PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Fagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draught Papillia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papillia has chosen I dont know what those two ladies were singing about that day as his entrance music. Joey Fagan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Draught Papillia's chin.

Fagan
vs
Papillia

173 cm
29
159 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

178 cm
29
169 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Fagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Draught Papillia!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papillia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fagan ducks under a wild hook from Papillia.

Fagan feints and as Papillia raises his hands in defense, Fagan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fagan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Papillia keeping moving, preventing Fagan from controlling successfully.
Fagan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Papillia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Papillia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fagan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fagan won't allow Papillia to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fagan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fagan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fagan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Papillia wants to improve his position but instead Fagan has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillia desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Fagan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Fagan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Papillia defends it well.

Papillia is defending against the submission attempts here by Fagan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagan trying to advance position but Papillia counters by regaining guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papillia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fagan is controlling him.
Papillia pulls Fagan in close to prevent any damage.
Fagan looking to pass the guard.
Papillia trying to control the position.
Papillia keeping moving, preventing Fagan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Papillia throws a front kick aimed at Fagan's knee but Fagan avoids it well.
Papillia lands a really nice looking cross but Fagan seems unphased.
Fagan shoots in but Papillia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fagan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Papillia.
Fagan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Papillia punishes Fagan's body with a nice straight punch.
Papillia throws a predictable looking body shot

and Fagan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papillia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fagan is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papillia desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Fagan is working for a submission of some sort.
Fagan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Papillia's head.
Papillia gets back to full guard.
Papillia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Papillia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Fagan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Papillia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fagan has Papillia in his guard.

Fagan is looking for a triangle but Papillia pushes his legs off easily.
Fagan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Fagan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Papillia is aware though and is defending well.
Papillia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fagan is keeping the position for now.
Fagan keeping moving, preventing Papillia from controlling successfully.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Papillia prevents Fagan from getting back to his feet.
Papillia wants to control from the top but Fagan keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Draught Papillia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fagan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Papillia avoids it really well and circles away.
Fagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papillia.
Fagan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Papillia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fagan checks it well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Papillia throws a hook but Fagan avoids it easily.
Papillia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fagan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Papillia eats them both and turns towards Fagan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Draught Papillia has been cut.
Fagan misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Fagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Papillia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fagan doesn't seem phased though.
Fagan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Fagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papillia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papillia tried to score with a low kick but Fagan checks it.
Papillia tries to bum rush Fagan with a series of wild strikes but Fagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Papillia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fagan circles away quickly and effectively.
Papillia thuds a left hand into Fagan's body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Papillia throws a body punch but Fagan moves out of range.
Papillia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papillia connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Papillia.
Papillia cracks Fagan with an open hand slap.
Papillia misses with a body shot.
Papillia lands a jab to the nose.
Papillia stuffs the takedown attempt from Fagan. Fagan gets slowly back to his feet.
Papillia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fagan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Papillia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fagan tries to bum rush Papillia with a series of wild strikes but Papillia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Papillia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Fagan.
Fagan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Papillia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Papillia. No joy for Fagan on that attempt.
Papillia missing with a left hand there. Fagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papillia cracks Fagan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Papillia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Papillia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papillia throws a looping overhand right but Fagan ducks down to avoid it.
Papillia scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Draught Papillia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draught Papillia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Papillia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fagan slips under a jab.
Papillia stuffs the takedown attempt from Fagan. Fagan gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Fagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Fagan does no damage.
Papillia lands a nice shot that snaps Fagan's head back.
Papillia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Papillia wants it to stay on the feet.
Papillia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draught Papillia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papillia misses with a wild body shot.
Papillia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papillia stuffs the takedown attempt from Fagan. Fagan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Fagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papillia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Papillia to score with a decent uppercut.
Papillia misses with a low kick as Fagan jumps back.
Papillia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fagan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fagan shoots in for a takedown but Papillia shows good takedown defense.
Fagan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fagan shoots in for a takedown but Papillia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papillia throws a sloppy head kick

and Fagan counters by clinching up.

Papillia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papillia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fagan fails with a takedown attempt.
Joey Fagan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papillia lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fagan checks a low kick from Papillia.
Papillia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Papillia jabs Fagan right on the nose. Fagan blinks but takes it well.
Papillia connects with a right hand. Fagan shakes it off.
Nice uppercut there from Papillia.

Fagan is rocked!
An inside leg kick from Papillia misses.
Fagan looks for a takedown but Papillia sprawls well.
Fagan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Fagan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan throws a series of punches but Papillia avoids them all with ease.
Fagan seems to have got his legs back now.
A low kick from Papillia is predictable there
and Fagan counters with a left and a right that stings Papillia.
Fagan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Papillia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fagan throws out the jab.
Fagan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A decent looking cross lands there for Papillia.
Papillia swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Papillia, as that shot connected.
Fagan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Papillia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fagan ducks right into an uppercut from Papillia.
Papillia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papillia throws a hook but Fagan blocks it.
Papillia throws a series of punches but Fagan moves out of range.
Fagan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papillia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fagan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Papillia sprawls well. Papillia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fagan gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Fagan. Those never looked like landing.
Fagan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Papillia lands a left and a right that send Fagan crashing to the mat, dazed. Papillia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fagan shoots in for a takedown but Papillia shows good takedown defense.
Draught Papillia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fagan shoots in for a takedown but Papillia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Papillia cracks Fagan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Papillia lands a right hook to the body.
Papillia misses with a two punch combination.
Papillia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fagan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Papillia as he jumps to the side.
Fagan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papillia circles away quickly and effectively.
Papillia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papillia. Fagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papillia lands a jab to the head.
Papillia throws an overhand right that lands on Fagan's shoulder, as Fagan tries to avoid the shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Papillia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fagan has time to react.
Fagan moves away from the strike by Papillia.
Papillia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fagan.
Good standup being displayed there by Papillia as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papillia throws a lazy uppercut

and Fagan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fagan.
Papillia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Papillia keeping moving, preventing Fagan from controlling successfully.
Fagan being controlled here momentarily.
Papillia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fagan is one step ahead there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fagan won't allow Papillia to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fagan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Papillia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Papillia has escaped and now he's on top!
Well,Fagan is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Papillia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fagan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fagan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Papillia gets to his feet - Fagan follows without any prompting.
Joey Fagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fagan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Papillia jabs at Fagan's body.
Fagan closes the distance and clinches up with Papillia, looking for a takedown. Fagan pushes Papillia against the cage but Papillia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fagan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Papillia wants to slow Fagan down by chopping away at his legs.
Fagan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Papillia avoids it really well and circles away.
Fagan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papillia misses with a wild combination.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fagan walks into a jab.
Draught Papillia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Papillia swinging wildly here.
Papillia scores with a shot to the body.
Papillia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Papillia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Papillia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papillia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Papillia. Fagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fagan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fagan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papillia.

And that's the end of the fight!
Draught Papillia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Papillia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Draught Papillia!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Draught Papillia!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Draught Papillia!

Draught Papillia wins by unanimous decision!
Draught Papillia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.