PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mary Quitecontrary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski comes to the cage accompanied by Burning Down the House. 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.

Palowakski
vs
Quitecontrary

193 cm
34
103 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

150 cm
30
125 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Palowakski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mary Quitecontrary!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quitecontrary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quitecontrary is looking to land body kicks.
Palowakski tries to clinch there but Quitecontrary circles away.
Palowakski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Quitecontrary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palowakski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palowakski shoots in for a takedown but Quitecontrary shows good takedown defense.
Quitecontrary feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Palowakski's calf.
Palowakski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quitecontrary throws a series of punches but Palowakski moves out of range.
Quitecontrary swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Palowakski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quitecontrary counters with an inside leg kick.
Palowakski ducks right into an uppercut from Quitecontrary.
Palowakski defending well as Quitecontrary loads up on a big left hand.
Palowakski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quitecontrary manages to avoid it.
Quitecontrary throws a body punch but Palowakski moves out of range.
Palowakski scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quitecontrary shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Quitecontrary was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Palowakski is in a horrible position here. Quitecontrary smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Palowakski is rocked!
Quitecontrary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palowakski is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Palowakski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quitecontrary throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Palowakski because Quitecontrary loaded up on that one.
Quitecontrary breaks from Palowakski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Palowakski wants to control but Quitecontrary is having none of it.

Quitecontrary is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Palowakski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Quitecontrary is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Palowakski is surviving well by controlling Quitecontrary's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palowakski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quitecontrary in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Quitecontrary throws some wild stikes that Palowakski manages to avoid easily.
Quitecontrary thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Quitecontrary throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Palowakski because Quitecontrary loaded up on that one.
Palowakski blocking the ground and pound.
Quitecontrary landing punches.
Quitecontrary throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary working Palowakski over with strikes here.
Quitecontrary avoids the attempt from Palowakski to control.
Quitecontrary scoring with strikes but Palowakski is staying in there.
Quitecontrary throwing strikes here but Palowakski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Palowakski is bucking up trying to escape but Quitecontrary cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Palowakski taking shots to the head.

Quitecontrary goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Palowakski is on top in guard.
Quitecontrary is trying to control the position but Palowakski postures up.

Quitecontrary looking for subs off his back but Palowakski has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palowakski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski trying to control the action but Quitecontrary is working from the bottom.
Quitecontrary wants to get back to full guard.
Palowakski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Palowakski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Quitecontrary moves into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quitecontrary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palowakski is one step ahead there.

Quitecontrary is looking for a triangle but Palowakski pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mary Quitecontrary dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Quitecontrary tries to land a leg kick but Palowakski saw it coming and moves away.
Palowakski moves out of range of the body kick from Quitecontrary.
Mary Quitecontrary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palowakski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quitecontrary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quitecontrary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palowakski moves away.
Palowakski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Palowakski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Palowakski wants to take a breather but Quitecontrary is having none of it.
Palowakski prevents Quitecontrary from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Palowakski lands a nice short elbow.
Palowakski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Palowakski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Quitecontrary looking for subs from the bottom but Palowakski mounts him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitecontrary looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Palowakski lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Quitecontrary hold on?!
Palowakski is trying to stick to Quitecontrary's back but Quitecontrary is turning into Palowakski. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Palowakski's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Quitecontrary.
Palowakski seems to have got his legs back now.
Quitecontrary working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palowakski's head.
Palowakski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quitecontrary tries to free his leg and advance position but Palowakski is retaining full guard.
Palowakski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quitecontrary is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Quitecontrary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palowakski wants to sweep here but Quitecontrary controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Palowakski's guard.
Quitecontrary drops an elbow to the side of Palowakski's head.
Quitecontrary tries to pass to full mount but Palowakski defends it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quitecontrary thows a huge punch but Palowakski dodges it nicely.
Quitecontrary uses his free foot to push down on Palowakski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Palowakski.
Quitecontrary working Palowakski over with strikes here.
Quitecontrary punching from mount but Palowakski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palowakski wants to control but Quitecontrary is having none of it.
Quitecontrary punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary landing strikes, looking to finish!
Palowakski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Quitecontrary landing strikes from the mount.
Quitecontrary landing punches.
Quitecontrary thowing shots but they're missing.
Quitecontrary lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Quitecontrary drops a big elbow. That's hurt Palowakski! More shots from Quitecontrary and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mary Quitecontrary!
Mary Quitecontrary thanked the fans post fight for their support.