PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Showboat Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelayo Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Fisher
vs
Palhares

190 cm
28
195 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

174 cm
27
196 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Showboat Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pelayo Palhares!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Palhares misses with a double jab.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fisher as he jumps to the side.
Fisher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Palhares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but Palhares pushes him off.
Palhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Palhares throws a hook but Fisher avoids it easily.
Fisher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fisher cracks the inside of Palhares's front leg.
Fisher leaves Palhares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Palhares checks a low kick from Fisher.
Fisher tries to clinch there but Palhares circles away.
Fisher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Fisher. No joy for Palhares on that attempt.
Showboat Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelayo Palhares.
Fisher throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Pelayo Palhares has been cut.
Showboat Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares tests Fisher's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Showboat Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fisher throws a head kick but Palhares moves out of range.
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.

Fisher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palhares is trying to pull guard but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palhares blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Fisher missing with knees to the body.
Palhares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fisher walks away with a smile on his face. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Palhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palhares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fisher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fisher moves forwards but Palhares connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares dives in and grabs Fisher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fisher pushes down on Palhares's head and hops out.
Palhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fisher misses with a wild body shot.
Palhares avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Fisher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fisher wants it to stay on the feet.
Fisher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palhares throws a series of strikes that have Fisher backpedaling.
Palhares avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Fisher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fisher lands with a good body shot.
Palhares checks a low kick from Fisher.
Fisher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fisher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fisher throws a low kick but Palhares moves out of range easily.
Palhares takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fisher is looking to slow Palhares down with leg kicks.
Fisher throws a low kick, looking for Palhares's leg but Palhares calmly moves out of range.
Palhares shoots in looking for a takedown. Fisher tries to sprawl out of it but Palhares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fisher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fisher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fisher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Palhares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Palhares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fisher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fisher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palhares lands with an overhand left.
Palhares misses with a body shot.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher pushes Palhares away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palhares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fisher can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fisher.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fisher leaves Palhares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Palhares looks gassed!
Fisher throws a poor cross that misses
and Palhares counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fisher.
Some bone on bone action there as Palhares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses.
Fisher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
Palhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fisher throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fisher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Showboat Fisher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pelayo Palhares's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Palhares throws a hook but Fisher blocks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fisher!
Palhares misses with the combination.
Palhares checks a low kick from Fisher.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fisher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Palhares if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid body kick from Fisher.
Fisher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palhares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Palhares is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fisher is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Palhares.
Fisher feints and then cracks Palhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palhares down.
Fisher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palhares gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fisher.
Showboat Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Palhares is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Palhares.
Palhares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palhares throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Palhares misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses.
Fisher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fisher slips a jab from Palhares.
Fisher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fisher scores with the left hand. Palhares knows he should have avoided that one.
Fisher throws a head kick that Palhares semi-blocks.
Fisher stalks Palhares and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Palhares's face. Palhares staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Palhares tries to keep at a distance but Fisher has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to land knees in the clinch but Palhares avoids the damage to the body.
Palhares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fisher looking to stall.
Palhares changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fisher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A clash of legs there as Palhares blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fisher, as that shot connected.

That has opened up Pelayo Palhares's cut even more.
Palhares blocks a leg kick.
Palhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fisher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher lands a glancing blow to the side of Palhares's head.
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palhares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fisher throws a body kick that misses.
Fisher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Fisher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fisher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palhares.
Palhares cracks Fisher with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palhares closes the distance and clinches up with Fisher, looking for a takedown. Palhares pushes Fisher against the cage but Fisher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fisher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fisher. That's going to slow Palhares down.
Fisher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palhares can do to turn this around?
Fisher scores with a kick to the body.
Fisher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Palhares's calf.
Fisher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palhares misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palhares.
Palhares misses with a lunging right hand
and Fisher counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher lands a right hook to the body.
Fisher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fisher lands a jab to Palhares's midsection.
Fisher dips to his left and cracks Palhares with an uppercut!
Palhares misses with a looping left.
Palhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palhares avoids a kick to the body.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Palhares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palhares takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Showboat Fisher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pelayo Palhares's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fisher tries to clinch but Palhares is having none of it.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palhares walks into a stiff left hand from Fisher.
Fisher needs to keep his hands up - Palhares had a free shot at his head there.
Fisher lands with a cross.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palhares throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Fisher.
Palhares checks a leg kick nicely.
Palhares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fisher pushes Palhares away with a front kick.
Fisher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Palhares's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Fisher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fisher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palhares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fisher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palhares on the side of the head.
Palhares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fisher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fisher lands with a cross.

The cut above Pelayo Palhares's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fisher misses with a shot to the body
and Palhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher connects with a single shot there.
Palhares avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Fisher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palhares.
Fisher with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palhares on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Palhares finds it's way through Fisher's defenses.

Palhares shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Palhares was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fisher wants to control but Palhares is having none of it.
Palhares looking to control but Fisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palhares throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fisher tries to hold on but Palhares postures up.
Palhares with good strikes from the mount here!
Showboat Fisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palhares is trying to control here but Fisher has managed to regain half guard.
Palhares is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fisher is in trouble now - Palhares has advanced to mount!
Pelayo Palhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fisher is working to get back to half guard.
Palhares looking to ground and pound but Fisher is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palhares content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Showboat Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fisher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Showboat Fisher!
Showboat Fisher thanked the fans post fight for their support.