PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Flijers (ranked 22680 p4p, 23209 weight class) and Chris Pauschi (ranked 531 p4p, 526 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Flijers
vs
Pauschi

188 cm
31
200
5 - 17 - 1

182 cm
24
200
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads

Fantasy Threads
NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ruben Flijers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flijers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pauschi counters with a thumping low kick.
Pauschi throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Pauschi misses its intended target.
Pauschi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flijers tests Pauschi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flijers looks to score with a jab to the body but Pauschi is just out of range.
Flijers swings for the body but Pauschi moves out of range.
A big right from Pauschi misses.
Pauschi avoids the body shot from Flijers.
Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch but Flijers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pauschi throws a wild body kick that Flijers sees coming a mile off.
Flijers missing with a left hand there. Pauschi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pauschi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Flijers connects with a body shot that sends Pauschi's belly button to the back.
Pauschi connects with a jab.
Jab from Pauschi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pauschi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pauschi tries to clinch but Flijers moves out of range.
Flijers throws a body punch but Pauschi moves out of range.
Pauschi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pauschi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pauschi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flijers was well out of range. Poor timing from Pauschi.
Flijers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Flijers takes a swing at Pauschi's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Flijers. That snapped Pauschi's head back.
Flijers throws a body punch but Pauschi moves out of range.
Pauschi blocks a jab.
Pauschi wants to counter the offense by Flijers and move into the clinch position.
Flijers catches Pauschi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flijers takes a swing at Pauschi's ribcage but misses.
Pauschi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ruben Flijers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pauschi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flijers.
Pauschi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pauschi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flijers. Pauschi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flijers throws a head kick that Pauschi semi-blocks.

It looks like Chris Pauschi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flijers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Flijers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pauschi tries to clinch up but Flijers circles away and keeps his distance.
Pauschi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flijers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flijers throws a body punch but Pauschi moves out of range.
Flijers is looking to wear down Pauschi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Flijers punishes Pauschi's body with a nice straight punch.
Pauschi ducks under a wild hook from Flijers.
Flijers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flijers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pauschi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pauschi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flijers.
Pauschi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Flijers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Flijers.
Flijers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Flijers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pauschi.
Flijers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pauschi manages to avoid it.
Flijers scores with a nice head shot.
Pauschi throws a body kick that misses.
Pauschi digs a good body shot into Flijers's ribs.
Flijers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flijers. Pauschi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pauschi tries to work over Flijers's front leg with a kick but Flijers checks it.
Flijers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flijers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pauschi was well out of range. Poor timing from Flijers.
Flijers avoids a kick to the body.
Flijers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pauschi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flijers moves away.
Flijers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pauschi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pauschi looks to land a left hand but Flijers moved out of range nicely.
Flijers lands a nice looking body shot.
Pauschi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pauschi throws a lazy uppercut
and Flijers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pauschi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Flijers throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Pauschi misses the target.
Flijers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pauschi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Flijers misses its intended target.
Flijers digs a good hook to Pauschi's body.
Pauschi throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Flijers.
Flijers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pauschi was well out of range. Poor timing from Flijers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pauschi has Flijers up against the cage in a clinch.
Pauschi misses with an elbow over the top.
Pauschi blocks an uppercut.
Flijers lands a nice uppercut.
Flijers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pauschi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pauschi throws an elbow but misses.
Pauschi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flijers.
Knees to the body from Pauschi.
Flijers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flijers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pauschi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pauschi looks winded!
Flijers is pushing Pauschi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pauschi avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pauschi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flijers digs a right hand into Pauschi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pauschi's gas tank.
Flijers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ruben Flijers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pauschi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flijers staying out of range there.
Flijers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Flijers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Flijers misses the target.
Flijers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pauschi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pauschi lands with a nice body kick.
Pauschi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pauschi avoids the body shot from Flijers.
Flijers throws a jab but it's blocked by Pauschi.
Flijers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pauschi can do to turn this around?
Flijers cracks Pauschi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pauschi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pauschi slips under a jab from Flijers.
Flijers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pauschi moves away.
Flijers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauschi.
Pauschi throws a hook to the side of Flijers's head but Flijers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flijers throws a jab when Pauschi was well out of range.
Pauschi lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pauschi clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flijers working aggressively here.
Pauschi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flijers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pauschi is defending well for now.
Flijers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Flijers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pauschis head.
Flijers misses with some punches.
Pauschi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Pauschi.
Pauschi crunches a lovely knee into Flijers's ribcage.
Pauschi tries to land a knee to the head but Flijers blocks with his arms.
Pauschi throws an elbow but it misses.
Pauschi lands an elbow just above Flijers 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pauschi.
Pauschi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flijerss head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pauschi throws an elbow but misses.
Pauschi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pauschi avoids it.
Pauschi lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flijers has a couple of punches blocked by Pauschi.
Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Pauschi lands with a light punch inside.
Pauschi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flijers is defending well for now.
Pauschi throws a head punch that misses.
Pauschi missing with knees to the body.
Flijers lands an elbow just above Pauschi 's eye.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pauschi avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Flijers fails to land.
Pauschi blocks an uppercut.
Flijers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pauschi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flijers is stalling here.
Pauschi working Flijers over with knees to the body.
Flijers throws a head punch that misses.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flijers jumps guard but Pauschi stands there with Flijers around his waist. Flijers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pauschi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flijers tries to land knees in the clinch but Pauschi avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Pauschi.
Pauschi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flijers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chris Pauschi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Flijers takes a shot to the head.
Flijers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pauschi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pauschi tries to land a knee to the head but Flijers blocks with his arms.
Flijers tries to stall but Pauschi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flijers throws an elbow but it misses.
Pauschi struggles to land a body shot inside as Flijers controls his hands.
A short right from Pauschi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flijers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flijers trying to land knees to the body.
Flijers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Flijers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flijers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
Pauschi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flijers blocks it with crossed arms.
Pauschi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flijers is defending well for now.
Pauschi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flijers.
Flijers lands with a left to the head.
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!
Flijers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flijers tries to work over Pauschi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pauschi avoids it.
Flijers stalling in the clinch.
Pauschi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pauschi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pauschi misses with a punch to the body.

