PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Palmer
vs
Buster

201 cm
25
279 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

206 cm
26
238 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Hellbent

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Palmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bronko Buster!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palmer at a distance.
Buster has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Palmer.
Buster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronko Buster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer misses with a right hand
and Buster counters with a right hand to the body.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
Buster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer swings for the body but Buster moves out of range.
Palmer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Palmer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Bronko Buster has been cut.
Buster cracks Palmer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Palmer moves into range and clinches up with Buster.
Palmer blocks the elbow strike.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buster backwards.
A body shot lands from Buster.
Palmer tries a body shot but Buster blocks it.
Buster pushes off an throws an elbow but Palmer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Buster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer presses Buster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Buster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Buster.
Palmer sizes up Buster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buster tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Palmer dips to his left and cracks Buster with an uppercut!
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buster. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmer throwing a counter right hand but Buster manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palmer, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buster misses with an uppercut
and Buster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Buster.
Palmer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buster was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Palmer lunges at Buster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buster's hand.
Buster avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Buster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Palmer misses with a right hand
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buster blocks the body kick.
Buster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Buster's head.
A punch lands to the side of Palmer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer throws an off balance right hand
and Buster counters with a nice uppercut.
Buster slips under a jab from Palmer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buster! But no joy.
Palmer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Palmer works Buster's body with a nice hook.
Buster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Palmer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palmer throws a leg kick but Buster moved away.
Palmer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buster checks the leg kick.
Buster throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Buster misses.
Palmer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Buster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buster blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Buster now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buster throws out the jab.
Buster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palmer doesn't seem bothered though.
Palmer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Palmer throws a hook but Buster blocks it.
A nice side step and Buster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice shot lands for Palmer.
Buster needs to keep his hands up - Palmer had a free shot at his head there.

Buster is rocked!
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Buster is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palmer.
Buster seems to have recovered his senses.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buster was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Palmer throws out a leg kick but Buster moves out of range and Palmer only half commits.
Palmer misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buster misses with a looping right.
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bronko Buster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Palmer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palmer throws a body punch but Buster moves out of range.
Palmer misses with an uppercut
and Buster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Buster throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Buster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Palmer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buster throws an overhand right that lands on Palmer's shoulder, as Palmer tries to avoid the shot.
Buster throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Buster throws a hook but Palmer blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer looks to throw the jab but Buster is out of range.
Buster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Palmer scores with a jab to the head.
Palmer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buster looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Palmer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buster manages to avoid it.
Buster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Buster.
Buster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buster.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buster! But no joy.
Buster looks to land a left hand but Palmer moved out of range nicely.
Buster just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer throws a body punch but Buster moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmer misses the target.
Buster lands a jab to Palmer's midsection.
Palmer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buster misses with a lunging right hand
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Palmer.
It looks like Palmer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buster can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Buster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Palmer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buster misses with a looping left.
Buster throws a hook to the side of Palmer's head but Palmer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palmer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Buster counter with a right hand.
Buster fails to land with a series of punches.
Buster takes one to the chin there.
Buster connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buster manages to avoid it.

Palmer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Buster sprawling to the canvas! Buster rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Palmer finish him?!
Buster misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.
Buster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Buster as he connects with a hook.
Palmer moves out of range as Buster strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buster.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer throws a poor cross that misses
and Buster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buster scores with the left hand. Palmer knows he should have avoided that one.
Buster throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Palmer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
Buster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buster lands with a right hand.
Palmer misses with a body punch
letting Buster counter with a right hand.

Palmer cracks Buster with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Buster looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Palmer finish him?
Palmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Buster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buster looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buster was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Buster moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bronko Buster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bronko Buster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Buster just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Palmer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!

Palmer drops Buster with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Buster looks back up at him and smiles so Palmer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Palmer takes the fight into the clinch.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buster blocks a body shot from Palmer.
A short uppercut from Palmer.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Buster.
Buster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buster creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buster can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
Palmer digs a right hand into Buster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buster's gas tank.

Buster breaks the clinch.
Buster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palmer misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer slips a jab from Buster.
Palmer tries a low kick but Buster avoids it.
Buster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Buster moves out of range of the body kick.
Buster misses with a left hand
and Palmer counters with a straight right hand.
Buster tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buster misses with an uppercut.
Palmer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Buster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buster lands with a shot to the body.
Palmer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buster momentarily.
Buster misses with a straight right.
Buster connects with a right hand. Palmer shakes it off.
Buster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a hook.
Palmer misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer wants to clinch up but Buster keeps it at a distance.
Palmer swings for the body but Buster moves out of range.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Palmer misses.
Buster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Palmer rushes Buster and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Buster is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Palmer piles on the pressure and Buster crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Palmer!
Roy Palmer retains his heavyweight title!
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.