PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samir Lemaitre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemaitre comes to the cage accompanied by La Marseillaise. Knut Paulsen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lemaitre
vs
Paulsen

185 cm
25
240 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

205 cm
24
265 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Bullet Proof System

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Lemaitre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemaitre misses with an uppercut.
Paulsen lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Paulsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paulsen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
Paulsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lemaitre's head.
Lemaitre misses with a body shot.
Paulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paulsen looks to throw the jab but Lemaitre is out of range.
Lemaitre's corner calls for a 1-2. Lemaitre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paulsen.
Lemaitre throws an overhand right that lands on Paulsen's shoulder, as Paulsen tries to avoid the shot.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen misses the body punch
enabling Lemaitre to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemaitre tries to clinch up but Paulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lemaitre throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemaitre. Paulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.
Knut Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paulsen.
Lemaitre misses with a double jab
and Paulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Lemaitre ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre scores with a hook to the body. Paulsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lemaitre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lemaitre slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lemaitre throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lemaitre lands the left hand.
Lemaitre tries for a takedown but Paulsen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paulsen misses with a body shot.
Lemaitre moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
A slow jab from Lemaitre misses its intended target.
Lemaitre with a nice cross.
Paulsen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Paulsen missing with a left hand there. Lemaitre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Lemaitre misses the target.
Lemaitre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paulsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lemaitre lands a jab to Paulsen's midsection.
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulsen slips a straight right by Lemaitre.
A punch lands to the side of Lemaitre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lemaitre misses with a hook.
Lemaitre throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre misses with a left hand
and Paulsen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Paulsen throws a hook but Lemaitre avoids it easily.
Lemaitre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulsen moves away.
Lemaitre digs a good hook to Paulsen's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lemaitre misses with a body shot
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemaitre misses with a shot to the body
and Paulsen counters with a leg kick.

Lemaitre shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paulsen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Paulsen trying to control the position here.
Lemaitre preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Knut Paulsen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paulsen misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lemaitre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paulsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lemaitre lands with a good body shot.

Lemaitre pushes Paulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulsen is trying to break free.
Paulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemaitre's elbow.
Good body shot from Lemaitre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Paulsen.
Lemaitre lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulsen won't want to take too many of those.
Lemaitre misses with a body punch.
Lemaitre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemaitre tries a body shot but Paulsen blocks it.
Paulsen is breathing heavily.
Paulsen prevents a body shot from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre managing to block the knees to the body from Paulsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemaitre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulsen's elbow.
Lemaitre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemaitre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lemaitre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemaitre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lemaitre working Paulsen over with knees to the body.
Lemaitre pushes Paulsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lemaitre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paulsen backwards.
Lemaitre tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Lemaitre back against the cage.
Paulsen can't break the clinch.
Lemaitre has Paulsen pressed against the cage, preventing Paulsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lemaitre wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samir Lemaitre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemaitre tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Lemaitre back against the cage.
Lemaitre misses with a punch to the body.
Lemaitre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lemaitre struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulsen controls his hands.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulsen is trying to push Lemaitre away but Lemaitre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lemaitre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulsen tries to circle away but Lemaitre has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemaitre.
Paulsen prevents a body shot from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Lemaitre back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lemaitre.
Paulsen blocks a body shot from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre tries a body shot but Paulsen blocks it.
Lemaitre lands a shot to the body.
Lemaitre tries a body shot but Paulsen blocks it.
Lemaitre misses with a body punch.
Lemaitre tries to work over Paulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaitre blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemaitre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paulsen wants to break free but Lemaitre has control.
Lemaitre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemaitre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lemaitre as the two fighters clinch.
Lemaitre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lemaitre lands a shot to the body.
Lemaitre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemaitre struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulsen controls his hands.
Lemaitre lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulsen won't want to take too many of those.
Lemaitre tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Lemaitre back against the cage.
Lemaitre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemaitre misses with a body punch.
Lemaitre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulsen can do to turn this around?
Lemaitre works on Paulsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Lemaitre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemaitre tries a body shot but Paulsen blocks it.
Good body shot from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Lemaitre turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lemaitre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lemaitre is looking to take a break and control but Paulsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lemaitre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lemaitre 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lemaitre working the head with strikes.
Lemaitre trying to control the action but Paulsen is working from the bottom.
Lemaitre lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Paulsen down.
Lemaitre working the head with strikes.
Paulsen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lemaitre connects with a decent elbow.

Lemaitre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lemaitre working the body and head with strikes.
Paulsen is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samir Lemaitre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lemaitre throws a hook but Paulsen avoids it easily.
Lemaitre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lemaitre throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lemaitre swings for the body but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Lemaitre's shoulder, as Lemaitre tries to avoid the shot.
Lemaitre misses with a shot to the body
and Paulsen counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemaitre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemaitre shoots for a double leg takedown but Paulsen sprawls well. He's pushed Lemaitre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Lemaitre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lemaitre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemaitre. Paulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lemaitre.
Lemaitre lands a nice shot to the body.
Lemaitre slips a straight right by Paulsen.
Lemaitre drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paulsen sprawls and moves away.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lemaitre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Samir Lemaitre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemaitre swings for the body but Paulsen moves out of range.
Lemaitre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a leg kick
and Lemaitre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paulsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre's corner calls for a 1-2. Lemaitre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
and Lemaitre counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Paulsen! He's just covering up as Lemaitre starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samir Lemaitre!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Samir Lemaitre waved his t-shirt featuring Bullet Proof System's logo in front of the cameras.