PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tekken Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Palavra
vs
Slice

170 cm
36
140 lbs
25 - 29 - 1

160 cm
34
137 lbs
14 - 20 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marijo Palavra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tekken Slice!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palavra shoots for a takedown but Slice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slice lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Palavra has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Slice shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Palavra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Palavra looking for submissions off his back.

Slice seems to be working for a kimura but Palavra defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palavra is holding on to half guard well.
Palavra throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palavra is trying to maintain the position but Slice is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palavra is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Slice slows the pace down in half guard.
Slice tries to pass to full mount but Palavra defends it.
Palavra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slice slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Palavra working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Palavra holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palavra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slice manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palavra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palavra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Palavra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palavra controls the pace.
Palavra advances position into side control!
Palavra working away.
Slice is trying to get back to half guard.
Palavra 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.
Slice keeps trying to improve his position.

Palavra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Slice, who protects the arm well.
Slice manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palavra is trying to control. Slice wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Palavra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Palavra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Palavra wants to control but Slice is keeping him busy.
Palavra looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Palavra in particular looking to stall.
Palavra is looking to take a break and control but Slice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slice felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Palavra trying to mount his opponent but Slice defends it.
Palavra lands with a punch from half guard.
Slice trying to control but Palavra postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palavra slows the pace down in half guard.
Palavra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Palavra is keen to just control but Slice is a slippery customer.
Palavra is looking to advance position but Slice won't allow it.
Palavra looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Palavra is looking to take a break and control but Slice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Palavra is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palavra seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marijo Palavra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Palavra scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Palavra in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Slice tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Palavra!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marijo Palavra!
Marijo Palavra really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Resistance logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.