PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hantu Rockamole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski comes into the arena with 2Pac - Bomb First blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Palowakski
vs
Rockamole

191 cm
29
228 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

200 cm
30
287 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

SP Ultimate Nutrition
Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Palowakski !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hantu Rockamole!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palowakski feints and then cracks Rockamole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rockamole down.
Rockamole misses with a straight left.
Rockamole moves out of range as Palowakski strikes.
Palowakski misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rockamole. Palowakski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockamole slips a straight right by Palowakski .
Rockamole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rockamole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palowakski keeps Rockamole at a distance using the push kick.
Palowakski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Palowakski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palowakski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rockamole's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palowakski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Palowakski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Palowakski counters with a good low kick that Rockamole was not able to check.
Palowakski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockamole was well out of range. Poor timing from Palowakski .
Palowakski throws a series of punches but Rockamole moves out of range.
Palowakski misses with a left hand

and Rockamole counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Palowakski !
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rockamole is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Palowakski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rockamole working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palowakski is looking to regain half guard here but Rockamole keeps moving and retains side control.
Rockamole fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Palowakski is trying to control Rockamole's posture but Rockamole avoids it.
Palowakski wants to get back to his feet but Rockamole drags him back down.
Rockamole throwing strikes but Palowakski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Palowakski tries to get to his feet but Rockamole is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Palowakski in his guard.
Palowakski is looking to stand up but Rockamole won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fred Palowakski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Palowakski misses with a body shot.
Palowakski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rockamole shoots in for a takedown but Palowakski shows good takedown defense.
Rockamole scoring well with a low kick there.
Palowakski misses with a straight left.
Rockamole takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rockamole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palowakski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palowakski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Palowakski misses with a body shot.
Palowakski throws a head kick that misses

and Rockamole counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Palowakski 's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palowakski is trying to keep Rockamole in close.
Palowakski has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rockamole cracks Palowakski with a solid left hand.
Rockamole preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockamole stays in close to Palowakski 's body and controls the position.
Rockamole working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Palowakski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rockamole on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Palowakski scores with a nice right hand.
Rockamole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palowakski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rockamole scrambles back to his feet.
Palowakski misses with a hook.
Palowakski clobbers Rockamole with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockamole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palowakski takes a swing at Rockamole's ribcage but misses.
Palowakski defending well as Rockamole loads up on a big left hand.
Palowakski throws a body punch but Rockamole moves out of range.
Palowakski looks to throw the jab but Rockamole is out of range.
Palowakski feints and then cracks Rockamole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rockamole down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockamole misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rockamole.
Palowakski scores with a nice right hand.
Rockamole slips a jab from Palowakski .
Palowakski misses with a low kick as Rockamole jumps back.
Rockamole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Palowakski throws a head kick that Rockamole semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palowakski misses with a low kick as Rockamole jumps back.
Rockamole blocks a head kick by Palowakski .
Palowakski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rockamole has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Rockamole.
Palowakski throws a leg kick but Rockamole moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Palowakski .
Sloppy strikes from Palowakski . Those never looked like landing.
Palowakski misses with a hook

and Rockamole counters with a shoot takedown. Palowakski fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palowakski looking to control.
Rockamole slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Palowakski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Palowakski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole wants to pass to mount but Palowakski is defending the position.
Palowakski is trying to stand up here but Rockamole is controlling him well.
Palowakski trying to hold on to Rockamole's head to control him but Rockamole postures up.
Rockamole throws a strike but Palowakski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rockamole throwing strikes from guard but Palowakski blocks nicely.
Palowakski is trying to control the position but Rockamole postures up.
Hantu Rockamole has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski seems keen to control Rockamole's posture.
Palowakski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palowakski trying to control from half guard but Rockamole is working away.
Rockamole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fred Palowakski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Palowakski misses

and Rockamole counters with a nice double leg into side control. Palowakski won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palowakski tries to buck Rockamole off but Rockamole is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockamole misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rockamole working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Palowakski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Rockamole staying out of range there.
Palowakski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Rockamole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palowakski blocks a body shot from Rockamole.
Rockamole misses with a body punch.
Rockamole prevents a body shot from Palowakski .
Rockamole scores with a shot to the side of Palowakski 's head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Palowakski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Palowakski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Palowakski .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palowakski wants to get back to striking at distance but Rockamole won't allow it.
Palowakski tries to break free but Rockamole pushes him back against the cage.
Palowakski prevents a takedown attempt there.

Palowakski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palowakski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Palowakski as he connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Rockamole.
Palowakski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Palowakski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rockamole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rockamole takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Palowakski misses with an uppercut. Rockamole saw that one coming.
Rockamole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rockamole shoots in looking for a takedown. Palowakski tries to sprawl out of it but Rockamole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palowakski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palowakski misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski misses with a wild body shot.
Rockamole swings for the body but Palowakski moves out of range.
Rockamole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palowakski throws a body kick that misses

and Rockamole decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Palowakski 's guard.
Palowakski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rockamole is controlling him.
Rockamole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palowakski is trying to keep Rockamole in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole wants to control from the top but Palowakski keeps moving.
Rockamole sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rockamole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hantu Rockamole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palowakski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rockamole wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Fred Palowakski just wasn't active enough.
Palowakski falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rockamole counters with a single leg into guard. Palowakski didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palowakski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rockamole throws a strike but Palowakski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Rockamole is working an open guard so Palowakski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockamole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hantu Rockamole.
I think Palowakski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Palowakski !
Our winner, Fred Palowakski , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.