PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Annihilator - Fun Palace. Hartmann has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Palmer
vs
Hartmann

186 cm
35
200 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

190 cm
35
189 lbs
26 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leland Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann throws a nice looking combination but Palmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartmann scores with a decent looking hook.
Hartmann misses with the combination.
Hartmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body. Hartmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hartmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hartmann tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartmann misses with the body kick

and Palmer counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartmann keeps working.

Palmer decides to stand back up.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Hartmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body. Hartmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Palmer checks it well.
Hartmann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartmann manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palmer throws a right hand that Hartmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartmann also avoids with ease.
Hartmann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Hartmann's head.
Palmer misses with the combination.
Hartmann replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Palmer blocks it well.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartmann manages to avoid it.
Hartmann throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hartmann.
Hartmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hartmann throws the kick towards the body but Palmer avoids it.
Palmer misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmer. Hartmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartmann misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hartmann tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartmann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartmann moves away.
Hartmann stalks Palmer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Palmer's face. Palmer staggers backwards, shaken.
Palmer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hartmann.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hartmann.
Palmer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Hartmann has managed to clinch.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Hartmann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palmer tries to pull guard but Hartmann won't allow it.
Palmer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hartmann gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hartmann lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hartmann is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann is working Palmer over against the ropes.

Palmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartmann is looking to slow Palmer down with leg kicks.
Palmer misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartmann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hartmann looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
Palmer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hartmann sizes up Palmer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hartmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartmann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hartmann has closed the distance and engaged Palmer in a clinch.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartmann landing knees to the body.
Palmer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hartmann gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. Palmer won't want to take too many of those.
Hartmann working Palmer over with knees to the body.
Hartmann lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer tries to throw a body punch but Hartmann avoids it by throwing Palmer back against the ropes.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Palmer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palmer wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Erwin Hartmann will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Palmer throws out a loose jab but Hartmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartmann misses with the combination.
Palmer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Hartmann gets a clinch.
Palmer can't get the takedown.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.

Palmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Hartmann feints a jab promting Palmer to slip. Hartmann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Palmer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Palmer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Palmer with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Hartmann finishes the exchange with a kick 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!
Palmer misses the jab.
Hartmann is looking to clinch.
Palmer throws the left hand but Hartmann avoids the punch easily.
Hartmann slips a straight right by Palmer.
Hartmann unleashes a big counter combination but Palmer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Palmer avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands a slapping body shot.
Palmer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartmann circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartmann lands with a nice body kick.
Palmer throws the left hand but Hartmann avoids the punch easily.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartmann is looking for the big counter here.
Hartmann tries to clinch up.
Palmer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Palmer. Those never looked like landing.
Erwin Hartmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmer. Hartmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartmann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hartmann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartmann chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palmer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
Hartmann slips a jab from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Hartmann throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartmann lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palmer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartmann circles away quickly and effectively.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from Hartmann.
Palmer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hartmann misses with a kick to the body.
Hartmann throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hartmann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palmer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palmer cracks Hartmann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hartmann smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hartmann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hartmann throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Hartmann moves out of range.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartmann.
Hartmann plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Hartmann.
Palmer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hartmann sprawls and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Palmer. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartmann tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Palmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Palmer.
Palmer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A lazy left from Palmer finds it's target.
Hartmann scores with a hook to the body. Palmer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Hartmann forces Palmer back against the ropes and clinches.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartmann blocks an uppercut.
Hartmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartmann scores a nice knee to the body.

Palmer breaks from the clinch.
Hartmann is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palmer's sensitive parts.
Hartmann is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Palmer rather than just go for the knockout.

Hartmann closes the distance and pushes Palmer back into the ropes.
Palmer tries for a takedown but Hartmann manages to get underhooks.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hartmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hartmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmer fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartmann prevents Palmer from breaking the clinch.
Hartmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Hartmann - that landed with a thud.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hartmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hartmann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

It looks like Leland Palmer has been cut.
Palmer misses with an uppercut.
Hartmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartmann connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Palmer misses.
Hartmann throws a wild body kick that Palmer sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmer. Hartmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartmann scores with a jab to the jaw.

