PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulson comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Cowboys from Hell. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mario Bravo enters the cage!

Paulson
vs
Bravo

177 cm
23
165 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

182 cm
22
159 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Paulson. Beautiful body shot.
Bravo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Bravo. No joy for Paulson on that attempt.
Paulson looks to land a right hand but Bravo moved out of range.
Bravo misses with a jab to the body
and Paulson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paulson lands a slapping body shot.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Paulson counter with a right hand.
Paulson misses with a takedown attempt - Bravo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paulson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paulson counters with a one-two to the body.
Bravo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Paulson.
Bravo misses with a double jab
and Paulson counters with a left to the body.
Paulson scores with a shot to the body.
Paulson connects with a body shot that sends Bravo's belly button to the back.
Bravo throws a combination that misses
and Paulson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bravo thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A bone on bone clash there as Paulson blocks the leg kick.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paulson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Paulson counter with a right hand.
Paulson connects with a body shot that sends Bravo's belly button to the back.
Bravo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bravo looks gassed!
Bravo misses with a double jab
and Paulson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mario Bravo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Paulson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo being controlled for a moment.
Bravo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson moves into full mount!
Paulson with a couple of short strikes.
Paulson raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bravo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Paulson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
You get the feeling that Bravo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Paulson controlling his opponent.
Paulson working the ground and pound effectively.
Paulson breaks from Bravo's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson content just to control the position here.
Bravo trying desperately to get to his feet.
The referee warns Bravo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Paulson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bravo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Paulson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paulson wants to control the pace but Bravo is squirming around nicely.
Bravo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Paulson controlling his opponent.
Bravo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson content just to control the position here.
Paulson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bravo is looking to escape.
Paulson working Bravo over with strikes here.
Bravo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bravo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Paulson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulson landing shots from mount.
Paulson controlling from mount.
Paulson wants to control the pace but Bravo is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Paulson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Paulson digs a good hook to Bravo's body.
Bravo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paulson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mario Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paulson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bravo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paulson counters with a right hand to the body.
Paulson cracks a nice hook into Bravo's ribs.
Paulson lands with a nice combination. Bravo backs away looking to recover.

Paulson shoots in and bounces Bravo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bravo is looking to stand up but Paulson isn't so interested in that idea.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Paulson looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Paulson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paulson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulson stays in close to Bravo's body and controls the position.
Paulson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Paulson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bravo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paulson is controlling him.
Paulson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Paulson.
Paulson shoots in but Bravo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bravo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Paulson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bravo's guard.
Bravo can't keep his opponent in guard - Paulson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Paulson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paulson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Bravo is trying to stand back up but Paulson is controlling him
Paulson working the head and body with strikes.
Paulson trying to control the pace.
Paulson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paulson works his foot free and advances to mount.
The referee warns Bravo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bravo hang on?
Paulson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paulson tries to control but Bravo wriggling away.
Bravo is bucking up trying to escape but Paulson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paulson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bravo looks a forlorn figure.
Bravo is trying to stand.
Paulson trying to control but Bravo is having none of it.
Paulson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bravo looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bravo is trying to stand up.
Paulson dominating with strikes here.
Paulson with shots to the head and body - Bravo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bravo is trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Paulson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Paulson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paulson unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Paulson dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Paulson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bravo on the side of the head.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paulson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo misses with a combination
and Paulson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bravo misses with a left hand

and Paulson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paulson.
Paulson advances to half guard.
Paulson controlling the pace.
Paulson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bravo for as long as he can get away with.
Paulson is keen to just control but Bravo is a slippery customer.
Paulson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bravo is looking to get back to is feet but Paulson passes into side control.
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bravo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paulson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bravo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Paulson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bravo is looking to escape.
Paulson controlling the pace for now.
Paulson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Paulson trying to control but Bravo is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paulson 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.
Paulson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bravo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Paulson landing shots from mount.
Paulson controlling from the full mount.
Paulson won't let Bravo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bravo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Paulson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bravo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Paulson controlling the pace for now.
Paulson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bravo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Paulson landing shots from mount.
Paulson tries to control but Bravo wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Bravo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mario Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Paulson with a couple of short strikes.

Bravo is rocked!
Bravo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bravo is in a horrible position here. Paulson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bravo is still in real trouble! Can Paulson finish him?
Bravo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bravo seems to have recovered his senses.
Paulson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paulson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Paulson controlling his opponent.
Paulson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Robert Paulson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulson controlling from mount.
Bravo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Paulson. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Paulson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Paulson!