PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Risky Gamble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluto Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamble kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rick Ross ft Weezy - I'm a G. Palhares has chosen TOQUINHO as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gamble
vs
Palhares

178 cm
29
183 lbs
18 - 3 - 1

181 cm
25
184 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Risky Gamble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pluto Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gamble wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palhares has him pressed against the cage.

Gamble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gamble is trying to break the clinch but Palhares has him pressed against the cage.
Palhares misses with a body punch.
Palhares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palhares prevents Gamble from breaking the clinch.

Gamble manages to break the clinch.
Palhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gamble takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gamble lands with a shot to the body.
Gamble steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Palhares. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palhares throws a hook but Gamble blocks it.
Palhares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gamble pinned against the cage. Gamble gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gamble throws a sloppy head kick and Palhares moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamble doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palhares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gamble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gamble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palhares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gamble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palhares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Palhares closes the distance and pushes Gamble back into the cage.
Palhares lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palhares lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palhares.
A right handed body shot lands from Palhares.

Gamble breaks the clinch.
Palhares throws a leg kick
and Gamble counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palhares pushes Gamble away with a front kick.

Palhares shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gamble can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Palhares working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Palhares postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gamble looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Gamble that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Gamble is rocked!
Palhares postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gamble badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Palhares around the waist but Palhares pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Palhares is the winner by TKO! Palhares jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pluto Palhares! Pluto Palhares retains his middleweight title!