PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rage Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Palmer struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mark Palmer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Phillips
vs
Palmer

170 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
166 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Hell's Balls Nutrition

BADGER MILK!

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 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rage Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Palmer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phillips circles away.
Palmer blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Palmer takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Palmer gets the takedown into side control.
Phillips is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Palmer is controlling him well.
Phillips sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Phillips has his hands clasped together around Palmer's back. He's all about the action.
Palmer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phillips keeps working.
Palmer working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phillips manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Palmer looks gassed!
Phillips cracks the inside of Palmer's front leg.
Phillips catches Palmer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palmer walks into a jab.
Phillips scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Palmer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
BOOM! Phillips lands a beautiful left hook that drops Palmer. Palmer tries to recover but Phillips is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Palmer lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rage Phillips!