PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Paris (ranked 5646 p4p, 5510 weight class) and Ronaldo Mussa (ranked 598 p4p, 590 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.

Paris
vs
Mussa

183 cm
18
179
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
176
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)

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 London, Marco Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronaldo Mussa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paris clinches with his opponent.
Mussa tries a body shot but Paris blocks it.

Paris pulls guard successfully.
Paris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Paris is nestled in close to Mussa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mussa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paris seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Paris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris stalling.
Paris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris working over Mussa with some ground and pound. Mussa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Paris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mussa is trying to stand back up but Paris is controlling him
Paris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paris trying to control the pace.
Mussa tries to kick Paris off but Paris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mussa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris slips a nice elbow through Mussa's hands, connecting with Mussa's forehead.
Paris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mussa has hold of Paris's hands but Paris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paris lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paris drops an elbow to the side of Mussa's head.
Paris lands strikes from half guard.
Paris stalling.
Paris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris works his way into side control.
Paris cracks Mussa with a big right hand but Mussa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paris lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mussa wants to get back to his feet but Paris is dominant here and he's now got Mussa's back!
Paris scores with strikes from the back.
Paris lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Paris throwing damaging strikes from the back! Mussa could be in trouble here!
Mussa is taking damage to the body and head.
Mussa covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris has good solid back control here.
Paris connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mussa to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paris is landing with strikes. Mussa can't take much more of this.
Mussa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Paris keeps control of the position easily here as Mussa tries to buck him off.
Mussa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Paris scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Paris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mussa throws a body kick that misses.

Paris scores with a takedown into Mussa's guard.
Paris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Paris with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mussa can do to turn this around?
Paris lands a couple of digs.
Paris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris chips away with some ground and pound.
Paris is stalling in the full guard.
Marco Paris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paris scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Paris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paris stays in close to Mussa's body and controls the position.
Paris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Paris is nestled in close to Mussa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Paris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris passes to full mount!
Paris lands a heavy elbow.

Paris working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Paris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mussa hang on?
Paris lands a big shot there that rocks Mussa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mussa looks a forlorn figure.
Mussa is bucking up trying to escape but Paris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paris lands a big elbow.

It looks like Ronaldo Mussa has been cut.
Paris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Paris content just to control the position here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Paris.
Paris looking to finish Mussa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mussa!
Paris content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paris dominating with strikes here.
Paris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Mussa is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paris with shots to the head and body - Mussa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mussa is still in real trouble! Can Paris finish him?
Paris landing punches.
Mussa seems to have recovered his senses.
Mussa is in a horrible position here. Paris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That has opened up Ronaldo Mussa's cut even more.
Mussa takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Paris's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Paris!
A very excited looking Marco Paris made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.