PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Six Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shooter's entrance music is DJ Antoine - Ma Cherie. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Palowakski's choice of entrance music: Burning Down the House. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shooter
vs
Palowakski

187 cm
37
256 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

193 cm
42
156 lbs
20 - 25 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Six Shooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Palowakski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shooter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shooter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shooter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shooter postures up.
Shooter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palowakski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palowakski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shooter with a flurry of punches that miss.

Shooter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Palowakski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Palowakski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Palowakski!
Shooter parries the strikes from Palowakski easily there. Palowakski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shooter to escape.

Palowakski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palowakski throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski working the ground and pound.
Palowakski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Palowakski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Shooter has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Palowakski but great work by Shooter.
Shooter working the head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Shooter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Shooter is putting a hurting on Palowakski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Palowakski is looking to reverse the position.
Shooter has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Palowakski!
Shooter prevents Palowakski from getting the reversal.
Palowakski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shooter unloads with some shots from mount but Palowakski bucks and avoids them well.
Shooter landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palowakski wants to hold on but Shooter pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palowakski can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski regains half guard.
Shooter working Palowakski over with strikes.
Shooter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palowakski defending well though.

Shooter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Palowakski has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Palowakski wants to improve his position but Shooter is controlling well.
Palowakski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shooter.

Palowakski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shooter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Palowakski is defending against the submission attempts here by Shooter.
Palowakski tries to roll over but Shooter keeps him under control.
Shooter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shooter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palowakski's head.
Shooter thows a huge punch but Palowakski dodges it nicely.
Palowakski looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Palowakski is trying to get back to full guard.
Shooter working the head and body with strikes.

Shooter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shooter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shooter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palowakski's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Six Shooter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Palowakski instigates a clinch.
Shooter is pushing Palowakski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Palowakski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Palowakski scores with a hook to the body.
Shooter tries to work over Palowakski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palowakski prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shooter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shooter jumps guard but Palowakski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Palowakski lands a hook that snaps the head of Shooter backwards.
Palowakski looking to stall.
Shooter is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Six Shooter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shooter throws a head punch that misses.
Shooter lands a shoulder strike.
Shooter misses with some punches.
Palowakski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shooter lands a nice shot to the body.
Palowakski stops a takedown attempt from Shooter.
Palowakski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Shooter gets control of Palowakski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shooter will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shooter wants to sweep but no luck.
Palowakski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shooter keeping moving, preventing Palowakski from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shooter keeping moving, preventing Palowakski from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Fred Palowakski wasn't active enough on the ground.

Palowakski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shooter did well to prevent Palowakski getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shooter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shooter is looking to improve his position.
Palowakski not doing much here.
Shooter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Palowakski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shooter sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shooter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Palowakski pulls his head out easily.
Shooter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Palowakski is looking for submissions but instead, Shooter has regained full guard.
Palowakski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shooter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palowakski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shooter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Six Shooter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shooter is on top in guard.
Shooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shooter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palowakski managing to control the position.
Shooter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shooter wants to pass the guard but Palowakski is keeping the position.

Palowakski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shooter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fred Palowakski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Palowakski takes the fight into the clinch.
Palowakski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shooter.

Shooter manages to pull guard.

Palowakski lying in Shooter's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Shooter decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Palowakski taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Six Shooter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Six Shooter made sure he mentioned Resistance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.