PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey comes to the cage accompanied by Gunther -Ding Dong Song . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Andrey
vs
Paul

177 cm
25
146 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

172 cm
27
135 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Paul!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey tries to score with a low kick but Paul moves his leg out of the way.

Paul clinches with his opponent.

Andrey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrey throws a leg kick
and Paul counters with a head kick. That will keep Andrey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Andrey thows a body kick. Paul tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Paul chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andrey can pounce on him.
Andrey thows a body kick. Paul tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Andrey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paul is able to avoid easily.
Paul slips under a jab from Andrey.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Andrey enables Paul to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Andrey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Paul wants to control from the top but Andrey keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul prevents Andrey from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrey is wriggling around but Paul manages to pass to half guard.
Andrey is staying active underneath Paul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andrey wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paul seems to be looking for submissions.
Paul thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andrey's head.

Paul is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paul prevents Andrey from standing back up.

Paul seems to be working for a kimura but Andrey defends the submission attempt.

Andrey kicks Paul off and gets back to his feet.
Paul slips a jab and a cross from Andrey.
Andrey misses with a low kick.
Andrey throws a body punch but Paul moves out of range.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andrey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a takedown attempt - Andrey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andrey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul looks for a takedown but Andrey sprawls well.
Paul fails to land the takedown.
Malutin Andrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Paul.
Andrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Paul wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andrey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey throws a right hand that Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul also avoids with ease.
Paul fails with a takedown attempt.
Malutin Andrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andrey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paul dives in and grabs Andrey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andrey pushes down on Paul's head and hops out.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrey throws a hook but Paul blocks it.
Andrey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paul's calf.
Paul throws a body kick that misses
and Andrey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paul's knee momentarily.
Andrey throws a body punch but Paul moves out of range.
Andrey misses the shot to the body.
Paul lands with a kick to the temple. Andrey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey thows a leg kick but Paul checks it
and Paul counters with an outside leg kick.
Andrey missing with a left hand there. Paul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Paul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andrey, pushing him back against the cage.
Andrey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andrey tries to break the clinch but Paul is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andrey is trying to break the clinch but Paul has him pressed against the cage.
Andrey managing to block the knees to the body from Paul.
Paul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andrey backwards.
Nice elbow from Paul.

Andrey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paul takes one on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul looks for a takedown but Andrey sprawls well.
Paul avoids the body shot from Andrey.
Paul tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Malutin Andrey will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrey connects with an inside leg kick.
Andrey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Paul counters with a nice leg kick.
Malutin Andrey is winning the standup battle so far.
Andrey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andrey looks to land a left hand but Paul moved out of range nicely.
Andrey throws a leg kick

and Paul counters with a shoot takedown. Andrey fights it but they end up in guard.
Andrey wants to get back to his feet but Paul is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Andrey wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Andrey is predictable there

and Paul counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andrey's guard now.

Andrey manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrey blocks an elbow strike.
Andrey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andrey has had enough of the clinch but Paul keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey takes an elbow to the forehead.

Andrey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrey throws the kick towards the body but Paul avoids it.
Andrey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andrey throws a low kick but Paul moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Paul checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Paul.
Paul fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andrey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paul counters with a big head kick but Andrey shrugs it off.
Paul wants to clinch up but Andrey keeps it at a distance.
Andrey misses with a leg kick

and Paul counters with a single leg into guard. Andrey didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul advances to half guard.
Paul is looking to take a break and control but Andrey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andrey looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey is trying to escape back to his feet but Paul uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Paul thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paul throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Andrey is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Paul has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Paul working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Andrey is pushing Paul's head away, looking to escape. Paul manages to hold on to the position though.
Paul in side control, throwing shots but Andrey defends.
Ron Paul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Andrey wants to get back to his feet but Paul drags him back down.
Andrey gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Andrey trying desperately to get to his feet.
Paul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a heavy elbow.
Andrey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paul.
Paul wants to take Andrey's back here but Andrey is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Paul wants to control the pace but Andrey is squirming around nicely.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Paul with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Paul throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Andrey because Paul loaded up on that one.
Andrey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paul.
Paul seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Andrey is holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Paul working for a guillotine from mount but Andrey is in no mood to give up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul misses with a head shot.
Paul working the ground and pound effectively.

Paul working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Andrey trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paul is trying to take his opponent's back.
You get the feeling that Andrey really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Andrey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Paul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andrey misses the shot to the body.
Paul looks to clinch
and Andrey counters with a head kick.
Paul tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andrey counters with a thumping low kick.
Paul throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Andrey.
Paul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrey misses with a looping right.
Andrey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andrey throws a series of punches but Paul avoids them all with ease.
Andrey misses with a leg kick.
Andrey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paul tries to clinch but Andrey is having none of it.

Paul gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey tries to circle away but Paul has him pinned against the cage.
Paul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andrey backwards.
Andrey wants to break free but Paul has control.
Andrey tries to break the clinch but Paul is controlling the position.
Andrey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paul has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Paul.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Andrey breaks from the clinch.
Andrey throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
Andrey misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrey misses with a leg kick.

Paul decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Andrey tries to kick Paul off but Paul keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Paul in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Andrey tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Paul!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ron Paul!