PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Paul (ranked 5787 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jem Mace (ranked 5906 p4p, 582 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Paul
vs
Mace

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jem Mace!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mace misses with an uppercut.
Mace looks to land a combination but Paul avoids it well.
Paul half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paul moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paul lands a leg kick that knocks Mace off balance momentarily.
Mace misses with the combination.
Jem Mace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paul doesn't seem bothered though.
Mace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Mace does no damage.
Paul keeps Mace at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mace misses with an uppercut.
Paul chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mace tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paul lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mace's sensitive parts.
Paul lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mace misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Mace.
Mace is looking for the big counter here.
Mace misses with a double jab.
Mace scores with a jab. Paul acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mace misses with a body shot.
Paul feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mace's calf.
Paul scoring well with a low kick there.
Paul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mace misses with a few strikes there.
Mace tries to bum rush Paul with a series of wild strikes but Paul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Mace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mace fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Paul.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paul, right into the meat.
Paul misses with a low kick.
Mace checks a low kick from Paul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paul.
An inside leg kick lands from Paul.
Mace fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mace connects with a crisp jab.
Paul scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paul.
Paul lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paul connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paul connects with an inside leg kick.
Mace checks a leg kick.
Mace is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mace throws a series of punches but Paul avoids them all with ease.
Paul lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mace on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mace misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Mace does no damage.
Paul motions for Mace to come forward. Paul throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mace goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Chris Paul has been cut.
Mace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paul throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Mace releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Paul throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paul avoids the body shot from Mace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mace throws a series of punches but Paul moves out of range.
Paul throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mace.
Mace loads up on a big right hand but Paul slips the punch.
Paul half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mace throws a nice looking combination but Paul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mace throws a right hand that Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul also avoids with ease.
Mace checks the leg kick.
A combination from Mace does no damage.
Mace checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mace fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul throws a chopping leg kick but Mace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paul throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mace.
Paul tries a low kick but Mace avoids it.
As Paul backs off Mace throws a huge counter combo but Paul manages to avoid it all.
Mace's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mace misses with a two punch combination.
Paul lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mace's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mace checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Paul.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paul throws a front kick that sends Mace stumbling back into the cage.
Paul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paul looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paul throws a chopping leg kick but Mace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mace misses with a few strikes there.
Paul dodges the punch combination from Mace.
Paul throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mace throws a nice looking combination but Paul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mace slips a straight right by Paul.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Mace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mace lands a two punch combo.
Paul lands a leg kick that knocks Mace off balance momentarily.
Mace throws a series of punches but Paul moves out of range.
Mace misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jem Mace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Paul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Paul is looking to chop away at Mace's legs.
A good leg kick by Paul.
Paul takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paul pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mace is out of range and Paul settles back down.
As Paul backs off Mace throws a huge counter combo but Paul manages to avoid it all.
Jem Mace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mace fails to land with a series of punches.
Mace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paul.
Mace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jem Mace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paul scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mace checks a leg kick.
Mace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul misses with a low kick.
Mace unleashes a big counter combination but Paul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mace misses with a double jab.
Mace misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul scores with a push kick.
Mace fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul tried to counter with a leg kick but Mace avoided it.
A punch combination from Mace misses.
Paul throws a leg kick that misses.
Mace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mace is breathing heavily.
Paul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paul misses with a low kick as Mace jumps back.
Mace misses with a series of wild punches.
Mace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paul throws a leg kick but Mace sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Paul backs off Mace throws a huge counter combo but Paul manages to avoid it all.
Mace misses with a series of wild punches.
Mace misses with a wild combination.
Paul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paul motions for Mace to come forward. Paul throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mace missing with a left hand there. Paul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Paul tenderised Mace's leg. Mace is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paul connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mace fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Paul.
Paul misses with a low kick.
Mace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Mace blocks the leg kick.
Mace blocks a low kick nicely.
Mace takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mace lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mace on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paul throws a low kick, looking for Mace's leg but Mace calmly moves out of range.
Paul connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul wants to slow Mace down by chopping away at his legs.
Paul misses with a low kick.
Mace throws a right and a left that Paul avoids nicely.
Paul throws a low kick, looking for Mace's leg but Mace calmly moves out of range.
Mace has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Paul.
Mace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paul circles away quickly and effectively.
Mace checks a low kick from Paul.
Paul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mace.
Mace sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paul throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paul throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Mace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paul throws a low kick, looking for Mace's leg but Mace calmly moves out of range.
Paul is looking to slow Mace down with leg kicks.
Mace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mace checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul blocks a jab.
Mace throws a series of punches but Paul avoids them all with ease.
Paul is looking to chop away at Mace's legs.
Paul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mace.
Paul throws a leg kick but Mace sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul throws a chopping leg kick but Mace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mace fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul tries to land a leg kick but Mace saw it coming and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paul.
The fighters circling - Mace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paul lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paul lands with a nice body kick.
Mace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jem Mace will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Paul's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Paul walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mace checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mace is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chris Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paul.
Paul cracks the inside of Mace's front leg.
Mace looks to land a combination but Paul avoids it well.
Paul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mace.
Mace bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paul's head backwards.
Paul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paul.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paul throws a low kick but Mace moves out of range easily.
That kick from Paul tenderised Mace's leg. Mace is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paul will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paul ducks under a wild hook from Mace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paul looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mace lands a jab-cross combination.
Mace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paul scoring well with a low kick there.
Paul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mace misses with a wild combination.
Mace misses with a few strikes there.
Paul throws a low kick but Mace avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Mace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Paul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mace.
Nice uppercut lands for Mace. That snapped Paul's head back.
Mace fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mace.
Danga de danga de dang - Mace scores with a four punch combination!
Mace misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mace scores with a decent looking hook.
Paul throws a jab when Mace was well out of range.
Mace checks a leg kick.
Paul lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mace's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paul.
Mace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paul can pounce on him.
Paul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mace to score with a decent uppercut.
Paul throws a front kick aimed at Mace's knee but Mace avoids it well.
Paul delivers a nice body kick.
A combination from Mace does no damage.
Mace throws a big shot that misses.
Paul feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Paul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mace. That did some damage!
Mace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paul lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mace has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mace and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A countering left hand to the body from Mace misses.
A solid body kick from Paul.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul thumps Mace with a low kick.
Mace throws a right and a left that Paul avoids nicely.
Paul misses with a leg kick.
Mace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Paul lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paul thumps Mace with a low kick.
Paul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paul throws a low kick but Mace moves out of range easily.
Mace lands a nice hook to Paul's body. Paul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mace in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paul, right into the meat.
Mace checks a low kick from Paul.
Paul throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mace keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mace fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mace blocks a low kick nicely.
Mace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Mace keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paul lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mace will feel that in the morning.
Paul thuds his shin into the meat of Mace's side.
Paul throws a leg kick but Mace checks it.
Mace blocks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Mace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice defenses there by Paul.
Paul appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Paul connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paul, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paul throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paul will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Paul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jem Mace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paul fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Paul.
Well Mace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!