PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torrelio Sacana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares comes into the arena with "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You" blaring out of the sound system. Torrelio Sacana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dominickoy Palhares's chin.

Palhares
vs
Sacana

193 cm
31
222 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

200 cm
22
224 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Torrelio Sacana!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Palhares feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Palhares drops back looking for a leg! Sacana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sacana manages to kick Palhares off! Palhares jumps back into Sacana's guard.
Palhares preventing the sweep.
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Sacana blocks nicely.

Sacana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Palhares drops back looking for a leg! Sacana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sacana manages to kick Palhares off! Palhares jumps back into Sacana's guard.

Sacana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sacana keeping full guard, as Palhares tries to pass.
Palhares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Palhares drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sacana manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Palhares has Sacana in his guard.
Sacana trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Sacana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palhares is keeping the position for now.

Palhares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Palhares working for a triangle but Sacana defends it easily.
Palhares wants to sweep here but Sacana controlling him for the moment.

Palhares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacana passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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.

Sacana is trying to get an arm triangle but Palhares is defending well.
Palhares tries to buck Sacana off but Sacana is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sacana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Palhares has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Palhares's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Palhares is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is working hard here to advance position.
Palhares is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Sacana looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Palhares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sacana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Palhares is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sacana pulls his head out easily.
Palhares wants to improve his position but Sacana is controlling well.
Sacana is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Palhares!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is trying desperately to improve position.
Sacana controlling the pace for now.
Sacana looking to control but Palhares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sacana with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sacana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Palhares sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is refusing to be controlled, as Sacana sits in half guard.
Sacana is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Palhares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sacana advances position into side control!
Sacana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palhares keeps working.
Palhares can't do much from the bottom here.
Palhares tries to bench press Sacana off him but Sacana keeps the position.
Sacana has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sacana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sacana lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palhares sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Palhares looking for submissions off his back.
Sacana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Palhares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sacana is trying to control the action in half guard but Palhares is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sacana moves into full mount! Palhares won't be happy about that!
Palhares keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sacana is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Palhares regains half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palhares manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Palhares looking for a guillotine here but Sacana defends easily.
Sacana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sacana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sacana pushes down on Palhares's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Palhares looking for submissions off his back.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Sacana is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Palhares!
Sacana prevents Palhares from getting the reversal.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sacana lands a big elbow.

Palhares is rocked!
Sacana content just to control the position here.
Oh Palhares is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Sacana! Palhares is hurt baaadly! Sacana is firing away with more strikes - Palhares is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torrelio Sacana!
A pretty intense looking Torrelio Sacana took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.