PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pauschi (ranked 2330 p4p, 2860 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 289 p4p, 346 weight class). Trejo has chosen El Mas Bravo De Los Bravos as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pauschi
vs
Trejo

182 cm
27
200
7 - 7 - 0

181 cm
31
189
16 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Trejo.

It looks like Chris Pauschi has been cut.
Trejo throws out a loose jab but Pauschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trejo with a nice cross.
Trejo throws a nice looking combination but Pauschi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trejo throws a series of punches but Pauschi moves out of range.
Trejo scores with a nice head shot.
Trejo moves out of range as Pauschi strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trejo! But no joy.
Pauschi throws a body punch but Trejo moves out of range.
Pauschi misses with a looping left.
Trejo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trejo misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trejo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pauschi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Pauschi's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trejo throws a combination that misses
letting Pauschi counter with a right hand.
Pauschi moves out of range of the strikes.
Pauschi throwing a counter right hand but Trejo manages to avoid it.
Pauschi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo throws a hook but Pauschi blocks it.

Pauschi has closed the distance and engaged Trejo in a clinch.
Trejo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Trejo fails to land.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
Trejo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pauschi's elbow.
Pauschi prevents a body shot from Trejo.
Pauschi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pauschi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pauschi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Pauschi.
Pauschi scores with a shot to the side of Trejo's head.
Pauschi pushes off an throws an elbow but Trejo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pauschi missing with knees to the body.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
Pauschi blocks an uppercut.
Pauschi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trejo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trejo.
Pauschi takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo can't find room to land a body shot as Pauschi controls the action.
Pauschi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pauschi tries a body shot but Trejo blocks it.
Pauschi prevents a body shot from Trejo.
Pauschi blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pauschi.
Pauschi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trejo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trejo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pauschi lands a knee to the head.
Trejo avoiding damage as Pauschi throws knees to the body.
Trejo is working Pauschi over against the cage.
Pauschi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trejo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trejo.
Pauschi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trejo blocks a body shot from Pauschi.
Trejo working aggressively here.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
Trejo lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi tries to land a knee to the head but Trejo blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Pauschi.
Pauschi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pauschi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trejo backwards.
Pauschi blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Trejo fails to land.
Trejo avoiding damage as Pauschi throws knees to the body.
Trejo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pauschi blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Trejo.
Trejo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pauschi's elbow.
Trejo blocks an elbow strike from Pauschi.
A nice left hand lands by Trejo.
Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Trejo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pauschi.
Trejo throws a head punch that misses.
Pauschi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trejo can't find room to land a body shot as Pauschi controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trejo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pauschi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pauschi lands with a short shot to the head.
Trejo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pauschi lands a body shot.
Trejo has a couple of punches blocked by Pauschi.
Pauschi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pauschi fails to land.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trejo.
Pauschi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trejo avoids it.
Pauschi blocking some punches.
Trejo takes a shot to the head.
Trejo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trejo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trejo lands a hook that snaps the head of Pauschi backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pauschi.
Pauschi tries a knee to the head but Trejo blocks it.
Pauschi swings wildly with an uppercut but Trejo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Trejo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danny Trejo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Trejo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pauschi.
Trejo clobbers Pauschi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trejo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trejo.
Trejo throws out a loose jab but Pauschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pauschi misses with a wild body shot.
Danny Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pauschi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Trejo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pauschi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trejo misses with a right hand
and Pauschi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Trejo.
Pauschi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trejo on the side of the head.

Trejo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo leaves his chin hanging out and Pauschi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Trejo crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Pauschi!
After winning the bout, Chris Pauschi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.