PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borris Whoopyourasski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul has chosen Lamb of God-Omerta as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Whoopyourasski
vs
Paul

195 cm
29
260 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

190 cm
29
273 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

BALCO MMA ELITE
Resistance

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Whoopyourasski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Paul!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul tries to clinch but Whoopyourasski moves away
and Whoopyourasski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whoopyourasski is looking to score with low kicks.
Paul throws a head kick that misses
and Paul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paul swinging wildly here.
Whoopyourasski throws a hook to the side of Paul's head but Paul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Paul.
Whoopyourasski dodges the punch combination from Paul.
David Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whoopyourasski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Whoopyourasski checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Paul finds it's way through Whoopyourasski's defenses.
Paul throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whoopyourasski connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul throws a leg kick which misses Whoopyourasski's front leg but catches the back leg as Whoopyourasski tries to avoid it.
Whoopyourasski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good work by Whoopyourasski as he checks the leg kick.
Paul attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Whoopyourasski finds it's way through Paul's defenses.
Good standup being displayed there by Paul as he connects with a hook.

Paul has Whoopyourasski up against the cage in a clinch.
Paul throws a punch but it's blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Paul struggles to land a body shot inside as Whoopyourasski controls his hands.
Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul throws a punch but it's blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski wants to stall.
Paul swings wildly with an uppercut but Whoopyourasski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul tries to work over Whoopyourasski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paul.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whoopyourasski as Paul tries to tie him up.
Whoopyourasski slowing the pace effectively.
Paul has a couple of punches blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Paul digs a right hand into Whoopyourasski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whoopyourasski's gas tank.
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 short punch on the inside.
Paul throws a punch but it's blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Still in the clinch, Paul scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Paul fails to land.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whoopyourasski backwards.
Whoopyourasski trying to stall but Paul improves his position.
Paul swings wildly with an uppercut but Whoopyourasski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul struggles to land a body shot inside as Whoopyourasski controls his hands.
Paul lands a right hand.
Paul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paul misses with a punch on the inside.
Paul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a body punch.
Whoopyourasski is breathing heavily.
Paul is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Paul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul throws a punch but it's blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Paul misses with a body punch.
Paul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Paul as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paul.
Good body shot from Paul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whoopyourasski backwards.
Whoopyourasski prevents a body shot from Paul.
A hook to the body from Paul.
Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul misses with the head strike.
Whoopyourasski is looking to control Paul's arms but Paul gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whoopyourasski has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul struggles to land a body shot inside as Whoopyourasski controls his hands.
Paul throws a head punch that misses.
Paul is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paul misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paul tries a body shot but Whoopyourasski blocks it.
Whoopyourasski blocks an uppercut.
Whoopyourasski looking to stall.
Paul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whoopyourasski backwards.
Paul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paul misses with some punches.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Whoopyourasski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Paul dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Whoopyourasski misses with a lunging right hand
and Whoopyourasski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Whoopyourasski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paul throws a leg kick that misses.
Whoopyourasski throws a hook but Paul avoids it easily.
Paul swings widly with a right hand
and Whoopyourasski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paul misses with an uppercut
and Whoopyourasski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whoopyourasski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paul.
Paul throws a leg kick but Whoopyourasski moved away.
Paul throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Whoopyourasski to counter with a crisp jab.
Paul throws an off balance right hand
and Whoopyourasski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul misses with a body punch
letting Whoopyourasski counter with a right hand.
Paul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whoopyourasski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul misses with a right hand
letting Whoopyourasski counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Whoopyourasski.
Paul misses with a left hand
and Whoopyourasski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paul misses with a hook
and Whoopyourasski counters with a straight right hand.
Paul throws a looping overhand right but Whoopyourasski ducks down to avoid it.
Paul misses with an uppercut
and Paul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Paul.
Whoopyourasski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paul thows a leg kick but Whoopyourasski checks it
and Whoopyourasski counters with a nice body shot.
Whoopyourasski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A bone on bone clash there as Whoopyourasski blocks the leg kick.
Paul walks into a stiff left hand from Whoopyourasski.
Paul throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul misses with an uppercut
and Whoopyourasski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paul thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whoopyourasski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whoopyourasski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paul counters with an outside leg kick.
Whoopyourasski missing with a left hand there. Paul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paul avoids the body shot from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski checks a low kick from Paul.
Paul is looking to clinch but Whoopyourasski is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Whoopyourasski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paul misses with an uppercut
and Whoopyourasski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whoopyourasski scores with a shot to the body.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Whoopyourasski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul throws a right hand that misses
and Whoopyourasski counters with a straight right hand.
Paul throws a big shot that misses.
Whoopyourasski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whoopyourasski just misses with a punch to the body.
Paul avoids the body shot from Whoopyourasski.
Paul misses with a left hand
and Whoopyourasski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whoopyourasski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paul momentarily.
Paul misses with a jab to the body
and Whoopyourasski counters with a series of strikes. Paul will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paul blocks a jab.
Paul throws a head kick that misses
and Whoopyourasski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Paul misses
and Paul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whoopyourasski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whoopyourasski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whoopyourasski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paul lands a jab-cross combination.
Whoopyourasski takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Whoopyourasski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paul moves to clinch but Whoopyourasski breaks away
and Whoopyourasski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whoopyourasski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whoopyourasski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whoopyourasski drops his hands momentarily and Paul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paul tries to clinch up.
Whoopyourasski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paul at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borris Whoopyourasski 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!

