PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Broderick (ranked 469 p4p, 260 weight class) and Marco Paris (ranked 68 p4p, 35 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Broderick
vs
Paris

188 cm
24
190
13 - 5 - 0

183 cm
24
179
13 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Paris!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paris lands with a left to the head.
Broderick wants to stall.
Paris working aggressively here.
Broderick takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Broderick .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Broderick .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Broderick .
Broderick misses with a punch on the inside.
Broderick landing knees to the head.

Paris gets control of Broderick 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Paris will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Broderick won't allow Paris to sweep him here.

Paris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Broderick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paris on the ground.
Paris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paris distracts Broderick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broderick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paris is controlling him.
Paris slips nicely into half guard.
Paris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Broderick is refusing to be controlled, as Paris sits in half guard.
Broderick won't allow Paris to pass to mount.
Paris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Broderick defending well though.
Broderick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paris is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Broderick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paris.
Paris trying to control from half guard but Broderick is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Broderick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Paris working the head and body with strikes.
Paris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paris prevents Broderick from standing back up.
Paris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paris trying to control the action but Broderick is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broderick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paris.
Paris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Paris throwing shots but Broderick is blocking nicely.
Broderick wants to get back to his feet.
Broderick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Paris connects with a nice short shot to Broderick 's temple.
Paris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paris thows a huge punch but Broderick dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Paris.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Paris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Paris clinches with his opponent.
Broderick misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broderick .
Paris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Broderick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Broderick tries a body shot but Paris blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Broderick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Paris breaks the clinch.

Paris rushes Broderick and presses him up against the cage.
Broderick taking a breather.
Paris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Broderick up against the cage.

Paris lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris thows a huge punch but Broderick dodges it nicely.
Broderick is not content to let Paris control the position.
Broderick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paris lands a nice short elbow.
Paris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paris throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Broderick to regain full guard.
Paris forces his way into half guard.
Paris works his way into side control.
Broderick parries the strikes from Paris easily there. Paris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Broderick to escape.
Broderick is pushing Paris's head away, looking to escape. Paris manages to hold on to the position though.
Paris scores with punches from side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Paris. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick dodges the ground and pound from Paris.
Broderick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Paris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Broderick is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Paris has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Broderick regains half guard, as Paris was trying to land strikes.
Paris wants to take a breather but Broderick is having none of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Paris connects with a nice short shot to Broderick 's temple.
Paris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paris passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Broderick because Paris loaded up on that one.
Paris lands a nice shot to the head.
Paris with good strikes from the mount here!
Paris throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Broderick because Paris loaded up on that one.
Broderick wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Paris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Paris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Broderick is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Paris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Broderick looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broderick is in a horrible position here. Paris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Paris thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broderick wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paris.
Paris looking to finish Broderick with some ground and pound. This is bad for Broderick !
Paris scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Broderick is rocked!

It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Paris lands a big shot to the head and Broderick winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marco Paris!
Marco Paris is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Marco Paris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.