PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Paltiguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pimbo Tights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paltiguera comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Tights has chosen Mama Gon Knock You Out! as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paltiguera
vs
Tights

175 cm
27
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

RVCA
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Paltiguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pimbo Tights!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paltiguera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tights ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paltiguera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tights counters with a right hand to the body.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tights moves away from the strike by Paltiguera.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch but Paltiguera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paltiguera scores with a shot to the body.
Tights is looking to clinch but Paltiguera is avoiding it.
Tights tries to clinch
and Paltiguera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paltiguera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paltiguera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tights.
Tights tries to clinch but Paltiguera is having none of it.
Paltiguera misses with a double jab.
Paltiguera tests Tights's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tights closes the distance but Paltiguera moves to the side
and Paltiguera counters with a left and a right that stings Tights.
Paltiguera misses with a combination
and Tights counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pimbo Tights seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paltiguera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tights connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Nick Paltiguera has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paltiguera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tights.
A punch combination from Paltiguera misses.
Sloppy strikes from Paltiguera. Those never looked like landing.
Tights jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tights throws a hook but Paltiguera blocks it.
Paltiguera takes a swing at Tights's ribcage but misses.
Paltiguera misses with the combination.
Tights tries to clinch but Paltiguera moves away
and Paltiguera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paltiguera throws a series of punches but Tights avoids them all with ease.
Paltiguera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tights is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paltiguera.
Paltiguera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tights throws a shot from downtown. Paltiguera moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tights looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paltiguera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Pimbo Tights has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paltiguera moves out of range of the strikes.
Paltiguera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tights.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paltiguera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paltiguera throws a series of punches but Tights avoids them all with ease.
Tights is looking to clinch but Paltiguera is avoiding it.
Tights has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tights slips under a jab.
A big right from Tights misses.
Tights tries to clinch up
and Paltiguera counters with a nice body shot.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paltiguera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tights counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paltiguera lands a nice shot to the body.
Tights tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paltiguera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tights dodges the punch combination from Paltiguera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paltiguera misses.
Tights darts in trying to clinch
and Paltiguera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paltiguera misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Paltiguera.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch but Paltiguera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paltiguera slips under a jab from Tights.
Tights might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tights throws a shot from downtown. Paltiguera moves away and avoids it.
Paltiguera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tights tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paltiguera counters with a straight right hand.
Paltiguera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paltiguera looks to land a combination but Tights avoids it well.
No joy there for Paltiguera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tights manages to avoid it.
Paltiguera works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paltiguera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tights.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tights looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Tights throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Paltiguera.
Tights tries to clinch but Paltiguera is having none of it.
Tights tries to clinch there but Paltiguera circles away.
Tights tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paltiguera swats away the attempt to clinch by Tights.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tights takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paltiguera scores with the left hand. Tights knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Paltiguera dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Paltiguera throws a series of punches but Tights avoids them all with ease.
Paltiguera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nick Paltiguera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paltiguera, as that shot connected.
Paltiguera keeps the fight on the outside.
Tights takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paltiguera misses with a double jab.
Tights tries to clinch but Paltiguera is having none of it.
Tights misses with a body shot.
Paltiguera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tights moves to clinch but Paltiguera breaks away
and Paltiguera counters with a three punch combo that has Tights backing up. Tights nods at Paltiguera to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paltiguera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tights uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paltiguera.
Paltiguera throws a series of punches but Tights moves out of range.

