PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Palmer
vs
Rousey

190 cm
29
212 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

191 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raymond Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rousey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
Rousey throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.

Palmer moves into range and clinches up with Rousey.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Rousey avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rousey dodges an elbow strike from Palmer.

Rousey jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer stops Rousey from standing up.
Palmer wants to stand but Rousey is controlling his posture from full guard.

Palmer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palmer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.

Rousey breaks from the clinch.
Palmer is looking to clinch but Rousey is avoiding it.
Rousey fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Rousey pushes him off.
Rousey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
Rousey throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rousey misses its intended target.
Rousey shoots in and drives through. Palmer sprawls well.
Mario Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Rousey.
Palmer leaves Rousey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Rousey circles away.
Rousey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Palmer slaps away a takedown attempt from Rousey, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Palmer takes the fight into the clinch.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Rousey blocks it.
Palmer lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Raymond Rousey has been cut.
Rousey stalling the fight.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rousey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rousey avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rousey.
Rousey managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rousey blocks it with crossed arms.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rousey is defending well for now.
Palmer lands a knee to the head.
Rousey is trying to maintain a safe position but Palmer gets an underhook and turns Rousey into the cage.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Rousey goes for a takedown attempt but Palmer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Palmer tries to clinch but Rousey is having none of it.

Palmer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rousey, pushing him back against the cage.
Rousey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Palmer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Palmer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Rousey is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Rousey is blocking nicely.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rousey blocks it with crossed arms.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer throws an elbow that misses.
Palmer blocks a body shot from Rousey.
Rousey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Palmer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rousey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Palmer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rousey somewhat.
Rousey looks winded!
Rousey tries to bum rush Palmer with a series of wild strikes but Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmer tries to clinch up.

Palmer drives through and clinches with Rousey against the cage.
Palmer lands an elbow that stopped Rousey in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Rousey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Rousey.

Rousey has managed to clinch.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike.
Palmer throws an elbow that misses.
Rousey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Mario Palmer has been cut.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Rousey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Palmer is pressed up against the cage. Rousey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Palmer down to the mat. Palmer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Palmer leaves Rousey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mario Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Rousey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rousey takes an elbow to the temple.
Rousey trying to stall but Palmer improves his position.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rousey 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. Rousey is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Palmer.
Rousey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rousey jumps guard but Palmer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rousey is breathing heavily.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palmer lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Raymond Rousey's cut even more.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Palmer obliges.
Rousey blocks the elbow strike.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rousey can do to turn this around?
Rousey managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Rousey blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey fails to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Rousey wants to break free but Palmer has control.
Palmer stops a takedown attempt from Rousey.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Rousey blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Palmer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rousey avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rousey.
Rousey avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Rousey taking a breather.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rousey avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Rousey blocks it.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rousey.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Rousey is blocking nicely.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Rousey trying to stall but Palmer improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Rousey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rousey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Palmer walks away with a smile on his face. Rousey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rousey tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer slaps away a takedown attempt from Rousey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rousey throws a right and a left that Palmer avoids nicely.
Palmer misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Palmer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Rousey is looking for a takedown.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rousey is defending well for now.

Rousey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Palmer drives through and clinches with Rousey against the cage.
Rousey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Palmer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rousey avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rousey.
Rousey looking for a takedown.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Rousey missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Palmer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rousey fails with the takedown

and Palmer moves into the clinch.
Rousey wants a takedown but no success here.
Rousey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mario Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Rousey.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.

Rousey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rousey circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rousey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rousey shoots for a takedown but Palmer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palmer throws a body punch but Rousey moves out of range.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Rousey pushes him off.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rousey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palmer throws a counter high kick but Rousey was just alert enough to avoid it.
Palmer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rousey shoots and misses

and Palmer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Palmer.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
Rousey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Palmer crunches a lovely knee into Rousey's ribcage.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rousey.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rousey avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rousey avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Palmer obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rousey avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rousey avoids the damage to the body.
Rousey tries to pull guard but Palmer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rousey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rousey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rousey looking for a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Mario Palmer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rousey tries to pull guard but Palmer holds him up against the cage and eventually Rousey drops back down to his feet.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rousey fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands an elbow that stopped Rousey in his tracks for a moment.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rousey.
Rousey managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rousey is trying to pull guard but Palmer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Rousey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rousey avoids the damage to the body.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rousey is trying to pull guard but Palmer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Rousey blocks it.

Rousey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rousey swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rousey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rousey defending well as Palmer loads up on a big left hand.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Palmer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rousey.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Rousey pushes him off.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rousey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rousey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palmer.

Rousey moves into the clinch successfully.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rousey tries to score a body lock takedown but Palmer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rousey blocks the elbow strike.
Raymond Rousey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Palmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Rousey blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palmer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Palmer!
A very excited looking Mario Palmer 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.