PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pvt. Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merv Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer and Merv Hardy. Pvt. Palmer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Palmer
vs
Hardy

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pvt. Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Merv Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hardy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hardy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Palmer is desperately trying to improve his position but Hardy has a good base and remains in mount.
Hardy misses with a head shot.
Palmer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hardy looking to control but Palmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palmer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Palmer tries to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Hardy controlling the pace for now.
Hardy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is desperately trying to improve his position but Hardy has a good base and remains in mount.

Hardy moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Palmer has worked his arm free - good work by Palmer!
Hardy misses with the ground and pound.

Hardy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Palmer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Palmer tries to buck Hardy off but Hardy is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer regains half guard.
Palmer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Palmer has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hardy doesn't defend quickly enough and Palmer has managed to lock this one up! Can Hardy escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Palmer on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pvt. Palmer!
Our winner, Pvt. Palmer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.