PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Pauwels (ranked 3140 p4p, 414 weight class) and Rui Rodrigo Germano (ranked 7352 p4p, 635 weight class). Pauwels comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company. Germano has chosen HIM - Don't Fear The Reaper as his entrance music. Rui Rodrigo Germano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pauwels
vs
Rodrigo Germano

182 cm
28
212 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

182 cm
36
208 lbs
13 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Woodshins' Ship

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Pauwels !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rui Rodrigo Germano!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauwels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pauwels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Rui Rodrigo Germano has been cut.
Germano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Germano walks into a left hand.
Germano scores with a jab. Pauwels acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pauwels misses with a hook.
And Germano tries to counter it with a takedown but Pauwels pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pauwels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Germano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pauwels manages to avoid it.
Germano throws a poor cross that misses
and Pauwels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Germano throws a jab when Pauwels was well out of range.
Pauwels ducks right into an uppercut from Germano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pauwels drops Germano with a beautiful combination! Germano stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pauwels is looking for the KO!

Germano is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Germano.
Germano is still on wobbly legs! Can Pauwels finish him?
Germano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Germano seems to have recovered his senses.
Germano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pauwels doesn't seem bothered though.
Pauwels cracks Germano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Germano ducks under a wild hook from Pauwels .
Pauwels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Germano changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Germano looks to score with a jab to the body but Pauwels is just out of range.
Pauwels moves away from the strike by Germano.
A big left from Pauwels misses.
Germano feints the counter takedown.
Pauwels lands a body shot.
Germano misses with a looping right.
Pauwels appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauwels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Germano.
Pauwels misses the shot to the body.
Germano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Germano throws an overhand right that lands on Pauwels 's shoulder, as Pauwels tries to avoid the shot.
Pauwels throwing a counter right hand but Germano manages to avoid it.
Pauwels is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Germano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pauwels tests Germano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pauwels misses with a hook. Germano ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pauwels . Germano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Germano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pauwels defends it well.
Pauwels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Germano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pauwels .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauwels staying out of range there.
Germano scores with a sloppy right hand. Pauwels should have avoided that one.
Pauwels looks to score with a jab to the body but Germano is just out of range.
Germano tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pauwels lands a nice shot that snaps Germano's head back.
Germano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pauwels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Germano thinking.
Pauwels slips a jab from Germano.
A telegraphed right hand from Pauwels misses the target.
Donk. Germano catches Pauwels right on the button with a cross.
Pauwels scores with a body shot.
Pauwels lands with a good body shot.
Pauwels lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pauwels moves out of range as Germano strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pauwels digs a good hook to Germano's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pauwels .
Pauwels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Germano with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Germano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pauwels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That has opened up Rui Rodrigo Germano's cut even more.
Nice sprawl there from Pauwels as Germano shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pauwels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Germano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pauwels has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Pauwels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rui Rodrigo Germano's cut.
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.

Pauwels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Germano.
Pauwels looks to score with a jab to the body but Germano is just out of range.
Germano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pauwels defends it well.
Pauwels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Germano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pauwels has got the better of the exchanges.
Pauwels missing with a left hand there. Germano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Germano scores with a nice right hand.
Germano misses with a left hand
enabling Pauwels to counter with a crisp jab.
Pauwels misses with a hook. Germano ducked under it nicely.
Pauwels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Germano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pauwels as he jumps to the side.
Pauwels needs to keep his hands up - Germano had a free shot at his head there.
Alexander Pauwels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauwels connects with a jab.
Germano misses with a right hand
and Pauwels counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Germano. Pauwels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pauwels throwing a counter right hand but Germano manages to avoid it.
Pauwels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Germano moves out of range of the strikes.
Germano misses the shot to the body.
Pauwels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pauwels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Germano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pauwels defends it well.
Alexander Pauwels is winning the standup battle so far.
Pauwels loads up on a big right hand but Germano slips the punch.
Germano is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pauwels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Germano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germano throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pauwels to counter with a crisp jab.
Pauwels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Germano. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Pauwels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Germano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pauwels .
Germano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Germano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Germano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pauwels defends it well.
Pauwels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Germano.
An attempted straight right counter from Pauwels misses the target.
Pauwels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Germano.
Germano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pauwels manages to avoid it.
As Germano looks to move away, Pauwels throws a big counter combo but Germano just gets out of the way.
A jab from Pauwels misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauwels throws a hook but Germano blocks it.
Pauwels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pauwels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pauwels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Germano lands a jab.
Germano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Germano walks into a left hand.
Pauwels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pauwels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Germano at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pauwels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Germano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pauwels .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pauwels 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Germano under the eye.
Pauwels throws a right and a left that Germano avoids nicely.
Germano changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pauwels looks to land a right hand but Germano moved out of range.
Pauwels lands an overhand right.
Germano throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pauwels to counter with a crisp jab.
Pauwels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pauwels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pauwels lands a nice hook to Germano's body. Germano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Pauwels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rui Rodrigo Germano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pauwels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Germano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pauwels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Germano was well out of range. Poor timing from Pauwels .
Germano is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Germano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Pauwels .
Pauwels scores with a shot to the body.
Germano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pauwels looks to score with a jab to the body but Germano is just out of range.
Germano tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauwels 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Germano under the eye.

Germano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Germano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pauwels can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauwels defending against the ground and pound.

Germano tries for a kimura but Pauwels is defending well.

Germano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Germano crashes against the mat.
Rui Rodrigo Germano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Germano lands a few punches from side control.
Germano trying to control the position but Pauwels is working away.
Germano creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Germano looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pauwels is avoiding damage well.
Germano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pauwels keeps working.
Pauwels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pauwels tries to get out of the position.
Germano misses with the ground and pound.

Germano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Germano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pauwels is not content to let Germano control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Germano swings around for an armbar but Pauwels sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Germano's guard.

Germano looking for a guillotine here but Pauwels defends easily.
Pauwels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Germano can do to turn this around?

Germano is looking for a triangle but Pauwels pushes his legs off easily.
Germano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Germano has his foot on Pauwels 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pauwels works his way back into a safe position though.
Germano wants to sweep here but Pauwels controlling him for the moment.
Germano trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Germano has a closed guard, preventing Pauwels from standing up.
Germano keeping moving, preventing Pauwels from controlling successfully.
Alexander Pauwels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rui Rodrigo Germano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pauwels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Pauwels !
An out of breath and clearly excited Alexander Pauwels thanked Woodshins' Ship for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).