PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Palma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palma comes to the cage accompanied by Give It All. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Roberto Maldini was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Palma
vs
Maldini

170 cm
24
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Palma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maldini lands a jab-cross combination.
Maldini misses with a two punch combination.
Maldini displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palma.
Maldini fails to land with a series of punches.
Palma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maldini circles away.
Palma slips a jab and a cross from Maldini.
Maldini scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Palma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maldini circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Palma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maldini as he avoids it easily.
Palma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maldini swivels and escapes.
Palma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maldini as he jumps to the side.
Palma fails with a takedown attempt.
Palma is breathing heavily.
Maldini lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Maldini misses.
John Palma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldini tries to bum rush Palma with a series of wild strikes but Palma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maldini tries to clinch up but Palma circles away and keeps his distance.
Palma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maldini as he jumps to the side.
Maldini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maldini sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini throws a right and a left that Palma avoids nicely.
Maldini scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maldini lands with an uppercut that bounces Palma off the cage and back into rage.
Maldini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maldini lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Palma dodges the punch combination from Maldini.
Maldini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maldini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maldini moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maldini's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Maldini duly obliges.
Maldini darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maldini scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldini throws a series of punches but Palma avoids them all with ease.

Maldini shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maldini controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maldini advances to half guard.
Maldini looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palma is refusing to be controlled, as Maldini sits in half guard.
Maldini is pressing down on Palma's thigh, looking to free his foot. Palma is holding on for now.

Palma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maldini pulls his head out easily.

Maldini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maldini working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldini moves into full mount! Palma won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palma is squirming around, avoiding Maldini's attempts to control the action.
Palma is in a horrible position here. Maldini smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maldini tries to control but Palma wriggling away.
Palma taking shots to the head.

Maldini is working for a guillotine from mount but Palma frees his head quite easily.
Palma is trying to reverse the position but instead Maldini has taken his back - oops!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Palma is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Maldini gets his way!

Palma defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I would not like to be Palma right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palma tries to escape the position.
Maldini tries to keep control of the position but Palma is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Maldini dominated that round.
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.

Maldini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palma.
Maldini throws a series of punches but Palma avoids them all with ease.
Palma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maldini fails to land with a series of punches.
Palma dodges the punch combination from Maldini.
Maldini works over Palma's head and body with a nice combination.
Maldini misses with a double jab.
Maldini lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Palma tries for a takedown but Maldini circles away easily
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maldini.
Maldini tries to bum rush Palma with a series of wild strikes but Palma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Palma feints and as Maldini raises his hands in defense, Palma changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maldini trying to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palma stopping the sweep attempt from Maldini.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palma's guard.
Maldini passes Palma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Palma on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maldini trying to control from half guard but Palma is working away.
Maldini is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Maldini is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Palma is surviving well by controlling Maldini's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palma is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maldini wants to control the pace but Palma is squirming around nicely.
Palma tries to reverse the position but Maldini maintains control.

Maldini wants to finish this one by submission but Palma is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Maldini.
Maldini forces the positional change into back control.
Maldini is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palma is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Maldini gets his way!
Maldini struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palma is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maldini tries to keep control of the position but Palma is staying busy.
Maldini might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Palma kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Palma showing good submission defense here.
Maldini trying to control momentarily.

Palma is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Maldini gets his way!
Maldini gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Maldini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Palma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Palma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Palma gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maldini counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maldini swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Palma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palma with a poor takedown
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldini lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maldini scores with a jab to the body.
Palma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maldini throws a series of strikes that have Palma backpedaling.
Palma dodges the punch combination from Maldini.
Maldini misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Maldini misses.
Maldini throws a nice looking combination but Palma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Maldini blocks the low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Maldini.
Palma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maldini lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maldini throws a combination. Palma tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maldini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maldini scores with a body shot.
John Palma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini swinging wilding here.
Palma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maldini goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maldini misses with a wild combination.
Maldini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maldini throws a series of punches but Palma avoids them all with ease.
Maldini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maldini throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maldini scores with a three punch combo!
Maldini throws a combination. Palma tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maldini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maldini moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left lands for Maldini.
A punch combination from Maldini misses.
Maldini lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maldini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maldini scores with a one two! Palma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Palma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Palma is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throws a series of punches but Palma avoids them all with ease.
Oh Palma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maldini is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maldini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palma seems to have got his legs back now.
Palma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Maldini.
Maldini lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palma backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldini scores with a three punch combo!
Maldini scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Maldini.
Danga de danga de dang - Maldini scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Maldini misses.

Maldini scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Maldini is looking to advance position but Palma won't allow it.

Palma actively working from the bottom here.
Maldini is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palma is trying to reverse the position but instead Maldini has taken his back - oops!
Maldini has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Palma.
Palma staying busy and making it hard for Maldini to control.
Maldini is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Maldini looking for the RNC.
Maldini trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Roberto Maldini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John Palma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maldini is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Maldini is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palma breaks Maldini's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Maldini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maldini has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Maldini!