PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georgie Porgie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soloman Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Porgie
vs
Palmer

175 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georgie Porgie!
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, Soloman Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porgie dives in for a single leg takedown but Palmer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Porgie throws a right hand that Palmer ducks under and follows up with a left that Palmer also avoids with ease.
Porgie throws a wild body kick that Palmer sees coming a mile off.
Porgie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palmer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Porgie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palmer throws out the jab.
Porgie fails with a takedown attempt.
Palmer loads up on a big right hand but Porgie slips the punch.
Soloman Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Porgie does no damage.
Palmer misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Porgie slips a straight right by Palmer.

Palmer gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Porgie to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Porgie wants to sweep but no luck.
Palmer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Palmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Porgie is retaining full guard.
Porgie being controlled here, momentarily.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Palmer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Porgie controls Palmer momentarily but Palmer frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches up with Porgie, looking for a takedown. Palmer pushes Porgie against the cage but Porgie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Porgie attempts a counter takedown but Palmer avoids it well and moves away.
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Palmer.
Porgie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Palmer manages to circle out of the way.
Good work by Porgie as he checks the leg kick.
Palmer swings widly with a right hand
and Porgie counters with a straight right hand.
Palmer throws a sloppy head kick
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porgie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Porgie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgie Porgie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Palmer.
Porgie is trying to control Palmer's posture but Palmer avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Porgie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Palmer trying to control the action but Porgie is working from the bottom.
Porgie tries to improve position but can't.
Palmer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Porgie struggling a bit here.
Porgie wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Porgie is looking for a sweep.
Porgie is trying to escape the position but Palmer is controlling the position.
An elbow from Palmer crashes against the mat.
Porgie is trying to get back to half guard.
Palmer in side control, throwing shots but Porgie defends.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Palmer.
Palmer slows the pace down.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Soloman Palmer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Porgie does no damage.

Palmer feints and as Porgie raises his hands in defense, Palmer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Porgie is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Porgie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Palmer to keep the fight standing.
Palmer slowing the pace effectively.
Palmer leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Palmer as Porgie tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porgie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
Palmer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Porgie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Porgie keeps control of Palmer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer tries to stall but Porgie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Porgie gets underhooks to prevent Palmer's takedown attempt.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Porgie is blocking nicely.
Porgie has Palmer pressed against the cage, preventing Palmer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Porgie jumps guard.
Porgie wants to get back to his feet but Palmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Porgie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Porgie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soloman Palmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palmer passes Porgie's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Palmer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Palmer prevents Porgie from standing back up.
Porgie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palmer.

Porgie looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Porgie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Palmer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Porgie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Porgie attempts a counter takedown but Palmer avoids it well and moves away.
Porgie avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Palmer throws a push kick but Porgie slaps the foot to one side.
Palmer throws a chopping leg kick but Porgie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Porgie throws a nice looking combination but Palmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Porgie moves out of range of the body kick from Palmer.
Palmer throws out a loose jab but Porgie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Georgie Porgie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porgie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgie Porgie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porgie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palmer.
Porgie tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porgie throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Palmer throws a shot from downtown. Porgie moves away and avoids it.
Palmer misses with a body kick.
Porgie throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.

Palmer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Porgie looks like he's trying to stand up.

Palmer is looking for a kimura but Porgie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Palmer to get the leverage.
Palmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palmer not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porgie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palmer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Soloman Palmer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Porgie connects with the punch.
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Porgie.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Porgie.
Palmer loads up on a big right hand but Porgie slips the punch.
Palmer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Porgie is out of range and Palmer settles back down.
Porgie blocks the body kick.
Porgie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Porgie misses with a takedown attempt - Palmer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Porgie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Palmer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Palmer slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer looks to land a strike but Porgie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porgie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palmer controls the pace.
Porgie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Palmer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Palmer passes Porgie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Porgie trying to control here.
Palmer is controlling the pace.

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.
Palmer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Palmer is pressing down on Porgie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Porgie is holding on for now.
Porgie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Porgie looking to control but Palmer passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer thows a huge punch but Porgie dodges it nicely.
Palmer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Porgie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Porgie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palmer trying to control the pace.

Palmer is working for a kimura but Porgie is defending it quite comfortably.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
Porgie staying out of range there.
Palmer misses with a head kick.
Porgie blocks a leg kick.
Porgie misses with a body kick.
Porgie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Palmer drives through with a takedown into Porgie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Porgie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palmer is one step ahead there.
Palmer throwing strikes but missing.
Georgie Porgie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soloman Palmer 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!

Porgie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soloman Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Palmer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Soloman Palmer!
In defeat, Georgie Porgie stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will come out next time and try very hard. Very very hard'.