PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pvt. Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer and Dave Stackhouse. Stackhouse has chosen Every Time I Die - Roman Holiday as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Palmer
vs
Stackhouse

181 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

179 cm
28
186 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer throws a series of punches but Stackhouse avoids them all with ease.
Palmer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stackhouse is able to avoid easily.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stackhouse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stackhouse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palmer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stackhouse really felt that one!
Stackhouse just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stackhouse moves away.
Stackhouse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Palmer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stackhouse in his tracks.
Pvt. Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stackhouse jabs at Palmer's body.
Stackhouse throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer throws a wild body kick that Stackhouse sees coming a mile off.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Stackhouse misses with a hook to the body
and Palmer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stackhouse moves out of range of the leg kick from Palmer.
Palmer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body. Stackhouse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stackhouse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palmer.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stackhouse moves out of range of the body kick from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a series of wild punches.
Stackhouse avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palmer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stackhouse moves out of range as Palmer throws a body kick.
Stackhouse blocks a low kick nicely.
Palmer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palmer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Stackhouse's head but Stackhouse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palmer takes a swing at Stackhouse's ribcage but misses.
Palmer throws a leg kick but Stackhouse checks it.
Palmer is looking to score with low kicks.
Palmer misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer scores with a leg kick.
Stackhouse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Palmer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stackhouse with a jab.
Palmer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Palmer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stackhouse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stackhouse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palmer. Palmer obviously looking to wear him down.
Palmer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stackhouse's calf.
Palmer is looking to wear down Stackhouse with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stackhouse doesn't seem bothered though.
Stackhouse looks gassed!
Stackhouse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palmer.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palmer.
A telegraphed right hand from Stackhouse misses the target.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up.
Palmer lands a nice looking body shot.
Palmer takes a swing at Stackhouse's ribcage but misses.
Palmer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palmer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stackhouse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Palmer lands a really nice looking cross but Stackhouse seems unphased.
Palmer lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer throws a leg kick but Stackhouse moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
Palmer staying out of range there.
Palmer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stackhouse moves away.
Palmer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stackhouse moves out of range as Palmer throws a body kick.
Stackhouse throws a big shot that misses.
Stackhouse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stackhouse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer jabs at Stackhouse's body.
Palmer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stackhouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmer blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pvt. Palmer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A low kick from Palmer is predictable there
and Stackhouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stackhouse tries to move into range but Palmer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stackhouse throws a shot to the body.
Stackhouse misses with a body shot.
Palmer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stackhouse will feel that in the morning.
Stackhouse checks a low kick from Palmer.
Palmer takes a swing at Stackhouse's ribcage but misses.
Palmer avoids the body shot from Stackhouse.
Palmer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stackhouse just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Palmer misses.
Pvt. Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer misses with a few strikes there.
Palmer throws a leg kick but Stackhouse checks it.
Stackhouse is breathing heavily.
Stackhouse takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Stackhouse blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands with a good body shot.
Palmer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stackhouse.
Some wild striking there from Palmer.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stackhouse dodges the punch combination from Palmer.
Palmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stackhouse is out of range.
Palmer throws a push kick but Stackhouse slaps the foot to one side.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palmer takes a swing at Stackhouse's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands an overhand right.
Palmer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stackhouse manages to avoid it.
Stackhouse misses with a wild combination.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body. Stackhouse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stackhouse throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmer. Stackhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stackhouse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stackhouse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Stackhouse as he checks the leg kick.
Palmer staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stackhouse moves out of range as Palmer throws a body kick.
Palmer throws the kick towards the body but Stackhouse avoids it.
Stackhouse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stackhouse just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palmer, right into the meat.
Stackhouse misses with a wild body shot.
Stackhouse lands a body shot.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stackhouse moves away.
Palmer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stackhouse manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Palmer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Palmer throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer connects with a single shot there.
Stackhouse swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Palmer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stackhouse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palmer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stackhouse's calf.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stackhouse can do to turn this around?
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stackhouse was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palmer. That's going to slow Stackhouse down.
Palmer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stackhouse's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palmer throws a leg kick but Stackhouse checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Stackhouse blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Stackhouse is just out of range.
Palmer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stackhouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pvt. Palmer dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Stackhouse moves out of range of the body kick.
Palmer is looking to chop away at Stackhouse's legs.
Palmer misses with a body shot.
Palmer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmer catches Stackhouse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer lands a slapping body shot.
Stackhouse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Palmer lands a right hook to the body.
Palmer thumps Stackhouse with a low kick.
Stackhouse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stackhouse looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stackhouse takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Palmer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stackhouse has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stackhouse and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stackhouse takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
Palmer looks to land a right hand but Stackhouse moved out of range.
Palmer scores with a leg kick.
Palmer lands with a straight right. Stackhouse didn't see that one coming.
Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stackhouse.
Palmer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stackhouse is out of range.
Palmer punishes Stackhouse's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palmer.
Palmer scores with a leg kick.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Palmer - just one landing.
Pvt. Palmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Palmer.
A thudding body kick lands there by Palmer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stackhouse takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stackhouse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palmer can pounce on him.
Palmer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palmer catches Stackhouse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Stackhouse 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.
Palmer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Palmer throws a leg kick but Stackhouse moved away.
Palmer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palmer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stackhouse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dave Stackhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer digs a good body shot into Stackhouse's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palmer.
Stackhouse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palmer stalks Stackhouse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stackhouse's face. Stackhouse staggers backwards, shaken.
Stackhouse just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer lands the left hand.
Palmer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Palmer scores with a four punch combination!
Stackhouse throws a leg kick
and Palmer counters with a stiff right hand.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stackhouse throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palmer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palmer lands with a good body shot.
Palmer lands with a nice body punch.
Stackhouse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Palmer is looking to land body kicks.
Palmer throws a low kick, looking for Stackhouse's leg but Stackhouse calmly moves out of range.
Palmer jabs Stackhouse right on the nose. Stackhouse blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer takes a swing at Stackhouse's ribcage but misses.
Palmer cracks the inside of Stackhouse's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Palmer. Those never looked like landing.
Palmer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stackhouse just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pvt. Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Palmer 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pvt. Palmer!