PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Jouban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Roger Jouban has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jouban
vs
Palmer

216 cm
28
275 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

190 cm
29
212 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Jouban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Palmer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jouban with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jouban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jouban on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Jouban avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the head but Palmer blocks with his arms.
Jouban working Palmer over with knees to the body.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Jouban is blocking nicely.
Jouban lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer looks winded!
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jouban 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 tries to land knees in the clinch but Jouban avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palmer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Jouban avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban 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 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jouban is defending well for now.
Jouban tries a knee to the head but Palmer blocks it.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jouban is defending well for now.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jouban.
Jouban 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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jouban.
Palmer avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban working Palmer over with knees to the body.
Jouban lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Jouban.
Jouban takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban crunches a lovely knee into Palmer's ribcage.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Jouban utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jouban avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Jouban on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jouban is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palmer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jouban.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jouban.
Jouban landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jouban with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jouban utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jouban with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban tries a knee to the head but Palmer blocks it.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Palmer lands a knee to the body.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jouban's brow.
Jouban managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jouban's defenses.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Jouban is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Jouban is blocking nicely.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Jouban dominated that round.
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 darts in and clinches Jouban up against the cage.
Palmer lands a nice elbow.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palmer avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jouban.
Jouban lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Mario Palmer has been cut.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban misses with a knee strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Palmer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jouban.
Roger Jouban has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palmer takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Jouban.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouban avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the head but Palmer blocks with his arms.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban looking to throw knees to the head but Palmer is blocking nicely.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jouban avoids it.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the head but Palmer blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jouban avoids it.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jouban is defending well for now.
Jouban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jouban.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jouban.
Jouban working Palmer over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jouban.
Jouban connects with a knee to the head.
Jouban working Palmer over with knees to the body.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jouban.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Jouban crunches a lovely knee into Palmer's ribcage.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Jouban avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Palmer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jouban misses with a knee to the head.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
Jouban avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Jouban tries a knee to the head but Palmer blocks it.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but Jouban blocks with his arms.
Jouban working Palmer over with knees to the body.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palmer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jouban blocks it with crossed arms.
Palmer landing some nice looking knees 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!
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Jouban is blocking nicely.
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Palmer won't want to take too many of those.
Jouban with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jouban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jouban using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Jouban dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Palmer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jouban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jouban takes a knee to the side of the body.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Jouban leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jouban misses with a knee strike.
Jouban dodges an elbow strike from Palmer.
Jouban scores with a knee to the head.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jouban is defending well for now.
Jouban with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palmer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but Jouban blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Jouban takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jouban dodges an elbow strike from Palmer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jouban.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Jouban is blocking nicely.
Jouban working Palmer over with knees to the body.
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jouban.
Palmer avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jouban is defending well for now.
Jouban managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jouban avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Jouban managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palmer avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jouban blocks an elbow strike.
Palmer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jouban avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Jouban blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
Jouban managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban connects with a knee to the head.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouban avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban blocks the elbow strike.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jouban is defending well for now.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jouban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Jouban managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban 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 tries to land knees in the clinch but Jouban avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban 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 avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jouban.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Jouban avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jouban.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jouban avoids it.
Jouban 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 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Palmer obliges.
Mario Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roger Jouban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Palmer.
I think Jouban has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Jouban!