PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boros Monet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monet has chosen Downstait - Open Your Eyes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Palavra
vs
Monet

170 cm
38
140 lbs
27 - 32 - 1

170 cm
31
135 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 27 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marijo Palavra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boros Monet!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palavra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Monet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palavra moves away.
Monet misses with a wild body shot.
Palavra doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Monet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Palavra doesn't seem phased though.
Monet scores with a punch to the head.
Boros Monet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palavra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Monet is fending him off so far but Palavra persists. Nope, Monet circles away and we're back to standing.
Monet lands with an uppercut that bounces Palavra off the ropes and back into range.
Monet misses with an uppercut

and Palavra counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palavra is pressing down on Monet's thigh, looking to free his foot. Monet is holding on for now.
Palavra lands with a punch from half guard.
Palavra prevents Monet from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet has hold of Palavra's hands but Palavra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Monet trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Palavra.
Palavra looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Palavra is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Monet has managed to free his arm - good work.
Palavra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Palavra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Palavra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Palavra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Palavra.
Monet felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Palavra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Monet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palavra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palavra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Palavra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Monet defends it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Palavra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palavra wants to pass the guard but Monet is defending well.
Monet is looking to improve his position.
Monet is pressing down on Palavra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Palavra throwing strikes but missing.
Monet wants to sweep here but Palavra controlling him for the moment.
Palavra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Monet wants to sweep here but Palavra controlling him for the moment.
Monet is trying to keep Palavra in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palavra advances to half guard.
Palavra looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Palavra lands strikes from half guard.
Monet won't allow Palavra to pass to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Monet trying to control but Palavra postures up.
Palavra controlling the action here.
Monet has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Palavra is working away from the top position though.
Palavra is looking to advance position but Monet won't allow it.
Palavra lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palavra moves nicely into side control.
Monet is pushing Palavra's head away, looking to escape. Palavra manages to hold on to the position though.
Palavra in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Palavra works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Palavra in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've been hearing that Palavra has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Palavra trying to control the action but Monet is working from the bottom.

Palavra is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Monet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Monet managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palavra.
Palavra tries to score with some ground and pound. Monet controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Palavra passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Monet!
Palavra raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Monet defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Palavra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Palavra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monet.
Monet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palavra.
Monet feints and then cracks Palavra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palavra down.
Palavra shoots in for a takedown but Monet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Monet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palavra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palavra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Monet swivels and escapes.
Monet loads up on a big right hand but Palavra slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palavra ducks under a wild hook from Monet.
Monet lands a head kick!
Monet scores with a decent looking hook.

Palavra is rocked!
Boros Monet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palavra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

The fighters are working up against the ropes. Monet manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
Oh Palavra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Monet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Palavra closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Monet did well to prevent Palavra getting side control.
Palavra seems to have got his legs back now.
Palavra seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monet trying to control but Palavra postures up.

Palavra looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Monet on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Monet is staying active underneath Palavra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palavra lands strikes from half guard.
Monet is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Palavra scores with a couple of nice shots.
Palavra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monet can do to turn this around?
Palavra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Palavra works his way into full mount!
Palavra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Palavra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Monet hang on?
Palavra cracks Monet with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Palavra is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Monet is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marijo Palavra!
After the big win, Marijo Palavra made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Resistance and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.