PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister McNasty (ranked 100 p4p, 196 weight class) and Thierry Paulin (ranked 13 p4p, 30 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

McNasty
vs
Paulin

177 cm
32
260
28 - 13 - 1

195 cm
32
240
26 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Stuff
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Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister McNasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulin thumps McNasty with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulin misses the target.
McNasty was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McNasty scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
McNasty fakes the leg kick and cracks Paulin in the body.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paulin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McNasty.
McNasty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McNasty throws a hook but Paulin blocks it.
Paulin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McNasty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulin lands with a kick to the temple. McNasty shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paulin is looking to land body kicks.
Paulin misses with a left hand
letting McNasty counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNasty explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McNasty throws a sloppy head kick and Paulin moves out of range easily.

McNasty darts in and clinches Paulin up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paulin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McNasty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McNasty checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Paulin. That snapped McNasty's head back.
McNasty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paulin just misses with a punch to the body.
McNasty thinks about countering with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
McNasty throws a push kick but Paulin slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Paulin.

McNasty takes the fight into the clinch.
McNasty throws a head punch that misses.
McNasty lands a shoulder strike.
McNasty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paulin tries to stall but McNasty uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from McNasty.
Paulin looks winded!
McNasty dodges an elbow strike from Paulin.
McNasty throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulin.
McNasty misses with the head strike.
McNasty lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Paulin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulin throws the kick towards the body but McNasty avoids it.
Paulin avoids a kick to the body.
Paulin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paulin looks to score with a jab to the body but McNasty is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from McNasty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McNasty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulin throws an overhand right that lands on McNasty's shoulder, as McNasty tries to avoid the shot.
McNasty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paulin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McNasty looks to land a left hand but Paulin moved out of range nicely.
McNasty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNasty lands with a hook. Paulin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McNasty jabs Paulin right on the nose. Paulin blinks but takes it well.

That has opened up Thierry Paulin's cut even more.
McNasty blocks a head kick by Paulin.
Paulin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNasty throws a head kick but Paulin moves out of range.
McNasty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paulin counters with a nice uppercut.
McNasty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulin.
Paulin tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! McNasty slams his shin into Paulin's torso.

McNasty has managed to clinch.
McNasty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
McNasty lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paulin.
Paulin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNasty misses with the head strike.
Paulin is trying to force a seperation but McNasty has the dominant position.
Paulin blocks an uppercut.
Paulin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McNasty's elbow.
McNasty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McNasty lands a body punch.
Paulin trying to control the position but instead, McNasty has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paulin into the cage.
Paulin can't find room to land a body shot as McNasty controls the action.
Paulin trying to control the position but instead, McNasty has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paulin into the cage.
McNasty lands a damaging elbow.
McNasty lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mister McNasty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thierry Paulin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McNasty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paulin swings widly with a right hand
and McNasty counters with a nice body kick.
McNasty tries a head kick but it misses.
McNasty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paulin connects with a body shot.
Paulin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulin throws a body punch but McNasty moves out of range.

McNasty closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from McNasty on the inside.

The cut above Thierry Paulin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Paulin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McNasty has him pressed against the cage.
Paulin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McNasty lands with a light punch inside.
Paulin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulin is trying to push McNasty away but McNasty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McNasty has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McNasty fails to land.
A short right from McNasty on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McNasty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paulin's brow.
McNasty misses with a punch to the body.
McNasty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paulin is breathing heavily.
McNasty misses with an elbow over the top.
Paulin looking to slow down the pace here.
McNasty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McNasty scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McNasty pushes off an throws an elbow but Paulin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McNasty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McNasty throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulin.
McNasty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNasty lands an elbow inside that Paulin shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thierry Paulin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mister McNasty!
Mister McNasty decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.