PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Palmer (ranked 132 p4p, 12 weight class) and Quetzal Montezuma (ranked 248 p4p, 26 weight class). Montezuma has chosen The Mayan Predator as his entrance music. Quetzal Montezuma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Palmer
vs
Montezuma

201 cm
31
249 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

193 cm
30
242 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Quetzal Montezuma!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montezuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montezuma slips a jab from Palmer.
Montezuma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Palmer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palmer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Palmer lands a really nice looking cross but Montezuma seems unphased.
Palmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montezuma.
A slow jab from Montezuma misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Palmer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Palmer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Montezuma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palmer throws a poor cross that misses
and Montezuma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Montezuma.

Palmer has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montezuma taking a breather.
Montezuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
Montezuma tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing Montezuma back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
Montezuma misses with the head strike.
Palmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Montezuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montezuma backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmer.
Still in the clinch, Montezuma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Montezuma.
Palmer tries to work over Montezuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montezuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montezuma misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montezuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
Palmer pushes Montezuma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Montezuma has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Palmer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Montezuma can turn it around.
Montezuma blocking some punches.
Palmer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montezuma's elbow.
Montezuma tries to work over Palmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Montezuma looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montezuma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montezuma blocking some punches.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Montezuma controls the action.
Palmer misses with a body punch.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer gets through Montezuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montezuma blocks a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Montezuma prevents a body shot from Palmer.
A short right from Montezuma.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Palmer lands a left hand.
Montezuma prevents a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Montezuma controls the action.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma blocking some punches.
Montezuma digs a right hand underneath Palmer's ribcage. Palmer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Montezuma blocks a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
Montezuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Montezuma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montezuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Palmer tries a body shot but Montezuma blocks it.
Palmer blocks a body shot from Montezuma.
Montezuma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Montezuma blocks a body shot from Palmer.
A nice left hand lands by Palmer.
Montezuma tries to work over Palmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montezuma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Montezuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Palmer misses with a punch to the body.
Montezuma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Montezuma throws an elbow but it misses.
Palmer tries to throw a body punch but Montezuma avoids it by throwing Palmer back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Palmer.
Montezuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montezuma blocks a body shot from Palmer.
Montezuma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palmer is keeping busy.
Montezuma has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montezuma can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
Palmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Palmer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Palmer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montezuma.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montezuma backwards.
Palmer is working Montezuma over against the cage.
Montezuma tries to work over Palmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montezuma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montezuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer misses with a body punch.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montezuma can do to turn this around?
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Montezuma controls the action.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montezuma backwards.
Montezuma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Montezuma backwards.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Palmer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montezuma can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
Montezuma is breathing heavily.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Montezuma.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Montezuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
A short right from Palmer.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Montezuma.
Montezuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Palmer prevents a body shot from Montezuma.
Palmer lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Montezuma fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Palmer.
Nice body punch from Palmer - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Palmer.
Palmer lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a punch to the body.
Montezuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Montezuma's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Montezuma's head.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer struggles to land a body shot inside as Montezuma controls his hands.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Montezuma backwards.
Palmer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Montezuma with a big uppercut! Montezuma tries to clinch up but Palmer pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Montezuma to the mat! Montezuma covers up and Palmer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roy Palmer!
Roy Palmer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.