PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davis Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 3oh!3 - Don't Trust Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Obrien
vs
Palmer

170 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davis Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Palmer!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obrien.

Palmer gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Obrien's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Palmer lands an elbow that stopped Obrien in his tracks for a moment.
Palmer scores with a knee to the head.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obrien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obrien throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obrien cracks Palmer with a nice body shot.
Obrien misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obrien scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Palmer.
Obrien lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Obrien.
Palmer takes a shot to the head.
Palmer looks gassed!
Obrien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obrien scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Obrien wants to stall.
Obrien lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
Obrien tries to stall but Palmer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Obrien is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obrien is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palmer is keeping busy.
Obrien blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Obrien is leaning against Palmer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Obrien.
A nice left hand lands by Obrien.
A shot in the inside from Obrien.
A shot in the inside from Obrien.
Stalling in the clinch from Obrien.
A nice left hand lands by Obrien.
Nice body punch from Obrien - that landed with a thud.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrien blocks it with crossed arms.
Obrien manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Obrien wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Obrien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmers head.
Obrien controlling the action here for a moment.
Palmer blocks a body shot from Obrien.
Obrien avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
Palmer prevents Obrien from breaking the clinch.
Obrien wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obrien looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien misses with the head strike.
Obrien lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Obrien - that landed with a thud.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obrien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Obrien stalling in the clinch but Palmer improves position.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obrien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obrien is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Obrien cracks Palmer with a nice body shot.
Obrien dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Obrien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Obrien.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Palmer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obrien's defenses.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Obrien.
Obrien gets through Palmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obrien looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obrien is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palmer is keeping busy.
Palmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obrien backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Obrien is trying to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling him.
Obrien lands a left hand.
Obrien dodges an elbow strike from Palmer.
Obrien working hard to break the clinch.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
Obrien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obrien is leaning against Palmer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obrien works on Palmer's body with a couple of short punches.
Palmer keeps control of Obrien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but Obrien blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Obrien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmers head.
Palmer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obrien is looking to control Palmer's arms but Palmer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Obrien has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Obrien's brow.
Obrien lands a shot to the body.
Obrien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obrien.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obrien is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obrien lands with a short shot to the head.
Obrien pushes Palmer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obrien is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Obrien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Obrien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obrien has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Obrien avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Obrien scores with a shot to the side of Palmer's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Obrien.
A body shot lands from Obrien.
Obrien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obrien digs a right hand underneath Palmer's ribcage. Palmer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obrien is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Obrien's efforts to push away.
Obrien lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obrien trying to control the position but instead, Palmer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obrien into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davis Obrien dominated that 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.

Obrien throws a big shot that misses.
Palmer darts in trying to clinch
and Obrien counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Obrien.
Palmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obrien.
Obrien lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Obrien.
Obrien ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palmer slips under a jab.
Obrien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obrien lands an overhand right.
Palmer darts in trying to clinch
and Obrien counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obrien.
Obrien sizes up Palmer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obrien.
A telegraphed right hand from Obrien misses the target.
Devin Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Obrien. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Obrien.
Palmer walks into a straight right hand from Obrien.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obrien. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obrien scores with a nice head shot.
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obrien.
Nice jab there from Obrien.
Obrien misses with an uppercut.
Obrien missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer moves to clinch but Obrien breaks away
and Obrien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obrien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Obrien.
Palmer moves to clinch but Obrien breaks away
and Obrien counters with a straight right hand.
Obrien is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Obrien circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Obrien to counter with a crisp jab.
Palmer moves out of range as Obrien strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Obrien counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obrien connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palmer. Palmer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer moves away from the strike by Obrien.
Obrien misses with an uppercut. Palmer saw that one coming.
Obrien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Obrien feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Palmers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Obrien misses with a looping right.
Palmer closes the distance but Obrien moves to the side
and Obrien counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obrien. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmer staying out of range there.
Palmer closes the distance but Obrien moves to the side
and Obrien counters with a left and a right that stings Palmer.
Palmer wants to clinch but Obrien slips to the side
and Obrien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer looks to clinch
and Obrien counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Obrien counters with a left and a right that stings Palmer.
Palmer slips a jab from Obrien.
Palmer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Obrien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obrien pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Palmer back to the cage. Obrien follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Palmer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palmer there as he acknowledges the shot.

