PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulson comes to the ring accompanied by Pantera - Cowboys from Hell. The key to victory for Robert Paulson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Paulson
vs
Jensen

177 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

170 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Robert Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Jens Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson moves in looking to clinch but Jensen pushes him off.
Paulson lands a nice looking body shot.

Jensen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Paulson tries to roll over but Jensen keeps him under control.
Paulson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jensen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paulson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jensen on the ground.
Paulson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jensen.
Paulson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paulson's head.
Paulson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jensen scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson is not content to let Jensen control the position.
Paulson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jensen throwing shots but Paulson is blocking nicely.
Jensen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paulson defending well though.
Paulson is trying to maintain the position but Jensen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jensen is stalling here. Paulson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jensen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Paulson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Paulson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Paulson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jensen finds it's way round the side to connect with Paulson's head.
Paulson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Paulson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen looks to land a combination but Paulson avoids it well.
Paulson scores with a hook.
Jensen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paulson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paulson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Jensen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jensen connects with a nice short shot to Paulson's temple.
Jensen lands strikes from half guard.
Jensen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paulson defending well though.
Jensen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paulson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paulson's head.
Jensen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is looking to control Jensen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paulson avoid being mounted?
Jensen throwing shots but Paulson is blocking nicely.
Jensen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jensen fails with a takedown attempt.
Jensen closes the distance but Paulson moves to the side
and Paulson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jensen wants to clinch
and Paulson counters with a two punch combo.
Paulson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paulson throws a series of punches but Jensen moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen has his takedown stuffed
and Paulson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jensen thinking.
Paulson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulson dips to his left and cracks Jensen with an uppercut!
Jensen misses with an uppercut. Paulson saw that one coming.

Paulson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jensen misses with some punches.
Jensen stalling in the clinch but Paulson improves position.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Jensen is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Paulson.

Paulson manages to break the clinch.
Paulson tries to clinch there but Jensen circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jensen.
Jensen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jens Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulson digs a good hook to Jensen's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jens Jensen will probably get the nod.
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.

Paulson lands a jab to the head.
Robert Paulson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Jensen.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paulson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paulson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jensen throws out the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jensen.
Jensen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paulson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jensen throws a looping overhand right but Paulson ducks down to avoid it.

Paulson gets caught flat footed, as Jensen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jensen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paulson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jensen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jensen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jensen missing with punches from the bottom.
Jensen is looking for a sweep. Paulson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paulson controlling the action here.
Jensen is staying active underneath Paulson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Paulson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jensen for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paulson blocks the strikes from Jensen.
Jensen is looking to improve his position.
Jensen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Paulson prevents Jensen from improving his position.
Paulson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jensen keeps working.
Jensen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Paulson closes the distance and pushes Jensen back into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen jumps guard but Paulson stands there with Jensen around his waist. Jensen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jensen is working for takedown but Paulson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robert Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jens Jensen.
Paulson lands a body punch.
Paulson is working Jensen over against the ropes.
Jensen can't get the takedown.
Paulson trying to stall but Jensen improves his position.
Jensen presses Paulson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jensen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jensen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paulson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paulson lands the left hand.
Jensen throws a body punch but Paulson moves out of range.
Jensen closes the distance and clinches up with Paulson, looking for a takedown. Jensen pushes Paulson against the ropes but Paulson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paulson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulson is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paulson slips a jab from Jensen.
Paulson lands a really nice looking cross but Jensen seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paulson.
Paulson with a hook.
Jensen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paulson.

Paulson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paulson showed some decent athleticism there.
Jensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jensen tries to roll over but Paulson keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jensen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jensen is trying to maintain the position but Paulson is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Paulson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jensen takes a swing at Paulson's ribcage but misses.
Jensen moves in looking to clinch but Paulson pushes him off.
Paulson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jensen on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Paulson.
Paulson throws a series of strikes that have Jensen backpedaling.
Nice uppercut lands for Jensen. That snapped Paulson's head back.

Jensen forces Paulson back against the ropes and clinches.
Paulson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paulson lands with a right to the head.
Paulson scores with a shot to the side of Jensen's head.
Paulson tries to stall but Jensen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paulson stalling in the clinch.
Jensen fails to pull guard.
Jensen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paulson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Paulson breaks the clinch.

Paulson gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen tries to improve position but can't.
Paulson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jensen!
Jensen regains half guard.
Paulson not doing much here.
Jensen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paulson is working away from the top position though.
Paulson wants to stand but Jensen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jensen punching from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jensen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jensen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jensen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paulson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jensen prevents Paulson from getting back to his feet.
Jensen stands up over Paulson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jens Jensen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jensen is looking to work some ground and pound but Paulson has wrist control.
Jensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Paulson is retaining full guard.
Jensen distracts Paulson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paulson working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Paulson keeps moving.
Paulson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jensen postures up in Paulson's guard and throws a big left but Paulson blocks it.
Jensen postures up in Paulson's guard and throws a big left but Paulson blocks it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paulson's corner calls for a 1-2. Paulson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jensen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jensen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Jensen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paulson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to advance position but Paulson won't allow it.
Jensen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paulson wants to improve his position but Jensen is controlling well.
Jensen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paulson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jensen working the head and body with strikes.
Jensen looks to land a strike but Paulson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jensen landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jens Jensen.
I think Jensen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Robert Paulson!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Robert Paulson!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Robert Paulson!

Robert Paulson wins by unanimous decision!