PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Palmares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mercer
vs
Palmares

189 cm
42
220 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

181 cm
39
218 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clay Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Palmares!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmares lands a nice looking body shot.
Mercer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Palmares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Palmares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palmares with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercer to score with a decent uppercut.
Palmares misses with an uppercut
and Mercer counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Rodrigo Palmares has been cut.
Palmares gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercer.
Mercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmares fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercer on the side of the head.

It looks like Clay Mercer has been cut.
Palmares missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmares finds it's way round the side to connect with Mercer's head.
Mercer scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercer takes a swing at Palmares's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer throws a head kick that Palmares semi-blocks.
Mercer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palmares.
Palmares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mercer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Palmares scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Palmares does it's job there.
Palmares throws a shot to the body.
Rodrigo Palmares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmares ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
Palmares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmares misses with a looping left.
Palmares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmares.
Palmares fails with a takedown attempt.
Mercer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mercer misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Mercer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Palmares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer looks to land a right hand but Palmares moved out of range.
Palmares throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Mercer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mercer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palmares. Palmares circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Palmares does no damage.
Mercer cracks Palmares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmares misses the target.
Palmares is looking to clinch but Mercer is avoiding it.
Palmares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Palmares misses
and Mercer counters with a straight right hand.
Mercer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palmares to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Palmares misses.

Mercer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Palmares sprawling to the canvas! Palmares rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mercer finish him?!

Palmares is rocked!
Clay Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmares blocks a jab.
Palmares tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmares tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Palmares closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mercer did well to prevent Palmares getting side control.
Mercer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Palmares looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Mercer looking for submissions off his back.
Palmares misses with a head shot. Mercer uses the momentum to regain guard.

Mercer has his feet on Palmares's thighs here. He's pushed Palmares off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Palmares screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clay Mercer!
A determined Clay Mercer didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!