PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Burning Down the House. This should be fireworks!

Palowakski
vs
Diaz

193 cm
22
285 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Syndicate Drugs
S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Palowakski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palowakski throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Palowakski moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Diaz goes down! Can Palowakski finish him!?

Diaz is rocked!

It looks like Flavio Diaz has been cut.
Palowakski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palowakski controls the pace.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Palowakski finish him?
Palowakski trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palowakski stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Palowakski wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Palowakski tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Palowakski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palowakski postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palowakski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz tries to clinch but Palowakski is having none of it.
Fred Palowakski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a hook. Palowakski ducked under it nicely.
Palowakski misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Palowakski was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Palowakski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Palowakski scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palowakski misses with a straight left.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Palowakski tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
A left lands for Palowakski.
Palowakski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palowakski.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Palowakski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palowakski tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Palowakski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Palowakski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz slips a jab from Palowakski.
Palowakski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That has opened up Flavio Diaz's cut even more.
Palowakski just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz looks gassed!

Palowakski drives through and clinches with Diaz against the ropes.
Palowakski can't break the clinch.
Palowakski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Palowakski lands with a left to the head.

Palowakski breaks from the clinch.

Palowakski clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes.

Palowakski breaks from the clinch.
Palowakski misses with a double jab.
Palowakski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Palowakski's front leg but catches the back leg as Palowakski tries to avoid it.
Palowakski scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Palowakski finds it's target.
Fred Palowakski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palowakski walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Diaz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Palowakski swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Diaz's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Palowakski!