PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Isley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Bulger has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Bulger seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bulger
vs
Isley

186 cm
26
245 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

196 cm
22
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Underworld Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Bulger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Isley!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isley lands a glancing blow to the side of Bulger's head.
Bulger throws out a loose jab but Isley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Bulger misses.
Isley jabs Bulger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Isley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bulger.
Donk. Isley catches Bulger right on the button with a cross.
Isley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bulger looks for a takedown but Isley sprawls well.
Isley staying out of range there.
Isley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bulger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bulger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
John Bulger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bulger needs to keep his hands up - Isley had a free shot at his head there.
Bulger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Isley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Isley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bulger momentarily.
Bulger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Isley slips a jab and a cross from Bulger.
Bulger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isley moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isley lands the left hand.
Bulger shoots in looking for a takedown but Isley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bulger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Isley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Isley scores with a punch to the head.
Isley connects with a body shot.
Isley closes the distance but Bulger moves to the side
and Bulger counters with a left to the body.
Bulger is looking to clinch but Isley is avoiding it.
Isley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bulger backs up against the cage.
Bulger misses with a wild body shot.
Isley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bulger.
Bulger misses with a wild body shot.
Isley connects with a nice looking jab.

Bulger is rocked!
Isley avoids the body shot from Bulger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulger throws a body shot but no joy.
Isley lands a nice shot to the body.
Isley scores with a hook to the body. Bulger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Isley slips a straight right by Bulger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isley connects with a body shot that sends Bulger's belly button to the back.
Bulger is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Bulger.

Isley clinches.
Bulger wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bulger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Isley landing knees to the body.
Bulger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Isley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Isley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Isley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like John Bulger has been cut.
Isley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bulger or not.
Isley is working Bulger over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Isley.
Knees in the clinch landing for Isley.
Isley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulgers head.
Isley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bulger misses with a punch to the body.
Isley stalls.
Isley stalling.
Nice body punch from Isley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulger tries to throw a body punch but Isley avoids it by throwing Bulger back against the cage.
Isley has Bulger pushed against the cage.
Isley stalling in the clinch.
Bulger misses with a punch on the inside.
Bulger takes a knee to the side of the body.

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

Isley forces Bulger back against the cage and clinches.
Bulger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Isley tries to work over Bulger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulger tries for a takedown but Isley manages to get underhooks.
Isley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bulger up against the cage.
Isley lands an elbow inside that Bulger shrugs off.
Bulger being controlled against the cage.
Isley taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Isley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bulger swings widly with a right hand
and Isley counters with a right hand to the body.
Isley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bulger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bulger walks into a stiff left hand from Isley.
Bulger misses with a hook to the body
and Isley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Isley scores with a four punch combination!
Isley lands a glancing blow to the side of Bulger's head.
Bulger tries to clinch but Isley is having none of it.
Bulger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Isley pinned against the cage. Isley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Isley lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Isley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Bulger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Isley pushes Bulger up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Isley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bulger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Isley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulger.
Bulger seems to have got his legs back now.
Bulger looks to score with a jab to the body but Isley is just out of range.
Paul Isley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Isley does no damage.

Isley gets caught napping as Bulger dives in and scores a takedown. Isley manages to retain guard.
Isley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Isley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bulger throws a strike but Isley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Isley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Isley passes Bulger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulger is trying to stand back up but Isley is controlling him
Isley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bulger pushes Isley off looking to stand but Isley dives back in and keeps control.
Isley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Isley prevents Bulger from standing back up.
Isley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bulger!
Bulger is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Isley controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulger tries to buck Isley off but he can't manage it.
Isley has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at BIG Gym $600 - (6 Elite). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Isley controlling the pace for now.
Isley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bulger is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Isley controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Isley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Isley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Bulger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bulger loads up on a big right hand but Isley slips the punch.
Bulger misses with a double jab
and Isley counters with a nice uppercut.
Isley avoids the body shot from Bulger.
Nice body punch from Isley.
Bulger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Isley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Isley lunges at Bulger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bulger's hand.
Isley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Isley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bulger.
Bulger misses with a left hand

and Isley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bulger! Isley lets Bulger back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Bulger is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Isley as he connects with a hook.
Oh Bulger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bulger misses with a jab to the body
and Isley counters with a crisp right that sends Bulger to the canvas! Isley follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Isley!
Paul Isley is the new heavyweight champion!
Paul Isley managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Underworld Clothing, into his post fight interview.
John Bulger was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill be back.'.