PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruth Paulie (ranked 2621 p4p, 4704 weight class) and Julian Pene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Paulie
vs
Pene

177 cm
25
167
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
170
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruth Paulie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julian Pene!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pene with a lazy takedown attempt

and Paulie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pene is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Paulie dives into side control.

A lull in the action here as Paulie stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Pene's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paulie remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pene wants to control but Paulie postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulie takes a little break here. Pene wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pene tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulie controlling from side mount.
Pene tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paulie lands an elbow.
Paulie in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Paulie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Paulie remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulie cracks Pene with a big elbow.
Pene tries to improve position but can't.
Pene wants to control but Paulie postures up.
Pene looks winded!
Paulie taking a breather here.
Paulie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Paulie slows the pace down.
Paulie scores with punches from side control.
Paulie slows the pace down.
Pene is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulie staying calm.
Paulie scoring with punches from side control.
Pene being controlled for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ruth Paulie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pene tries to clinch up

and Paulie counters with a takedown into side control.
Paulie wants to stand but Pene is controlling his arm.
Pene tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paulie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paulie working the ground and pound.
Paulie controlling the position.
Paulie is working Pene over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pene is trying to improve his position.
Paulie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pene will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulie'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.
Paulie cracks Pene with a big elbow.
Pene is breathing heavily.
Paulie controls the position.
Paulie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pene for as long as he can get away with.
Further stalling from Paulie.
Ruth Paulie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Paulie lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Paulie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pene to see if he's OK.
Pene is looking for a sweep.
Paulie remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pene can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pene takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paulie takes a little break here. Pene wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Paulie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Paulie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Paulie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Paulie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ruth Paulie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Paulie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pene on his heels. He'll look to pass Pene's guard now, I'm sure.
Paulie is looking to stand up but Pene won't let him.

Pene is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paulie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pene can do to turn this around?
Paulie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Paulie is stinking the place up with his stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Paulie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paulie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paulie scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pene striking off his back but it's not causing Paulie any problems.
Paulie lands a couple of elbows.
Paulie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Paulie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pene is keeping the position for now.
Paulie content to stall in guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Paulie dives in and scores a takedown into Pene's guard.
Paulie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Pene looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Paulie passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paulie in particular looking to stall.
Paulie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Paulie uses his free foot to push down on Pene's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pene.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paulie landing punches.
Paulie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paulie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paulie breaks from Pene's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pene is bucking up trying to escape but Paulie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paulie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paulie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pene hang on?

Pene is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulie breaks from Pene's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pene is still in real trouble! Can Paulie finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulie landing strikes from the mount and Pene is in trouble!
Paulie lands a big elbow - Pene is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Pene is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ruth Paulie!