PBP Commentary

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

Palmer
vs
Kosaryov

170 cm
26
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
27
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnold Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rostislav Kosaryov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosaryov ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.

Palmer darts in and clinches Kosaryov up against the ropes.
Kosaryov scores with a shot to the side of Palmer's head.
Kosaryov lands with a short shot to the head.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer pushes Kosaryov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kosaryov blocks an uppercut.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
Kosaryov blocks an uppercut.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kosaryov backwards.
Palmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer lands an uppercut.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kosaryov backwards.
Kosaryov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kosaryov blocks an elbow strike.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Kosaryov blocks an elbow strike.
Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Kosaryov looks winded!
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
Palmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Palmer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kosaryov is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Palmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Kosaryov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kosaryov blocks a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Kosaryov.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Palmer on the inside.

Kosaryov is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Kosaryov is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer throws a big uppercut that drops Kosaryov! More strikes from Palmer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kosaryov lies dazed against the ropes as Palmer celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Palmer!
Our winner, Arnold Palmer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.