PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huang Tze Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Tze Long
vs
Subestime O Palmeiras

170 cm
32
142 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

162 cm
32
135 lbs
18 - 29 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Mystic Clothing
GREEN!160

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huang Tze Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Palmeiras tries to clinch up.
Tze Long stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Palmeiras moves away from the strike by Tze Long.
O Palmeiras tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tze Long keeps the fight on the outside.
O Palmeiras misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Palmeiras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tze Long lands a really nice looking cross but O Palmeiras seems unphased.
Tze Long throws the left hand but O Palmeiras avoids the punch easily.
O Palmeiras drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tze Long has been working on his boxing with his coaches at H-13 Alpha Elite Training in the buildup to the fight.
O Palmeiras moves to clinch but Tze Long breaks away
and Tze Long connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has been cut.

Tze Long decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

O Palmeiras is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tze Long sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Palmeiras defending well though.
O Palmeiras is still in real trouble! Can Tze Long finish him?
Tze Long throwing shots but O Palmeiras is blocking nicely.
O Palmeiras seems to have recovered his senses.
Tze Long not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tze Long working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tze Long throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Palmeiras tries to roll over but Tze Long keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tze Long lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tze Long lands a nice short elbow.
O Palmeiras is staying active underneath Tze Long, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tze Long working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tze Long stalling away here and it's allowed O Palmeiras to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tze Long won't allow O Palmeiras to sweep him here.
Tze Long trying to control but O Palmeiras is working from the bottom.
O Palmeiras looking for a sweep. Not yet O Palmeiras, not yet.
Tze Long throws a big elbow that misses.
O Palmeiras looking for a sweep. Not yet O Palmeiras, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tze Long postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tze Long distracts O Palmeiras with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tze Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Palmeiras works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tze Long won't allow O Palmeiras to sweep him here.

O Palmeiras is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tze Long defends well.
O Palmeiras keeping moving, preventing Tze Long from controlling successfully.
O Palmeiras told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
O Palmeiras working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tze Long.
O Palmeiras wants to sweep but no luck.

O Palmeiras is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tze Long defends well.
Tze Long throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tze Long with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tze Long is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tze Long with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tze Long wants to control from the top but O Palmeiras keeps moving.
Tze Long preventing the sweep.
Tze Long is in close to O Palmeiras's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tze Long connects with a couple of short punches.
Tze Long works over O Palmeiras with some ground and pound from guard.
Tze Long prevents O Palmeiras from getting back to his feet.
O Palmeiras 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.
Tze Long controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Palmeiras is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

O Palmeiras manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Palmeiras.
Tze Long bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Palmeiras's head backwards.
Tze Long misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tze Long swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Palmeiras counters with a stiff right hand.
Huang Tze Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Palmeiras keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Palmeiras is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tze Long looks to land a combination but O Palmeiras avoids it well.
O Palmeiras now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huang Tze Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

O Palmeiras fails to land with a series of punches.
O Palmeiras closes the distance and clinches up with Tze Long, looking for a takedown. O Palmeiras pushes Tze Long against the cage but Tze Long circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tze Long misses with the combination.
O Palmeiras shoots in looking for a takedown. Tze Long tries to sprawl out of it but O Palmeiras keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tze Long manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from O Palmeiras. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Tze Long wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tze Long lunges at O Palmeiras with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Palmeiras's hand.
O Palmeiras's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tze Long connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Palmeiras scrambles back to his feet.
Tze Long scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tze Long lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. O Palmeiras is looking to close the distance but Tze Long sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! O Palmeiras crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope O Palmeiras is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Huang Tze Long!
Huang Tze Long managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mystic Clothing, into his post fight interview.