PBP Commentary

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

Palmer
vs
Chan

175 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
24
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soloman Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Chan's head but Chan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chan duly obliges.

It looks like Soloman Palmer has been cut.
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chan misses with a series of wild punches.
Palmer misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Chan to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chan misses with a two punch combination.
Chan throws a series of punches but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chan defends well and Palmer ends up having to push Chan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
Palmer throws a jab when Chan was well out of range.
Chan lands a jab to Palmer's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer drops his hands momentarily and Chan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan avoids the body shot from Palmer.
A big left from Chan misses.
Chan leaves Palmer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palmer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soloman Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Chan scores with a shot to the body.
Chan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palmer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Palmer moves out of range as Chan strikes.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Chan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackie Chan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Palmer drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palmer stays in close to Chan's body and controls the position.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Chan has wrist control.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palmer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palmer throwing strikes from guard but Chan blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Chan looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chan staying out of range there.
Palmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chan.
A little jabbing left from Chan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Chan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chan! But no joy.

Palmer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Palmer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Palmer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Palmer is working Chan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Palmer cracks Chan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Palmer tries to score with some ground and pound. Chan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Palmer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to score with some ground and pound. Chan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Palmer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chan some visible discomfort.
Chan dodges the ground and pound from Palmer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Palmer throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.
Palmer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Palmer trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Palmer.
Palmer working the ground and pound.
Palmer in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Soloman Palmer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Soloman Palmer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Palmer throws a jab when Chan was well out of range.
Jackie Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer goes for a double leg but Chan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chan continues to drive forward.
Chan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Palmer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Palmer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Palmer thows a huge punch but Chan dodges it nicely.
Palmer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palmer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palmer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Palmer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer moves nicely into side control.
Palmer throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.
Palmer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Palmer is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chan is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Palmer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Palmer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Palmer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Palmer crashes against the mat.
Chan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palmer.
Palmer 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.
Chan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Palmer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Palmer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Palmer fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chan parries the strikes from Palmer easily there. Palmer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chan to escape.
Palmer in side control, throwing shots but Chan defends.
Chan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Palmer.
Palmer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Chan defending against the ground and pound.
Palmer scoring with punches from side control.
Palmer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Palmer throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.
Palmer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Palmer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Soloman Palmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palmer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Palmer.
Chan dodges the ground and pound from Palmer.
Palmer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Palmer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Palmer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Palmer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Palmer throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.
Palmer controlling the position.
Chan taking a bit of punishment here - Palmer scoring with strikes.
Palmer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Palmer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looks up at the clock and then as Chan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Palmer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Palmer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Palmer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Palmer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Palmer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Palmer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chan to see if he's OK.
Chan parries the strikes from Palmer easily there. Palmer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chan to escape.
Palmer trying to control the position but Chan is working away.
Palmer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chan some visible discomfort.
Palmer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chan is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soloman Palmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Soloman Palmer's cut.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Chan throws a counter combo.
Palmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Palmer misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Chan enables Palmer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Palmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Palmer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palmer throwing strikes but missing.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Palmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Chan has wrist control.
Chan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palmer trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Palmer throwing strikes but missing.
Chan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Palmer throws out a loose jab but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Jackie Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Chan blocks a jab.
Chan defending well as Palmer loads up on a big left hand.
Jackie Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chan avoids it really well and circles away.
Palmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan defending well as Palmer loads up on a big left hand.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Chan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palmer.
Palmer looks to land a right hand but Chan moved out of range.
Chan avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Donk. Palmer catches Chan right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a body punch but Chan moves out of range.
Chan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.

Palmer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Palmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palmer throws a big elbow that misses.
Palmer stands up over Chan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Palmer stands and throws Chan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Palmer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Palmer landing a few strikes.
Palmer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Palmer throws an elbow but Chan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Palmer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Palmer throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.
Palmer working the ground and pound but Chan is defending the strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from Palmer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Palmer working the ground and pound but Chan is defending the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan taking a bit of punishment here - Palmer scoring with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soloman Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palmer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soloman Palmer!