PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Able Archer (ranked 7547 p4p, 281 weight class) and Polly Paulson (ranked 4109 p4p, 211 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Archer
vs
Paulson

168 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Able Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Polly Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Archer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Archer has closed the distance and engaged Paulson in a clinch.
Archer misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulson misses with the head strike.
Paulson swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Archers head.
Paulson lands a hook that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paulson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paulson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
A short left from Paulson.
Paulson misses with the head strike.
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!
Paulson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer lands a body shot.
Paulson tries a body shot but Archer blocks it.
Paulson throws a head punch that misses.
Paulson misses with some punches.
Archer stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Archer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Paulson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Paulson fails to land.
Archer is struggling to control the position.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Paulson.
Paulson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Paulson misses with the head strike.
Paulson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Paulson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paulson backwards.
Paulson has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
Paulson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulson.
Paulson lands an uppercut.
Archer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paulson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Paulson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
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!
Archer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Archer is stalling here.
Paulson throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Paulson throws a head punch that misses.
Paulson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Paulson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
Archer can't find room to land a body shot as Paulson controls the action.
Paulson misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulson backwards.
Archer blocking some punches.
Paulson can't find room to land a body shot as Archer controls the action.
Archer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Paulson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson misses with a body punch.
Paulson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulson's elbow.
Paulson lands with a short shot to the head.

Archer is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Oh Archer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulson swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paulson misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulson.
Paulson misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulson misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulson misses with some punches.
Paulson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Paulson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paulson working aggressively here.
Paulson misses with the head strike.
Archer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Paulson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Paulson misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Archer misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Paulson fails to land.
Paulson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Paulson fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Paulson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Paulson fails to land.
Paulson working aggressively here.
Paulson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paulson misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulson misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Archer seems to have got his legs back now.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Paulson.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulson.

Archer pulls Paulson into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Archer holds on and takes a little breather.

Archer has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Paulson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Archer has tightened it up now! Paulson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Able Archer!