PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Palje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

West
vs
Palje

194 cm
24
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

201 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pete Palje!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Palje.
Palje cracks the inside of West's front leg.
Palje connects with a jab.
Palje pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palje lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
West avoids a kick to the body.
Palje fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt West.
West attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Palje throws a half hearted mid kick.
West tries to land a leg kick but Palje saw it coming and moves away.
Palje misses with a body kick.
Palje lands a nice looking body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Palje!
Palje moves out of range of the body kick from West.
Palje tries to work over West's front leg with a kick but West checks it.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palje keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a front kick.
West slips a straight right by Palje.
Palje throws a push kick but West slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Palje there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Palje throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from West.
Palje feints and then cracks West's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow West down.
A clash of legs there as West blocks the low kick.
Palje misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palje has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pete Palje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palje misses with a body kick.
Palje tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
Palje takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Pete Palje has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palje fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt West.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West checks the leg kick.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Palje moves out of range easily.
West has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palje.
Palje tries to work over West's front leg with a kick but West checks it.
Palje fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt West.
Palje's jab looks to have found its range, popping West under the eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palje. That's going to slow West down.
Palje scores with a kick to the midsection.
Palje looks winded!
Palje is looking to chop away at West's legs.
West digs a good body shot into Palje's ribs.
Palje throws a front kick aimed at West's knee but West avoids it well.
Palje throws a leg kick but West checks it.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palje pivots, looking for a leg kick but West is out of range and Palje settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
West steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Palje. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palje. That's going to slow West down.
Palje throws a nice outside leg kick.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palje lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Palje - that will leave a mark!
Palje dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palje.
Palje misses with a low kick.
Palje attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
West on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Palje lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palje wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palje lands a head kick!
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!
Nice body kick from Palje.
Palje throws a head kick that misses.
Palje throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
West checks a leg kick.
West throws a head kick but Palje moves out of range.
Palje finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Palje wants to land a leg kick but West is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West misses with a few strikes there.
Palje lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Palje lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Palje dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Palje's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

West takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palje scores with a kick to the midsection.
Palje moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palje throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Palje throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palje moves out of range as West throws a body kick.
West sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palje, right into the meat.
Palje misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pete Palje seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palje tries to land a front kick but West steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Palje.
Palje is breathing heavily.
Palje lands a leg kick that knocks West off balance momentarily.
Palje fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Palje.
Palje throws a leg kick which misses West's front leg but catches the back leg as West tries to avoid it.
Palje fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt West.
Palje scores with a nice body kick.
Palje throws a low kick, looking for West's leg but West calmly moves out of range.
Palje wants to slow West down by chopping away at his legs.
West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palje misses with a leg kick
and West counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palje slips a jab and a cross from West.
Palje misses with a low kick.
Palje turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
West throws a head kick but Palje moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palje lands a front kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as West checks a leg kick.
Palje with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some bone on bone action there as West checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palje blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palje.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Palje there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Palje scores with a push kick.
Palje walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. West checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether West might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palje blocks a head kick by West.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palje.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palje turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palje scoring well with a low kick there.
Palje lands a nice shot that snaps West's head back.
James West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palje.
Palje connects with an inside leg kick.
Palje throws a front kick that sends West stumbling back into the cage.
West takes a swing at Palje's ribcage but misses.
Palje scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palje lands a nice looking body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! West crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palje - the referee stops the clock and West gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palje. West manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
West will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
West tries a head kick but it misses.
West sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Palje. That one must have hurt.
Palje with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palje. That's going to slow West down.
Good leg kick by Palje there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West takes a kick to the side of the head.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palje throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Palje misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from West - that will leave a mark!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West throws a nice head kick!
Palje looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palje is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Palje showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pete Palje's cut.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Palje lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and West has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from West and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Palje.
Palje misses with a leg kick

and West counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
West prevents Palje from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

West postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Palje to stand up.
West throws a series of punches but Palje avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from West.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by West!
West is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as West blocks the leg kick.
West takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Palje looks for the body kick but West saw that one coming.
West misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Palje misses.
Palje lands a leg kick that knocks West off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palje pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
West scores with a punch to the head.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Palje moves out of range easily.
Palje throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
West blocks a low kick nicely.
West misses the shot to the body.
West throws a body kick that misses.
Palje jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palje throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West is looking to wear down Palje with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Palje moves out of range as West throws a body kick.
Palje throws a leg kick but West sees it coming and moves out of range.
West lands a head kick. Palje smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palje lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palje does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Palje throws a leg kick but West checks it.
Palje looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
West looks for the body kick but Palje saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Palje.
West throws a series of punches but Palje moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Palje.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palje.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palje misses with a low kick.
Palje lands with a nice body kick.
Palje misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palje throws a leg kick that is checked
and West counters with a nice body shot.
Palje throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palje.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Palje lands with a kick to the ribs.
Palje has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Palje throws a low kick but it's checked well by West.
West checks the leg kick nicely there.
West scores with a leg kick.
Palje tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palje avoids the head kick by West.
Palje pushes West away with a front kick.
West blocks the body kick.
West checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West lands a leg kick that knocks Palje off balance momentarily.
West throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palje stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palje lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
Palje looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palje motions for West to come forward. Palje throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West lands a high kick!
Palje with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palje lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palje fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palje misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Palje finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
James West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Palje is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Palje finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pete Palje.
I've got Palje 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Palje!