PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luisito Pallagud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Evan D enters the cage!

Pallagud
vs
D

172 cm
27
150 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
153 lbs
7 - 14 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luisito Pallagud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan D!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pallagud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pallagud. D does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pallagud looks to score with a jab to the body but D is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pallagud.
Pallagud throws a right and a left that D avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Pallagud as he connects with a hook.
D tries for a takedown but Pallagud circles away easily
and Pallagud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pallagud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pallagud as he jumps to the side.
D takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Pallagud gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pallagud scoring with punches from side control.
Pallagud is putting a hurting on D here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallagud with the ground and pound but D regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Pallagud takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pallagud working over D with some ground and pound. D looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pallagud is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pallagud throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallagud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as D works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pallagud is working D over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pallagud throws a big elbow that misses.
D keeping moving, preventing Pallagud from controlling successfully.
Pallagud postures up in D's guard and throws a big left but D blocks it.
Pallagud looking to pass the guard.

Pallagud avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pallagud.
Pallagud wants to control from the top but D keeps moving.

D has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pallagud should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, D has tightened it up now! Pallagud should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Evan D!