PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the ring accompanied by Shock by Fear Factory. Palmer has chosen Annihilator - Fun Palace as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rogers
vs
Palmer

190 cm
43
193 lbs
38 - 36 - 0

186 cm
33
200 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leland Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense.
Palmer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Rogers has a takedown stuffed.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Palmer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rogers slips under a jab from Palmer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rogers instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Rogers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rogers has Palmer pressed against the ropes, preventing Palmer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Palmer misses with a body punch.
Rogers is trying to stall.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rogers manages to break the clinch.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Palmer misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Rogers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palmer ducks right into an uppercut from Rogers.
Leland Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Palmer as he checks the leg kick.
Rogers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palmer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Palmer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rogers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogers cracks Palmer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Steve Rogers has been cut.
Palmer misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Palmer moves out of range of the body kick from Rogers.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rogers 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 Palmer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Palmer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Palmer lands a jab to the head.
Palmer lands with a shot to the body.
Rogers dives in and grabs Palmer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palmer pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
Palmer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some bone on bone action there as Palmer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palmer backs up against the ropes.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt
and Palmer counters with a stiff right hand.
Palmer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.

Rogers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Palmer sprawls well initially but Rogers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Palmer has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Palmer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palmer keeps trying to improve his position.
Rogers is trying to control. Palmer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer gets back to full guard.
Palmer 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.
Rogers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Palmer is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Palmer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Palmer trying to control here.

Rogers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steve Rogers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Rogers's cut.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rogers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogers shoots in but Palmer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense.
Rogers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Rogers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Palmer keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers postures up in Palmer's guard and throws a big left but Palmer blocks it.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rogers gets to his feet - Palmer follows without any prompting.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers thumps Palmer with a low kick.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
Rogers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palmer's waist but Palmer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogers off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palmer tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palmer to the ground. Palmer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmer.
A jab from Palmer finds it's way through Rogers's defenses.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer 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.
Rogers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Palmer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Palmer throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Rogers tumbling to the canvas!

Rogers is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
Oh Rogers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rogers is looking to sweep but instead, Palmer has passed into half guard.
Rogers seems to have got his legs back now.

Palmer escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Palmer with a hook.

Palmer waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Rogers to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer forces his way into half guard.
Rogers is not content to let Palmer control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Palmer decides to stand and escape the position.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palmer tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palmer to the ground. Palmer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Palmer scores with a body shot.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leland Palmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Rogers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Rogers misses
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palmer wants it to stay on the feet.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Palmer, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Palmer against the ropes but Palmer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Palmer misses with a hook.
Rogers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Palmer throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palmer moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Rogers goes down! Can Palmer finish him!?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Palmer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Palmer.
Leland Palmer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmer lands a brutal uppercut that launches Rogers off his feet! Rogers tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leland Palmer!
Post fight, an emotional Leland Palmer said '^.^'.
The defeated Steve Rogers had this to say: 'Thanks to everyone that's supported me..the AFLC you guys are the best!, Urban Savage..you guys are awesome sponsors!, and all the fans I couldn't have gotten this far without your love and support, thank you!!! '.