misses with a wild body shot.
Ruxpin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pahlm misses with a leg kick

and Ruxpin moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruxpin avoids it.
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!
Pahlm tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruxpin avoids the damage to the body.
Ruxpin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pahlm backwards.

Ruxpin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruxpin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruxpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Pahlm is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruxpin as he connects with a hook.
Ruxpin tries to clinch up.
Pahlm throws a leg kick but Ruxpin moved away.
It seemed like Ruxpin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruxpin blocks a head kick by Pahlm.
Ruxpin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ruxpin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruxpin is looking to clinch.
Ruxpin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johan Pahlm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ruxpin drives through and clinches with Pahlm against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin avoiding damage as Pahlm throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pahlm obliges.
Pahlm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pahlm misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruxpin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pahlm misses with an elbow strike.
Ruxpin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pahlm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruxpin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruxpin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pahlm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruxpin can turn it around.
Ruxpin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruxpin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pahlm.
Pahlm taking a breather.
Ruxpin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pahlm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pahlm trying to land knees to the body.
Pahlm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ruxpin lands a shot to the body.
Pahlm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Theodore Ruxpin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ruxpin avoids a wild elbow strike from Pahlm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pahlm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruxpin is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ruxpin presses Pahlm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pahlm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruxpin avoids it.

Ruxpin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pahlm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pahlm there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pahlm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ruxpin is able to avoid easily.
Pahlm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruxpin looks to clinch
and Pahlm counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ruxpin tries to clinch there but Pahlm circles away.
Ruxpin misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johan Pahlm will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ruxpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Ruxpin as he checks the leg kick.
Pahlm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pahlm blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Pahlm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruxpin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruxpin lands with a cross.
Ruxpin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruxpin checks a leg kick.
Ruxpin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pahlm walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pahlm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruxpin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pahlm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ruxpin lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pahlm looks to throw the jab but Ruxpin is out of range.
Pahlm connects with a leg kick. Ruxpin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruxpin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pahlm walks into a stiff left hand from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pahlm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pahlm, right into the meat.
Pahlm swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruxpin.
Ruxpin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pahlm avoids the body shot from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin tries to clinch up but Pahlm circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm tried to score with a low kick but Ruxpin checks it.
Pahlm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pahlm tries to score with a low kick but Ruxpin moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Pahlm misses.
Pahlm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ruxpin thuds his right hand into Pahlm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Ruxpin coming out on top.
Ruxpin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pahlm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruxpin's head.
Pahlm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruxpin was well out of range. Poor timing from Pahlm.
Pahlm walks into a stiff left hand from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pahlm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruxpin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruxpin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That kick from Pahlm tenderised Ruxpin's leg. Ruxpin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruxpin slips a jab from Pahlm.
Pahlm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruxpin! But no joy.
Pahlm throws a head kick but Ruxpin moves out of range.
Ruxpin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pahlm's hands.
Johan Pahlm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pahlm throws a shot from downtown. Ruxpin moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruxpin! But no joy.
Pahlm tries to score with a low kick but Ruxpin moves his leg out of the way.
Pahlm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pahlm can pounce on him.
Pahlm tried to score with a low kick but Ruxpin checks it.
Ruxpin wants to counter the offense by Pahlm and move into the clinch position.
Ruxpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pahlm is looking to counter the offense by Ruxpin and move into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pahlm throws out a leg kick but Ruxpin moves out of range and Pahlm only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Ruxpin.
Ruxpin unleashes a big counter combination but Pahlm bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pahlm swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruxpin.
Theodore Ruxpin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruxpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Pahlm slips under a jab from Ruxpin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruxpin checks a leg kick.
Pahlm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pahlm lands a leg kick that knocks Ruxpin off balance momentarily.
Ruxpin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pahlm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pahlm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johan Pahlm.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pahlm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Pahlm!
A very excited looking Johan Pahlm made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.