PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sama Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Tripplet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Tripplet has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sama Paska's chin.

Paska
vs
Tripplet

177 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

165 cm
18
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sama Paska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Tripplet!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tripplet throws a series of punches but Paska avoids them all with ease.
Paska slips a jab and a cross from Tripplet.
Tripplet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paska gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Tripplet lands a left and a right that send Paska crashing to the mat, dazed. Tripplet thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Paska is rocked!

It looks like Sama Paska has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Paska moves into the clinch.
Oh Paska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tripplet is trying to stall.
Paska lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Tripplet fails to land.
Tripplet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paska seems to have got his legs back now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A bit of stalling here from Paska.
Tripplet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tripplet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paska effectively controlling the action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paska takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tripplet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paska.
A short uppercut from Paska.
Paska definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Paska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tripplet backwards.
Paska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tripplet backwards.
Tripplet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tripplet blocks a body shot from Paska.
Tripplet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tripplet takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paska.
Tripplet gets through Paska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tripplet is trying to break the clinch but Paska has him pressed against the cage.
Tripplet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tripplet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tripplet tries a body shot but Paska blocks it.
A short right from Paska on the inside.

Tripplet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tripplet.
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!
Tripplet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paska clinches up with Tripplet and pushes him back against the cage.
Paska scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tripplet.
Tripplet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paska slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tripplet.
Paska is working Tripplet over against the cage.
Paska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tripplet backwards.
Tripplet throws a head punch that misses.
Tripplet wants to stall.
Tripplet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tripplet tries a body shot but Paska blocks it.
Paska blocks a body shot from Tripplet.
Tripplet lands a shoulder strike.
Paska scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paska is working Tripplet over against the cage.
Tripplet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paska.
Paska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tripplet backwards.
Tripplet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paska up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tripplet fails to land.
Paska misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tripplet misses with the head strike.
Paska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tripplet wants to break free but Paska has control.
Paska lands a nice uppercut.
Paska lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tripplet throws a punch but it's blocked by Paska.
Paska prevents a body shot from Tripplet.
Tripplet tries to break the clinch but Paska is controlling the position.
Paska lands a hook that snaps the head of Tripplet backwards.
Paska slowing the pace effectively.
Paska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paska.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripplet working aggressively here.
Tripplet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tripplet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Tripplet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tripplet tries to close the distance and clinch but Paska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce Tripplet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paska drops Tripplet with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tripplet! Paska dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sama Paska!
Sama Paska decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.