PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between big guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diago Palichini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). guy comes to the cage accompanied by eye of the tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

guy
vs
Palichini

186 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, big guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Palichini!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
guy throws a right and a left that Palichini avoids nicely.
Palichini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
guy slips a straight right by Palichini.
guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Palichini throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling guy to counter with a crisp jab.

guy drives through with a takedown into guard.

guy stands up from Palichini's guard - guy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Palichini misses with a combination

and guy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Palichini wants to control but guy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Palichini is looking to escape.
Palichini is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
guy wants to stand but Palichini has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
guy is pressing down on Palichini's thigh, looking to free his foot. Palichini is holding on for now.
guy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
guy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palichini looks gassed!
Palichini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palichini chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before guy can pounce on him.

guy forces Palichini back against the cage and clinches.

guy wants the takedown. Palichini is fighting it off but guy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Palichini's guard against the cage.
guy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
guy tries to stand but Palichini is controlling from the bottom.
guy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palichini is pulling down on guy's head. It's preventing any offense from guy, at least for the moment.

Palichini kicks guy off and gets to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palichini throws a combination that misses
and guy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

guy clinches up with Palichini and pushes him back against the cage.
Palichini is working for takedown but guy is calmly controlling the position for now.

guy decides to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
guy trying to keep a closed guard but Palichini is proving a slippery customer.
guy is looking to stand back up but Palichini counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by guy.
A lull in the action here as Palichini stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palichini prevents guy from escaping the position.

Palichini thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
guy looks to move to half guard but instead Palichini has passed into mount! Damn!

Palichini stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Palichini wants to clinch
and guy counters with a big head kick but Palichini shrugs it off.
guy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Palichini takes a step back to recover.
Palichini moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
guy throws a right hand that Palichini ducks under and follows up with a left that Palichini also avoids with ease.
Palichini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palichini throws a right and a left that guy avoids nicely.
guy tries a head kick but it misses.
guy slips a straight right by Palichini.
guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
guy fails with the takedown.
Palichini fails to land with a series of punches.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
guy has closed the distance and engaged Palichini in a clinch.
guy connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Diago Palichini has been cut.
guy with a knee to the head.
guy throws an elbow that misses.
Palichini blocks the elbow strike.
guy just leaning against Palichini, taking a breather.
guy stops a takedown attempt from Palichini.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
guy is working Palichini over against the cage.

Palichini has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed guy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Palichini controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

big guy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diago Palichini's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

guy lands a head kick!
Palichini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
guy slips a jab and a cross from Palichini.
Palichini wants to clinch but guy slips to the side

and guy counters by clinching up.
guy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

guy jumps into guard, dragging Palichini to the mat.
guy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Palichini manages to pass to side control.
guy is trying to get back to full guard.
guy trying to control here.
guy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palichini working over guy with some ground and pound. guy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Palichini tries to stand but his hand is stuck under guy.
Palichini is breathing heavily.
guy is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Palichini is looking to clinch.
big guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
guy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palichini's sensitive parts.
Palichini shoots and misses

and guy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Palichini!
guy controlling from the full mount.
big guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
guy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Palichini for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palichini is working to get back to half guard.

Palichini bucks guy off and manages to get back to his feet!
Palichini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palichini misses with a combination

so guy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palichini trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palichini is looking to stand up but guy isn't so interested in that idea.
guy tries to stand but Palichini is controlling from the bottom.
guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Palichini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
guy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
guy stops Palichini from standing up.
guy is looking to stand up but Palichini won't let him.
Palichini 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
guy slips a jab and a cross from Palichini.
guy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Palichini's hands.
guy throws a nice head kick!
guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Palichini misses with a combination
and guy counters with a one-two to the body.
Palichini misses with a takedown attempt - guy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
guy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Palichini is rocked!

guy gets a clinch.
guy throws an elbow but it's blocked.

guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
guy shoots for a takedown but Palichini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palichini throws a left and a right that both miss
and guy counters with a two punch combo.
Palichini is still on wobbly legs! Can guy finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for guy.

guy forces Palichini back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palichini drops to a knee looking for a takedown but guy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
big guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diago Palichini.

guy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Palichini uses from the top position.
guy pulls Palichini in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

big guy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diago Palichini's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

guy closes the distance and clinches.
Palichini seems to have recovered his senses.

Palichini breaks the clinch.
big guy is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
guy shoots for a takedown but Palichini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Palichini closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming guy to the mat! guy manages to get full guard.

Palichini stands and steps away. guy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Palichini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Palichini pushes guy off and gets back to his feet.
Palichini slow jab from guy misses its intended target.
Palichini throws a left and a right that both miss

and guy counters with a single leg into guard. Palichini didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palichini is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

guy gets to his feet. Palichini looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Palichini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palichini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by guy.
guy shoots in looking for a takedown. Palichini tries to sprawl out of it but guy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palichini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Palichini with a poor takedown

and guy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Palichini!
Palichini should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
guy controlling the position easily from mount.
guy tries to control but Palichini wriggling away.
guy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Palichini can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy tries to control but Palichini wriggling away.
Palichini tries to lock up and control but guy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Palichini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
guy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
guy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Palichini is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palichini can do to turn this around?
Palichini wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palichini is squirming around, avoiding guy's attempts to control the action.

guy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Palichini turns into him and now he's in guy's guard.
guy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palichini is controlling him.
guy pulls Palichini in to control the position.
guy wants to stand and escape but Palichini is having none of it.
Palichini is fighting to break guy's control of his arms but guy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. big guy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Palichini wants to clinch but guy slips to the side
and guy counters with a solid body kick.
A choreographed right hand from Palichini misses the target.

guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
guy lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palichini looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Palichini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palichini throws a combination that misses

and guy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Palichini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Palichini is controlling guy's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
guy trying to control but Palichini is working from the bottom.
Diago Palichini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
big guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well guy 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... big guy!