PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Oscar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Oscar
vs
Palhares

200 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

194 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Oscar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares swats away the attempt to clinch by Oscar.
Oscar looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Palhares closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oscar to the mat! Oscar manages to get full guard.
Palhares stopping the sweep attempt from Oscar.

Palhares is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Palhares wants to pass the guard but Oscar is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oscar looking for a guillotine here but Palhares defends easily.
Oscar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oscar tries to get out of the position.
Palhares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Palhares passes into half guard.
Palhares content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palhares is looking for a kimura but Oscar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Palhares to get the leverage.
Oscar is looking to escape.
Palhares with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Oscar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Palhares seems content to control.
Oscar is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palhares controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Palhares dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Palhares shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oscar is trying to keep Palhares in close.
Palhares advances to half guard.
Oscar wants to get back to full guard.
Palhares content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Luiz Palhares just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palhares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oscar fails in his attempt to clinch.

Palhares fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oscar sprawls well initially but Palhares persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oscar wants to control but Palhares passes into side.
Oscar being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Luiz Palhares just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Palhares does no damage.
George Oscar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four 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.
Oscar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palhares.
A head kick from Palhares lands but Oscar takes it in his stride.
Palhares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oscar misses with a takedown

and Palhares counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oscar!

Palhares has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Oscar is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Palhares!