PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Palumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Frank could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daryl Palumbo's chin.

Frank
vs
Palumbo

188 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daryl Palumbo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo fails to land with a series of punches.
Frank fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank tries a low kick but Palumbo avoids it.
Palumbo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Palumbo does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Frank.

Frank instigates a clinch.
Frank fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Palumbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Palumbo.
Palumbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daryl Palumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palumbo tries to bum rush Frank with a series of wild strikes but Frank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palumbo throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Palumbo tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palumbo misses with a combination
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
Daryl Palumbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palumbo looks gassed!
Palumbo misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Frank.
Palumbo lands with a good body shot.

Frank closes the distance and clinches.

Frank breaks the clinch.
Frank looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palumbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Frank. Frank gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Palumbo misses.
Palumbo slaps away a takedown attempt from Frank, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frank gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palumbo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Frank manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Frank is looking for a triangle but Palumbo pushes his legs off easily.
Frank has a closed guard, preventing Palumbo from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Frank has a closed guard, preventing Palumbo from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palumbo on the ground.
Frank is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frank shoots in and drives through. Palumbo sprawls well.
Frank shoots for a double leg takedown but Palumbo sprawls well. He's pushed Frank's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frank shoots in and drives through. Palumbo sprawls well.
Palumbo misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Frank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palumbo lands a jab to the nose.
Palumbo moves out of range as Frank throws a body kick.
Frank throws a low kick but Palumbo moves out of range easily.
Frank connects with a body shot.
Frank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Frank drives through and clinches with Palumbo against the cage.
Palumbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank prevents a body shot from Palumbo.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Frank fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Palumbo sprawls well initially but Frank persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palumbo is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Frank dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Palumbo misses with a two punch combination.
Frank shoots in looking for a takedown. Palumbo tries to sprawl out of it but Frank keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palumbo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Palumbo misses with a series of wild punches.
Frank shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Palumbo but Palumbo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Palumbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jason Frank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Frank has managed to clinch.
Frank is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palumbo is pressed up against the cage. Frank has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Palumbo down to the mat. Palumbo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frank shoots in but no luck this time.
Palumbo scores with a one two! Frank had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Palumbo closes the distance and clinches.
Palumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palumbo pushes Frank back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Frank blocking some punches.
Frank stalling against the cage.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palumbo as he jumps to the side.
Palumbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frank doesn't manage to clinch there - Palumbo circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palumbo tries to bum rush Frank with a series of wild strikes but Frank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palumbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palumbo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Palumbo misses.
Frank shoots in and drives through. Palumbo sprawls well.
Frank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palumbo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frank jabs Palumbo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Palumbo.
Palumbo tries to clinch but Frank is having none of it.
Frank has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palumbo finds it's way round the side to connect with Frank's head.
Palumbo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Palumbo digs a good body shot into Frank's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palumbo throws a series of punches but Frank moves out of range.
Palumbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frank counters with a right hand to the body.
Palumbo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palumbo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Palumbo has closed the distance and engaged Frank in a clinch.

Palumbo manages to break the clinch.
Palumbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frank tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Palumbo is able to avoid easily.
Palumbo connects with a body shot that sends Frank's belly button to the back.
Daryl Palumbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frank slips a jab and a cross from Palumbo.
Palumbo is looking to clinch but Frank is avoiding it.
Palumbo thuds a left hand into Frank's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palumbo tries to bum rush Frank with a series of wild strikes but Frank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palumbo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palumbo avoids the head kick by Frank.
Palumbo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palumbo wants it to stay on the feet.
Palumbo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Frank has his takedown stuffed
and Palumbo counters with a one-two to the body.
Palumbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Frank. Frank gets slowly back to his feet.
Frank takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palumbo lands a jab to the nose.
Frank defending well as Palumbo loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Palumbo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daryl Palumbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Palumbo stuffs the takedown.
Frank scores with a nice right hand.
Palumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Palumbo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palumbo misses with a double jab

and Frank holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Palumbo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frank tries to land knees in the clinch but Palumbo avoids the damage to the body.
Palumbo tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frank lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frank is leaning against Palumbo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Frank.
Frank can't break the clinch.
Frank tries to pull guard but Palumbo won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
Frank is trying to force a seperation but Palumbo has the dominant position.

Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank dives in and grabs Palumbo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palumbo pushes down on Frank's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Palumbo.
Frank changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palumbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Palumbo as Frank shoots in.

Palumbo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frank is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palumbo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short left from Palumbo.
A short right from Palumbo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palumbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palumbo misses with a punch on the inside.

Frank has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Palumbo uses from the top position.

Palumbo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Frank, up you get!
Frank throws a body punch but Palumbo moves out of range.
Frank keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palumbo misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Palumbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frank throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palumbo's waist but Palumbo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frank off to one side.
Frank shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Palumbo as he avoids it easily.

Palumbo clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Palumbo fails to land.
Palumbo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Palumbo to keep the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Palumbo.
Frank wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frank tries to score a body lock takedown but Palumbo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Palumbo has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.

Palumbo breaks from the clinch.
Frank shoots in looking for a takedown but Palumbo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Frank's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Frank throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palumbo's waist but Palumbo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frank off to one side.

Frank gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palumbo.
Palumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palumbo lands with a right to the head.
Palumbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palumbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daryl Palumbo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frank goes for a takedown in the clinch but Palumbo prevents it.
Frank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frank drops down looking for an ankle pick but Palumbo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frank dodges the punch combination from Palumbo.

Frank has Palumbo up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.

Frank breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daryl Palumbo.
I think Palumbo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daryl Palumbo!