PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winjkin William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Palavra
vs
William

170 cm
24
140 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

150 cm
24
130 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marijo Palavra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Winjkin William!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palavra tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William counters with a left to the body.
Palavra with a lazy takedown attempt
and William counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palavra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and William counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marijo Palavra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palavra moves out of range of the leg kick from William.
Palavra tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William counters with a thumping low kick.
Palavra with a lazy takedown attempt
and William counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Palavra thinking.
Palavra tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William counters with a right hand to the body.
Palavra with a poor takedown
and William counters with an inside leg kick.
Palavra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and William counters with a good low kick that Palavra was not able to check.
A leg kick checked by Palavra.
Palavra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and William holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
William leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William lands a shot to the body.
Palavra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but William pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short body shot lands from William as the two fighters clinch.
William throws a knee to the head but misses.
William stalling.
William lands with a left to the head.
William is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
William lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Palavra gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Palavra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and William defends it well.
William slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William pulls Palavra in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palavra trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
William avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
William keeping full guard, as Palavra tries to pass.
Palavra wants to control from the top but William keeps moving.
Palavra is looking to work some ground and pound but William has wrist control.
Palavra trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
William preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palavra drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but William manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Palavra has William in his guard.
Palavra striking off his back but it's not causing William any problems.
William trying to control but Palavra is working from the bottom.
Palavra trying to keep a closed guard but William is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William wants to control from the top but Palavra keeps moving.
Palavra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

William got a little sloppy there for a moment and Palavra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, William has managed to get both his arms back between Palavra's legs - danger averted.
William content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
William working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palavra's head.
Palavra keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William preventing the sweep.
William is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Palavra wants to sweep but no luck.
William pushes down on Palavra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palavra flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
William controlling the action here.

Palavra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Palavra actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palavra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. William is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Winjkin William will probably get the nod.
That's time! Palavra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Palavra shoots and misses
and William counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palavra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and William counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by William.
Palavra has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by William after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marijo Palavra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Palavra controls the action.
William is pressed up against the cage. Palavra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag William down to the mat. William avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Palavra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and William counters with a head kick. That will keep Palavra thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Palavra fails with the takedown
and William counters with a thumping low kick.
Palavra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and William counters with a nice leg kick.
Palavra tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William counters with a nice body kick.
Marijo Palavra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

William moves into the clinch.
Palavra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palavra goes for a takedown in the clinch but William prevents it.
William landing knees to the head.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Palavra avoids the damage to the body.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Palavra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as William takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Palavra is looking for a takedown.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palavra.
Palavra goes for a takedown attempt but William pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Palavra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and William counters by clinching up.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palavra avoids it.
William slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, William scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palavra managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William is pressed up against the cage. Palavra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag William down to the mat. William avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Palavra has his takedown stuffed
and William counters with a nice uppercut.
Palavra has his takedown stuffed
and William counters with a nice leg kick.
Palavra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and William cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palavra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Palavra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
William misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palavra looking to score a takedown here. William is defending well but Palavra drives through and ends up in William's guard.
William pulls Palavra in close to prevent any damage.
Palavra wants to control from the top but William keeps moving.
Palavra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

William has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palavra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Palavra throwing strikes from guard but William blocks nicely.
Palavra chips away with some ground and pound.
Marijo Palavra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palavra postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Palavra throwing strikes from guard but William blocks nicely.
Palavra preventing the sweep.
Palavra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Palavra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palavra postures up in William's guard and throws a big left but William blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William managing to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winjkin William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Palavra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Palavra misses with a takedown

and William moves into the clinch.
Palavra goes for a takedown attempt but William pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Palavra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and William counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marijo Palavra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palavra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and William counters with a big head kick but Palavra shrugs it off.
William misses with a wild body shot.

Palavra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. William sprawls well initially but Palavra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
William is looking to control Palavra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can William avoid being mounted?
William works his way to full guard. Good work.
William trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William looking for a sweep. Not yet William, not yet.
William controlling Palavra's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Palavra throwing strikes but missing.
Palavra passes easily into side control. Nice work.
William is not content to let Palavra control the position.

Palavra is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but William is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palavra wants to control for a moment but William uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Palavra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palavra thows a huge punch but William dodges it nicely.
Palavra throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing William to regain full guard.
Palavra is fighting to break William's control of his arms but William is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Palavra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palavra controls from within his opponent's guard.
Palavra trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palavra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Palavra advances position into side control!

Palavra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Palavra seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Palavra throws an elbow but William slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Palavra.
William manages to work his way to half guard, despite Palavra's best efforts.
Palavra is thwarting William's attempts to control the position.
Palavra is looking to take a break and control but William is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
William tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Palavra tries to pass the half guard into mount. William knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
William trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palavra slips a nice elbow through William's hands, connecting with William's forehead.
Marijo Palavra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winjkin William is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Palavra not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marijo Palavra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think William has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winjkin William!
Winjkin William decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.