PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Fern has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fern
vs
Palmer

195 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
283 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Fern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fern tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Palmer is able to avoid easily.
Fern misses with a leg kick.
Fern tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Palmer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fern's guard now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fern working a defensive guard here.
Fern avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fern utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palmer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palmer lands a couple of digs.
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!
Fern keeping full guard, as Palmer tries to pass.
Fern is trying to control the position but Palmer postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer throwing strikes but missing.
Fern looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Fern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palmer wants to pass the guard but Fern is keeping the position.
Palmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Palmer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palmer postures up in Fern's guard and throws a big left but Fern blocks it.
Palmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Palmer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fern not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Palmer lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palmer stands up over Fern, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Fern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palmer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palmer landing with the ground and pound.
Fern has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fern is striking off his back. Palmer thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Palmer controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palmer winds up and cracks Fern with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Palmer working over Fern with some ground and pound. Fern looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palmer prevents Fern from improving his position.
Fern blocking the ground and pound attempt from Palmer.
Palmer prevents Fern from improving his position.
Palmer is trying to control the action in half guard but Fern is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Palmer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Palmer throwing shots but Fern is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Palmer connects with a nice short shot to Fern's temple.
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!
Fern wants to improve his position but Palmer is controlling well.
Palmer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fern with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Palmer tries to pass to full mount but Fern defends it.
Palmer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fern is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fern is looking to control Palmer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fern avoid being mounted?
Fern wants to improve his position but Palmer is controlling well.
Fern is trying to maintain the position but Palmer is very close to passing his half guard.
Palmer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fern knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Palmer trying to control the action but Fern is working from the bottom.
Palmer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fern tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Fern checks a low kick from Palmer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Palmer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fern moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Fern wants to clinch.
Palmer misses with a hook.
Fern tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fern throws a front kick aimed at Palmer's knee but Palmer avoids it well.
Palmer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Jimmy Palmer has been cut.
Fern moves forwards but Palmer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fern ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Palmer throws a wild body kick that Fern sees coming a mile off.
Fern clobbers Palmer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Palmer looks to throw the jab but Fern is out of range.
Fern tries to clinch up

and Palmer counters with a single leg into guard. Fern didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fern keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Fern pulls Palmer in to control the position.
Jimmy Palmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palmer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fern utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palmer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fern's head.
Palmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Palmer postures up and lands a big shot to Fern's brow.
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!
Palmer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Palmer trying to control but Fern is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Fern is rocked!
Fern is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palmer wants to improve his position but Fern is controlling well.
Palmer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Palmer keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fern wants to control but Palmer is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer gets full guard.
Palmer wants to sweep here but Fern controlling him for the moment.
Fern slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fern trying to control but Palmer is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because James Fern just wasn't active enough.
Fern fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a low kick but Fern avoids it.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fern was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Fern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Fern pivots, looking for a leg kick but Palmer is out of range and Fern settles back down.
Palmer blocks a leg kick.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fern.
Fern throws a front kick aimed at Palmer's knee but Palmer avoids it well.

Fern moves into range and clinches up with Palmer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fern swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fern has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Palmer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fern's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Palmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Palmer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A cross from Fern lands.

Palmer looking to score a takedown here. Fern is defending well but Palmer drives through and ends up in Fern's guard.
Palmer postures up in Fern's guard and throws a big left but Fern blocks it.
Palmer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fern's head.
Palmer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fern looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fern manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Palmer manages to get himself to full guard.
Palmer seems keen to control Fern's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palmer can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fern won't allow Palmer to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fern is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Palmer blocks the leg kick.
Fern tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James Fern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fern throws a leg kick but Palmer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Palmer looks for a takedown but Fern sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer checks a leg kick nicely.
Fern fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Palmer checks it well.
Palmer with a jab.
Palmer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
James Fern is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!

Palmer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fern's guard.
Fern is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palmer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer with a nice head shot there.
Oh Fern is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palmer trying to control but Fern is working from the bottom.
Fern seems to have got his legs back now.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Palmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Palmer stays in close to Fern's body and controls the position.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Fern keeps moving.
Palmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Jimmy Palmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Palmer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jimmy Palmer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Palmer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fern checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fern pivots, looking for a leg kick but Palmer is out of range and Fern settles back down.
Fern throws a leg kick

and Palmer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fern's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Palmer.
Palmer checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Palmer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Palmer!
Jimmy Palmer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight (Everything 7$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.