PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Taylkr (ranked 24198 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Palmer (ranked 4768 p4p, 0 weight class). Denzel Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Taylkr
vs
Palmer

193 cm
26
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Taylkr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denzel Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denzel Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylkr lands a front kick.
Taylkr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taylkr slips under a jab.
Taylkr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palmer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palmer.
Taylkr avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylkr.
Palmer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Taylkr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylkr. Taylkr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot lands for Palmer.

Taylkr is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylkr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palmer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylkr.
Oh Taylkr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Taylkr.
Palmer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taylkr seems to have got his legs back now.
Palmer takes a swing at Taylkr's ribcage but misses.
Taylkr scores with a sloppy right hand. Palmer should have avoided that one.
Palmer throws a right hand that Taylkr ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylkr also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylkr.
Taylkr scores with a nice body kick.
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Taylkr.
Palmer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taylkr looks to land a left hand but Palmer moved out of range nicely.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
Taylkr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylkr under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylkr circles away quickly and effectively.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylkr was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palmer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Taylkr - the referee stops the clock and Palmer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Taylkr. Palmer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Taylkr.
Palmer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palmer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylkr.
Taylkr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
It looked like Taylkr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice uppercut there from Palmer.
Palmer scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Palmer.
Taylkr misses with a low kick.
Palmer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taylkr counters with a stiff right hand.
Palmer misses with a straight left.
Taylkr quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Taylkr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer misses with the combination.
Taylkr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palmer scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylkr should have avoided that one.
Palmer takes a swing at Taylkr's ribcage but misses.
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylkr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Palmer moves out of range of the leg kick from Taylkr.
Taylkr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taylkr looks to land a combination. Palmer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taylkr is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer connects with a right hand. Taylkr shakes it off.
Palmer misses with a double jab.
Taylkr throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Taylkr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Taylkr can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Palmer and Taylkr drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Palmer.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denzel Palmer!