PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Subestime O Palmeiras
vs
Moreno

162 cm
32
135 lbs
18 - 28 - 0

173 cm
30
144 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Palmeiras dives in and grabs Moreno's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moreno pushes down on O Palmeiras's head and hops out.

Moreno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moreno lands a knee to the body.
O Palmeiras looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno is blocking nicely.
O Palmeiras looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno is blocking nicely.
O Palmeiras tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moreno smiles and moves away.

O Palmeiras drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Palmeiras in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moreno has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

O Palmeiras drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Palmeiras jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moreno is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. O Palmeiras presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Palmeiras in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
O Palmeiras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Palmeiras is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Our sources have told us that O Palmeiras has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O Palmeiras is breathing heavily.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Palmeiras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Palmeiras taking a breather.
O Palmeiras is looking to take this one to the mat.
Moreno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. O Palmeiras won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Palmeiras takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has been cut.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Palmeiras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but O Palmeiras avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
O Palmeiras is looking for a takedown.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
Moreno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moreno with a knee to the head.
Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Palmeiras is trying to pull guard but Moreno has him pressed against the cage.
Moreno crunches a lovely knee into O Palmeiras's ribcage.
Moreno lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
Moreno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Moreno's coach down at Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moreno's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moreno connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Palmeiras's face.
Moreno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. O Palmeiras won't want to take too many of those.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
O Palmeiras takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Moreno with a knee to the head.
Moreno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Palmeiras's defenses.
O Palmeiras fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but O Palmeiras avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut is getting worse.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands an elbow inside.
O Palmeiras takes an elbow to the temple.
Moreno crunches a lovely knee into O Palmeiras's ribcage.
Moreno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Palmeiras's defenses.
O Palmeiras pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moreno working O Palmeiras over with knees to the body.
Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
Moreno landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Palmeiras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
Moreno lands an elbow that stopped O Palmeiras in his tracks for a moment.
Moreno landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Moreno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moreno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras shoots and misses

and Moreno counters by clinching up.

O Palmeiras breaks from the clinch.
O Palmeiras tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moreno defends well and O Palmeiras ends up having to push Moreno into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
O Palmeiras tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moreno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Palmeiras somewhat.
O Palmeiras sets himself, and Moreno steps forward looking for the clinch! O Palmeiras avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Moreno pushes O Palmeiras up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno with a knee to the head.
O Palmeiras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Palmeiras tries to pull guard but Moreno holds him up against the cage and eventually O Palmeiras drops back down to his feet.
Moreno connects with a knee to the head.

O Palmeiras is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Palmeiras in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oh O Palmeiras is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Palmeiras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moreno crunches a lovely knee into O Palmeiras's ribcage.
O Palmeiras seems to have got his legs back now.
Moreno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moreno blocks an uppercut.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Palmeiras avoids it.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno lands an elbow inside.
Moreno working O Palmeiras over with knees to the body.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Palmeiras is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno obliges.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Palmeiras in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
Moreno connects with a knee to the head.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Palmeiras avoids it.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.

Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras tries to pull guard but Moreno holds him up against the cage and eventually O Palmeiras drops back down to his feet.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Palmeiras in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Palmeiras is defending well for now.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
O Palmeiras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Palmeiras is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moreno to keep the fight standing.
O Palmeiras wants to break free but Moreno has control.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Palmeiras in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moreno working O Palmeiras over with knees to the body.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. O Palmeiras won't want to take too many of those.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Palmeiras avoids it.
O Palmeiras is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno.
Paulo Moreno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moreno crunches a lovely knee into O Palmeiras's ribcage.
Moreno lands an elbow that stopped O Palmeiras in his tracks for a moment.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Palmeiras avoids it.
O Palmeiras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Palmeiras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
O Palmeiras tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but O Palmeiras avoids the damage to the body.
O Palmeiras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno obliges.
Moreno crunches a lovely knee into O Palmeiras's ribcage.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Palmeiras tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Palmeiras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras lands a shot to the body.
O Palmeiras jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moreno walks away with a smile on his face. O Palmeiras gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
O Palmeiras tries for a takedown but Moreno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Moreno has closed the distance and engaged O Palmeiras in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moreno.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
O Palmeiras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno crunches a lovely knee into O Palmeiras's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
O Palmeiras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Palmeiras swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Palmeiras taking a breather.
Moreno landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Moreno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.

O Palmeiras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Moreno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Palmeiras tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Palmeiras avoids it.
O Palmeiras wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Palmeiras takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno working O Palmeiras over with knees to the body.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. O Palmeiras won't want to take too many of those.
Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Palmeiras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Palmeiras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Palmeiras is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Palmeiras managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
O Palmeiras managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Palmeiras tries to circle away but Moreno has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno obliges.
O Palmeiras wants to break free but Moreno has control.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. O Palmeiras won't want to take too many of those.
Moreno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Palmeiras in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras misses with the head strike.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moreno has O Palmeiras pressed against the cage, preventing O Palmeiras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Palmeiras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.

O Palmeiras manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Moreno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Palmeiras takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Palmeiras looking to slow down the pace here.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Palmeiras.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Palmeiras is trying to break the clinch but Moreno is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras wants to break free but Moreno has control.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
O Palmeiras misses with a punch to the body.

O Palmeiras manages to break the clinch.

O Palmeiras gets tackled into the cage by Moreno. Moreno maintains the clinch.
O Palmeiras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

O Palmeiras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Moreno moves into the clinch.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but O Palmeiras avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
O Palmeiras tries to circle away but Moreno has him pinned against the cage.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Palmeiras tries to pull guard but Moreno won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreno working O Palmeiras over with knees to the body.
O Palmeiras avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Palmeiras avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Moreno landing knees to the head.
Paulo Moreno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Palmeiras missing with knees to the body.
O Palmeiras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Palmeiras avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from O Palmeiras fails to land.
O Palmeiras throws a head punch that misses.
O Palmeiras controlling the action here for a moment.
O Palmeiras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Palmeiras wants to break free but Moreno has control.
O Palmeiras managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Moreno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moreno winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Moreno!
Paulo Moreno gave a mention to Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).