PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Power Core. Palmer has chosen Freddie Gibbs - National Anthem (Fuck The World) as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Prime
vs
Palmer

191 cm
31
288 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

191 cm
33
264 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime is looking to land body kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Prime - that will leave a mark!
Prime throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prime swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Palmer moves into the clinch.
Palmer prevents a takedown attempt there.

Prime ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Prime no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Prime controlling the position.
Palmer controls from within his opponent's guard.

Prime escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Palmer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Prime is trying to control the position but Palmer postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palmer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arnold Palmer.
Prime shoots in looking for a takedown. Palmer tries to sprawl out of it but Prime keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Palmer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Prime darts in and clinches Palmer up against the ropes.
Prime misses with a body punch.
Prime tries to pull guard but Palmer holds him up against the ropes and eventually Prime drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Optimus Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer is looking to break free of the clinch but Prime has double underhooks.

Prime ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Prime no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Prime keeps moving.
Prime trying to keep a closed guard but Palmer is proving a slippery customer.

Prime working for a triangle but Palmer defends it easily.
Prime trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Palmer stays in close to Prime's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arnold Palmer.
Palmer lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Prime with that takedown attempt.
Prime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Prime.
Prime throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Prime looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Palmer is fending him off so far but Prime persists. Nope, Palmer circles away and we're back to standing.
Prime shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Palmer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Prime blocks an uppercut.
Palmer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Prime wants to break free but Palmer has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer slowing the pace effectively.
Prime tries a body shot but Palmer blocks it.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer prevents the takedown attempt.
Palmer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prime has him pressed against the ropes.

Palmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer checks a low kick from Prime.
Prime throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palmer's waist but Palmer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Prime off to one side.
Nice defenses there by Palmer.
Prime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Prime lands a nice shot to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Palmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prime shoots in looking for a takedown but Palmer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Prime's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Prime is looking to wear down Palmer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Prime throws a push kick but Palmer slaps the foot to one side.
Palmer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Optimus Prime has been cut.
Prime gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Prime throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Prime misses with a left hand

and Palmer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Palmer effectively controlling the action here.
Prime jumps guard but Palmer stands there with Prime around his waist. Prime gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palmer is looking to break free of the clinch but Prime has double underhooks.
Prime blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer blocks a body shot from Prime.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palmer is trying to break the clinch but Prime is controlling him.
Prime looking for a takedown.

Palmer breaks the clinch.
Prime changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palmer tries to avoid it but Prime manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palmer to the ground. Palmer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Prime is trying hard to land a takedown here. Palmer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Prime throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Prime.
Prime lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palmer backs up against the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Prime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Prime.
Prime misses with a hook

and Palmer counters by moving into the clinch.

Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Prime - that will leave a mark!
A punch lands to the side of Palmer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palmer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prime, right into the meat.
Prime throws a leg kick

and Palmer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prime scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Prime wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.

Prime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer checks a low kick from Prime.
Prime has a takedown stuffed.
Prime attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer slips a jab from Prime.
Palmer avoids a kick to the body.
Arnold Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prime swings for the body but Palmer moves out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Prime moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Prime scores with a nice body kick.
Prime connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palmer momentarily.
Prime attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prime fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Prime lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palmer at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Prime paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Prime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Optimus Prime's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Prime looks to land a left hand but Palmer moved out of range nicely.
Palmer ducks right into an uppercut from Prime.
Prime throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prime.
Palmer defending well as Prime loads up on a big left hand.
Prime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prime tried to score with a low kick but Palmer checks it.
Prime lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Palmer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer prevents a body shot from Prime.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prime's efforts to push away.
Palmer can't break the clinch.

Prime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prime scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palmer in his tracks.
Palmer leaves Prime with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Palmer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime looks to land a left hand but Palmer moved out of range nicely.
Palmer blocks the body kick.
Prime swings away with a body shot that misses

and Palmer moves into the clinch.
Prime tries to pull guard but Palmer holds him up against the ropes and eventually Prime drops back down to his feet.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Primes head.
Prime misses with a body punch.
Palmer is trying to maintain a safe position but Prime gets an underhook and turns Palmer into the ropes.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmer looking to slow down the pace here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Prime keeps moving.
Prime not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Prime wants to sweep here but Palmer controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Arnold Palmer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Palmer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Prime throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prime, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Prime tries to land a front kick but Palmer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Danga de danga de dang - Prime scores with a four punch combination!
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Prime misses with a body shot.

Prime closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Palmer's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prime pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palmer is keeping the position for now.
Palmer has Prime pulled in close to control his posture.
Prime trying to control but Palmer is working from the bottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Palmer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Palmer pulls Prime in close to prevent any damage.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Arnold Palmer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palmer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Prime - the referee stops the clock and Palmer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Prime. Palmer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Prime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Palmer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prime just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Prime throws a lazy right hand but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prime moves out of range as Palmer throws a body kick.
Prime throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Prime.
Palmer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Prime is out of range.
Palmer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Prime misses the target.

Prime shoots in and gets a takedown into Palmer's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prime wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Prime stopping the sweep attempt from Palmer.
Arnold Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Prime stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prime is one step ahead there.
Palmer controls Prime momentarily but Prime frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arnold Palmer.
Prime misses with a body shot

and Palmer counters by moving into the clinch.
Prime scores with a shoulder strike.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prime's efforts to push away.
Prime tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the ropes.
Palmer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prime is trying to pull guard but Palmer has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Optimus Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prime is looking to take this one to the mat.
Palmer is trying to force a seperation but Prime has the dominant position.
Prime avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the ropes.
Prime struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Prime misses with the head strike.

Prime turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer regains half guard, as Prime was trying to land strikes.
Palmer is looking to escape.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Palmer trying to hold on to Prime's head to control him but Prime postures up.
Prime is nestled in close to Palmer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Palmer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Palmer.
Prime wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Prime throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palmer keeping moving, preventing Prime from controlling successfully.

Palmer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Optimus Prime showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prime has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Optimus Prime!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Optimus Prime!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Optimus Prime!

Optimus Prime wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Optimus Prime thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.