PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hater Hurter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roidger Palmeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmeiro has chosen Bully as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hurter
vs
Palmeiro

170 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hater Hurter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roidger Palmeiro!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Palmeiro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hurter wants to stand up but Palmeiro is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurter keeping full guard, as Palmeiro tries to pass.
Palmeiro won't allow Hurter to get back to his feet.
Palmeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palmeiro won't allow Hurter to get back to his feet.
Palmeiro looking to pass the guard.
Palmeiro won't allow Hurter to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmeiro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Palmeiro not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hurter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hurter pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmeiro dodges the punch combination from Hurter.

Palmeiro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Palmeiro showed some decent athleticism there.
Palmeiro prevents Hurter from standing back up.

Palmeiro is looking for a kimura here.
Hurter tries to kick Palmeiro off in order to stand up. Palmeiro Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Palmeiro decides to stand back up.
Hurter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palmeiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurter wants to clinch.
Hurter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Palmeiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurter scores with a leg kick.
Palmeiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palmeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmeiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hurter as he avoids it easily.

Hurter moves into the clinch.
Palmeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurter has him pressed against the cage.
Hurter prevents the takedown attempt.
Palmeiro looks gassed!

Hurter breaks the clinch.
Hurter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurter throws a low kick but Palmeiro avoids it.
Hurter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hurter forces Palmeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Hurter misses with the head strike.

Hurter breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurter throws a right and a left that Palmeiro avoids nicely.
Hater Hurter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmeiro throws a hook but Hurter avoids it easily.
Hurter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hurter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurter throws a right hand that Palmeiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Palmeiro also avoids with ease.
Palmeiro looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hater Hurter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roidger Palmeiro.
Palmeiro tries for a takedown but Hurter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hurter throws a solid leg kick but Palmeiro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hurter.
Palmeiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hurter misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hurter.
Hater Hurter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurter throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Palmeiro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurter is trying to stand back up but Palmeiro is controlling him

Palmeiro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmeiro is looking to take a break and control but Hurter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hurter tries to kick Palmeiro off but Palmeiro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Palmeiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Hurter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Hurter manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Palmeiro looks for a takedown but Hurter sprawls well.

Hurter gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmeiro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hurter is pressed up against the cage. Palmeiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hurter down to the mat. Palmeiro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Palmeiro shoots in for a takedown but Hurter shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roidger Palmeiro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch combination from Hurter misses.
Hurter throws a sloppy head kick and Palmeiro moves out of range easily.
Palmeiro looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Palmeiro.
Hurter stuffs the takedown.
Hurter fails to land with a series of punches.
Palmeiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hater Hurter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roidger Palmeiro.
Hurter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmeiro dodges the punch combination from Hurter.
Hurter misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmeiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hater Hurter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmeiro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hurter is fending him off so far but Palmeiro persists. Nope, Hurter circles away and we're back to standing.

Palmeiro shoots in and bounces Hurter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hurter is looking to stand up but Palmeiro isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmeiro forces his way into half guard.
Hurter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palmeiro on the ground.

Palmeiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hurter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Palmeiro.
Palmeiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Palmeiro is working for a submission of some sort.

Palmeiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hurter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Palmeiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Palmeiro is stalling here. Hurter is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Palmeiro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hurter has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hurter working away.
Hurter tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Palmeiro is trying to improve his position.
Palmeiro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hurter pushes Palmeiro off looking to stand but Palmeiro dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmeiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Palmeiro is pressing down on Hurter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hurter is holding on for now.
Palmeiro works his way into side control.
Hurter wants to get back to his feet.

Palmeiro tries for a kimura but Hurter is defending well.
Palmeiro advances to mount.
Roidger Palmeiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Palmeiro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Palmeiro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmeiro lands with some strikes.

It looks like Hater Hurter has been cut.

Palmeiro is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Palmeiro tries for a takedown but Hurter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hurter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Palmeiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmeiro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hurter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Palmeiro.
Palmeiro passes the guard and advances to mount!

Palmeiro is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hurter can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmeiro wants to take Hurter's back here but Hurter is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roidger Palmeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hater Hurter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hurter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hurter tries to bum rush Palmeiro with a series of wild strikes but Palmeiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hurter throws a combination that misses

and Palmeiro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hurter!
Hurter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Palmeiro moves to the back position.
Hurter is trying to stand back up.
Palmeiro looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Palmeiro thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmeiro throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hurter could be in trouble here!
Hurter wants to get back to his feet.

Hurter fending off the submission attempt from Palmeiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmeiro lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Palmeiro.

Palmeiro has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Hurter! Can he survive? No! He's out! Palmeiro gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roidger Palmeiro!