PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patamon Pallaton (ranked 2689 p4p, 3347 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Patamon Pallaton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Patamon Pallaton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pallaton
vs
Murphy

180 cm
22
175
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
185
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patamon Pallaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murphy rushes Pallaton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Murphy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Pallaton avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pallaton tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pallaton's defenses.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy crunches a lovely knee into Pallaton's ribcage.
The referee calls for Murphy to work.
Pallaton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pallaton taking a breather.
We've been hearing reports that Pallaton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murphy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pallaton up against the cage.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pallaton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a knee to the head.
Murphy landing knees to the body.

Pallaton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Murphy regains guard.
Pallaton throws an elbow that misses. Murphy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pallaton's guard. Nice move by Murphy!

Pallaton wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.

Pallaton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murphy chips away with some ground and pound.
Pallaton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Murphy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pallaton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallaton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Pallaton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pallaton is trying to keep Murphy in close.

Pallaton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
Murphy distracts Pallaton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pallaton looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pallaton is really struggling to control Murphy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Murphy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Pallaton is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Murphy rolls with it to try and escape but Pallaton cranks on the arm and Murphy is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patamon Pallaton!
A very excited looking Patamon Pallaton 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.