Hartmann clinches.
Palmer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Palmer tries to score a body lock takedown but Hartmann shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Palmer can't get the takedown.
Palmer prevents a body shot from Hartmann.
Palmer tries to stall but Hartmann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palmer is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartmann has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to pull guard but Hartmann turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartmann scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hartmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Palmer manages to break the clinch.
Hartmann stalks Palmer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Palmer's face. Palmer staggers backwards, shaken.
Hartmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Hartmann scores with a jab.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartmann.
Hartmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartmann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hartmann throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hartmann is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Hartmann digs a good body shot into Palmer's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartmann feints and then cracks Palmer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palmer down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartmann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Hartmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Hartmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Hartmann feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Palmer's calf.
Palmer walks into a jab.
Hartmann moves away from the strike by Palmer.
Hartmann lands a head shot.
Hartmann connects with a right hand. Palmer shakes it off.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Palmer throws a combination. Hartmann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartmann.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmer. Hartmann does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann moves to clinch but Palmer breaks away
and Palmer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hartmann avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Palmer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hartmann momentarily.
Hartmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Palmer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Hartmann gets a clinch.
Palmer avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hartmann.
Hartmann misses with an elbow over the top.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Palmer tightens his grip and picks Hartmann up, before dumping him to the ground. Hartmann manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartmann controls Palmer momentarily but Palmer frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Hartmann is retaining full guard.
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.
Hartmann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palmer is one step ahead there.
Palmer wants to pass the guard but Hartmann is keeping the position.
Palmer landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hartmann really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leland Palmer'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.

Hartmann moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Hartmann scores with the left hand. Palmer knows he should have avoided that one.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartmann.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartmann wants to clinch but Palmer slips to the side
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartmann walks into a jab.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Palmer cracks Hartmann with a good jab.
Palmer misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartmann throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hartmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer misses with a few strikes there.
Hartmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann throws a body kick that misses.
Hartmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartmann lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartmann.
Nice body kick there by Hartmann.
A swing and a miss from Palmer.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palmer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Palmer clobbers Hartmann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Palmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartmann.
Palmer throws a hook but Hartmann blocks it.
Hartmann throws a big shot that misses.
Hartmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartmann.
Hartmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hartmann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palmer, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palmer avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hartmann is defending well.
Hartmann can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.

Palmer jumps guard.
Hartmann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palmer is keeping the position for now.
Hartmann scoring with some ground and pound.

Palmer looking for a guillotine here but Hartmann defends easily.
Leland Palmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hartmann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to work some ground and pound but Palmer has wrist control.
Hartmann sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hartmann landing some decent shots from guard.
Hartmann looking to pass the guard.
Hartmann content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Palmer looking for a guillotine here but Hartmann defends easily.
Hartmann stopping the sweep attempt from Palmer.
Palmer controls Hartmann momentarily but Hartmann frees himself.
Palmer wants to sweep here but Hartmann controlling him for the moment.
Palmer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hartmann plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Hartmann darts in and clinches Palmer up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Erwin Hartmann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leland Palmer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hartmann looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartmann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Palmer on the side of the head.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Palmer lands a jab to Hartmann's midsection.
Palmer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hartmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palmer.
Hartmann walks into a stiff left hand from Palmer.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Hartmann avoids them all with ease.
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Palmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartmann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Hartmann moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartmann misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartmann staying out of range there.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartmann lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartmann throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palmer throwing a counter right hand but Hartmann manages to avoid it.
Hartmann staying out of range there.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Palmer throws out a powerful jab.
Hartmann lands a jab-cross combination.
Hartmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hartmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Palmer.
Hartmann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Palmer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartmann is pulling down on Palmer's head. It's preventing any offense from Palmer, at least for the moment.
Palmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hartmann is keeping the position for now.
Leland Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann trying to keep a closed guard but Palmer is proving a slippery customer.
Hartmann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hartmann bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palmer's guard.

Hartmann stands and throws Palmer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Palmer is trying to get back to half guard.
Erwin Hartmann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hartmann trying to control the position but Palmer is working away.
Palmer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hartmann is looking to advance position but Palmer won't allow it.
Hartmann is stalling here. Palmer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hartmann seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Palmer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Palmer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hartmann sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hartmann is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working away.
Hartmann tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Palmer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hartmann tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Palmer easily slips into full mount!
Hartmann tries to reverse the position but Palmer maintains control.
Palmer landing shots from mount.
Palmer landing strikes from the mount and Hartmann is in trouble!
Hartmann is bucking up trying to escape but Palmer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Hartmann is rocked!
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!
Hartmann takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Palmer's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leland Palmer!
Post fight, Leland Palmer took to the microphone: '^.^'.