PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lance Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur Ysengrin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Paul
vs
Ysengrin

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
30
170 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Fast

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artur Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. Paul catches Ysengrin right on the button with a cross.
Paul connects with a jab.
Ysengrin throws a jab when Paul was well out of range.
Ysengrin ducks under a wild hook from Paul.
Ysengrin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ysengrin slips under a jab from Paul.
Ysengrin throws a series of punches but Paul avoids them all with ease.
Paul misses with a series of wild punches.
Lance Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul scores with a leg kick.
Ysengrin lands with a hook. Paul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul misses with a leg kick
and Ysengrin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paul buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paul lands a leg kick that knocks Ysengrin off balance momentarily.
Ysengrin misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot.
Paul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paul.
Ysengrin looks to land a left hand but Paul moved out of range nicely.
Paul throws a leg kick
and Ysengrin counters with a nice uppercut.
Ysengrin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paul misses with a leg kick.
Paul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paul lands a really nice looking cross but Ysengrin seems unphased.
An inside leg kick lands from Paul.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paul. Ysengrin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ysengrin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ysengrin momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ysengrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ysengrin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Paul is predictable there
and Ysengrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ysengrin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ysengrin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Paul.
An inside leg kick from Paul misses.
Ysengrin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Ysengrin blocks the leg kick.
Ysengrin throws out a counter right but Paul avoids it with no problem.
Ysengrin misses the jab.
Ysengrin moves away from the strike by Paul.
Ysengrin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a few strikes there.
Paul thows a leg kick but Ysengrin checks it
and Ysengrin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paul throws a head kick but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Ysengrin tries to bum rush Paul with a series of wild strikes but Paul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul throws the left hand but Ysengrin avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ysengrin! But no joy.
Ysengrin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paul.
Ysengrin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paul is looking to land body kicks.
Paul is looking to chop away at Ysengrin's legs.
Paul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Ysengrin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paul attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ysengrin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paul with a body shot.
Ysengrin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ysengrin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Paul throws a head kick but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Ysengrin walks into a stiff left hand from Paul.
Paul scores with a one two! Ysengrin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Ysengrin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Ysengrin there.
Ysengrin moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ysengrin moves out of range as Paul throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin throws a body shot but no joy.
Paul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paul is looking to chop away at Ysengrin's legs.
Ysengrin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paul throws a leg kick
letting Ysengrin counter with a right hand.
Ysengrin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paul lands with a slapping head kick.
Paul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ysengrin staying out of range there.
Ysengrin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paul's head backwards.
Paul is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ysengrin. Ysengrin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab lands there for Ysengrin.

Paul is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ysengrin feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Paul crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Artur Ysengrin!
Artur Ysengrin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.