PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Housimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares has chosen Sound of Madness by Shinedown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Happy Gilmore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gilmore
vs
Palhares

178 cm
30
181 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

173 cm
30
182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Powerful

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP

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 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Housimar Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmore scores with a jab to the head.
Gilmore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palhares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gilmore pinned against the cage. Gilmore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Palhares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gilmore.
Palhares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gilmore looks to score with a jab to the body but Palhares is just out of range.
Palhares takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gilmore is looking to slow Palhares down with leg kicks.
Gilmore jabs Palhares right on the nose. Palhares blinks but takes it well.
Gilmore throws a hook but Palhares blocks it.
Palhares fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gilmore avoids it really well and circles away.
Palhares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gilmore circles away.
Happy Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Housimar Palhares.
Palhares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gilmore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gilmore misses with a wild combination.
Palhares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Palhares walks into a straight right hand from Gilmore.
Gilmore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gilmore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gilmore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Gilmore gets caught napping as Palhares dives in and scores a takedown. Gilmore manages to retain guard.
Palhares trying to control but Gilmore is working from the bottom.

Gilmore has his feet on Palhares's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore misses with a low kick.
Gilmore stuffs the takedown attempt from Palhares. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet.
Gilmore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Palharess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palhares shoots in but Gilmore avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Palhares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gilmore.
Palhares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Palhares shoots in for a double leg but Gilmore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Palhares looks gassed!
Gilmore throws a leg kick which misses Palhares's front leg but catches the back leg as Palhares tries to avoid it.
Gilmore scores with a sloppy right hand. Palhares should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Gilmore there.
Gilmore throws a head kick but Palhares moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Gilmore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gilmore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gilmore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice uppercut lands for Gilmore. That snapped Palhares's head back.
Gilmore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Palhares's head.
Palhares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt - Gilmore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palhares looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gilmore is fending him off so far but Palhares persists. Nope, Gilmore circles away and we're back to standing.
Palhares with a poor takedown
and Gilmore counters with a straight right hand.
Palhares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gilmore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Palhares.
Gilmore jabs at Palhares's body.
Gilmore cracks Palhares with a good jab.
Palhares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gilmore pinned against the cage. Gilmore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Palhares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gilmore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Palhares scrambles back to his feet.
Gilmore jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Palhares on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gilmore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gilmore scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gilmore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore stalks Palhares and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Palhares's face. Palhares staggers backwards, shaken.
Gilmore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - Gilmore coming out on top.
Gilmore thuds his right hand into Palhares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palhares moves forwards but Gilmore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gilmore slaps away a takedown attempt from Palhares, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gilmore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gilmore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Palhares closes the distance and clinches up with Gilmore, looking for a takedown. Palhares pushes Gilmore against the cage but Gilmore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gilmore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palhares.
A good leg kick by Gilmore.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown but Gilmore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilmore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gilmore jabs at Palhares's body.
Palhares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gilmore's waist but Gilmore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palhares off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Gilmore dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gilmore punishes Palhares's body with a nice straight punch.
Gilmore dips to his left and cracks Palhares with an uppercut!
Palhares fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gilmore avoids it really well and circles away.
Palhares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palhares misses with a few strikes there.
Palhares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palhares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palhares checks a low kick from Gilmore.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gilmore as he avoids it easily.
Gilmore connects with a crisp jab.
Gilmore lands a nice shot to the body.
Gilmore lands a leg kick that knocks Palhares off balance momentarily.
Gilmore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gilmore throws a series of punches but Palhares moves out of range.
Gilmore scores with a kick to the body.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Gilmore works Palhares's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore scores with a nice right hand.
Gilmore tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilmore sizes up Palhares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Happy Gilmore is winning the standup battle so far.
Gilmore lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gilmore lands with a right hand.
Happy Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilmore lands a nice shot to the body.
Gilmore scores with a nice strike.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt - Gilmore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Happy Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Housimar Palhares.

Palhares looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gilmore!
Gilmore tries to buck Palhares off but he can't manage it.
Gilmore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palhares on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares controlling the position easily from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gilmore is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Palhares has taken his back.

Palhares has his arm under Gilmore's chin here. Game over son! Palhares squeezes tightly and Gilmore is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Housimar Palhares!