PBP Commentary

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

Paulson
vs
The Lion

180 cm
20
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Purity Fight Nutrition

CROWN - Pit Inc

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paulson pushes The Lion up against the cage in a clinch.
The Lion tries to pull guard but Paulson holds him up against the cage and eventually The Lion drops back down to his feet.
Paulson scores a nice knee to the body.
The Lion trying to land knees to the body.
Paulson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Lion looks gassed!
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Joey The Lion has been cut.
Paulson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paulson lands an elbow inside that The Lion shrugs off.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.

That has opened up Joey The Lion's cut even more.
Paulson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paulson with a knee to the head.

The Lion is rocked!
Paulson lands an elbow inside.
Paulson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Paulson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Lion's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paulson smiles and moves away.

Paulson moves into the clinch.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Lion is trying to drag Paulson to the mat but Paulson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paul Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey The Lion.
Paulson scores a nice knee to the body.
The Lion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulson landing knees to the body.
The Lion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paulson lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson crunches a lovely knee into The Lion's ribcage.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulson scores a nice knee to the body.
Paulson lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
The Lion fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson looking to throw knees to the head but The Lion is blocking nicely.
Paulson lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
Paulson lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Lion goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paulson prevents it.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
The Lion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paulson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
The Lion has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paulson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paulson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Lion has had enough of the clinch but Paulson keeps him there for the moment.
The Lion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paulson just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson lands an elbow inside.
The Lion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Paulson.
The Lion tries for a takedown but Paulson manages to get underhooks.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
Paulson lands a nice elbow.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Lion blocks it with crossed arms.
The Lion fails to pull guard.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paulson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paulson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paulson lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Lion has Paulson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paulson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Lion tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulson avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Paulson.
Paulson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paulson lands an elbow that stopped The Lion in his tracks for a moment.
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
The Lion jumps guard but Paulson stands there with The Lion around his waist. The Lion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Paulson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Paulson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey The Lion's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Paulson moves into range and clinches up with The Lion.
Paulson lands an elbow inside.
Paulson crunches a lovely knee into The Lion's ribcage.
The Lion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paulson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paulson lands an elbow inside that The Lion shrugs off.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paulson lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Paulson.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson scores a nice knee to the body.
Paulson crunches a lovely knee into The Lion's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Paulson lands a knee to the body.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but The Lion blocks with his arms.
The Lion has Paulson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paulson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paul Paulson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Lion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulson.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but The Lion blocks it.
The Lion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paulson smiles and moves away.
Paul Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey The Lion.
Paulson stuffs the takedown.
Paulson moves in looking to clinch but The Lion pushes him off.

Paulson instigates a clinch.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two 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.
The Lion fails to pull guard.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson lands a nice elbow.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
The Lion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson lands an elbow that stopped The Lion in his tracks for a moment.
Paulson lands an elbow inside that The Lion shrugs off.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Lion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paulson smiles and moves away.

Paulson pushes The Lion up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Lion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson lands a body shot.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but The Lion blocks with his arms.
The Lion tries to pull guard but Paulson won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Lion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson lands a damaging elbow.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Lion blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.

The Lion pulls guard.
Paulson landing with the ground and pound.
Paulson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Paulson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Lion's head.
Paulson stays in close to The Lion's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paulson distracts The Lion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paulson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulson postures up and lands a big shot to The Lion's brow.
Paulson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paulson working some strikes from top position.
Paulson lands a couple of elbows.
Paulson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Lion's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulson postures up and lands a big shot to The Lion's brow.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Paulson forces The Lion back against the cage and clinches.
Paulson lands an elbow that stopped The Lion in his tracks for a moment.
Paulson lands an elbow inside that The Lion shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Paulson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey The Lion's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Paulson moves into range and clinches up with The Lion.
Knees to the body from Paulson.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson lands a damaging elbow.
Paulson lands a knee to the body.

The Lion drags the fight down to the ground.

The Lion has his foot on Paulson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paulson works his way back into a safe position though.
Paulson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Lion's head.
Paulson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paulson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paulson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Paulson trying to control but The Lion is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Lion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Paulson controls the pace.

The Lion had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Paulson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. The Lion Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Paulson's back instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion doesn't have the hooks in and Paulson manages to turn into his guard.
Paulson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paulson cracks The Lion with a solid left hand.

Paulson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Paulson scoring with some ground and pound.
Paulson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The Lion takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Paulson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Lion, who protects the arm well.
Paulson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Paulson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Lion knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Lion is looking to regain half guard here but Paulson keeps moving and retains side control.
The Lion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paulson lands a nice forearm strike.
Paulson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Paulson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for The Lion!
BOOM! Paulson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Paulson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paulson prevents The Lion from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Lion hang on?
The Lion is bucking up trying to escape but Paulson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paulson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Paulson controlling from mount.
Paulson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Lion?
Paul Paulson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paulson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Lion is desperately trying to improve his position but Paulson has a good base and remains in mount.
Paulson controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paulson lands a nice shot to the head.
Joey The Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Lion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paulson controlling the pace for now.
Paulson working the ground and pound effectively.
Paulson controlling from the full mount.
Paulson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Paulson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Paulson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Paulson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Paulson!