PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Wandeco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Annihilator - Fun Palace. Wandeco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Leland Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Palmer
vs
Wandeco

186 cm
24
200 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

181 cm
26
199 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leland Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wandy Wandeco!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Wandeco.
Wandeco looks to clinch
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wandeco.
Wandeco tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
A nice combination there by Wandeco.
Wandeco moves forwards but Palmer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palmer throws a hook but Wandeco blocks it.

Wandeco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palmer, pushing him back against the cage.
Wandeco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wandeco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Wandeco scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Wandeco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wandeco misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandeco trying to stall but Palmer improves his position.
Palmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Wandeco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wandeco pushes Palmer up against the cage in a clinch.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wandeco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wandeco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Palmer has had enough of the clinch but Wandeco keeps him there for the moment.
Wandeco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wandeco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wandeco tries a body shot but Palmer blocks it.
Palmer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Wandeco connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer is trying to break the clinch but Wandeco has him pressed against the cage.
Wandeco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wandeco throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Palmer gets control of Wandeco's arms and successfully pulls guard. Palmer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco preventing the sweep.

Palmer has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wandeco doesn't defend quickly enough and Palmer has managed to lock this one up! Can Wandeco escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Palmer on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Leland Palmer!
Leland Palmer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.