PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Willems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Palhares might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Flo Rida- 54321. Jake Palhares has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Palhares
vs
Willems

173 cm
29
135 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

162 cm
27
144 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Palhares !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lyle Willems!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willems fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Palhares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Willems lands with a nice body punch.
Willems dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Willems connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palhares . Palhares circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Willems scores with a jab. Palhares acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab lands there for Willems.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Willems defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palhares .
Willems fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palhares manages to avoid it.
Willems slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Willems ducks under a wild hook from Palhares .
Willems works Palhares 's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Willems as he connects with a hook.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willems connects with a solid leg kick.
Willems takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Willems works Palhares 's body with a nice hook.
Palhares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willems fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palhares slips a jab and a cross from Willems.

Willems clinches up against the cage.
Willems makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willems tries to land knees in the clinch but Palhares avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willems scores a nice knee to the body.
Palhares can't get the takedown.
Willems lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Willems.
Willems lands a right hand.
Willems looking to stall.
Willems just leaning against Palhares , taking a breather.
Willems makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

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

Willems moves into the clinch.
Willems tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Willems tries to work over Palhares 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palhares jumps guard but Willems turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Palhares . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares tries for a takedown. No joy.
Willems can't find room to land a body shot as Palhares controls the action.
Willems tries to land knees in the clinch but Palhares avoids the damage to the body.
Willems lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Palhares .
Willems tries to throw a body punch but Palhares avoids it by throwing Willems back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willems tries a body shot but Palhares blocks it.
Willems lands a body shot in the clinch.
Willems throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Willems scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Willems lands a shoulder strike.
Willems lands a shoulder strike.
Willems taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Willems lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Willems works on Palhares 's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Willems - that landed with a thud.
Willems lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.

Willems escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willems comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palhares drops his hands momentarily and Willems takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Willems.
Palhares with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Willems to score with a decent uppercut.

Palhares is rocked!
Willems lands a nice hook to Palhares 's body. Palhares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Palhares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palhares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Palhares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Willems lands with a good body shot.
Palhares seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willems lands a slapping body shot.
Willems lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Palhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Willems changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Willems lands with a shot to the body.
Willems scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Willems comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Willems fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palhares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Willems connects with a body shot that sends Palhares 's belly button to the back.
Willems throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Palhares takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willems jabs at Palhares 's body.
Willems changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Willems throws a shot to the body.
Willems is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Palhares had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Willems throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Willems throws a shot to the body.
Willems scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Willems stuns Palhares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Willems comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Willems lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Willems jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick from Willems lands but Palhares takes it in his stride.
Palhares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Willems feints a jab promting Palhares to slip. Willems then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Palhares slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Willems thuds a left hand into Palhares 's body.
Willems scores with a head kick. Palhares tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Willems.
Willems misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares .
Palhares misses with a two punch combination.
Palhares throws a right and a left that Willems avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palhares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Willems.

Willems has closed the distance and engaged Palhares in a clinch.
Willems throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Willems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Willems dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Willems lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Willems misses.
Willems works Palhares 's body with a nice hook.
Willems digs a good body shot into Palhares 's ribs.
Willems will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palhares shoots in but no luck this time.
Lyle Willems seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Willems.
Willems digs a good hook to Palhares 's body.
Willems dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Willems throws a series of punches but Palhares avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Palhares looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Willems is fending him off so far but Palhares persists. Nope, Willems circles away and we're back to standing.
Willems lands with a good body shot.
Willems slaps away a takedown attempt from Palhares , before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Palhares . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willems thuds a left hand into Palhares 's body.
Willems scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willems cracks a nice hook into Palhares 's ribs.
Willems fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willems dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Willems scores with a spinning back kick!
Willems looks to land a combination. Palhares sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Willems wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palhares 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.
Willems is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Palhares rather than just go for the knockout.
Willems fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Willems.
Willems shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palhares eats them both and turns towards Willems to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Willems dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Willems works Palhares 's body with a nice hook.
Palhares avoids the head kick by Willems.
Willems scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willems throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Palhares drops his hands momentarily and Willems takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Willems lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palhares backs up against the cage.
Jake Palhares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Willems misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares shoots in but Willems avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Willems punishes Palhares 's body with a nice straight punch.
Willems jabs at Palhares 's body.
Palhares avoids the body shot from Willems.
Willems lands with a nice body punch.
Palhares misses with a few strikes there.
Willems digs a good body shot into Palhares 's ribs.
Willems connects with the punch.
Lyle Willems seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willems scores with the left hand. Palhares knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Willems misses.
Willems scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Willems connects with a body shot.
Willems scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Palhares missing with a left hand there. Willems was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willems jabs at Palhares 's body.
Palhares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palhares is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Willems scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willems misses with a body shot.
Willems throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willems lands a jab to the nose.
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willems manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willems. Palhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willems fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Willems digs a good hook to Palhares 's body.
Palhares fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Willems. Beautiful body shot.
Willems scores with a body shot.
Willems lands with a good body shot.
Willems lands with a shot to the body.
Palhares avoids the body shot from Willems.
Palhares takes one to the side of the head.
Willems displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palhares .
Palhares dodges the punch combination from Willems.
Palhares looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Willems throws a body punch but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willems scores with a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Palhares . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Willems scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Willems scores with a jab to the body.
Palhares fails with the takedown.
Willems lands with a good body shot.
Willems throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Willems bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Palhares 's head backwards.
Lyle Willems is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willems stuns Palhares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Willems lands a two punch combo.
Willems lands a glancing blow to the side of Palhares 's head.
Palhares takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Willems showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Willems scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to the liver by Willems. Beautiful body shot.
Willems lands a slapping body shot.
Willems scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palhares doesn't seem bothered though.
Willems feints and then cracks Palhares 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palhares down.
Willems connects with a body shot that sends Palhares 's belly button to the back.
Willems works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Willems has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palhares dives in and grabs Willems's left leg, looking for a takedown. Willems pushes down on Palhares 's head and hops out.
A nice combination there by Willems.
Willems jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Willems dodges the punch combination from Palhares .
Willems scores with a nice strike.
Palhares gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Palhares tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Willems is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Palhares buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Palhares !! Palhares is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Willems throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyle Willems!
A less than humble Lyle Willems misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.