PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geese Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fury
vs
Paul

187 cm
18
227 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geese Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Paul!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.

Paul tries to keep at a distance but Fury has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paul avoids a wild elbow strike from Fury.
Nice elbow from Fury.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Paul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Fury - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Paul blocks an elbow strike from Fury.
Fury looking to slow down the pace here.
Paul dodges an elbow strike from Fury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul slowing the pace effectively.
Paul jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fury walks away with a smile on his face. Paul gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fury tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.
Fury is looking to clinch.
Paul tries to counter by closing the distance.

Paul closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
Paul tries to pass to full mount but Fury defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul prevents Fury from standing back up.
Fury on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fury tries to get out of the position.
Paul trying to control the pace.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
Paul is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury pushes Paul off looking to stand but Paul dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paul in particular looking to stall.
Fury is trying to stand back up but Paul is controlling him
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Fury drives through and clinches with Paul against the cage.
Paul blocks an elbow strike.
Paul blocks the elbow strike.
Fury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paul avoids a wild elbow strike from Fury.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Paul jumps guard but Fury turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fury comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Justin Paul has been cut.
Paul blocks an elbow strike.
Paul stalling against the cage.
Paul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fury prevents the takedown attempt.
Geese Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Paul.
Paul drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fury pulls his leg out and moves away.
Geese Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fury has Paul up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paul's brow.
Fury pushes off an throws an elbow but Paul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
Fury lands a nice elbow.
Paul is trying to pull guard but Fury turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with an elbow strike.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.
Fury misses with an elbow over the top.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fury throws an elbow but misses.
Fury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paul blocks a body shot from Fury.

Paul manages to break the clinch.

Paul gets tackled into the cage by Fury. Fury maintains the clinch.
Paul blocks the elbow strike.
Fury lands an elbow inside that Paul shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul tries to score a body lock takedown but Fury shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paul is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fury to keep the fight standing.
Fury stalling.
Fury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paul blocks an elbow strike from Fury.

Paul gets control of Fury's arms and successfully pulls guard. Paul will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geese Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Paul's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fury wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paul, pushing him back against the cage.
Paul tries to pull guard but Fury holds him up against the cage and eventually Paul drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fury throws an elbow but misses.
Paul tries to pull guard but Fury holds him up against the cage and eventually Paul drops back down to his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paul's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul is looking for a takedown.
Geese Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Paul.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paul's defenses.
Paul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul blocks an elbow strike from Fury.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fury misses with an elbow over the top.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paul jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fury walks away with a smile on his face. Paul gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fury tries to clinch there but Paul circles away.

Paul tries to keep at a distance but Fury has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paul takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paul's brow.
Paul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fury trying to land knees to the body.

Paul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul misses with a low kick as Fury jumps back.
Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fury fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fury gets a clinch.
Paul avoids a wild elbow strike from Fury.
Paul is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fury gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury pushes off an throws an elbow but Paul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Paul ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Paul no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Paul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fury's guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Paul is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury wants to stand up but Paul is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Paul wants to stand but Fury is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Justin Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fury takes the fight into the clinch.

Paul gets control of Fury's arms and successfully pulls guard. Paul will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fury decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Paul closes the distance and clinches.
Paul is trying to pull guard but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
Fury just leaning against Paul, taking a breather.

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

Fury clinches with his opponent.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Geese Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paul blocks an elbow strike.
Paul dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paul stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fury misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geese Fury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Paul's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fury wants to clinch.
Fury tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.
Paul fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Fury was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Paul.
Paul keeps the fight on the outside.
Fury wants to clinch up but Paul keeps it at a distance.
Fury tries to clinch up.

Fury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul avoids a wild elbow strike from Fury.
Paul goes for a takedown attempt but Fury pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paul.
Geese Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Paul.
Fury tries to clinch there but Paul circles away.
Paul is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fury with a body shot.

Fury closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Paul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fury tries to stall but Paul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paul avoids a wild elbow strike from Fury.
Fury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Justin Paul's cut even more.
Paul jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fury walks away with a smile on his face. Paul gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paul shoots in and drives through. Fury sprawls well.
Fury tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paul manages to circle out of the way.

Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paul, pushing him back against the cage.
Paul is trying to drag Fury to the mat but Fury just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul can do to turn this around?
Fury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paul dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
Fury throws an elbow that misses.
Fury misses with an elbow over the top.
Stalling in the clinch from Fury.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Fury has him pressed against the cage.

Paul breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paul darts in looking for a takedown but Fury gets double underhooks and turns Paul into the cage.
Fury thinks about countering with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fury tries to clinch up.
Geese Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paul misses with a head kick.
Fury wants to clinch up but Paul keeps it at a distance.
Paul fails with the takedown.
Paul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fury wants to clinch up but Paul keeps it at a distance.
Fury wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to clinch up.

Fury rushes Paul and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paul's defenses.
Fury throws an elbow but it misses.
Fury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paul avoids a wild elbow strike from Fury.
Fury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fury - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paul displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fury up against the cage.
Paul avoids the elbow strike from Fury, against the cage.
Paul has had enough of the clinch but Fury keeps him there for the moment.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fury after a bit of a struggle.
Paul avoids the elbow strike from Fury, against the cage.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fury effectively controlling the action here.
Paul avoids a wild elbow strike from Fury.
Paul is working for takedown but Fury is calmly controlling the position for now.
Geese Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury trying to land knees to the body.

Paul jumps guard.
Paul seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fury won't allow Paul to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justin Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Paul looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fury has picked Paul up and slammed him! Paul can't keep hold of the triangle and Fury manages to pass to side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Geese Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fury, 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geese Fury!