PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ogg Nogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera : 5 Minutes Alone. Marijo Palavra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nogg
vs
Palavra

169 cm
34
139 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

170 cm
28
140 lbs
18 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ogg Nogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marijo Palavra!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palavra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Nogg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Palavra!
Palavra is trying to get back to half guard.
Nogg lands a few punches from side control.
Nogg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Palavra is not content to let Nogg control the position.
Nogg lands some shots froms side control.
Palavra looks to move to half guard but instead Nogg has passed into mount! Damn!
Palavra tries to hold on but Nogg postures up.
Nogg landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Palavra sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Palavra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogg.
Nice strikes from Nogg there.
Nogg working over Palavra with some ground and pound. Palavra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Palavra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Palavra looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogg working some strikes from top position.
Nogg wants to control from the top but Palavra keeps moving.
Palavra wants to sweep but no luck.
Nogg throwing strikes from guard but Palavra blocks nicely.
Palavra trying to keep a closed guard but Nogg is proving a slippery customer.
Nogg chips away with some ground and pound.
Palavra thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Palavra tries to strike from the bottom.
Nogg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Palavra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nogg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nogg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nogg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Palavra gets back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palavra looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palavra is trying to hold Nogg in close to prevent damage but Nogg has managed to pass into half guard.
Palavra gets full guard.
Nogg wants to control from the top but Palavra keeps moving.
Palavra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nogg stands up over Palavra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nogg lands a couple of elbows.

Palavra working for submissions but it's allowed Nogg to get to half guard.
Nogg working the head and body with strikes.
Palavra wants to control but Nogg is keeping busy.
Palavra is staying active underneath Nogg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Palavra is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nogg moves nicely into side control.
Palavra is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nogg lands some shots froms side control.
Nogg trying to control the position but Palavra is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palavra tries to buck Nogg off but Nogg is having none of it.
Nogg advances nicely into full mount.
Nogg cracks Palavra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Palavra working to try and regain half guard.
Palavra manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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!
Nogg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogg tries to pass to full mount but Palavra defends it.
Palavra is in trouble now - Nogg has advanced to mount!
Palavra is bucking up trying to escape but Nogg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nogg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Palavra is rocked!
Palavra flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Palavra is still in real trouble! Can Nogg finish him?
Nogg controlling the pace for now.
Palavra seems to have recovered his senses.
Nogg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Palavra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nogg postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Palavra bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Nogg and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ogg Nogg!
A victorious Ogg Nogg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.