PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Tylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Palacios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palacios has chosen Enter Sandman - Metallica as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tylor
vs
Palacios

180 cm
22
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Tylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Palacios!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Palacios darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tylor won't allow Palacios to pass to mount.

Tylor kicks off Palacios and gets to his feet.
Palacios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tylor looks for a takedown but Palacios sprawls well.
Palacios misses with a wild combination.

Palacios bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tylor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Palacios stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tylor works over Palacios's head and body with a nice combination.
Tylor lands with a shot to the body.
Palacios swinging wilding here.
Oscar Palacios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palacios fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tylor rushes Palacios and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tylor keeps control of Palacios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Palacios won't allow it.
Tylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Palacios has double underhooks.

Palacios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palacios misses with a two punch combination.
Tylor throws a solid leg kick but Palacios takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tylor.
Some wild striking there from Palacios.
Palacios looks gassed!
Palacios keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good work by Palacios as he checks the leg kick.
Tylor throws a head kick that misses.
Tylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tylor.
Palacios falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tylor throws a leg kick but Palacios moved away.
Tylor slips a jab and a cross from Palacios.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Palacios.
Palacios prevents Tylor from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tylor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Palacios throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tylor trying to control here.
Tylor wants to get back to his feet.

Palacios is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Tylor has managed to free his arm - good work.

Palacios looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tylor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palacios is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Palacios throws a right hand that Tylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Tylor also avoids with ease.
Tylor throws a leg kick that misses.
Palacios has a takedown stuffed.
Tylor scores with a punch to the head.
Tylor throws a good cross that connects.
Palacios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palacios moves out of range as Tylor throws a body kick.
Tylor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palacios is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Palacios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tylor.
A nice combination there by Tylor.
Palacios takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palacios.

Tylor closes the distance and clinches.
Tylor has had enough of the clinch but Palacios keeps him there for the moment.
Tylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tylor is trying to break the clinch but Palacios has him pressed against the cage.
Tylor is trying to break the clinch but Palacios has him pressed against the cage.
Palacios misses with the head strike.

Palacios has Tylor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Palacios pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tylor tumbling to the mat - Palacios dives into Tylor's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tylor kicks Palacios off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Palacios dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Palacios gets caught flat footed, as Tylor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Palacios working for a triangle but Tylor defends it easily.
Palacios doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tylor postures up and lands a big shot to Palacios's brow.
Palacios keeping moving, preventing Tylor from controlling successfully.
Tylor lands a couple of elbows.

Palacios kicks Tylor off and gets to his feet.
George Tylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palacios on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tylor shoots in for a double leg but Palacios sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Palacios tries to clinch but Tylor moves away

and Tylor counters with a single leg into guard. Palacios didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tylor stops Palacios from standing up.
Tylor throwing strikes but missing.

Tylor gets to his feet - Palacios follows without any prompting.
Palacios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palacios has a takedown stuffed.
Tylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Tylor scores with a body shot.
Palacios tries to clinch there but Tylor circles away.

Tylor clinches up with Palacios and pushes him back against the cage.

Tylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palacios throws a right hand that Tylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Tylor also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tylor.
Palacios misses with a two punch combination.
Palacios misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Palacios wants to clinch but Tylor slips to the side
and Tylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tylor scores with a jab to the head.
Palacios throws a leg kick that misses.
Tylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Palacios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Palacios scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tylor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Palacios punching from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palacios manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Palacios wants to stand but Tylor is controlling the position.

Palacios looking for a guillotine here but Tylor defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palacios uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Palacios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tylor tries to clinch but Palacios is having none of it.
Tylor throws a one two combo.
Palacios fails to land with a series of punches.
Tylor lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four 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.
Palacios moves out of range of the body kick.
Tylor misses with a wild combination.
Tylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Palacios as he avoids it easily.
Palacios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tylor lands with a nice combination. Palacios backs away looking to recover.
Palacios will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tylor lands a body shot.
Tylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Palacios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Palacios gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Palacios breaks from the clinch.
Tylor connects with a nice looking jab.
Tylor lands a front kick.
Tylor tries for a takedown but Palacios circles away easily

and Palacios counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tylor's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oscar Palacios will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palacios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tylor slips a jab and a cross from Palacios.
Tylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tylor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Tylor feints and as Palacios raises his hands in defense, Tylor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palacios wants to sweep here but Tylor controlling him for the moment.
Palacios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Tylor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Palacios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tylor.
Tylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palacios's head.
Palacios looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palacios has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palacios is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tylor 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.
Tylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Palacios is working away from the top position though.
Tylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tylor wants to control but Palacios is keeping busy.
Palacios working Tylor over with strikes.
Tylor tries to roll over but Palacios keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Palacios decides to return to a standing position.
Tylor is working the combinations to good effect here.
Palacios throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tylor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Palacios manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tylor manages to get himself to full guard.

Palacios decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Palacios misses with a double jab
and Tylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tylor is looking to land body kicks.
Palacios throws a right hand that Tylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Tylor also avoids with ease.

Tylor forces Palacios back against the cage and clinches.
Palacios prevents Tylor from breaking the clinch.

Palacios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tylor stuffs the takedown.
Tylor works over Palacios's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palacios throws a nice looking combination but Tylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Tylor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Palacios's guard.
Oscar Palacios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tylor stops Palacios from standing up.
Palacios preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tylor trying to control but Palacios is working from the bottom.
Palacios is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Palacios wants to get back to his feet but Tylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Palacios is working an open guard so Tylor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Palacios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palacios takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palacios has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Tylor finds it's target.
Palacios throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tylor.
Palacios will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
George Tylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palacios swats away the attempt to clinch by Tylor.
Palacios misses with a low kick as Tylor jumps back.
Tylor throws a one two combo.
Palacios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palacios misses with a double jab

and Tylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tylor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tylor postures up.
Tylor stops Palacios from standing up.
Palacios not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Tylor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Palacios has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!