PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Cutlas (ranked 22455 p4p, 2412 weight class) and Sheev Palpatine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palpatine has chosen I am the Senate as his entrance music. Sheev Palpatine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cutlas
vs
Palpatine

180 cm
28
170
7 - 12 - 0

176 cm
37
160
14 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcin Cutlas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheev Palpatine!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutlas wants to clinch up but Palpatine keeps it at a distance.
Palpatine connects with the punch.
Palpatine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutlas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Palpatine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palpatine.

Cutlas has Palpatine up against the cage in a clinch.
Cutlas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cutlas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palpatine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cutlas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Palpatine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palpatine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cutlas throws a head punch that misses.

Palpatine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutlas tries to clinch but Palpatine is having none of it.
Palpatine keeps the fight on the outside.
Cutlas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Palpatine.
Cutlas tries to clinch up.
Palpatine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cutlas tries to clinch up.

Palpatine tries to keep at a distance but Cutlas has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cutlas.
Palpatine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Cutlas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palpatine thuds a left hand into Cutlas's body.
Cutlas wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palpatine. That's going to slow Cutlas down.
Cutlas closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Palpatine counter with a right hand.
Cutlas tries to clinch up.
Cutlas defending well as Palpatine loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Palpatine.
Cutlas takes one on the button.
Cutlas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Palpatine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutlas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palpatine swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas wants to clinch.
Cutlas moves in looking to clinch but Palpatine pushes him off.
Cutlas drops his hands momentarily and Palpatine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Palpatine.

Cutlas clinches up against the cage.
Cutlas looking to slow down the pace here.
Palpatine lands a shoulder strike.
Cutlas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cutlas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palpatine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palpatine tries to work over Cutlas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cutlas has a couple of punches blocked by Palpatine.
Palpatine struggles to land a body shot inside as Cutlas controls his hands.
Palpatine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cutlas swings wildly with an uppercut but Palpatine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palpatine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cutlas misses with the head strike.
Palpatine tries a body shot but Cutlas blocks it.
Cutlas misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palpatine can't find room to land a body shot as Cutlas controls the action.
Palpatine lands with a light punch inside.
Cutlas takes a shot to the head.
Cutlas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cutlas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Cutlas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cutlas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cutlas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cutlas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palpatine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cutlas.
Palpatine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cutlas backwards.

Palpatine breaks the clinch.
Palpatine throws an overhand right that lands on Cutlas's shoulder, as Cutlas tries to avoid the shot.
Cutlas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palpatine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cutlas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cutlas avoids the body shot from Palpatine.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cutlas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palpatine keeps the fight on the outside.
Palpatine lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Cutlas is looking to clinch but Palpatine is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Palpatine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cutlas tries to close the distance and clinch but Palpatine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palpatine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cutlas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Cutlas is rocked!
Palpatine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh Cutlas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cutlas looks up at the clock. Bad move! Palpatine lands a right hand from hell, dropping Cutlas. Palpatine pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sheev Palpatine!
Sheev Palpatine took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Big Dog Gains 160Q $220 for their support in the buildup to the fight.