PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Fridman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by The Wicker Man. Fridman has chosen Who's the King? as his entrance music. Jan Paulsen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Paulsen
vs
Fridman

205 cm
20
265 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
230 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

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Solid boxing
Very strong

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Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Fridman!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fridman misses with a few strikes there.
Fridman connects with a body shot.
Fridman misses with a straight right.
Fridman misses the jab.
Fridman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paulsen lands a right hook to the body.
Fridman just misses with a punch to the body.
Fridman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Fridman throws a combination. Paulsen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fridman with a nice cross.
Paulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fridman throws a series of punches but Paulsen avoids them all with ease.
Paulsen misses with a straight left.
Paulsen looks to land a combination but Fridman avoids it well.
Fridman swings for the body but Paulsen moves out of range.
Fridman jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fridman throws out a powerful jab.
Fridman throws a right hand that Paulsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Paulsen also avoids with ease.
Fridman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fridman throws a head kick that misses.
Paulsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fridman catches Paulsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fridman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fridman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fridman throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Paulsen counter with a right hand.
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 stuffs the takedown attempt from Fridman. Fridman gets slowly back to his feet.
Paulsen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fridman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands with a hook. Fridman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fridman cracks a nice hook into Paulsen's ribs.
Fridman lands a jab to the head.
Fridman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alex Fridman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fridman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paulsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Fridman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fridman slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Fridman throws a shot to the body.
Fridman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paulsen momentarily.
Fridman misses the shot to the body.
Fridman misses with a double jab.
Paulsen works Fridman's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fridman throws a wild body kick that Paulsen sees coming a mile off.
Paulsen with a hook.
Paulsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Fridman.
Paulsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fridman looks gassed!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Paulsen knocks Fridman out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jan Paulsen!
Jan Paulsen retains his heavyweight title!