PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Martin Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palermo has chosen Adelante Boca Juniors! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Lacy
vs
Martin Palermo

190 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
198 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Lacy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, San Martin Palermo !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacy throws a lazy right hand but Palermo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Lacy tries to keep at a distance but Palermo has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lacy breaks the clinch.
Lacy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lacy keeps the fight on the outside.

Lacy drives through and clinches with Palermo against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Palermo scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Joe Lacy has been cut.
Palermo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Lacy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palermo is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hook to the body lands for Palermo .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Palermo .
Lacy is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Palermo .
Palermo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacy backwards.
Palermo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Palermo .
Palermo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palermo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Palermo .
Lacy takes a shot to the head.
Palermo lands a shoulder strike.
Palermo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Palermo .
A short uppercut from Palermo .

Lacy is rocked!
Good body shot from Palermo .
Oh Lacy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palermo creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lacy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lacy drops to his knees and Palermo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). San Martin Palermo !