PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Hedegaard (ranked 603 p4p, 1326 weight class) and Chris Pauschi (ranked 76 p4p, 154 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hedegaard
vs
Pauschi

208 cm
36
195
38 - 23 - 1

182 cm
32
200
16 - 14 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

UnderGround Threads

NARCOS
Pulling Guard

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 38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Simon Hedegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Pauschi stuffs the takedown.
Hedegaard shoots in and drives through. Pauschi sprawls well.
Pauschi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Hedegaard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pauschi is trying to defend but Hedegaard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pauschi is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pauschi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pauschi is positioning himself well to prevent Hedegaard advancing to mount.
We've been hearing that Hedegaard has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Hedegaard is looking for a kimura but Pauschi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hedegaard to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hedegaard prevents Pauschi from improving his position.
Hedegaard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pauschi is still trying to improve position.
Hedegaard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Hedegaard is working for a kimura but Pauschi is defending it quite comfortably.

Hedegaard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pauschi has managed to free his arm - good work.

Hedegaard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

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.
Pauschi wants to control but Hedegaard is keeping busy.
Hedegaard is keen to just control but Pauschi is a slippery customer.
Hedegaard wants to pass to mount but Pauschi is defending the position.
Pauschi is in trouble now - Hedegaard has advanced to mount!
Pauschi tries to hold on but Hedegaard pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi is looking to get to half guard.
Hedegaard unloading with bombs!
Hedegaard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hedegaard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pauschi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hedegaard trying to control but Pauschi is having none of it.
Pauschi is trying desperately to improve position.

Hedegaard jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pauschi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pauschi and Hedegaard has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard is looking to take a break and control but Pauschi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pauschi tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hedegaard presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pauschi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hedegaard working the ground and pound effectively.
Pauschi is looking to improve his position but Hedegaard isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedegaard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hedegaard working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Hedegaard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hedegaard dives in and grabs Pauschi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pauschi pushes down on Hedegaard's head and hops out.
Pauschi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hedegaard shoots in and drives through. Pauschi sprawls well.
Pauschi slaps away a takedown attempt from Hedegaard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Hedegaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pauschi swivels and escapes.
Pauschi flicks out a counter leg kick but Hedegaard steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pauschi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hedegaard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hedegaard.
Pauschi throws a big counter head kick but Hedegaard avoids it with no problem.

That's two 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.
Hedegaard misses with a takedown attempt - Pauschi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chris Pauschi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pauschi stuffs the takedown.
Hedegaard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pauschi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hedegaard thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard shoots and misses
and Pauschi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hedegaard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pauschi defends well and Hedegaard ends up having to push Pauschi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pauschi throws a big counter head kick but Hedegaard avoids it with no problem.
Hedegaard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hedegaard fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Pauschi manages to break the clinch.
Hedegaard shoots in for a takedown but Pauschi shows good takedown defense.
Pauschi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pauschi leaves Hedegaard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pauschi throws a big counter head kick but Hedegaard avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard misses with a takedown attempt - Pauschi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pauschi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hedegaard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pauschi as he avoids it easily.
Pauschi flicks out a counter leg kick but Hedegaard steps away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedegaard fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Pauschi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hedegaard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pauschi's waist but Pauschi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hedegaard off to one side.
Hedegaard shoots in for a takedown but Pauschi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pauschi throws a fast counter high kick but Hedegaard manages to duck under it in time.
Hedegaard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pauschi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Hedegaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard shoots in but Pauschi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Simon Hedegaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi stuffs the takedown.
Hedegaard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hedegaard moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPauschi.

Hedegaard looking to score a takedown here. Pauschi is defending well but Hedegaard drives through and ends up in Pauschi's guard.
Hedegaard won't allow Pauschi to sweep him here.

Hedegaard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hedegaard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pauschi is on top in guard.

Simon Hedegaard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pauschi won't allow Hedegaard to sweep him here.
Hedegaard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pauschi controls the pace.

Pauschi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hedegaard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pauschi has managed to get both his arms back between Hedegaard's legs - danger averted.

Hedegaard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hedegaard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pauschi controls the pace.
Hedegaard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Hedegaard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hedegaard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pauschi is aware though and is defending well.
Pauschi controlling from the top position.
Hedegaard looking for a sweep. Not yet Hedegaard, not yet.
Pauschi content to stall in guard here.
Pauschi postures up.
Pauschi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hedegaard.
Pauschi tries to bench press Hedegaard off him but Hedegaard keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pauschi is being controlled here.
Hedegaard wants to control but Pauschi is keeping him busy.
Pauschi is looking to regain half guard here but Hedegaard keeps moving and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Pauschi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pauschi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Pauschi!
A very excited looking Chris Pauschi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.