PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Strangeee (ranked 22739 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Paulman (ranked 2623 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulman has chosen War is my Love as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Strangeee
vs
Paulman

180 cm
28
178 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
41
180 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Great elbows
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doctor Strangeee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russell Paulman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paulman moves into the clinch successfully.
Paulman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paulman crunches a lovely knee into Strangeee's ribcage.

Paulman has clasped his hands together around Strangeee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Strangeee is letting Paulman control him for a moment.

Paulman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Strangeee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Strangeee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paulman on the ground.
Strangeee taking a bit of punishment here - Paulman scoring with strikes.
Strangeee trying to remain calm as Paulman controls from the top position.

Paulman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Strangeee, who protects the arm well.
Paulman controlling the position from side mount.

Paulman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Paulman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangeee defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strangeee can't do much from the bottom here.
Paulman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Strangeee will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Paulman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Strangeee pushes Paulman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Paulman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulman throws an elbow but Strangeee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Paulman takes a little break here. Strangeee wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Let's hope that Paulman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

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.

Paulman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paulman landing a few strikes.

Paulman tries for a kimura but Strangeee is defending well.
Paulman lands a few punches from side control.
Paulman takes a little break here. Strangeee wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strangeee taking a bit of punishment here - Paulman scoring with strikes.
Paulman controlling the position.
Paulman working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangeee seems a little lost for a moment, as Paulman dominates the positioning.

Paulman tries for a kimura but Strangeee is defending well.
Paulman lands an elbow.
Paulman controls the position from side control.
Paulman in side control lands a decent elbow.

Paulman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Strangeee, who protects the arm well.
Paulman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Paulman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangeee can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Paulman stalls from top position.
It looks like Paulman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Paulman working the head and body with strikes.
Paulman working the head with strikes.
Paulman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Strangeee struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Paulman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Paulman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paulman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Paulman.
Paulman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Paulman drops Strangeee with a big knee straight up the middle! Strangeee is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Strangeee is rocked!

It looks like Doctor Strangeee has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Paulman closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Strangeee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Strangeee! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Paulman is unloading with more strikes now! Strangeee drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Paulman!
During a confident post fight interview, Russell Paulman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.