PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drop Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Palhares
vs
Candy

170 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

198 cm
26
194 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Happy Pills
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Palhares !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drop Candy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares is looking to land body kicks.
Palhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Candy.
Candy wants to clinch.
Candy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Candy is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
Palhares takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Rousimar Palhares has been cut.
Candy tries a head kick but it misses.
Palhares takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Palhares closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Candy did well to prevent Palhares getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Candy tries to kick Palhares off but Palhares keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Palhares is trying to work for a kimura but Candy is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Palhares stands up and beckons Candy to join him on the feet.
Candy is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
Palhares swats away the attempt to clinch by Candy.
Candy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Candy tries to clinch but Palhares moves out of range.
Candy moves in looking to clinch but Palhares pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy moves out of range as Palhares throws a body kick.
Candy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Palhares shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Candy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Palhares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Candy wants to stand but Palhares is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Palhares is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Candy wants to stand but Palhares is controlling the position.
Candy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Candy wants to stand and escape but Palhares is having none of it.
Candy looks gassed!

Palhares stands up and waves to Candy to follow him.
Candy feints a jab promting Palhares to slip. Candy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Palhares slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Palhares pushes Candy up against the cage in a clinch.

Palhares ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Palhares no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Candy from controlling successfully.
Palhares pulls Candy in close to his closed guard and prevents Candy from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rousimar Palhares wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Palhares bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Candy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Palhares asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Palhares in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Candy is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rousimar Palhares !
A victorious Rousimar Palhares thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.