PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyo Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes into the arena with Annihilator - Fun Palace blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kurosaki's choice of entrance music: Machiavellism - Dir En Grey. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Palmer
vs
Kurosaki

186 cm
26
200 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
203 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leland Palmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyo Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki tries for a takedown but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Palmer slips a straight right by Kurosaki.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Palmer misses with a double jab.
Kurosaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Kyo Kurosaki has been cut.
Palmer walks into a left hand.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand

and Palmer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Palmer prevents Kurosaki from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurosaki moves into full guard.
Kurosaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Palmer won't allow Kurosaki to sweep him here.
Palmer wants to pass the guard but Kurosaki is keeping the position.
Kurosaki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palmer is controlling him.
Kurosaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palmer misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Kurosaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kurosaki lands a nice shot that snaps Palmer's head back.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Palmer avoids it easily.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer misses with a two punch combination.
Palmer misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kurosaki. Beautiful body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Palmer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kurosaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palmer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kurosaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kurosaki looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Palmer throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Palmer off the cage and back into range.
Palmer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer takes one to the side of the head.
Kurosaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Kurosaki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki scores with a decent looking hook.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Kurosaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palmer throws out the jab.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurosaki.
Palmer scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurosaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palmer throws out the jab.
Palmer needs to keep his hands up - Kurosaki had a free shot at his head there.
Palmer misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kyo Kurosaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyo Kurosaki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kurosaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Kyo Kurosaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Kurosaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kurosaki leaves Palmer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kurosaki throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Palmer.
Palmer slips under a jab.
Palmer throws a big shot that misses.
Kurosaki jabs Palmer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the body.
Kurosaki tries to bum rush Palmer with a series of wild strikes but Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Kurosaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer throws a looping overhand right but Kurosaki ducks down to avoid it.
Kurosaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Kurosaki's head.
Kurosaki looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kurosaki's waist but Kurosaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palmer off to one side.
Palmer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kurosaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
A right-left combo lands from Kurosaki.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Palmer, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Kurosaki swings widly with a right hand
and Palmer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurosaki. That snapped Palmer's head back.
Kurosaki tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kyo Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kurosaki swings for the body but Palmer moves out of range.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Kurosaki thuds a left hand into Palmer's body.
Kurosaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Kurosaki's head.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki slips a straight right by Palmer.
Palmer walks into a stiff left hand from Kurosaki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurosaki.
Palmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurosaki jabs at Palmer's body.
Kurosaki swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurosaki throws a shot to the body.
Palmer misses with a hook.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kurosaki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a jab.
Palmer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kurosaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
A shot to the liver by Palmer. Beautiful body shot.
Kurosaki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palmer doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kurosaki!
Kurosaki throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyo Kurosaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyo Kurosaki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kurosaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kurosaki with a nice cross.
Palmer scores with a hook.
Kurosaki jabs at Palmer's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmer shoots in for a double leg but Kurosaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kurosaki thuds a left hand into Palmer's body.
Kurosaki lands with a right hand.
Palmer looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
Kurosaki jabs at Palmer's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurosaki lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Palmer as he avoids it easily.
Palmer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Kurosaki misses with a jab to the body
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Kurosaki catches Palmer right on the button with a cross.

Palmer throws a left that rocks Kurosaki and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Palmer dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Kurosaki regain composure!

Kurosaki is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Palmer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kurosaki is still in real trouble! Can Palmer finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer cracks Kurosaki with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Palmer immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kurosaki is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Palmer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leland Palmer!
Leland Palmer retains his middleweight title!
Leland Palmer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.