Palmer drives through and clinches with Obrien against the cage.

Obrien manages to break the clinch.
Palmer closes the distance but Obrien moves to the side
enabling Obrien to counter with a crisp jab.
Palmer wants to clinch but Obrien slips to the side
and Obrien counters with a right hand to the body.
Obrien lands a jab to the nose.
Palmer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Obrien throws an overhand right that lands on Palmer's shoulder, as Palmer tries to avoid the shot.
Obrien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmer.

Palmer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Palmer lands an elbow just above Obrien 's eye.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Obrien on the inside.
Obrien lands a nice uppercut.
Obrien lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obrien is leaning against Palmer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obrien lands a body shot.
Obrien looking to stall.
Palmer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obrien digs a right hand into Palmer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palmer's gas tank.
Obrien blocking some punches.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Obrien takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Obrien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmers head.
Palmer prevents a body shot from Obrien.
Obrien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Palmer.
Davis Obrien has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palmer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Palmer misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Obrien is looking to control Palmer's arms but Palmer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Obrien has his back to the cage.
Obrien wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davis Obrien 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Palmer moves to clinch but Obrien breaks away
and Obrien counters with a straight right hand.
Palmer wants to clinch
and Obrien counters with a one-two to the body.
Obrien works the jab nicely.
Davis Obrien is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer moves to clinch but Obrien breaks away
and Obrien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palmer looks to clinch
and Obrien counters with a nice uppercut.
Obrien misses with an uppercut. Palmer saw that one coming.
Palmer darts in trying to clinch
and Obrien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obrien moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Obrien - just one landing.
Obrien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer wants to clinch but Obrien slips to the side
and Obrien counters with a stiff right hand.
Palmer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Obrien counters with a straight right hand.
Palmer tries to clinch but Obrien moves away
and Obrien counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Palmer thinking.
Palmer moves to clinch but Obrien breaks away
and Obrien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Obrien!
Nice defenses there by Palmer.
Palmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer closes the distance but Obrien moves to the side
and Obrien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obrien misses with a hook. Palmer ducked under it nicely.
Palmer looks to clinch
and Obrien counters with a nice uppercut.
Obrien throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Obrien throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Obrien throws a hook but Palmer blocks it.
Obrien circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer tries to clinch up
and Obrien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obrien missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer tries to clinch
and Obrien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer darts in trying to clinch
and Obrien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obrien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
Obrien lunges at Palmer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Palmer's hand.
Palmer tries to clinch but Obrien moves away
and Obrien counters with a three punch combo that has Palmer backing up. Palmer nods at Obrien to acknowledge the strikes.
Palmer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmer tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Obrien to counter with a crisp jab.
Palmer tries to clinch up
and Obrien counters with a straight right hand.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Obrien circles away.
Palmer blocks a jab.
Palmer looks to clinch
letting Obrien counter with a right hand.
Palmer slips under a jab.
Obrien circles away from the clinch attempt
and Obrien counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien circles away from the clinch attempt
and Obrien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palmer tries to clinch up
and Obrien counters with a straight right hand.
Palmer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Obrien counters with a three punch combo that has Palmer backing up. Palmer nods at Obrien to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Obrien misses the target.
Palmer tries to clinch
and Obrien counters with a nice uppercut.
Obrien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obrien swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Palmer darts in trying to clinch
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmer wants to clinch
and Obrien counters with a nice uppercut.
Palmer slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Palmer darts in and clinches Obrien up against the cage.
Obrien takes an elbow to the temple.
Palmer crunches a lovely knee into Obrien's ribcage.
Palmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Obrien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obrien misses with some punches.
Obrien takes an elbow to the temple.
Palmer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obrien's face.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obrien.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Obrien.
Obrien has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Obrien shrugs off.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obrien avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obrien tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Obrien leaning against his opponent.
Palmer lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
Devin Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obrien.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davis Obrien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obrien has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davis Obrien!