PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluto Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares has chosen TOQUINHO as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bueno
vs
Palhares

188 cm
33
192 lbs
30 - 12 - 0

181 cm
31
171 lbs
26 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Hellbent

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pluto Palhares!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno throws a lazy uppercut

and Palhares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Palhares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palhares preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bueno holds on and takes a little breather.
Palhares looking to pass the guard.
Bueno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palhares.
Palhares trying to control but Bueno is working from the bottom.
Bueno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bueno is trying to keep Palhares in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bueno takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
Pedro Bueno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bueno cracks the inside of Palhares's front leg.
Good work by Bueno as he checks the leg kick.
Palhares connects with a solid leg kick.
Bueno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bueno misses the jab.
Bueno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bueno tries to clinch but Palhares moves away

and Palhares counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Palhares.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Bueno blocks nicely.
Palhares wants to pass the guard but Bueno is keeping the position.
Bueno looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno trying to strike off his back.

Bueno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Palhares doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Palhares manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
Palhares connects with a couple of short punches.
Palhares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bueno is keeping the position for now.
Palhares postures up and lands a big shot to Bueno's brow.
Palhares trying to control but Bueno is working from the bottom.
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Bueno blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is controlling Palhares's posture.
Bueno keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Bueno has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Palhares has passed into side control.
Palhares creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bueno sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bueno takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bueno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bueno can't do much from the bottom here.
Palhares landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Palhares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
What's Bueno going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Bueno struggling a bit here.
Bueno regains half guard.
Bueno wants to control but Palhares is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Palhares throwing shots but Bueno is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares uses his free foot to push down on Bueno's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bueno.
Palhares working Bueno over with strikes here.
Bueno is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Big Sexy's House of Buff, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Bueno that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Palhares cracks Bueno with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Palhares avoids the attempt from Bueno to control.
Palhares is landing with some decent strikes but Bueno is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pluto Palhares dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bueno cracks a nice hook into Palhares's ribs.
Palhares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bueno looks to land a body kick but Palhares moved away.
Bueno throws a shot to the body.
Bueno misses with a leg kick

and Palhares counters with a shoot takedown. Bueno fights it but they end up in guard.
Bueno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bueno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

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

Palhares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bueno looking to pass the guard.
Bueno engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bueno trying to control from the bottom.
Bueno tries to get to full guard but Palhares has control of the leg.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but Bueno defending well.
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bueno keeps working.
Bueno moves into full guard.
Palhares tries to free his leg and advance position but Bueno is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palhares's guard.

Palhares is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bueno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Bueno from controlling successfully.
Palhares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Palhares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bueno defends it easily.
Bueno won't allow Palhares to sweep him here.

Palhares working for a triangle but Bueno defends it easily.
Bueno trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palhares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bueno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palhares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palhares manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bueno wants to hold on but Palhares pushes him away.
Bueno is looking to improve his position but Palhares isn't that keen on the idea.
Bueno is working hard here to advance position.
Palhares looking to control but Bueno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Palhares cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares with good strikes from the mount here!
Bueno suckers Palhares into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Bueno is now in Palhares's guard!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bueno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares wants to sweep but no luck.
Bueno trying to stand up but can't free himself from Palhares's guard.

Palhares working for a triangle but Bueno defends it easily.
Palhares lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bueno!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno tries to lock up and control but Palhares gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Palhares working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pluto Palhares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bueno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palhares throws a leg kick

and Bueno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bueno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Palhares's efforts to push away.
Bueno misses with the head strike.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palhares can't find room to land a body shot as Bueno controls the action.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palhares.
Palhares tries to break the clinch but Bueno is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palhares.
A bit of stalling here from Palhares.
Palhares's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bueno tries a body shot but Palhares blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Bueno.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Palhares. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Palhares will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bueno up against the cage.
Bueno misses with some punches.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Palhares controls the action.
Palhares is looking to break free of the clinch but Bueno has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Palhares breaks the clinch.
Bueno looks to throw the jab but Palhares is out of range.
Bueno tries to clinch but Palhares moves out of range.
Bueno scores with a decent looking hook.
Good work by Bueno as he checks the leg kick.
Palhares misses with a low kick.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bueno.

