PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Daryl Palumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frulegur Wiskeber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palumbo comes to the ring accompanied by A Day To Remember- Violence. Wiskeber has chosen Michel Cleis - Hey Lady Luck (Official Music Video) as his entrance music. Daryl Palumbo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Palumbo
vs
Wiskeber

180 cm
27
154 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

173 cm
25
150 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

Decent elbows
Experienced

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daryl Palumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frulegur Wiskeber!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wiskeber moves into the clinch.
Palumbo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Palumbo is breathing heavily.

Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Palumbo tries to keep at a distance but Wiskeber has taken the fight into the clinch.

Wiskeber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wiskeber clinches.

Wiskeber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Palumbo tries to keep at a distance but Wiskeber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wiskeber lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palumbo misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiskeber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Wiskeber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wiskeber darts in and clinches Palumbo up against the ropes.
Wiskeber landing knees to the body.
Wiskeber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiskeber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wiskeber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Wiskeber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wiskeber has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiskeber working Palumbo over with knees to the body.
Wiskeber with a knee to the head.

Wiskeber manages to break the clinch.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palumbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiskeber is looking to clinch.
Wiskeber tries to clinch but Palumbo moves out of range.

Wiskeber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wiskeber connects with a knee to the head.

Wiskeber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiskeber tries to clinch but Palumbo is having none of it.
Wiskeber wants to clinch.

Wiskeber has closed the distance and engaged Palumbo in a clinch.
Wiskeber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiskeber digs a right hand into Palumbo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palumbo's gas tank.
Wiskeber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiskeber.
Palumbo has had enough of the clinch but Wiskeber keeps him there for the moment.
Wiskeber trying to control the position but instead, Palumbo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wiskeber into the ropes.
Wiskeber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wiskeber is looking to control Palumbo's arms but Palumbo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiskeber has his back to the ropes.

Wiskeber manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiskeber scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frulegur Wiskeber dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wiskeber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiskeber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiskeber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiskeber misses with a two punch combination.

Wiskeber pushes Palumbo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wiskeber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Palumbo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wiskeber is working Palumbo over against the ropes.
Wiskeber is trying to maintain a safe position but Palumbo gets an underhook and turns Wiskeber into the ropes.

Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch but Palumbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiskeber throws a right hand that Palumbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Palumbo also avoids with ease.

Wiskeber takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiskeber scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiskeber is looking to clinch.
Wiskeber goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Wiskeber moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Palumbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiskeber lands a knee to the head.
Wiskeber is leaning against Palumbo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiskeber obliges.
Wiskeber lands a left hand.
Wiskeber lands a knee to the head.
Wiskeber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palumbo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wiskeber lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiskeber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palumbo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wiskeber scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiskeber crunches a lovely knee into Palumbo's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wiskeber breaks from the clinch.
Wiskeber throws a right hand that Palumbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Palumbo also avoids with ease.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch but Palumbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wiskeber rushes Palumbo and presses him up against the ropes.
Wiskeber holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Frulegur Wiskeber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Palumbo as Wiskeber tries to tie him up.
Wiskeber lands a good knee to the midsection. Palumbo won't want to take too many of those.
Wiskeber landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiskeber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Wiskeber breaks from the clinch.
Wiskeber throws a shot to the body.
Wiskeber moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frulegur Wiskeber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Palumbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wiskeber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiskeber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wiskeber gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiskeber.
Palumbo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Wiskeber breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Wiskeber.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch but Palumbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palumbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiskeber avoids the body shot from Palumbo.
Wiskeber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wiskeber avoids the body shot from Palumbo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiskeber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frulegur Wiskeber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wiskeber moves into range and clinches up with Palumbo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wiskeber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palumbo slips a jab and a cross from Wiskeber.
Frulegur Wiskeber seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Wiskeber rushes Palumbo and presses him up against the ropes.

Wiskeber breaks from the clinch.
Palumbo keeps the fight on the outside.
Palumbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Wiskeber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wiskeber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Palumbo letting Wiskeber take a breather here.
Wiskeber is working Palumbo over against the ropes.
Wiskeber scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiskeber stalling the fight.
Wiskeber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wiskeber pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palumbo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wiskeber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wiskeber throws a nice head kick!
Wiskeber swinging wildly here.

Wiskeber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Wiskeber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiskeber tries to clinch there but Palumbo circles away.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch but Palumbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daryl Palumbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palumbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiskeber circles away quickly and effectively.
Palumbo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Wiskeber moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiskeber landing knees to the body.
Wiskeber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wiskeber leaning his opponent against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frulegur Wiskeber really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Wiskeber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wiskeber blocking some punches.
Wiskeber working Palumbo over with knees to the body.
Wiskeber unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Wiskeber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wiskeber moves into the clinch.

Wiskeber breaks the clinch.
Palumbo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Palumbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiskeber feints a jab promting Palumbo to slip. Wiskeber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Palumbo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palumbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wiskeber.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiskeber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiskeber doesn't manage to clinch there - Palumbo circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wiskeber does no damage.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch but Palumbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiskeber misses with a two punch combination.
Wiskeber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wiskeber.
Wiskeber tries to clinch there but Palumbo circles away.

Wiskeber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wiskeber blocks an uppercut.
Wiskeber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Wiskeber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wiskeber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber blocking some punches.
Wiskeber working Palumbo over with knees to the body.
Wiskeber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wiskeber leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiskeber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber landing knees to the head.

Wiskeber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiskeber doesn't manage to clinch there - Palumbo circles away.
Wiskeber throws a nice head kick!

Palumbo is rocked!
Palumbo keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh Palumbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiskeber swinging wildly here.
Wiskeber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiskeber throws a nice looking combination but Palumbo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiskeber stalks Palumbo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Palumbo's face. Palumbo staggers backwards, shaken.
Wiskeber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frulegur Wiskeber dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Palumbo feints a jab promting Wiskeber to slip. Palumbo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wiskeber slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Palumbo seems to have got his legs back now.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up.
Wiskeber misses with a series of wild punches.
Wiskeber is looking to clinch but Palumbo is avoiding it.

Wiskeber moves into the clinch.

Wiskeber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiskeber moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wiskeber wants to clinch up but Palumbo keeps it at a distance.
Palumbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiskeber lands an overhand right.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Wiskeber closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiskeber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daryl Palumbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Wiskeber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiskeber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiskeber tries to clinch but Palumbo is having none of it.
Wiskeber fails with an attempt to clinch.

Wiskeber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Palumbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiskeber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiskeber lands a good knee to the midsection. Palumbo won't want to take too many of those.
Wiskeber lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wiskeber scores a nice knee to the body.
Frulegur Wiskeber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wiskeber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Wiskeber.
Wiskeber is working Palumbo over against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wiskeber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daryl Palumbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiskeber scores with a kick to the body.

Wiskeber clinches up against the ropes.
Wiskeber presses Palumbo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Wiskeber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wiskeber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Wiskeber.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wiskeber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wiskeber lands a good knee to the midsection. Palumbo won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiskeber crunches a lovely knee into Palumbo's ribcage.
Wiskeber leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frulegur Wiskeber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wiskeber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 41:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 42:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frulegur Wiskeber!
Our winner, Frulegur Wiskeber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.