Whoopyourasski throws a right hand that misses
and Paul counters with a solid body kick.
Paul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whoopyourasski avoids a kick to the body.
Paul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whoopyourasski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whoopyourasski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paul moves away.
Paul misses with a low kick.
Paul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whoopyourasski throws out the jab.
Whoopyourasski thuds a left hand into Paul's body.
Whoopyourasski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paul throws a leg kick
and Whoopyourasski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski checks a leg kick.

Paul has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whoopyourasski's elbow.
David Paul seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paul as Whoopyourasski tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whoopyourasski.
Paul swings wildly with an uppercut but Whoopyourasski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Whoopyourasski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Paul misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Paul fails to land.
Paul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whoopyourasski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whoopyourasski backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whoopyourasski seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Paul tries to throw a body punch but Whoopyourasski avoids it by throwing Paul back against the cage.
Paul has a couple of punches blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Paul tries a body shot but Whoopyourasski blocks it.
Whoopyourasski is trying to stall.
Whoopyourasski is stalling here.
Paul tries to work over Whoopyourasski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whoopyourasski stalling in the clinch but Paul improves position.
Paul tries to stall but Whoopyourasski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paul misses with some punches.
Paul tries to throw a body punch but Whoopyourasski avoids it by throwing Paul back against the cage.
Paul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paul.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whoopyourasski.
Paul throws a head punch that misses.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul tries to throw a body punch but Whoopyourasski avoids it by throwing Paul back against the cage.
Paul taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Paul fails to land.
Paul scores with a shot to the side of Whoopyourasski's head.
Whoopyourasski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Paul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paul misses with a punch to the body.
Paul misses with a short punch on the inside.

Whoopyourasski breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Paul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul wants to clinch
and Whoopyourasski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paul throws a head kick that misses
and Whoopyourasski counters with a straight right hand.
Whoopyourasski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Whoopyourasski duly obliges.
Paul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Whoopyourasski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whoopyourasski looks to score with a jab to the body but Paul is just out of range.
Paul throws a poor cross that misses
and Whoopyourasski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paul misses with a leg kick
and Whoopyourasski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paul loads up on a big right hand but Whoopyourasski slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Paul.
Whoopyourasski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

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 Borris Whoopyourasski.
I think Whoopyourasski 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!