PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Romero Palacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero Palacio has chosen SOLDIER OF GOD' Yoel Romero as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hagen
vs
Romero Palacio

200 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Hagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoel Romero Palacio!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero Palacio looks for the body kick but Hagen saw that one coming.
Hagen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Romero Palacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero Palacio swinging wildly here.
Hagen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Romero Palacio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Hagen misses its target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero Palacio misses with a double jab.
Hagen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Romero Palacio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hagen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hagen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen takes one to the side of the head.
Romero Palacio throws a jab but it's blocked by Hagen.
Romero Palacio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hagen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero Palacio.
A combination from Romero Palacio does no damage.
Romero Palacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero Palacio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHagen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero Palacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hagen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hagen dodges the punch combination from Romero Palacio.
Romero Palacio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hagen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Romero Palacio throws a series of punches but Hagen moves out of range.
Romero Palacio misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero Palacio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romero Palacio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hagen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hagen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero Palacio.
Hagen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Some wild striking there from Romero Palacio.
Romero Palacio swings for the body but Hagen moves out of range.
Yoel Romero Palacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero Palacio misses the target.
Hagen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Romero Palacio tries to bum rush Hagen with a series of wild strikes but Hagen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hagen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hagen moves out of range as Romero Palacio throws a body kick.
Romero Palacio throws a lazy head kick
and Hagen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero Palacio misses with a hook.
Romero Palacio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hagen's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Romero Palacio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Romero Palacio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hagen blocks a head kick by Romero Palacio.
Romero Palacio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Romero Palacio misses.
Hagen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Romero Palacio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hagen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero Palacio thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hagen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hagen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Yoel Romero Palacio seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero Palacio misses with a jab to the body
and Hagen counters with a head kick. That will keep Romero Palacio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hagen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero Palacio.
Romero Palacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hagen was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero Palacio.
Hagen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero Palacio swings for the body but Hagen moves out of range.
Romero Palacio throws a leg kick but Hagen checks it.
Hagen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero Palacio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero Palacio throws a sloppy head kick and Hagen moves out of range easily.
Romero Palacio misses with a hook
and Hagen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Romero Palacio misses.
Romero Palacio throws a nice looking combination but Hagen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romero Palacio looks to land a left hand but Hagen moved out of range nicely.
Hagen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hagen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Romero Palacio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romero Palacio misses with a double jab
and Hagen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero Palacio throws a sloppy head kick and Hagen moves out of range easily.
Romero Palacio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHagen.
Romero Palacio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Hagen blocks the leg kick.
Hagen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hagen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hagen dodges the punch combination from Romero Palacio.
Hagen is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero Palacio throws an overhand right that lands on Hagen's shoulder, as Hagen tries to avoid the shot.
Romero Palacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hagen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Romero Palacio throws a right hand that Hagen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hagen also avoids with ease.
Romero Palacio misses with a two punch combination.
Hagen throws a quick counter head kick but Romero Palacio was just out of range.
Romero Palacio throws a sloppy head kick
and Hagen counters with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero Palacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hagen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Romero Palacio misses with a body punch
and Hagen counters with a head kick. That will keep Romero Palacio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Romero Palacio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hagen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Romero Palacio throws a leg kick that misses.
Romero Palacio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHagen.
Romero Palacio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hagen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Romero Palacio throws a leg kick that misses.
Romero Palacio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero Palacio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hagen counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero Palacio tries to land a front kick but Hagen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romero Palacio throws a lazy head kick
and Hagen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romero Palacio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hagen avoids the head kick by Romero Palacio.
Hagen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Romero Palacio throws a lazy head kick
and Hagen counters with a big head kick but Romero Palacio shrugs it off.
Hagen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romero Palacio swinging wildly here.
Hagen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Romero Palacio misses the shot to the body.
Hagen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero Palacio misses with a kick to the body.
Hagen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Romero Palacio misses with an uppercut. Hagen saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Hagen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero Palacio tries to work over Hagen's front leg with a kick but Hagen checks it.
Hagen throws a quick counter head kick but Romero Palacio was just out of range.
Romero Palacio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hagen counters with a right hand to the body.
Romero Palacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero Palacio throws a body punch but Hagen moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero Palacio.
A counter left hand to the body from Hagen misses its target.
Romero Palacio throws a series of punches but Hagen moves out of range.
Romero Palacio throws a jab when Hagen was well out of range.
Romero Palacio throws a front kick aimed at Hagen's knee but Hagen avoids it well.
Romero Palacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hagen manages to avoid it.
Hagen throws a counter high kick but Romero Palacio was just alert enough to avoid it.
Romero Palacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero Palacio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Hagen misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Romero Palacio misses
and Hagen counters with a head kick.
Hagen is looking to wear down Romero Palacio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hagen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romero Palacio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hagen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero Palacio thinking.
Romero Palacio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoel Romero Palacio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hagen avoids the body shot from Romero Palacio.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoel Romero Palacio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romero Palacio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoel Romero Palacio!
A very excited looking Yoel Romero Palacio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.