PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 6 p4p, 29 weight class) and Sunray Spike (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spike's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Sunray Spike has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Paulin
vs
Spike

195 cm
30
240
23 - 14 - 0

199 cm
37
263
25 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spike moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paulin throws a leg kick that misses.
Paulin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Sunray Spike has been cut.
Spike connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paulin looks to land a right hand but Spike moved out of range.
Spike misses with a double jab.
Paulin tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick
and Spike counters with a two punch combo.
Paulin throws a sloppy body shot
and Spike counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick and Spike moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulin loads up on a big right hand but Spike slips the punch.
Spike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spike misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Spike takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spike throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Paulin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paulin is trying to break the clinch but Spike has him pressed against the cage.
Spike has Paulin pressed against the cage, preventing Paulin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spike tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paulin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paulin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Spike breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Spike has closed the distance and engaged Paulin in a clinch.
Spike tries to work over Paulin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Paulin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spike lands with a straight right. Paulin didn't see that one coming.
Paulin slips a straight right by Spike.
Spike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spike closes the distance and clinches.
Spike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paulin throws a head punch that misses.

Paulin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Spike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Paulin breaks the clinch.
Spike misses with an uppercut. Paulin saw that one coming.
Thierry Paulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paulin misses with an uppercut. Spike saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spike! But no joy.
Paulin moves out of range of the strikes.
Spike slips a jab from Paulin.
Spike misses the body punch
and Paulin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Spike moves into the clinch.
Paulin is looking to break free of the clinch but Spike has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spike working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spike lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
A right hand to the body from Spike.
Spike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spike fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paulin wants to get back to striking at distance but Spike won't allow it.
Spike swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paulin is trying to break free.
Paulin lands a hook to the side of the head.

Paulin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
Paulin slips a jab and a cross from Spike.
Paulin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Spike rushes Paulin and presses him up against the cage.
Spike has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Paulin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spike can turn it around.

Spike breaks from the clinch.

Spike lands a big head kick that sends Paulin tumbling to the mat! Spike takes a step backwards and waves Paulin back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Paulin is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulin looks to land a left hand but Spike moved out of range nicely.
Oh Paulin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulin throws a poor cross that misses

and Spike counters with a nice right hand that sends Paulin toppling to the canvas! Paulin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Spike finish him?!
A shot to the body from Paulin misses
and Spike counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sunray Spike!
Sunray Spike is the new super heavyweight champion!
Sunray Spike bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.