PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Palmer
vs
Wilson

188 cm
18
196 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Elite Clothing

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quinton Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer throws the kick towards the body but Wilson avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer stuffs the takedown.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Quinton Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Palmer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Palmer is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilson gets an underhook and turns Palmer into the cage.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson keeps control of Palmer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palmer misses with a double jab.
Palmer tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palmer fails with the takedown.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Palmer tries to clinch

and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wilson is keen to just control but Palmer is a slippery customer.
Wilson prevents Palmer from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palmer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Palmer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Palmer is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
Wilson content to control rather than advance.
Wilson prevents Palmer from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palmer darts in trying to clinch
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Palmer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Wilson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilson.
Nice takedown defense from Palmer. No joy for Wilson on that attempt.

Palmer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Palmer wants to free his trapped foot but Wilson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Palmer slips a nice elbow through Wilson's hands, connecting with Wilson's forehead.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Palmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Palmer is working for a submission of some sort.

Palmer seems to be looking for submissions.
Palmer slips a nice elbow through Wilson's hands, connecting with Wilson's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer wants to free his trapped foot but Wilson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Palmer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.

Palmer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wilson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Palmer.
Palmer uses his free foot to push down on Wilson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wilson.
Wilson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Palmer. What's that going to do exactly?
Wilson regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
Wilson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Palmer won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.

Palmer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wilson dives on top into guard.

Palmer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wilson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Palmer misses with a few strikes there.
Palmer tries to clinch but Wilson moves away

and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown. Palmer fights it but they end up in guard.
Palmer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palmer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.

Palmer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wilson has passed into half guard!
Palmer is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinton Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Palmer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilson counters with a right hand to the body.
Palmer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.

Palmer tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Palmer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Palmer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Palmer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wilson defends it well.
Wilson won't allow Palmer to pass to mount.
Wilson trying to control here.
Palmer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wilson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Palmer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Palmer is working for a submission of some sort.

Palmer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wilson defends it well.

Palmer is working for a kimura but Wilson is defending it quite comfortably.
Wilson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Palmer stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palmer drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Palmer off! Palmer jumps back into Wilson's guard.
Wilson controls Palmer momentarily but Palmer frees himself.
Palmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palmer tries to clinch up.

Palmer takes the fight into the clinch.

Palmer breaks the clinch.

Palmer clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Wilson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilson stops a takedown attempt from Palmer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Palmer prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Palmer breaks from the clinch.

Palmer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

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

Palmer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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 Quinton Palmer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Palmer throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.

Palmer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Palmer lands in his opponent's guard.
Wilson controls Palmer momentarily but Palmer frees himself.
Palmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
Quinton Palmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palmer works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Palmer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wilson gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Palmer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wilson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Palmer's back instead.
Wilson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wilson landing with strikes.
Palmer can't escape the position.
Palmer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wilson's guard. Nice work there by Palmer.
Palmer passes into half guard.
Wilson landing small, sideways elbows.
Palmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Palmer seems to be working for a kimura but Wilson defends the submission attempt.
Wilson desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.

Palmer seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wilson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Quinton Palmer!