PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Palje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ce Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Palje has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Palje
vs
Chulainn

201 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Palje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ce Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn checks a leg kick.

Chulainn gets a double leg takedown into Palje's guard.
Palje on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Palje tries to get out of the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chulainn prevents Palje from getting back to his feet.
Chulainn distracts Palje with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Palje knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chulainn on the ground.
Chulainn lands a couple of elbows.
Chulainn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chulainn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chulainn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palje wants to stand and escape but Chulainn is having none of it.
Palje keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.
Chulainn distracts Palje with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chulainn landing with the ground and pound.
Chulainn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chulainn stops Palje from standing up.
Chulainn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chulainn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chulainn wants to pass the guard but Palje is keeping the position.
Palje is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chulainn is controlling him.
Chulainn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chulainn is working Palje over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chulainn works over Palje with some ground and pound from guard.
Chulainn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chulainn stops Palje from standing up.
Chulainn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chulainn throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulainn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Palje is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chulainn throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chulainn is working Palje over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chulainn is looking to work some ground and pound but Palje has wrist control.
Chulainn trying to control but Palje is working from the bottom.
Chulainn tries to free his leg and advance position but Palje is retaining full guard.
Chulainn is working Palje over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chulainn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chulainn prevents Palje from getting back to his feet.
Chulainn lands a couple of elbows.
Chulainn stands up over Palje, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chulainn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Palje keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.
Palje wants to get back to his feet but Chulainn passes into half guard.
Chulainn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn lands strikes from half guard.
Palje is trying to stand up here but Chulainn is controlling him well.
Palje taking some punishment here, with Chulainn in his half guard.
Chulainn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chulainn stops Palje from getting back to his feet.
Chulainn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palje with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Palje wants to get back to his feet.
Palje is breathing heavily.
Palje on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chulainn not doing much here.
Palje on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chulainn slips a nice elbow through Palje's hands, connecting with Palje's forehead.
Chulainn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chulainn working the head and body with strikes.

Palje is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oh Palje is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chulainn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chulainn is nestled in close to Palje, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Palje is trying to stand.
Palje seems to have got his legs back now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chulainn in particular looking to stall.
Palje has hold of Chulainn's hands but Chulainn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chulainn content to control rather than advance.
Palje has hold of Chulainn's hands but Chulainn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chulainn stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palje is trying to stand back up but Chulainn is controlling him
Chulainn lands strikes from half guard.
Chulainn slips a nice elbow through Palje's hands, connecting with Palje's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ce Chulainn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chulainn shoots in looking for a takedown but Palje manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chulainn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

It looks like Pete Palje has been cut.
Chulainn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Palje gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chulainn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chulainn stands and throws Palje's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chulainn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Palje is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Palje being controlled for a moment.
Chulainn cracks Palje with a big elbow.
Chulainn grinds an elbow into Palje's temple.
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!
Chulainn cracks Palje with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Chulainn immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Palje is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Chulainn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ce Chulainn!