PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palahnuik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Machine Civilization. Brigante has chosen LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Palahnuik
vs
Brigante

184 cm
25
189 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
201 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pete Palahnuik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlito Brigante !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palahnuik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palahnuik lands with a slapping head kick.
Brigante throws a series of punches but Palahnuik avoids them all with ease.
Brigante takes a swing at Palahnuik's ribcage but misses.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palahnuik scores with a nice strike.
Palahnuik is looking to chop away at Brigante 's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Palahnuik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brigante throws a jab but it's blocked by Palahnuik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brigante takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Palahnuik works the jab nicely.
Palahnuik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Palahnuik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brigante .
Brigante works the jab nicely.
Palahnuik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palahnuik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brigante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brigante scores with a nice strike.
Palahnuik keeps the fight on the outside.
Palahnuik throws a looping overhand right but Brigante ducks down to avoid it.

Brigante gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brigante fails to land.

Palahnuik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brigante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palahnuik.
Palahnuik closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Palahnuik misses with a wild body shot.
Palahnuik throws a head kick but Brigante moves out of range.
Palahnuik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Palahnuik fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brigante sprawls well initially but Palahnuik persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brigante is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Palahnuik wants to take a breather but Brigante is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palahnuik is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brigante is positioning himself well to prevent Palahnuik advancing to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pete Palahnuik.
Danga de danga de dang - Palahnuik scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brigante drives through and clinches with Palahnuik against the cage.
Palahnuik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brigante trying to land knees to the body.
Brigante misses with some punches.
Palahnuik pushes Brigante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brigante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palahnuik avoids it.
Brigante struggles to land a body shot inside as Palahnuik controls his hands.
Palahnuik tries to break free but Brigante pushes him back against the cage.
Brigante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brigante utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brigante misses with a body punch.
Brigante lands with a light punch inside.
Brigante throws an elbow that misses.
Brigante tries to work over Palahnuik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brigante prevents a body shot from Palahnuik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik is looking to break free of the clinch but Brigante has double underhooks.
Palahnuik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palahnuik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Brigante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palahnuik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brigante .
Brigante throws the left hand but Palahnuik avoids the punch easily.
Brigante attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Palahnuik lands with a good body shot.
Brigante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palahnuik counters with a nice leg kick.
Palahnuik checks the leg kick.

Brigante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brigante gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Palahnuik.
Brigante lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brigante - that landed with a thud.
Palahnuik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brigante is defending well for now.
Palahnuik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palahnuik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Palahnuik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brigante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palahnuik was well out of range. Poor timing from Brigante .
Brigante swats away the attempt to clinch by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik lands with a good body shot.
Palahnuik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brigante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palahnuik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palahnuik throws a lazy head kick
and Brigante counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Palahnuik there.
Brigante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brigante wants to clinch up but Palahnuik keeps it at a distance.
Brigante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palahnuik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlito Brigante will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brigante crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palahnuik - the referee stops the clock and Brigante gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palahnuik. Brigante manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brigante .
Sloppy strikes from Brigante . Those never looked like landing.
Brigante takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brigante throws a right hand that Palahnuik ducks under and follows up with a left that Palahnuik also avoids with ease.
Palahnuik takes one to the chin there.
Brigante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brigante avoids the body shot from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik blocks the body kick.
Brigante keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brigante keeps the fight on the outside.
Palahnuik misses with a head kick.
Palahnuik misses with a straight left.
Pete Palahnuik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palahnuik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brigante .
Brigante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palahnuik's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigante cracks Palahnuik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brigante walks into a stiff left hand from Palahnuik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brigante stuffs the takedown attempt from Palahnuik. Palahnuik gets slowly back to his feet.
Palahnuik scores with a nice body kick.
Brigante is looking to clinch.
Brigante misses with a straight left.
Palahnuik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brigante paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Brigante clinches up with Palahnuik and pushes him back against the cage.
Brigante tries a body shot but Palahnuik blocks it.
Palahnuik blocks a body shot from Brigante .
Palahnuik lands a nice shot to the body.
Palahnuik managing to block the knees to the body from Brigante .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brigante just misses with a elbow thrown towards Palahnuik's brow.
Palahnuik slows down the pace here.
Palahnuik can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palahnuik blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brigante breaks from the clinch.
Palahnuik throws a nice looking combination but Brigante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palahnuik ducks under a wild hook from Brigante .
Carlito Brigante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brigante throws a right hand that Palahnuik ducks under and follows up with a left that Palahnuik also avoids with ease.
Palahnuik misses with a head kick.
Brigante throws a jab when Palahnuik was well out of range.
Brigante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brigante moves out of range of the body kick.
Brigante takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brigante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik with a jab.
Brigante dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brigante looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palahnuik. Brigante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brigante lands a jab to the head.
Brigante scores with a jab.
Palahnuik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brigante .
Palahnuik ducks under a wild hook from Brigante .
Brigante swings for the body but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Brigante looks to land a right hand but Palahnuik moved out of range.
Palahnuik scores with a decent looking hook.
Brigante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palahnuik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brigante misses with an uppercut. Palahnuik saw that one coming.

Brigante moves into the clinch.
Brigante letting Palahnuik take a breather here.
Brigante working aggressively here.
Carlito Brigante seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brigante just misses with a elbow thrown towards Palahnuik's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brigante throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palahnuik tries to circle away but Brigante has him pinned against the cage.
Brigante lands an elbow just above Palahnuik 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palahnuik backwards.
Palahnuik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palahnuik wants to break free but Brigante has control.
Brigante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Brigante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palahnuik stuns Brigante with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palahnuik jabs Brigante to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab, jab by Brigante - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palahnuik throws a head kick but Brigante moves out of range.
Palahnuik throws a hook but Brigante blocks it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Brigante enables Palahnuik to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brigante manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brigante pulls Palahnuik in close to his closed guard and prevents Palahnuik from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlito Brigante will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brigante throws a push kick but Palahnuik slaps the foot to one side.
Brigante looks to land a left hand but Palahnuik moved out of range nicely.
Brigante moves out of range of the strikes.
Brigante misses the shot to the body.

Palahnuik closes the distance and clinches.
Brigante throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Brigante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brigante scoring well with a low kick there.
Carlito Brigante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut. Brigante saw that one coming.
Palahnuik throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Palahnuik misses its intended target.
Palahnuik swings for the body but Brigante moves out of range.
Jab from Brigante .
Palahnuik ducks right into an uppercut from Brigante .
The fight stays on the outside here - Brigante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante connects with a leg kick. Palahnuik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brigante , as that shot connected.
Brigante takes a swing at Palahnuik's ribcage but misses.
Palahnuik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palahnuik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palahnuik stuns Brigante with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brigante wants to clinch.
Palahnuik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Brigante finds it's way through Palahnuik's defenses.
Palahnuik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Brigante drops Palahnuik with a beautiful combination! Palahnuik stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brigante is looking for the KO!

Palahnuik is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Palahnuik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brigante cracks Palahnuik's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Palahnuik slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Brigante can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlito Brigante !
Post fight, an emotional Carlito Brigante said 'When you think you're big time you're gonna fucking die big time!!! Shout out to my man in the wheel chair Laling!'.