PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasparaitis's entrance music is Gotta Get Away. A fine choice. Odell Paquette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kasparaitis
vs
Paquette

175 cm
31
141 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

177 cm
28
143 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Invictus
Victory! Sports Nutrition

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Bos Energy MMA159.4

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 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paquette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kasparaitis scores with a shot to the body.
Paquette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paquette takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Paquette scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kasparaitis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paquette checks it well.
Kasparaitis fails with a takedown attempt.
Kasparaitis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Paquette misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paquette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paquette works over Kasparaitis's head and body with a nice combination.
Paquette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasparaitis moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis misses with a looping right.
Kasparaitis moves out of range of the body kick.
Kasparaitis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquette.
Kasparaitis scores with a jab to the head.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice right hand.
Kasparaitis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paquette fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kasparaitis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paquette misses with a looping left.
Paquette checks a leg kick.
Kasparaitis throws a big shot that misses.
Kasparaitis misses with a left hand
and Paquette counters with a three punch combo that has Kasparaitis backing up. Kasparaitis nods at Paquette to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasparaitis slips a jab from Paquette.
Paquette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasparaitis.
An inside leg kick from Kasparaitis misses.
Odell Paquette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasparaitis misses the shot to the body.
Paquette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paquette with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis dodges the punch combination from Paquette.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paquette has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Paquette misses with a wild body shot.
Kasparaitis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paquette manages to avoid it.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice right hand.
Paquette throws a nice looking combination but Kasparaitis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasparaitis throws a head kick that misses.
Kasparaitis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Kasparaitis misses.
Paquette fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paquette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paquette keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paquette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kasparaitis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kasparaitis throws a jab when Paquette was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kasparaitis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis slips a straight right by Paquette.
Kasparaitis ducks right into an uppercut from Paquette.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kasparaitis.
It seemed like Paquette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Paquette misses.
A swing and a miss from Paquette.
Kasparaitis feinted with a counter takedown.
Paquette with a hook.
Paquette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paquette throws a sloppy body shot
and Kasparaitis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paquette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasparaitis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasparaitis throwing a counter right hand but Paquette manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Kasparaitis - just one landing.
Paquette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paquette throws a hook but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kasparaitis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Paquette has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paquette and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Kasparaitis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paquette looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasparaitis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paquette keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis controls the position from side control.
Paquette struggling a bit here.
I wouldn't like to be where Paquette is right now.
Kasparaitis working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquette stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Paquette misses with a body shot.
Paquette misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Paquette.
Kasparaitis feinted with a counter takedown.
Paquette throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kasparaitis counter with a right hand.

Kasparaitis looking to score a takedown here. Paquette is defending well but Kasparaitis drives through and ends up in Paquette's guard.
Kasparaitis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paquette pulls Kasparaitis in close to prevent any damage.
Kasparaitis stopping the sweep attempt from Paquette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kasparaitis tries to free his leg and advance position but Paquette is retaining full guard.
Paquette trying to keep a closed guard but Kasparaitis is proving a slippery customer.
Kasparaitis wants to control from the top but Paquette keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette working a defensive guard here.
Kasparaitis throwing strikes but missing.
Paquette has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kasparaitis sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kasparaitis connects with a leg kick. Paquette looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kasparaitis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paquette.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kasparaitis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paquette's sensitive parts.
Paquette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis throwing a counter right hand but Paquette manages to avoid it.
Kasparaitis looks to score with a jab to the body but Paquette is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kasparaitis.
Paquette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasparaitis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That kick from Kasparaitis tenderised Paquette's leg. Paquette is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paquette!
Paquette's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paquette duly obliges.
Kasparaitis throws a poor cross that misses
and Kasparaitis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kasparaitis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kasparaitis misses with a leg kick
and Paquette counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paquette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Paquette.
Kasparaitis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paquette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kasparaitis lands with an uppercut that bounces Paquette off the cage and back into range.
Odell Paquette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kasparaitis tests Paquette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paquette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paquette throws a poor cross that misses
and Kasparaitis counters with a right hand to the body.
Paquette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Paquette misses its intended target.
Paquette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kasparaitis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paquette manages to avoid it.
Paquette misses with an uppercut. Kasparaitis saw that one coming.
Kasparaitis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Paquette lands a really nice looking cross but Kasparaitis seems unphased.
Paquette wants to slow Kasparaitis down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Paquette. That snapped Kasparaitis's head back.
Kasparaitis moves away from the strike by Paquette.
As Paquette backs away, Kasparaitis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Kasparaitis's shoulder, as Kasparaitis tries to avoid the shot.
And Kasparaitis counters with a quick kick to the body but Paquette blocks it.
Good shot there by Paquette.

Kasparaitis is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Kasparaitis got wobbled bad by a big combination! Paquette presses forward with punches and knees until Kasparaitis stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Kasparaitis closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odell Paquette!