Paltiguera tries to keep at a distance but Tights has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paltiguera is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tights.
Tights putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paltiguera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paltiguera swings wildly with an uppercut but Tights uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tights misses with a knee strike.
Paltiguera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tights misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paltiguera.
Tights lands a knee to the head.
Paltiguera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tights tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paltiguera's elbow.
Tights using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paltiguera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tights.
Tights has Paltiguera pressed against the cage, preventing Paltiguera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paltiguera is looking to break free of the clinch but Tights has double underhooks.
Tights using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paltiguera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paltiguera is trying to push Tights away but Tights has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tights missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera tries to break the clinch but Tights is controlling the position.
Paltiguera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paltiguera lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Paltiguera.
A short uppercut from Paltiguera.
Tights has a couple of punches blocked by Paltiguera.
Tights tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paltiguera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paltiguera avoiding damage as Tights throws knees to the body.
Tights with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Paltiguera breaks the clinch.
Tights darts in trying to clinch
and Tights takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nick Paltiguera is winning the standup battle so far.
Paltiguera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tights looks to throw the jab but Paltiguera is out of range.
Paltiguera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tights eats them both and turns towards Paltiguera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera misses with a double jab.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch but Paltiguera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tights looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paltiguera stuns Tights with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tights tries to clinch up but Paltiguera circles away and keeps his distance.
Tights wants to clinch.
Paltiguera throws a combination that misses
and Tights counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paltiguera defending well as Tights loads up on a big left hand.
Paltiguera misses with a body shot.
Paltiguera throws a right hand that Tights ducks under and follows up with a left that Tights also avoids with ease.
Tights wants to clinch up but Paltiguera keeps it at a distance.
Tights closes the distance but Paltiguera moves to the side
and Paltiguera counters with a nice body shot.
Paltiguera keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tights manages to avoid it.
Tights closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Paltiguera counter with a right hand.
Paltiguera fails to land with a series of punches.
Tights fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paltiguera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Tights tries to clinch up but Paltiguera circles away and keeps his distance.
Paltiguera cracks Tights with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tights closes the distance but Paltiguera moves to the side
and Paltiguera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paltiguera manages to avoid it.
Paltiguera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tights at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Paltiguera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paltiguera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Paltiguera dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tights moves in looking to clinch but Paltiguera pushes him off.
Paltiguera misses with the combination.
Tights closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paltiguera counters with a left to the body.
Tights has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tights there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tights uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paltiguera.
Paltiguera misses with a wild combination.
Tights tries to clinch up but Paltiguera circles away and keeps his distance.
Paltiguera lands with a straight right. Tights didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paltiguera. Tights does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paltiguera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tights misses with a body shot.
Tights wants to clinch up but Paltiguera keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tights lands a lovely overhand right.
Paltiguera jabs Tights to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tights doesn't manage to clinch there - Paltiguera circles away.
Paltiguera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tights throws out the jab.
Tights walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paltiguera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paltiguera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tights misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Paltiguera. Those never looked like landing.
Tights connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paltiguera scores with a punch to the head.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paltiguera counters with a three punch combo that has Tights backing up. Tights nods at Paltiguera to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paltiguera jabs Tights right on the nose. Tights blinks but takes it well.
Pimbo Tights has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tights tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paltiguera counters with a two punch combo.

Tights is rocked!
Tights gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tights is still on wobbly legs! Can Paltiguera finish him?
Tights fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tights tries to clinch
and Paltiguera counters with a right hand to the body.
Tights seems to have recovered his senses.
Tights closes the distance but Paltiguera moves to the side
and Paltiguera counters with a nice uppercut.
Paltiguera misses with a wild body shot.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tights has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paltiguera misses with a few strikes there.
Tights moves away from the strike by Paltiguera.
Tights darts in trying to clinch
and Paltiguera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera throws a right hand that Tights ducks under and follows up with a left that Tights also avoids with ease.
Paltiguera swinging wildly here.
Tights wants to clinch
and Paltiguera counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tights is looking to clinch.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paltiguera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tights pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tights doesn't manage to clinch there - Paltiguera circles away.
Paltiguera misses with a combination
and Tights counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paltiguera counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera throws out a loose jab but Tights uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paltiguera. Tights does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paltiguera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tights momentarily.
Tights tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paltiguera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tights avoids the body shot from Paltiguera.
Paltiguera cracks Tights with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tights tries to clinch up but Paltiguera circles away and keeps his distance.
Tights on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paltiguera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paltiguera lands with a hook. Tights tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paltiguera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tights thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Paltiguera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paltiguera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Paltiguera!
Our winner, Nick Paltiguera, 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.