PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Tager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tager's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MOTOR HEAD. The crowd seem to be enjoying Palowakski's choice of entrance music: Burning Down the House. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tager
vs
Palowakski

225 cm
26
300 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

193 cm
30
254 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Tager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Palowakski!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tager darts in and clinches Palowakski up against the cage.

Tager tightens his grip and picks Palowakski up, before dumping him to the ground. Palowakski manages to land in guard.
Palowakski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tager controls the pace.
Tager stopping the sweep attempt from Palowakski.
Palowakski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palowakski wants to sweep but no luck.
Tager throws and elbow that misses. Palowakski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tager's guard. Nice move by Palowakski!
Tager looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tager is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tager throwing strikes but missing.
Palowakski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Palowakski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Palowakski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tager chips away with some ground and pound.
Tager trying to control but Palowakski is working from the bottom.
Tager in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tageris looking to pass into half guard but Palowakski pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Palowakski is in guard.
Tager seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Palowakski trying to control but Tager is working from the bottom.
Tager seems keen to control Palowakski's posture.
Palowakski trying to control the position from guard on top but Tager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tager trying to keep a closed guard but Palowakski is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tager moves out of range of the strikes.

Tager gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tager drops down looking for an ankle pick but Palowakski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tager uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palowakski.
Palowakski stuffs the takedown.

Tager throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Palowakski was covering up waiting for the punch and Tager finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Palowakski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tager throwing strikes from guard but Palowakski blocks nicely.
Tager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski controls Tager momentarily but Tager frees himself.
Tager throws a big right hand that misses.
Tager wants to control from the top but Palowakski keeps moving.
Tager advances position into side control!
Tager in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tager throws an elbow but Palowakski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Palowakski is looking for a sweep.
Tager wants to control for a moment but Palowakski uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Tager missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tager looks for a takedown but Palowakski sprawls well.

Palowakski gets caught napping as Tager dives in and scores a takedown. Palowakski manages to retain guard.

Tager postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Palowakski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tager, into his guard.

Tager looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Palowakski passes into side control.

Palowakski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tager tries to bench press Palowakski off him but Palowakski keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tager is not content to let Palowakski control the position.
Tager managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palowakski.

Palowakski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Palowakski working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tager is looking for a sweep.

Palowakski is trying to get an arm triangle but Tager is defending well.
Tager tries to buck Palowakski off but Palowakski is having none of it.

Palowakski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tager gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tager is pressing down on Palowakski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tager striking off his back but it's not causing Palowakski any problems.
Palowakski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tager's guard.
Palowakski wants to pass the guard but Tager is keeping the position.
Tager is trying to keep Palowakski in close.
Palowakski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tager's guard.
Palowakski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Palowakski trying to control the position from guard on top but Tager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tager pulls Palowakski in close to his closed guard and prevents Palowakski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tager not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Iron Tager just wasn't active enough.

Tager gets a double leg takedown into Palowakski's guard.
Palowakski wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Iron Tager will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tager fails with a takedown attempt.
Iron Tager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palowakski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palowakski wants it to stay on the feet.
Palowakski shoots and misses

and Tager counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tager is nestled in close to Palowakski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tager throws a strike but Palowakski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tager postures up in Palowakski's guard and throws a big left but Palowakski blocks it.
Tager throwing strikes but missing.
Tager wants to control from the top but Palowakski keeps moving.
Tager tries to free his leg and advance position but Palowakski is retaining full guard.
Tager in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tager trying to control the position from guard on top but Palowakski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tager throws and elbow that misses. Palowakski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tager's guard. Nice move by Palowakski!
Tager wants to sweep here but Palowakski controlling him for the moment.
Tager is trying to keep Palowakski in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tager keeping moving, preventing Palowakski from controlling successfully.
Tager avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tager is trying to keep Palowakski in close.
Tager tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palowakski wants to get up but he can't break Tager's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tager can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palowakski controls the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Tager moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tager successfully pulls guard.
Iron Tager overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tager is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Palowakski wants to pass the guard but Tager is keeping the position.
Tager keeping moving, preventing Palowakski from controlling successfully.

Palowakski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tager is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Palowakski, into his guard.
Fred Palowakski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palowakski wants to stand up but Tager is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski looking for a sweep. Not yet Palowakski, not yet.
Tager tries to free his leg and advance position but Palowakski is retaining full guard.
Tager slips nicely into half guard.
Palowakski is trying to maintain the position but Tager is very close to passing his half guard.

Palowakski is defending against the submission attempts here by Tager.
Tager thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Palowakski to regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iron Tager showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tager, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iron Tager!