PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideki comes to the cage accompanied by I've Just Seen a Face. Masaru Hideki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hideki
vs
Palo

172 cm
31
178 lbs
24 - 8 - 2

183 cm
32
182 lbs
36 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Masaru Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo is looking to clinch.
Palo slaps away a takedown attempt from Hideki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hideki lands with a shot to the body.
Hideki connects with a solid leg kick.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palo misses with a double jab.
Palo tries to clinch up.
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hideki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hideki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hideki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Palo blocks the leg kick.

Hideki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hideki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hideki lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hideki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Palo takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki lands with a light punch inside.
Palo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hideki backwards.
Hideki misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Hideki.
Hideki misses with the head strike.
A short left from Palo.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hideki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Hideki fails to land.
Palo blocks a body shot from Hideki.

Hideki breaks from the clinch.
Hideki scores with the left hand. Palo knows he should have avoided that one.

Palo closes the distance and pushes Hideki back into the cage.
Palo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palo prevents a body shot from Hideki.

Hideki manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Hideki catches Palo right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hideki throws a leg kick but Palo moved away.

Hideki clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Palo fails to land.
Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palo blocking some punches.
Hideki takes a shot to the head.
Hideki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Palo on the inside.
Hideki wants a takedown but no success here.
Palo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palo lands a left hand.

Palo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palo throws a head kick that misses.
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hideki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hideki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hideki shoots in and drives through. Palo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masaru Hideki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hideki throws a hook but Palo avoids it easily.
Palo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Palo is looking to land body kicks.
Palo throws a lazy body kick
letting Hideki counter with a right hand.
Hideki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Palo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palo wants to clinch.
Crunch! Hideki slams his shin into Palo's torso.
Palo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hideki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hideki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hideki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palo - the referee stops the clock and Hideki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palo. Hideki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Palo wants to clinch but Hideki slips to the side
and Hideki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Palo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hideki throws a hook but Palo blocks it.
Hideki throws a hook but Palo blocks it.
Hideki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palo throws out the jab.

Palo moves into the clinch.

Palo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palo throws a leg kick which misses Hideki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hideki tries to avoid it.
Palo tries to clinch there but Hideki circles away.
Palo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hideki. Hideki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palo tries a low kick but Hideki avoids it.
Hideki misses with a looping right.
Hideki throws a low kick but Palo avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Palo blocks the leg kick.
Hideki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hideki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hideki throws out a loose jab but Palo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tauno Palo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Palo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range.
Hideki misses with a body kick.
Palo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hideki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palo.
Hideki misses with an uppercut. Palo saw that one coming.
Hideki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palo.
A jab from Hideki finds it's way through Palo's defenses.
Palo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hideki dips to his left and cracks Palo with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Hideki.
Hideki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palo loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Hideki lands a slapping body shot.
Palo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Palo blocks a jab.
Hideki lands a nice shot to the body.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo cracks Hideki with a good jab.
Palo swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Palo throws a low kick, looking for Hideki's leg but Hideki calmly moves out of range.
Palo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palo looks to land a left hand but Hideki moved out of range nicely.
Palo swinging wildly here.
Hideki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palo manages to avoid it.
Palo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki checks a leg kick.
Hideki with a hook.
Hideki throws a sloppy head kick
and Palo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hideki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palo throws a right hand that Hideki ducks under and follows up with a left that Hideki also avoids with ease.
Hideki moves out of range of the body kick from Palo.
Palo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Palo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palo.
Palo cracks the inside of Hideki's front leg.
Palo throws a leg kick
and Hideki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tauno Palo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Palo.
Palo works Hideki's body with a nice hook.
Hideki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hideki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hideki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tauno Palo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Palo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Hideki.
Palo misses with a low kick as Hideki jumps back.
Palo staying out of range there.
Palo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palo throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo throws the kick towards the body but Hideki avoids it.
Palo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hideki moves into the clinch.
Palo prevents Hideki from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Palo.
Hideki blocks a body shot from Palo.
Palo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hideki.
Palo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hideki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hideki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Palo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Masaru Hideki has been cut.
Palo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palo misses with some punches.
Hideki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Hideki manages to break the clinch.
Hideki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo tries to work over Hideki's front leg with a kick but Hideki checks it.
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hideki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hideki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palo scores with a push kick.
Hideki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hideki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palo checks the leg kick.
Palo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palo throws out a loose jab but Hideki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Palo misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo tries to work over Hideki's front leg with a kick but Hideki checks it.
Hideki throws a leg kick that misses.
Hideki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Palo.
Hideki throws a lazy right hand but Palo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tauno Palo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Palo.
Hideki throws a chopping leg kick but Palo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hideki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hideki swings for the body but Palo moves out of range.
Palo moves out of range as Hideki strikes.
Palo misses with a low kick.
Hideki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hideki tries a head kick but it misses.
Hideki looks to land a combination but Palo avoids it well.
Palo scores with a nice head shot.
Palo tries to land a front kick but Hideki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hideki tries to bum rush Palo with a series of wild strikes but Palo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hideki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hideki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Palo misses.
Hideki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palo.
Hideki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Hideki tenderised Palo's leg. Palo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hideki throws a big shot that misses.
Palo misses with a two punch combination.
Hideki jabs Palo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palo lands a nice looking body kick.
Hideki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hideki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Palo rushes Hideki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Palo tries to work over Hideki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hideki is trying to maintain a safe position but Palo gets an underhook and turns Hideki into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palo.
Hideki misses with the head strike.

Hideki breaks the clinch.
Palo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Palo.
Palo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hideki feints and then cracks Palo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palo down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a hook but Palo avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palo tries to bum rush Hideki with a series of wild strikes but Hideki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Palo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palo scores with a three punch combo!
Palo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hideki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Palo under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palo throws a chopping leg kick but Hideki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Palo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Palo throws a right and a left that Hideki avoids nicely.
Hideki staying out of range there.
Palo lands a jab to Hideki's midsection.
Palo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hideki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a jab when Palo was well out of range.
Palo moves in looking to clinch but Hideki pushes him off.
Some bone on bone action there as Palo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Palo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hideki moves out of range as Palo throws a body kick.
Palo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hideki misses the shot to the body.
Hideki punishes Palo's body with a nice straight punch.
Masaru Hideki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palo moves out of range of the body kick from Hideki.
Palo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palo lands a nice shot that snaps Hideki's head back.
Palo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hideki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palo.
Hideki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hideki checks a low kick from Palo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki misses with a low kick.
Hideki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Palo!
Hideki misses with a hook
and Palo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hideki thinking.
Hideki throws the kick towards the body but Palo avoids it.
Hideki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That kick from Palo tenderised Hideki's leg. Hideki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palo ducks under a wild hook from Hideki.
Hideki tries to bum rush Palo with a series of wild strikes but Palo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palo lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palo throws out a powerful jab.
Palo looks to land a body kick but Hideki moved away.
Hideki pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tauno Palo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tauno Palo!
Tauno Palo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.