Flijers successfully pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Pauschi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Flijers. Pauschi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flijers throws a body punch but Pauschi moves out of range.
Flijers just misses with a punch to the body.
Flijers loads up on a big right hand but Pauschi slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flijers. Pauschi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flijers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flijers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pauschi was well out of range. Poor timing from Flijers.

Pauschi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flijers is struggling to control the position.
Pauschi blocks an uppercut.
Flijers takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flijers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flijers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pauschi tries to land knees in the clinch but Flijers avoids the damage to the body.
Flijers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pauschi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flijers struggles to land a body shot inside as Pauschi controls his hands.
Pauschi lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flijers backwards.
Pauschi lands a good knee to the midsection. Flijers won't want to take too many of those.
Pauschi misses with an elbow over the top.
Pauschi lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flijers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pauschi's brow.
Flijers stalling the fight.
Pauschi throws an elbow that misses.
Pauschi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flijers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pauschi connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pauschi obliges.
Pauschi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flijers.
Pauschi lands a body punch.
Pauschi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pauschi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flijers backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pauschi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flijers takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ruben Flijers has been cut.
Pauschi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flijers's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pauschi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flijers is defending well for now.
Flijers avoids the elbow strike from Pauschi, against the cage.
Pauschi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Flijers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pauschi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pauschi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pauschi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Pauschi on the inside.
Pauschi tries to land knees in the clinch but Flijers avoids the damage to the body.
Pauschi lands a knee to the head.

Flijers is rocked!
Pauschi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oh Flijers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pauschi lands a nice shot to the body.
Pauschi connects with a knee to the head.
Flijers tries to land knees in the clinch but Pauschi avoids the damage to the body.
Pauschi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flijers's defenses.
Pauschi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flijers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi lands a big knee! That's hurt Flijers! Oh, he's all over the place! Pauschi lands another knee that sends Flijers to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Pauschi!
Chris Pauschi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.