PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Paisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paisti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Prodigy - Mescaline. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blue
vs
Paisti

188 cm
25
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

191 cm
23
196 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armas Paisti!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue throws the kick towards the body but Paisti avoids it.
Blue slips a jab and a cross from Paisti.
Paisti throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Blue darts in and clinches Paisti up against the cage.
Blue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Paisti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Paisti.
Paisti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paisti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armas Paisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blue throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blue avoids the head kick by Paisti.
Paisti misses with a combination
enabling Blue to counter with a crisp jab.

Paisti moves into the clinch successfully.
Paisti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paisti misses with a knee strike.
Paisti lands an uppercut.
Paisti misses with a body punch.
Paisti blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blue jumps into guard, dragging Paisti to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paisti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paisti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blue keeps working.
Paisti tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Blue is trying to improve his position.
Paisti in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paisti stands up.
Paisti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Paisti misses.
Blue misses with a body shot

and Paisti counters by clinching up.
Paisti working hard to break the clinch.
Paisti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paisti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paisti misses with a body punch.
Paisti tries to break the clinch but Blue is controlling the position.
Blue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paisti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blue keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paisti's efforts to push away.
Blue presses Paisti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paisti is pressed up against the cage. Blue has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paisti down to the mat. Paisti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good work by Blue as he checks the leg kick.
Paisti throws a nice head kick!
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Paisti.
Blue tries a low kick but Paisti avoids it.
Paisti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blue.
Paisti connects with a body shot that sends Blue's belly button to the back.
Blue tries to clinch up.
Paisti misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paisti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blue blocks a head kick by Paisti.
Blue keeps the fight on the outside.
Blue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paisti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blue.
Paisti moves away from the strike by Blue.
Blue blocks a head kick by Paisti.
Blue avoids the head kick by Paisti.
Blue takes one on the button.
Paisti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blue.
Blue misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blue throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blue lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Armas Paisti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Paisti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue misses with a looping left.
Blue takes a kick to the side of the head.
Armas Paisti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blue walks into a stiff left hand from Paisti.
Blue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paisti throws a jab but it's blocked by Blue.
Paisti throws the left hand but Blue avoids the punch easily.
Paisti is looking to land body kicks.

Blue darts in and clinches Paisti up against the cage.
Paisti tries to circle away but Blue has him pinned against the cage.
Blue scores with a shoulder strike.
Blue misses with some punches.
Paisti tries a knee to the head but Blue blocks it.
Blue is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paisti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blue misses with the head strike.
Paisti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paisti lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue avoiding damage as Paisti throws knees to the body.
Paisti misses with some punches.
Paisti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blue lands with a left to the head.
Blue gets through Paisti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blue throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blue working aggressively here.
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
Paisti gets underhooks to prevent Blue's takedown attempt.
Blue scores with a hook to the body.
Blue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!

Paisti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paisti misses with a wild combination.
Blue moves forwards but Paisti connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paisti misses with a looping right.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paisti throws a big shot that misses.

Blue closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blue tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Blue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paisti wants to break free but Blue has control.
Blue misses with the head strike.
Paisti misses with the head strike.
Mr Blue has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blue lands an uppercut.
Blue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paisti's elbow.
Paisti is trying to maintain a safe position but Blue gets an underhook and turns Paisti into the cage.
Paisti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blue misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blue lands a body shot.

Paisti breaks the clinch.

Blue moves into the clinch.
Paisti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blue struggles to land a body shot inside as Paisti controls his hands.
Paisti misses with a short punch on the inside.

Paisti manages to break the clinch.
Paisti misses with a hook.
Paisti wants to clinch
and Blue counters with a nice leg kick.
Paisti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Paisti does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Blue misses.
Blue slips under a jab from Paisti.
Paisti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paisti manages to avoid it.
Blue fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Paisti defending well as Blue loads up on a big left hand.

Paisti closes the distance and pushes Blue back into the cage.
Blue struggles to land a body shot inside as Paisti controls his hands.
Blue is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Paisti is defending well.
Blue cracks Paisti with a nice body shot.
Paisti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paisti lands a left hand.
Blue fails to pull guard.
Paisti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blue is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paisti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paisti pushes Blue back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blue misses with a body punch.
Paisti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blue lands a right hand.
Blue throws a punch but it's blocked by Paisti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Blue dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blue takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danga de danga de dang - Blue scores with a four punch combination!
Blue looks to throw the jab but Paisti is out of range.
Blue swats away the attempt to clinch by Paisti.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paisti cracks Blue with a good jab.
Paisti misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Paisti misses the target.
Paisti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blue throws out the jab.
Blue takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paisti misses with a wild combination.
Blue moves out of range as Paisti strikes.
Paisti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paisti throws an off balance right hand
and Blue counters with an outside leg kick.
Blue throws a jab when Paisti was well out of range.
Paisti tries to close the distance and clinch but Blue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blue looks to throw the jab but Paisti is out of range.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue feints a jab promting Paisti to slip. Blue then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paisti slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paisti misses with a body shot.
Blue wants to clinch.
Blue on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blue throws out a loose jab but Paisti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paisti.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paisti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paisti keeps the fight on the outside.
Blue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paisti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paisti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paisti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blue throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue just misses with a punch to the body.
Paisti misses with a kick to the body.
Paisti tries a head kick but it misses.
Paisti looks to throw the jab but Blue is out of range.
Paisti blocks the body kick.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Paisti.
Blue keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paisti throws the left hand but Blue avoids the punch easily.
Paisti tries to clinch up but Blue circles away and keeps his distance.
Paisti throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
A left lands for Paisti.
Blue throws a shot from downtown. Paisti moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paisti slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Paisti throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
Blue throws a jab but it's blocked by Paisti.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Blue throws a jab but it's blocked by Paisti.
Paisti misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue avoids the head kick by Paisti.
Paisti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paisti moves out of range of the strikes.
Blue slips under a jab from Paisti.
Blue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue 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.
Paisti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blue avoids the head kick by Paisti.
Armas Paisti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paisti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue.
Paisti tries to clinch up.
Paisti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Blue misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blue connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paisti. Paisti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paisti walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paisti on the wrong end of a nice jab.

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 Mr Blue.
I think Blue 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mr Blue!
Mr Blue looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Blue grabs the Mic and proclaims \"Hey Bitch, you connected but I didnt go to sleep, why for how come??\"'.