PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Hildalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes to the cage accompanied by Big Shit Poppin' - T.I.. The key to victory for Casey Palmer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Palmer
vs
Hildalgo

191 cm
18
218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Hildalgo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hildalgo misses with a looping left.
Palmer throws a low kick, looking for Hildalgo's leg but Hildalgo calmly moves out of range.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Hildalgo avoids them all with ease.
Casey Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hildalgo.
Hildalgo throws a lazy right hand but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palmer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palmer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Palmer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer looks to land a combination but Hildalgo avoids it well.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hildalgo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer looks to land a combination. Hildalgo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Palmer misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hildalgo avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hildalgo sprawls well. Hildalgo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Palmer gets slowly back to his feet.
Palmer slips a jab from Hildalgo.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hildalgo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hildalgo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Hildalgo moves out of range of the leg kick from Palmer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body. Hildalgo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hildalgo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palmer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palmer dives in and grabs Hildalgo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hildalgo pushes down on Palmer's head and hops out.
Palmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hildalgo slips a jab and a cross from Palmer.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
Palmer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Palmer misses.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Palmer tries to clinch

and Hildalgo counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hildalgo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hildalgo is trying to stall.
Palmer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Palmer trying to stall but Hildalgo improves his position.
Hildalgo looking to slow down the pace here.
Hildalgo stalls.
Palmer taking a breather.
Palmer lands with a left to the head.
Hildalgo looking to slow down the pace here.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Hildalgo's head.
Hildalgo stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Javier Hildalgo.
Palmer tries to bum rush Hildalgo with a series of wild strikes but Hildalgo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt

and Hildalgo counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Palmer as Hildalgo tries to tie him up.
Hildalgo takes a shot to the head.
Hildalgo blocks an elbow strike.
Palmer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hildalgo is trying to stall.
Palmer lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hildalgo as Palmer tries to tie him up.
Palmer lands an elbow that stopped Hildalgo in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hildalgo tries to stall but Palmer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palmer pushes Hildalgo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Palmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Palmer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hildalgo keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer tries for a takedown but Hildalgo circles away easily

and Hildalgo counters by moving into the clinch.
Hildalgo trying to control the position but instead, Palmer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hildalgo into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hildalgo.
Hildalgo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Palmer stalling in the clinch but Hildalgo improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hildalgo is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Javier Hildalgo.
Palmer scores with a three punch combo!
Casey Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - Hildalgo circles away.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palmer.
Palmer is looking to clinch but Hildalgo is avoiding it.
Hildalgo tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer wants to clinch up but Hildalgo keeps it at a distance.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Hildalgo pushes him off.
Palmer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hildalgo avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Palmer slips under a jab.
Palmer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Palmer digs a good body shot into Hildalgo's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer staying out of range there.
Palmer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hildalgo misses the jab.
An inside leg kick from Palmer misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Palmer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Palmer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
Hildalgo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hildalgo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hildalgo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hildalgo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hildalgo backwards.
Palmer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hildalgo's defenses.
Hildalgo wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
Hildalgo wants to stall.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Hildalgo is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Javier Hildalgo.
Palmer wants to clinch but Hildalgo slips to the side

and Hildalgo moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hildalgo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palmer is keeping busy.
Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hildalgo is trying to maintain a safe position but Palmer gets an underhook and turns Hildalgo into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Palmer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Palmer misses with a few strikes there.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
Palmer lands with a nice combination. Hildalgo backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Palmer misses.
Hildalgo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Hildalgo blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmer with a poor takedown

and Hildalgo counters by moving into the clinch.
Palmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hildalgo is trying to maintain a safe position but Palmer gets an underhook and turns Hildalgo into the cage.
Hildalgo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hildalgo controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hildalgo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hildalgo trying to control the position but instead, Palmer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hildalgo into the cage.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hildalgo backwards.
Hildalgo is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Javier Hildalgo.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Palmer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hildalgo tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Palmer tries to clinch but Hildalgo moves out of range.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer shoots and misses

and Hildalgo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hildalgo.
Hildalgo looking to slow down the pace here.
Hildalgo blocks an elbow strike.
Hildalgo tries to stall but Palmer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hildalgo backwards.
Hildalgo looking to slow down the pace here.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Hildalgo blocks an elbow strike.
Palmer is trying to maintain a safe position but Hildalgo gets an underhook and turns Palmer into the cage.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Javier Hildalgo.
A nice combination there by Palmer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt

and Hildalgo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer lands with a light punch inside.
Hildalgo blocks the elbow strike.
Hildalgo is trying to maintain a safe position but Palmer gets an underhook and turns Hildalgo into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Javier Hildalgo.
Palmer misses with a wild combination.
Palmer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hildalgo slips a jab and a cross from Palmer.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Javier Hildalgo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmer looks to clinch

and Hildalgo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hildalgo looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hildalgo backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Javier Hildalgo.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palmer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Palmer!