PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Irrozios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irrozios comes into the arena with L'Algérino - Hasni blaring out of the sound system. Frank Irrozios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Irrozios
vs
Palmer

152 cm
26
137 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

170 cm
30
140 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Irrozios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnold Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frank Irrozios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Irrozios is just out of range.
Irrozios was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irrozios throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
Irrozios misses with a lunging right hand
and Palmer counters with a nice body shot.
Irrozios throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Irrozios lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Palmer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Palmer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Palmer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Irrozios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
Irrozios throws a big shot that misses.
Palmer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irrozios.
Decent striking displayed by Irrozios there.
Nice uppercut there from Palmer.
Irrozios throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Irrozios moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmer. Irrozios does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irrozios misses with a looping right.
Irrozios throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
Irrozios throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Irrozios misses the target.
Irrozios throws a jab when Palmer was well out of range.
Irrozios is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Palmer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irrozios lands a head shot.
Palmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irrozios.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Irrozios missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Irrozios darts in and clinches Palmer up against the cage.
Irrozios tries for a takedown but Palmer manages to get underhooks.
Irrozios is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Irrozios backwards.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irrozios wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irrozioss head.
Irrozios tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Palmer.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Irrozios wants to break free but Palmer has control.
Palmer is leaning against Irrozios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Irrozios is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Palmer on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Irrozios's brow.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Irrozios's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Irrozios backwards.
Irrozios is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palmer is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Irrozios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer pushes Irrozios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Irrozios is rocked!
Palmer is leaning against Irrozios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
Oh Irrozios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Palmer throws a big uppercut that drops Irrozios! More strikes from Palmer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Irrozios lies dazed against the cage as Palmer celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Palmer!
An out of breath Arnold Palmer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.