PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 617 p4p, 577 weight class) and Cedric De Boise (ranked 90 p4p, 83 weight class). De Boise has chosen Do Your Thing as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Paulin
vs
De Boise

195 cm
35
240
29 - 24 - 0

189 cm
26
263
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Boise rushes Paulin and presses him up against the cage.
De Boise struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulin controls his hands.
De Boise tries to throw a body punch but Paulin avoids it by throwing De Boise back against the cage.
Good body shot from Paulin.
De Boise misses with a punch to the body.
De Boise tries a body shot but Paulin blocks it.
Paulin prevents a body shot from De Boise.
De Boise has a couple of punches blocked by Paulin.
Paulin blocks a body shot from De Boise.
De Boise misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Boise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
De Boise misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Boise throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Boise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulin is struggling to control the position.
De Boise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulin misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Boise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Boise misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boise throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from De Boise.
Paulin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paulin blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Paulin.
Paulin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Boise misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Boise has a couple of punches blocked by Paulin.
De Boise lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
De Boise struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulin controls his hands.
De Boise digs a right hand into Paulin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paulin's gas tank.
De Boise lands a nice uppercut.
De Boise misses with the head strike.
De Boise struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulin controls his hands.
Paulin blocks an uppercut.
Paulin scores with a shoulder strike.
De Boise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Boise looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Boise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from De Boise.
Paulin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Boise has a couple of punches blocked by Paulin.
De Boise tries to throw a body punch but Paulin avoids it by throwing De Boise back against the cage.
De Boise misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulin letting De Boise take a breather here.
Paulin taking a breather.
Paulin misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Boise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Boise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulin's elbow.
De Boise being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boise struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulin controls his hands.
Paulin lands a hook that snaps the head of De Boise backwards.
Paulin is trying to maintain a safe position but De Boise gets an underhook and turns Paulin into the cage.
De Boise lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paulin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Boise tries a body shot but Paulin blocks it.
De Boise blocks an uppercut.
De Boise throws a head punch that misses.
De Boise lands a body shot.
De Boise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.

It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
De Boise lands with a short shot to the head.
De Boise lands with a left to the head.
Paulin trying to stall but De Boise improves his position.
Paulin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Boise's elbow.
De Boise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulin prevents a body shot from De Boise.
Paulin tries to land knees in the clinch but De Boise avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulin tries to break free but De Boise pushes him back against the cage.
De Boise looking to stall.
De Boise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paulin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Boise misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from De Boise - that landed with a thud.
De Boise cracks Paulin with a nice body shot.
Paulin is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulin prevents a body shot from De Boise.
De Boise digs a right hand into Paulin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paulin's gas tank.
Paulin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paulin throws a head punch that misses.
De Boise working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Boise lands with a light punch inside.
De Boise gets through Paulin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paulin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Boise's elbow.
Paulin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric De Boise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thierry Paulin's cut.
That's time! Paulin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Boise scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Boise looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Boise has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paulin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Boise's head backwards.
De Boise on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
Paulin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Boise drops his hands momentarily and Paulin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

De Boise gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Boise.
De Boise misses with a punch on the inside.
De Boise misses with a body punch.
Paulin working hard to break the clinch.
Paulin is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by De Boise.
Cedric De Boise seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
De Boise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paulin blocks a body shot from De Boise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from De Boise on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Boise.
De Boise misses with a body punch.

Paulin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Boise manages to avoid it.
Paulin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paulin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulin ducks right into an uppercut from De Boise.

Paulin is rocked!
Paulin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Boise.
Paulin throws a jab when De Boise was well out of range.
De Boise flicks out a counter leg kick but Paulin steps away.
Paulin looks to score with a jab to the body but De Boise is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Paulin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

De Boise forces Paulin back against the cage and clinches.
De Boise misses with a punch to the body.
Paulin lands an elbow that stopped De Boise in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Boise misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulin wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Boise lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paulin can't break the clinch.
De Boise blocks a body shot from Paulin.
De Boise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Boise misses with a body punch.
Paulin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Boise keeps control of Paulin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paulin is trying to break free.
De Boise misses with the head strike.
De Boise lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paulin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Boise misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Boise lands with a right to the head.

Thierry Paulin's cut is getting worse.
Paulin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paulin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Boise has Paulin pressed against the cage, preventing Paulin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Boise lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Boise throws an elbow that misses.
De Boise works on Paulin's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulin blocking some punches.
De Boise tries to throw a body punch but Paulin avoids it by throwing De Boise back against the cage.
De Boise misses with a body punch.
Paulin has had enough of the clinch but De Boise keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paulin throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from De Boise - that landed with a thud.
De Boise tries to throw a body punch but Paulin avoids it by throwing De Boise back against the cage.
De Boise lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boise throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paulins head.

De Boise drops Paulin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Paulin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Paulin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Boise throws a big uppercut that drops Paulin! More strikes from De Boise and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Paulin lies dazed against the cage as De Boise celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric De Boise!
Cedric De Boise thanked the fans post fight for their support.