PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Paulister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Paulister
vs
Smith

175 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Paulister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Paulister counters with a leg kick.
Paulister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Smith misses.
Paulister misses the shot to the body.
Paulister steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.

Paulister darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paulister slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Paulister thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Paulister missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paulister is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paulister throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.

Paulister is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paulister missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Paulister thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Paulister lands strikes from half guard.
Paulister thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Smith wants to improve his position but Paulister is controlling well.

Paulister seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Paulister is very close to passing his half guard.
Paulister not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paulister landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulister thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith trying to control here.
Paulister trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Paulister looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paulister keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paulister.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Paulister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paulister throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paulister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paulister forces his way into half guard.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Paulister has control of the leg.

Paulister seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paulister is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Paulister looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paulister trying to control the pace.
Paulister missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paulister missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paulister thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Paulister dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crunch! Paulister slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Paulister throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paulister counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith blocks a head kick by Paulister.
Paulister fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Paulister scores with a nice body kick.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paulister counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paulister.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paulister.

Paulister drives through with a takedown into Smith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Smith has momentary wrist control but Paulister slips an elbow through the middle.
Paulister landing with the ground and pound.
Paulister pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paulister lands a nice short elbow.
Paulister winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paulister working the head and body with strikes.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paulister.
Well, if Paulister is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Paulister trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Paulister content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulister throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paulister is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Paulister is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Paulister has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paulister seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Paulister landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulister is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Paulister working the head and body with strikes.
Paulister is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Paulister working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Paulister controlling the pace.
Paulister trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paulister.
Smith is not content to let Paulister control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulister landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paulister scores with a couple of nice shots.
Paulister seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Smith is rocked!
Paulister frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Paulister connects with a bit shot that sees Smith covering up! More strikes from Paulister and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Paulister is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Paulister!