|
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
MMA Hype -22-
Date: Jan 04, 2025 |
#R1# Chambers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
The crowd cheers as Palmer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chambers doesn't seem phased though. Palmer lands with a right hand. Palmer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. A lazy left from Palmer finds it's target. Palmer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chambers under the eye.#ROC#Chambers is rocked! Palmer cracks Chambers with a hook to the temple - Chambers is on wobbly legs here! Palmer swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Chambers falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Palmer wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rufus Palmer! A victorious Rufus Palmer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
|
|
|
Event:
MMA Hype -13-
Date: Dec 01, 2024 |
#R1# Palmer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Palmer punishes Wallace's body with a nice straight punch. Palmer misses with a straight right. Palmer lunges at Wallace with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wallace's hand. Decent striking displayed by Palmer there. Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it. Palmer misses with a wild body shot. Palmer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wallace's head. Palmer lands a lovely overhand right. Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily. Palmer misses with a straight right. Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Palmer throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wallace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Wallace misses with a looping right. Palmer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Palmer lands with a right hand. Palmer throws a series of strikes that have Wallace backpedaling.
#T1# Wallace lands with a nice body punch. Palmer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wallace at a distance.
A big left from Palmer misses. Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss! Wallace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Wallace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Rufus Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace. Palmer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palmer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Palmer looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range. Palmer swinging wildly here.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Wallace staying out of range there.#T2# Wallace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Wallace's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Wallace tries to move into range but Palmer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. We've been told by Wallace's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer. Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet. Palmer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Palmer throws a right hand that misses
#CL# and Wallace counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wallace. Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2# Palmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL# Wallace clinches. Palmer tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wallace makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it. Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3# Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wallace pushes Palmer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
A short right from Wallace. A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer. A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land. Wallace scores with a shoulder strike. Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside. Wallace presses Palmer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2# Palmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nice uppercut lands for Palmer. That snapped Wallace's head back.
Palmer misses with a looping left. Palmer throws a looping overhand right but Wallace ducks down to avoid it. #CL# Wallace moves into the clinch successfully.
#T4# Wallace gets through Palmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer working aggressively here.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses. A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land. Wallace misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace. #ROC#Palmer is rocked! Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him? Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer seems to have recovered his senses.#KD# Wallace drops Palmer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Palmer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wallace throws a big uppercut that drops Palmer! More strikes from Wallace and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Palmer lies dazed against the cage as Wallace celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Wallace! |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 26, 2024 |
#R1# Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range. Sparks throws an off balance right hand
and Sparks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sparks tries for a takedown but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Palmer misses with a straight right. Palmer takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses. Sparks feints the counter takedown. Palmer misses with a wild body shot. #TD2# Sparks gets the takedown into side control. Sparks in side control, just content to control the action for now. Sparks works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Sparks working away. Sparks working the head with strikes. Palmer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Palmer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparks scores with a couple of nice shots. Sparks content to control rather than advance. Sparks is nestled in close to Palmer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1# Palmer trying to control but Sparks postures up.
Sparks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Sparks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Sparks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palmer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Sparks not doing much here.
Sparks winds up and cracks Palmer with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Sparks slows the pace down in half guard. Sparks scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T2# Sparks slows the pace down in half guard. Sparks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Sparks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sparks lands a nice short elbow. Palmer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Sparks is controlling the pace.
Sparks working over Palmer with some ground and pound. Palmer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3# Sparks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Palmer tries to roll over but Sparks keeps him under control. Still in half guard, Sparks seems content to control. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Sparks's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Palmer is trying to control but can't.
Sparks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Sparks slips a nice elbow through Palmer's hands, connecting with Palmer's forehead. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sparks lands a nice short elbow.#T4# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Sparks controlling the action here. It looks like Sparks might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Sparks winds up and cracks Palmer with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Sparks drops an elbow to the side of Palmer's head. Palmer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sparks is working away from the top position though. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sparks in particular looking to stall. Palmer is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sparks working over Palmer with some ground and pound. Palmer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Sparks is thwarting Palmer's attempts to control the position. Sparks performing his best blanket impression for a moment. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Sparks dominated that round. That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD2# Sparks looking to score a takedown here. Palmer is defending well but Sparks drives through and ends up in Palmer's guard. Palmer has momentary wrist control but Sparks slips an elbow through the middle. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sparks scoring with punches to the head and body. Sparks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Palmer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sparks controls the pace. Lamont Sparks has got the better of the ground game so far. Sparks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Sparks works over Palmer with some ground and pound from guard.#ROC2#Palmer is rocked! Sparks passes Palmer's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Sparks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palmer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Oh Palmer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Sparks is thwarting Palmer's attempts to control the position. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sparks in particular looking to stall. Sparks lands with a punch from half guard. Sparks is nestled in close to Palmer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Sparks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Sparks is taking a breather. Palmer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Sparks has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ground and pound from Sparks. #T1# Sparks keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Let's hope that Sparks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Palmer trying to control from the bottom.
Sparks stalling. Sparks lands with a punch from half guard. Sparks slows the pace down in half guard. Sparks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sparks in particular looking to stall. Palmer is looking to control Sparks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palmer avoid being mounted? Still in half guard, Sparks seems content to control. Sparks is continuing to stall.#T2# Sparks is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Palmer is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sparks fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Palmer from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sparks! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamont Sparks! |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 23, 2024 |
#R1# Livingstone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#It looks like PotterStone Livingstone has been cut. Livingstone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Palmer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Livingstone at a distance.
Livingstone looks winded! Palmer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Livingstone has time to react. Palmer drops Livingstone with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Livingstone! Palmer dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Palmer! |
|
|
|
|
|
|