PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Palazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Palazzi
vs
Thompson

169 cm
26
194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giorgio Palazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timmy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Palazzi enables Thompson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Palazzi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Palazzi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Palazzi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Palazzi wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thompson wants to control but Palazzi is keeping him busy.

Thompson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Palazzi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thompson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palazzi is trying to get back to half guard.

Thompson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thompson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palazzi gets back to half guard.

Thompson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Palazzi is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Timmy Thompson!