PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ikaika Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Everride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikaika Paulo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Paulo
vs
Everride

170 cm
25
138 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ikaika Paulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Everride!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everride avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paulo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Paulo shoots and misses

and Everride counters by moving into the clinch.

Everride escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Everride feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Everride sitting in guard here, content to control.

Everride is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Paulo keeping full guard, as Everride tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everride is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paulo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

We're going to have a standup here because Ikaika Paulo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Everride rushes Paulo and presses him up against the cage.
Everride unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Everride has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Paulo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Everride is looking for the choke from the back position but Paulo is controlling his hands well.
Everride is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Everride struggling to land strikes to the head as Paulo covers up.
Paulo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Everride keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Willie Everride hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Paulo fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ikaika Paulo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Everride manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Everride scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Everride wants to get back to his feet.
Everride is keen to just control but Paulo is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Everride not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Willie Everride has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Everride gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Everride gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Paulo regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Everride with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Everride dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Everride fails with a takedown attempt.
Paulo shoots and misses

and Everride counters by clinching up.

Everride jumps guard.
Paulo trying to control the position from guard on top but Everride is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Everride wants to get back to his feet but Paulo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Everride looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Everride has control of Paulo's left arm, preventing Paulo from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Everride looking for a sweep. Not yet Everride, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everride bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paulo's guard.
Everride preventing the sweep.
Everride looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Paulo wants to sweep here but Everride controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ikaika Paulo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Paulo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Everride counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Paulo!
Paulo can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everride looking to control but Paulo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Everride throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Everride scoring with strikes but Paulo is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Everride with a couple of short strikes.
Paulo regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everride lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Everride in particular looking to stall.
Paulo is trying to stand.
Paulo is trying to maintain the position but Everride is very close to passing his half guard.
Everride tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paulo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Everride is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everride keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ikaika Paulo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A right-left combo lands from Everride.
Everride dives in and grabs Paulo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paulo pushes down on Everride's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Everride.
Ikaika Paulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Everride.
Paulo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Everride tries to avoid it but Paulo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Everride to the ground. Everride escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Everride throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paulo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Everride showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Paulo misses with a takedown

and Everride moves into the clinch.

Everride lands a takedown into guard.
Everride wants to stand but Paulo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Everride engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Everride throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everride controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ikaika Paulo.

Paulo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Everride won't allow Paulo to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everride trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Everride wants to control from the top but Paulo keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Ikaika Paulo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Paulo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Everride defends it nicely.
Ikaika Paulo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Everride fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paulo avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Everride or perhaps it was just good defense by Paulo which made him look bad.
Everride checks a leg kick nicely.

Everride gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Everride.

Everride manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Everride or perhaps it was just good defense by Paulo which made him look bad.
Ikaika Paulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Everride.
Paulo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Everride's waist but Everride gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paulo off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everride lands with a nice body punch.

Everride clinches up against the cage.
Paulo wants to break free but Everride has control.

Paulo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Everride is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Paulo to the mat. Paulo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Everride stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Everride shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Paulo is trying to defend but Everride finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Everride missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Everride comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Everride has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Everride!