PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fokk Yu Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Wanna Fuck Your Sister . Paul Waul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Waul
vs
Yu Long

203 cm
29
265 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

200 cm
29
300 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

BALCO MMA ELITE

Pegasus Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fokk Yu Long!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waul takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Waul jabs at Long's body.
A jab lands there for Waul.
Waul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long moves out of range of the body kick.
Long misses with a body punch
and Waul counters with a nice uppercut.
Waul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Waul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waul tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Long misses with a right hand
and Waul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Waul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Long throws out a powerful jab.
Waul misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a straight right hand.
Waul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waul.
Waul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waul manages to avoid it.
Waul cracks Long with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Long.
Long scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Waul doesn't seem bothered though.
Long swings widly with a right hand
and Waul counters with a nice body shot.
Waul moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Paul Waul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul misses with a body shot
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
Waul lands a head shot.
Waul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Waul scores with the left hand. Long knows he should have avoided that one.
Waul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waul throws a leg kick
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Waul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Waul tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Waul thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Long if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Waul scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waul.
Long looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Waul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Long misses with a lunging right hand
and Waul counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Waul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Long's head backwards.
Waul is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Waul moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waul lands a jab to the head.
Waul moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Waul slams his shin into Long's torso.
Waul connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waul throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Waul does no damage.
Waul lands a nice looking kick to the body. Long takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Waul!
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Waul counters with a nice leg kick.
Long avoids the head kick by Waul.
Waul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Waul.

Waul closes the distance and clinches.
Waul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Waul.

Waul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Waul, right into the meat.
Waul moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Waul dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Waul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Waul misses its intended target.
Waul feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Longs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Long misses.
Waul lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Waul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Waul throws a good cross that connects.
Waul digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Long takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Waul is looking to clinch.
Waul feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Long's calf.
Long is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul throws a push kick but Long slaps the foot to one side.
Waul throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Waul.
The crowd cheers as Waul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Long doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body kick there by Waul.
Waul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Waul closes the distance and clinches.
Waul scores with a shoulder strike.
Waul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.

Waul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Waul.
Waul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Waul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Waul misses the target.
Waul cracks Long with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Long walks into a stiff left hand from Waul.
Waul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Long takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Long steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Waul. That one must have hurt.
Waul is looking to clinch.
A jab from Waul finds it's way through Long's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Waul, as that shot connected.
Long on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Waul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Waul.
Waul cracks Long with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Waul misses the shot to the body.
Paul Waul is winning the standup battle so far.
Waul lands a nice looking body shot.
Waul throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Waul misses with a right hand
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Waul moves away and avoids it.
Waul lands with a straight right. Long didn't see that one coming.
Waul closes the distance looking to clinch
and Long counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waul thinking.
Long has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul throws a leg kick which misses Long's front leg but catches the back leg as Long tries to avoid it.
Waul throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Waul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Long's head.
Waul tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Waul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Waul.
Waul thumps Long with a low kick.
Waul lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Waul dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Waul wants to clinch.
Long throws a sloppy body shot
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long throws a combination that misses
and Waul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Waul misses with a two punch combination.
Waul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Waul throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Long.
Long misses with a body punch
and Waul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waul counters with a nice body kick.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Waul.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Waul counters with a nice leg kick.
Long's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Waul connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul lands with a good body shot.
Long swings widly with a right hand
and Waul makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Long really felt that one!
Waul swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Waul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping body kick lands there for Waul.
Waul has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Long takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Waul makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Long really felt that one!
Waul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Waul works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Waul fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Long has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Waul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Waul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Waul scores with a shot to the body.

Waul clinches up against the cage.
Waul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Waul scores with a hook to the body.
Waul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Waul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Long blocks an uppercut.

Waul breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Waul.

Waul clinches with his opponent.
Fokk Yu Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Waul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Waul lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Waul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waul tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Long chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waul can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Waul, right into the meat.
Waul thows a body shot but no joy.
Waul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Long in his tracks.
Waul cracks Long with an open hand slap.
A shot to the body from Long misses
and Waul counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
Waul lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Waul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Waul.
Waul scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Long checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Long throws a sloppy body shot
and Waul counters with a good, hard body kick but Long shrugs it off.
Waul misses with a hook.
Waul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Long's head backwards.
Long stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waul.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waul jabs Long right on the nose. Long blinks but takes it well.
Long gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waul.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Waul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Waul 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Waul!