PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with Police On My Back blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Wan King
vs
Palavra

179 cm
23
140 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Wan King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marijo Palavra!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Palavra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

King dives in and scores a takedown into Palavra's guard.

Palavra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palavra looking for a sweep. Not yet Palavra, not yet.
Palavra trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
Palavra pulls King in to control the position.
Let's hope that Palavra has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Palavra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palavra looking for a triangle here. King is fighting it but it looks tight! Palavra pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, King is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marijo Palavra!
Marijo Palavra managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Resistance, into his post fight interview.