PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Best (ranked 2939 p4p, 336 weight class) and Paul Paulsen (ranked 22018 p4p, 791 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Best
vs
Paulsen

197 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

205 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vikai Gear

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paulsen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paulsen.
Best jabs Paulsen right on the nose. Paulsen blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Paul Paulsen has been cut.

Best drives through and clinches with Paulsen against the cage.
Best tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Best back against the cage.
Best misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulsen.
Best on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Paulsen - that landed with a thud.
Best is breathing heavily.
Best wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Best throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paulsen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Best really felt that one!
Paulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Paulsen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Paulsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paulsen jabs at Best's body.
A good leg kick by Paulsen.
Paulsen lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Best under the eye.
Best ducks right into an uppercut from Paulsen.
Paulsen scores with a nice body kick.
Paulsen lands a body shot.
Paulsen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Paulsen lands a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Paulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Paulsen tests Best's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulsen scores with a push kick.
Paulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Best doesn't seem bothered though.
Paulsen lands the left hand.

Best is rocked!
Best takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paulsen, right into the meat.
Paulsen pounces like a tiger and cracks Best with a vicious hook! Best is down but not out! Paulsen follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Paulsen!
After the fight, Paul Paulsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.