PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthews kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is God's Gonna Cut You Down . Palermo has chosen Rock You Like a Hurricane by Scorpion as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Matthews
vs
Palermo

185 cm
31
184 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

188 cm
28
181 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Palermo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matthews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matthews misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee calls for Matthews to work.
Matthews pushes Palermo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthews lands an elbow just above Palermo 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Palermo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthews.
Matthews has a couple of punches blocked by Palermo.
Matthews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palermo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matthews throws an elbow that misses.
Matthews looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Palermo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Palermo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matthews lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Matthews fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matthews.
Matthews lands an elbow inside.
Matthews lands with a left to the head.

Palermo is rocked!
Palermo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palermo is still on wobbly legs! Can Matthews finish him?
Matthews lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Palermo to his knees! Matthews keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Matthews!
A very excited looking Mike Matthews 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.