PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Danger (ranked 38 p4p, 371 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 7 p4p, 57 weight class). Danger comes into the arena with Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Palmotic's choice of entrance music: One day I'll be king. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Danger
vs
Palmotic

193 cm
29
205
18 - 12 - 1

189 cm
29
205
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

NARCOS
Conviction

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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmotic lunges at Danger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danger's hand.
Palmotic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danger.
Danger tries to clinch up.
Danger moves out of range of the strikes.
Palmotic defending well as Danger loads up on a big left hand.
Palmotic is looking to slow Danger down with leg kicks.
Palmotic misses with a looping left.
Danger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmotic.
Danger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Danger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic throws a jab when Danger was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Danger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmotic.
Danger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Palmotic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Danger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palmotic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Palmotic misses.
Palmotic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Danger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Palmotic misses.
It looked like Danger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Palmotic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danger.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Palmotic's head.
Danger slips a jab from Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Palmotic 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Palmotic.
Danger moves out of range of the body kick from Palmotic.

Danger closes the distance and clinches.
Danger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmotic's elbow.
Palmotic lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danger digs a right hand underneath Palmotic's ribcage. Palmotic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danger is leaning against Palmotic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmotic misses with some punches.
Palmotic is trying to push Danger away but Danger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danger lands a shot to the body.
Palmotic looks winded!
Palmotic can't find room to land a body shot as Danger controls the action.
Palmotic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmotic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danger lands a hook that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Danger.
Danger lands with a right to the head.
Danger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danger tries to work over Palmotic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danger misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmotic controls his hands.
Danger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Danger tries to throw a body punch but Palmotic avoids it by throwing Danger back against the cage.
A short right from Danger on the inside.
Danger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmotic prevents a body shot from Danger.
Danger cracks Palmotic with a nice body shot.
Danger lands a hook that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Danger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Danger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danger lands with a short shot to the head.
Danger gets through Palmotic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.

Palmotic is rocked!
Danger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmotic's elbow.
Danger misses with a body punch.
Danger pushes Palmotic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danger misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger pushes Palmotic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmotic is still on wobbly legs! Can Danger finish him?
Danger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmotic seems to have recovered his senses.
Good body shot from Danger.
Danger blocks a body shot from Palmotic.
Danger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danger.
Danger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Palmotic working aggressively here.
Danger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmotic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danger lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Palmotic to his knees! Danger keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Danger!
Danny Danger thanked the fans post fight for their support.