PBP Commentary

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

Paris
vs
Lau

175 cm
29
183 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
178 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lau!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paris loads up on a big right hand but Lau slips the punch.
Lau throws the left hand but Paris avoids the punch easily.
Paris changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Paris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lau avoids the body shot from Paris.
Lau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paris but Paris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paris.
Lau misses with an uppercut
letting Paris counter with a right hand.

Paris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Paris controls the pace.
Lau trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paris throwing strikes from guard but Lau blocks nicely.
Paris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lau is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lau is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big left from Lau misses.

Paris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lau is letting Paris control him for a moment.
Paris scoring with punches and elbows.
Paris lands some shots froms side control.
Lau is trying to control Paris's posture but Paris avoids it.
Paris tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lau's legs.
Paris landing strikes.
Paris taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lau keeps working.
Paris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Paris lands a few punches from side control.

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.
The strikes coming from Paris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Paris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Paris tries to score with some ground and pound. Lau controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Paris trying to control the position but Lau is working away.
Paris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Paris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lau avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paris.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Paris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Paris feints and as Lau raises his hands in defense, Paris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paris landing with the ground and pound.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Paris has passed into side control.
Paris tries to move to mount but Lau blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Paris working the head with strikes.
Lau taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paris in side control, throwing shots but Lau defends.
Paris lands some shots froms side control.
Lau is not content to let Paris control the position.
You can see the frustration on Lau's face as Paris controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau taking a bit of punishment here - Paris scoring with strikes.
Lau is not content to let Paris control the position.
Lau is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paris lands a nice forearm strike.
Paris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lau can do to turn this around?
Paris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Paris working the ground and pound from side control.
Paris working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris throws a strike aimed at the side of Lau's head but Lau avoids it well.
Paris is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lau is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Paris passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lau!
Lau is squirming around, avoiding Paris's attempts to control the action.
Paris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lau is breathing heavily.
Paris working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris controlling his opponent.
Paris tries to control but Lau wriggling away.
Paris is landing with some decent strikes but Lau is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paris raining down hammerfists from mount.
Paris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Paris dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Paris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Paris scores with a couple of short elbows.
Paris working the body and head with strikes.
Lau on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The referee asks Paris politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Paris prefers to stall for the moment though.
Paris wants to control but Lau is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau can't do much from the bottom here.
Cody Paris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lau is not content to let Paris control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris controls the position.
Paris scores with a couple of short elbows.
Paris cracks Lau with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Paris lands a nice forearm strike.
Paris is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lau will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lau is trying to control Paris's posture but Paris avoids it.
Lau is trying to escape the position but Paris is controlling the position.
Cody Paris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Paris landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Paris tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paris in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Paris advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris with a couple of short strikes.
Lau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paris raining down shots from the mount!
Lau is in a horrible position here. Paris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Paris controlling his opponent.
Paris cracks Lau with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Paris working the ground and pound effectively.
Paris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris controlling the pace for now.
Lau takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Paris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paris 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Paris!
Cody Paris decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.