PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen's entrance music is Berserkergang. A fine choice. Monstra has chosen Slayer - Hate Worldwide as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marcus Monstra will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Paulsen
vs
Monstra

205 cm
23
278 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

219 cm
27
278 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 Cardio

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monstra.
Paulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monstra jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Paulsen.

It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut.
Paulsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monstra.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulsen misses the target.
Paulsen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the head.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut.
Monstra with a hook.

Paulsen instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monstra trying to control the position but instead, Paulsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monstra into the cage.
Monstra lands a right hand.
Paulsen keeps control of Monstra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monstra is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Paulsen is leaning against Monstra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Monstra gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monstra.
Monstra is looking to control Paulsen's arms but Paulsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monstra has his back to the cage.
Monstra lands a right hand.
Monstra leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Monstra working aggressively here.
Monstra has a couple of punches blocked by Paulsen.
Monstra can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paulsen.
Monstra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paulsen is working Monstra over against the cage.
Monstra takes a shot to the head.
Paulsen scores with a shot to the side of Monstra's head.
Paulsen prevents a body shot from Monstra.
Paulsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Monstra's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Monstra.
Monstra throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulsen.
Monstra can't break the clinch.
Monstra has a couple of punches blocked by Paulsen.
Paulsen is leaning against Monstra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Paulsen.
Monstra's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Paulsen lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulsen.
Monstra looking to stall.
Monstra pressing his opponent against the cage.
Monstra misses with a body punch.
Monstra trying to stall but Paulsen improves his position.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monstra slows down the pace here.
Paulsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monstra's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a shoulder strike.
Monstra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paulsen tries to pull guard but Monstra holds him up against the cage and eventually Paulsen drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Monstra - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Monstra.
A short body shot lands from Paulsen as the two fighters clinch.
Monstra slowing the pace effectively.
Monstra misses with a body punch.
Monstra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paulsen is keeping busy.

Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Monstra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Monstra looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monstra.
Monstra scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paulsen.
Monstra lands a jab-cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monstra checks a leg kick.
Jan Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulsen misses with a looping right.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Paulsen misses.
Paulsen takes a swing at Monstra's ribcage but misses.
Paulsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Monstra is just out of range.
Marcus Monstra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monstra just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paulsen ducks under a wild hook from Monstra.
Monstra punishes Paulsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Monstra lands with a straight right. Paulsen didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen sizes up Monstra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paulsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Monstra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monstra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paulsen - that will leave a mark!
Monstra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paulsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monstra.
Paulsen wants to land a leg kick but Monstra is out of range.
Paulsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monstra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Monstra throws a lazy right hand but Paulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paulsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monstra connects with a right hand. Paulsen shakes it off.
Monstra throws a hook but Paulsen avoids it easily.
Monstra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monstra digs a good body shot into Paulsen's ribs.
Monstra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulsen moves away.
Paulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Nice body punch from Monstra.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Monstra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monstra.
Paulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monstra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monstra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Paulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monstra.
Paulsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Monstra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulsen.
Monstra throws the left hand but Paulsen avoids the punch easily.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Monstra.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen loads up on a big right hand but Monstra slips the punch.
Paulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen swings for the body but Monstra moves out of range.
Paulsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monstra works Paulsen's body with a nice hook.
Monstra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monstra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monstra throws a lazy right hand but Paulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paulsen throws a jab when Monstra was well out of range.
Paulsen missing with a left hand there. Monstra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monstra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Monstra.
Monstra misses the shot to the body.
Monstra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paulsen slips under a jab from Monstra.
Paulsen tries to land a leg kick but Monstra saw it coming and moves away.
Monstra lands a glancing blow to the side of Paulsen's head.
Monstra looks to land a left hand but Paulsen moved out of range nicely.
Monstra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monstra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Monstra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paulsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monstra misses with a hook.
Monstra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Monstra is breathing heavily.
Paulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monstra misses the shot to the body.
Monstra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Monstra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Monstra takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Monstra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Monstra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monstra throws out the jab.
Paulsen moves out of range as Monstra strikes.
Monstra looks to throw the jab but Paulsen is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcus Monstra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Paulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monstra.
Monstra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paulsen's head.
Monstra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paulsen throws a lazy right hand but Monstra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Monstra misses.
Paulsen looks for the body kick but Monstra saw that one coming.
Paulsen works Monstra's body with a nice hook.
Paulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monstra at a distance.
Paulsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Paulsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monstra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monstra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paulsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monstra. Monstra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paulsen scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monstra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monstra has time to react.
Paulsen thuds a left hand into Monstra's body.
Monstra slips a jab from Paulsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paulsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Monstra slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monstra moves away.

Paulsen moves into range and clinches up with Monstra.
Paulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Monstra backwards.
Monstra throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulsen.
Monstra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paulsen as Monstra tries to tie him up.
Paulsen digs a right hand into Monstra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monstra's gas tank.
Monstra being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paulsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paulsen misses with the head strike.

Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monstra misses with a kick to the body.
Paulsen misses with a looping left.
Monstra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monstra. That did some damage!
Paulsen lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monstra takes one to the side of the head.
Monstra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paulsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paulsen lands with a right hand.
Paulsen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Monstra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paulsen fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen swings for the body but Monstra moves out of range.
Monstra throws a looping overhand right but Paulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Paulsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Paulsen throws a hook to the side of Monstra's head but Monstra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Monstra circles away.
Monstra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paulsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paulsen tries to clinch but Monstra is having none of it.
Paulsen throws a lazy right hand but Monstra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paulsen sizes up Monstra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Monstra ducks down to avoid it.
Paulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Monstra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Paulsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monstra throws a nice looking combination but Paulsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paulsen cracks a nice hook into Monstra's ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Paulsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monstra misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paulsen.
Paulsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paulsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monstra. That did some damage!
Paulsen throws a head kick that Monstra semi-blocks.
Paulsen tests Monstra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monstra walks into a straight right hand from Paulsen.
Monstra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monstra can do to turn this around?
A combination from Paulsen does no damage.
Paulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monstra doesn't seem bothered though.
Paulsen lands with a nice body kick.
Monstra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen tries to clinch up but Monstra circles away and keeps his distance.
Monstra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Monstra.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Paulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulsen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Paulsen!