PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Paulson (ranked 1310 p4p, 1170 weight class) and Montrese Andersson (ranked 132 p4p, 124 weight class). Andersson has chosen Wax -- Who Is Next as his entrance music. Montrese Andersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paulson
vs
Andersson

185 cm
25
167
11 - 7 - 0

168 cm
22
162
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Fast

KOMBAT KLOTHING
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Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Montrese Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
A big right from Andersson misses.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulson is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Andersson. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for Andersson.

Andersson shoots in and bounces Paulson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Paulson controlling the position.
Andersson throwing strikes from guard but Paulson blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Paulson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Andersson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Andersson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulson missing with knees to the body.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson has Andersson pushed against the cage.

Andersson pulls guard successfully.

Paulson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andersson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paulson has managed to get both his arms back between Andersson's legs - danger averted.
Andersson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Paulson scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paulson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paulson at a distance.
Paulson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andersson ducks under a wild hook from Paulson.
Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
Paulson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulson lands with a hook. Andersson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paulson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andersson defending well as Paulson loads up on a big left hand.
Paulson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andersson throws a chopping leg kick but Paulson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson lands with a nice body punch.
Paulson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulson moves away.
Paulson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andersson on the side of the head.
Jake Paulson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson with a nice calf kick.
Andersson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paulson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Paulson darts in and clinches Andersson up against the cage.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paulson misses with the head strike.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Paulson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Andersson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paulson looking to throw knees to the head but Andersson is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson jumps guard but Paulson stands there with Andersson around his waist. Andersson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paulson throws a punch but it's blocked by Andersson.

Andersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
Andersson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Paulson defends it well.

Andersson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Paulson quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulson is looking to improve his position.
Andersson trying to pass the guard but Paulson defending well.
Ground and pound from Andersson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jake Paulson will probably get the nod.
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.

A telegraphed right hand from Paulson misses the target.
Paulson sizes up Andersson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andersson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paulson connects with a crisp jab.
Andersson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Paulson rather than just go for the knockout.

Paulson clinches up against the cage.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersson.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Andersson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andersson is trying to pull guard but Paulson has him pressed against the cage.
Paulson missing with knees to the body.

Andersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andersson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paulson as he avoids it easily.
Paulson misses with a hook.
A jab from Paulson misses.
Andersson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Paulson misses the shot to the body.
Paulson misses with a combination

and Andersson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paulson won't be happy with that.
Paulson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Andersson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Andersson landing strikes.
Paulson is looking to reverse the position.
Andersson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Paulson!
Paulson is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Paulson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Andersson with a couple of short strikes.
Andersson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paulson working to try and regain half guard.
Andersson avoids the attempt from Paulson to control.
Andersson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paulson holds on for dear life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson trying to control but Paulson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson landing shots from mount.
Paulson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paulson tries to kick Andersson off but Andersson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andersson wants to control but Paulson is keeping him busy.
Montrese Andersson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Andersson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paulson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andersson wants to control but Paulson is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Andersson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Andersson's back!
Paulson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Andersson doesn't escape.
Andersson is in bad spot here.
Paulson controls the action.
Paulson is looking to control Andersson but Andersson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Andersson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Paulson's guard. Nice work there by Andersson.
Paulson working a defensive guard here.
Andersson prevents Paulson from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Montrese Andersson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Andersson gets the takedown into side control.
Andersson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Paulson is looking for a sweep.
Paulson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Paulson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Paulson is looking to control Andersson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paulson avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson wants to pass the guard but Paulson is defending well.
Andersson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paulson keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Andersson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paulson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paulson.
Andersson trying to control but Paulson is working from the bottom.
Paulson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andersson looking to pass the guard.
Andersson scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paulson is trying to keep Andersson in close.
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Paulson is retaining full guard.
Andersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Paulson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andersson slips a straight right by Paulson.
Andersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Paulson blocks the low kick.
Paulson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Andersson counters with a takedown into side control.

Paulson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nice defenses there by Andersson.
Andersson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson darts in trying to clinch
and Andersson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Montrese Andersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paulson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paulson duly obliges.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andersson.
Paulson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Andersson connects with the punch.
Paulson misses with a body shot.
Paulson swings for the body but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Andersson tries to keep at a distance but Paulson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Andersson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paulson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paulson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jake Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Montrese Andersson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paulson trying to land knees to the body.

Andersson decides to pull guard.
Paulson tries to stand but Andersson is controlling from the bottom.

Andersson working for a triangle but Paulson defends it easily.
Paulson trying to control but Andersson is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jake Paulson.
I think Paulson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Paulson!
Jake Paulson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Un-Kaged Nutrition, into his post fight interview.