PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sera Mesmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Pauletty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kingston Pauletty enters the cage!

Mesmo
vs
Pauletty

187 cm
16
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sera Mesmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingston Pauletty!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesmo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pauletty's head backwards.

Pauletty drives through and clinches with Mesmo against the cage.
Pauletty content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pauletty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mesmo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pauletty lands a right hand.
Pauletty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mesmo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pauletty lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pauletty.
Mesmo is trying to push Pauletty away but Pauletty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mesmo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pauletty smiles and moves away.

Pauletty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pauletty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Pauletty.
A short uppercut from Pauletty.
A right handed body shot lands from Pauletty.
Pauletty lands an uppercut.
Pauletty digs a right hand into Mesmo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mesmo's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauletty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pauletty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mesmo is breathing heavily.
Mesmo misses with a body punch.
Mesmo throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pauletty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mesmo backwards.

Mesmo is rocked!
Mesmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pauletty pushes Mesmo against the cage. Pauletty is working some dirty boxing. Pauletty pushes off with a quick right hook! Mesmo goes down! Mesmo tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pauletty moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingston Pauletty!