PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony O Rangers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Rangers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hold on to you. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Rangers
vs
Paulsen

195 cm
26
265 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

205 cm
26
265 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony O Rangers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
O Rangers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Rangers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Rangers manages to avoid it.
O Rangers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paulsen tries a quick counter leg kick but O Rangers is wise to it.
O Rangers fails with the takedown
and Paulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

O Rangers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Paulsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

O Rangers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paulsen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paulsen defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers taking a break here but Paulsen is having none of it and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Rangers works his foot free and advances to mount.
Paulsen is trying desperately to improve position.
O Rangers pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Paulsen is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Rangers tries to control but Paulsen wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers is really struggling to control Paulsen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
O Rangers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Paulsen looks a forlorn figure.
O Rangers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Paulsen tries to lock up and control but O Rangers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Rangers fails to advance to Paulsen's back.
Paulsen is desperately trying to improve his position but O Rangers has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
O Rangers looking to control but Paulsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paulsen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Rangers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paulsen is looking to escape.
O Rangers controlling the position easily from mount.
Paulsen is trying to escape the mount.
O Rangers throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
O Rangers with shots to the head and body - Paulsen looks very uncomfortable down there.
O Rangers trying to control but Paulsen is having none of it.
O Rangers content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen is working to get back to half guard.
O Rangers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Paulsen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
O Rangers wants to pass to mount but Paulsen is defending the position.
Paulsen is trying is best to control the position here.
O Rangers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

O Rangers is trying to work for a kimura but Paulsen is defending well.
Paulsen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony O Rangers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

O Rangers shoots and misses
and Paulsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Rangers moves out of range of the strikes.
O Rangers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Rangers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paulsen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Rangers really felt that one!
Paulsen throws a head kick that O Rangers semi-blocks.
Paulsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
Paulsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paulsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsen looks to throw the jab but O Rangers is out of range.
Paulsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from O Rangers.
Paulsen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Rangers with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.
Paulsen slips a jab and a cross from O Rangers.
Paulsen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
O Rangers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paulsen but Paulsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Rangers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from O Rangers misses the target.
O Rangers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulsen can do to turn this around?
O Rangers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paulsen. Paulsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paulsen throws a nice head kick!
Paulsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Rangers.
A countering left hand to the body from Paulsen misses.
Paulsen blocks a jab.
O Rangers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Rangerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Rangers throws a hook but Paulsen blocks it.
Paulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Paulsen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Paulsen slips under a jab from O Rangers.
Paulsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paulsen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony O Rangers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Rangers.
Paulsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Rangers.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but O Rangers is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paulsen's head.
Paulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Rangers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from O Rangers as Paulsen shoots in.
O Rangers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paulsen avoids it really well and circles away.
O Rangers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paulsen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Paulsen lands a jab to the head.
O Rangers throws a jab when Paulsen was well out of range.
O Rangers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by O Rangers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Rangers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulsen trying to control from the bottom.
O Rangers content to control rather than advance.

O Rangers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Paulsen sees it coming and defends easily.
O Rangers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

O Rangers is working for a submission of some sort.
O Rangers wants to control but Paulsen is keeping him busy.
Paulsen trying to control here.
Paulsen tries to roll over but O Rangers keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Knut Paulsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! O Rangers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Paulsen staying out of range there.
O Rangers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paulsen on the side of the head.
O Rangers digs a good hook to Paulsen's body.
O Rangers with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
O Rangers misses with a few strikes there.
Paulsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Rangers.
A slow jab from Paulsen misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Rangers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paulsen's waist but Paulsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Rangers off to one side.
It seemed like Paulsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paulsen misses the jab.
O Rangers blocks a head kick by Paulsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paulsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

O Rangers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Rangers lands in his opponent's guard.
O Rangers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Rangers trying to control but Paulsen is working from the bottom.
O Rangers won't allow Paulsen to sweep him here.
O Rangers passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Rangers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paulsen prevents O Rangers from moving into mount.
O Rangers is working hard here to advance position.
Paulsen defending against the ground and pound.
O Rangers scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Rangers is looking to take a break and control but Paulsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen is looking for a sweep.
Paulsen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

O Rangers seems to be working for a kimura but Paulsen defends the submission attempt.
O Rangers wants to pass the guard but Paulsen is defending well.
O Rangers controlling the pace.
O Rangers trying to control from half guard but Paulsen is working away.
O Rangers trying to advance position but Paulsen counters by regaining guard.
O Rangers advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers is just content to waste time from the top position. Paulsen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
O Rangers trying to control but Paulsen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulsen trying to control the position.
Paulsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Rangers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paulsen wants to sweep here but O Rangers controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulsen can't keep his opponent in guard - O Rangers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Paulsen keeping control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony O Rangers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Rangers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony O Rangers!
A very excited looking Tony O Rangers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.