Bueno rushes Palhares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares lands a body shot.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Palhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares blocks a body shot from Bueno.
Palhares has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bueno seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Palhares can turn it around.
Palhares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palhares prevents a body shot from Bueno.
Palhares lands a body punch.
Bueno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palhares blocks an uppercut.

Palhares manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

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

Palhares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bueno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bueno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Palhares is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bueno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palhares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno is trying to keep Palhares in close.
Palhares trying to control but Bueno is working from the bottom.
Bueno wants to sweep here but Palhares controlling him for the moment.
Pluto Palhares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bueno controls Palhares momentarily but Palhares frees himself.
Palhares slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bueno moves into full guard.
Bueno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pedro Bueno did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bueno misses with a hook to the body

and Palhares counters with a shoot takedown. Bueno fights it but they end up in guard.
Bueno pulls Palhares in close to prevent any damage.
Palhares tries to free his leg and advance position but Bueno is retaining full guard.
Bueno looking for a sweep. Not yet Bueno, not yet.
Palhares is looking to work some ground and pound but Bueno has wrist control.
Bueno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palhares is controlling him.
Bueno is trying to keep Palhares in close.
Bueno can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palhares controls the pace.
Palhares postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pedro Bueno.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bueno as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno throws a good cross that connects.
Palhares lands with an uppercut that bounces Bueno off the cage and back into range.
Bueno wants to clinch up but Palhares keeps it at a distance.
Bueno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pedro Bueno is winning the standup battle so far.
Bueno just misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno throws a leg kick

and Palhares counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bueno won't be happy with that.
Palhares cracks Bueno with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Palhares working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bueno manages to get back to half guard.
Bueno controlling the position for now.
Palhares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares wants to control but Bueno is keeping him busy.
Palhares throws a strike but Bueno avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Palhares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bueno's head.
Palhares working some strikes from top position.
Palhares postures up.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Palhares's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Palhares wants to control from the top but Bueno keeps moving.
Bueno trying to control the position.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bueno is keeping the position for now.
Bueno keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bueno is on top in guard.
Bueno scoring with some ground and pound.
Palhares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bueno's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Palhares's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bueno pulls Palhares in close to his closed guard and prevents Palhares from doing any damage or advancing position.
Palhares postures up.
Palhares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bueno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bueno trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bueno holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is looking to work some ground and pound but Bueno has wrist control.
Palhares throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palhares stands and throws Bueno's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Palhares working away.
Bueno is not content to let Palhares control the position.
Bueno is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno can't do much from the bottom here.
Palhares wants to control but Bueno is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pluto Palhares dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bueno scores with a kick to the body.
Bueno is looking to wear down Palhares with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bueno misses with a body shot.
Bueno misses with a double jab.
Palhares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Palhares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Bueno misses

and Palhares decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bueno's guard.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Bueno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Bueno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bueno is trying to control. Palhares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bueno wants to pass to mount but Palhares is defending the position.
Palhares wants to improve his position but Bueno is controlling well.
Palhares keeps trying to improve his position.
Palhares slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Palhares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno 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.
Bueno tries to stand but Palhares is controlling from the bottom.

Palhares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bueno defends it easily.
Bueno tries to free his leg and advance position but Palhares is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bueno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Palhares working for a triangle but Bueno defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno trying to stand up but can't free himself from Palhares's guard.
Bueno trying to control the position from guard on top but Palhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares wants to sweep here but Bueno controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bueno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Palhares has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bueno has managed to get both his arms back between Palhares's legs - danger averted.
Bueno advances position into side control!
Palhares is looking to reverse the position.
Palhares manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bueno wants to improve his position but Palhares is controlling well.
Bueno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Palhares is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Palhares there.
Palhares takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bueno tries to get to full guard but Palhares has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Palhares uses his free foot to push down on Bueno's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bueno.
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!
Bueno tries to hold on but Palhares postures up.
Pedro Bueno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palhares is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bueno can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bueno tries to lock up and control but Palhares gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bueno working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palhares landing strikes, looking to finish!
Palhares lands a nice shot to the head.
Bueno taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pluto Palhares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Palhares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pluto Palhares!
Our winner, Pluto Palhares, 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.