PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cocky Palboa (ranked 2888 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Bruce (ranked 4445 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Palboa
vs
Bruce

190 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Woodhouse's

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cocky Palboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce misses with a lunging right hand
and Palboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Bruce forces Palboa back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palboa takes a shot to the head.
Bruce blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palboa.
Palboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palboa pushes Bruce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palboa.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Palboa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Palboa.
Palboa tries a body shot but Bruce blocks it.
Palboa can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palboa has a couple of punches blocked by Bruce.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce struggles to land a body shot inside as Palboa controls his hands.
Bruce misses with the head strike.
Bruce lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palboa.
Palboa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruce is keeping busy.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Bruce pushes Palboa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palboa tries to work over Bruce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palboa or not.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Bruce digs a right hand into Palboa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palboa's gas tank.
Palboa misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palboa.
Bruce works on Palboa's body with a couple of short punches.
Palboa is breathing heavily.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Bruce lands a left hand.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
A short left from Bruce.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Palboa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Palboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Bruce.
A short uppercut from Bruce.

Palboa is rocked!
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Palboa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palboa seems to have got his legs back now.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palboa stalling in the clinch but Bruce improves position.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Palboa's head.
Bruce pushes Palboa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce lands a left hand.
Palboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruce.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
Palboa misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce dips a shoulder and cracks Palboa with a mighty uppercut! Palboa falls back against the cage and Bruce unloads with a barrage of strikes! Palboa is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bruce screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Bruce!
A very excited looking Harry Bruce made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.