PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estafan Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Atunes
vs
Palmer

225 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

201 cm
23
279 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estafan Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Palmer blocks the low kick.
Estafan Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes throws a low kick but Palmer avoids it.
Palmer checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Palmer throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Palmer lunges at Atunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atunes's hand.
Atunes lunges at Palmer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Palmer's hand.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes swinging wildly here.
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Atunes counters with a quick kick to the body but Palmer blocks it.
Palmer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Atunes misses.
A cross from Atunes lands.
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Palmer is out of range.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
Palmer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Estafan Atunes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Atunes will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Palmer loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
Atunes throws a right hand that misses
and Palmer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Palmer throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Atunes staying out of range there.
Good work by Atunes as he checks the leg kick.
Palmer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmer blocks the body kick.
Palmer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Atunes doesn't seem bothered though.
Atunes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Palmer throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Atunes is looking to counter punch.
Atunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Palmer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Palmer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes. Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Palmer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atunes's hands.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. Palmer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Atunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Palmer is out of range and Atunes settles back down.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palmer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atunes throws a head kick that half lands.
Palmer connects with a nice looking jab.
Palmer scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Palmer checks it.
Palmer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Atunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palmer can pounce on him.
Atunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Palmer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palmer throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Atunes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Palmer.
Palmer checks the leg kick.
Palmer takes one on the button.
Atunes throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atunes is looking to counter with a body kick.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Palmer walks into a jab.
Atunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Palmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palmer works on Atunes's body with a couple of short punches.
Atunes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atunes's efforts to push away.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer working aggressively here.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes misses with some punches.
Atunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Atunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Atunes pushes Palmer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer cracks Atunes with a nice body shot.
Atunes tries a body shot but Palmer blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Atunes prevents a body shot from Palmer.
A short right from Palmer on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Palmer as Atunes tries to tie him up.
Palmer misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roy Palmer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Estafan Atunes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Atunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Atunes lands a jab.
Atunes misses the jab.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Palmer saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Atunes misses.
Atunes wants to slow Palmer down by chopping away at his legs.
Atunes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palmer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Atunes thinking.
Palmer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Atunes there.
Palmer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palmer throws a shot to the body.
Palmer lands a nice hook to Atunes's body. Atunes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer misses with a straight left.
Atunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy Palmer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palmer.
Palmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer scores with a jab.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Palmer punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Atunes defending well as Palmer loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes lands with a cross.
Palmer with a jab.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Palmer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Atunes. Those never looked like landing.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Palmer avoids it.
Palmer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Atunes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer connects with a solid leg kick.
Palmer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palmer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Atunes looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
Palmer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atunes at a distance.
Atunes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Palmer.
Palmer thuds his right hand into Atunes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Atunes is rocked!

Estafan Atunes's cut is getting worse.
Palmer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Atunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palmer cracks Atunes on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Atunes falls backwards against the cage. Palmer follows up with more strikes that drop Atunes to his knees. Palmer keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Atunes! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Palmer!
Roy Palmer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.