PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juh Palaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Tenso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Palaver
vs
Tenso

192 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
203 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juh Palaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Tenso!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenso lands a left and a right that sends Palaver crashing to the canvas! Tenso dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Juh Palaver has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tenso avoids the attempt from Palaver to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tenso prevents Palaver from getting the reversal.
Palaver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Palaver tries to hold on but Tenso postures up.
Palaver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palaver wants to hold on but Tenso pushes him away.
Tenso prevents Palaver from getting the reversal.
Palaver tries to lock up and control but Tenso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Palaver is looking to improve his position but Tenso isn't that keen on the idea.
Tenso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palaver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tenso is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Palaver is desperately trying to improve his position but Tenso has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tenso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Palaver is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tenso trying to control but Palaver is having none of it.
Palaver is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palaver gets back to half guard.
Palaver is breathing heavily.
Tenso tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Palaver is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tenso wants to stand up but Palaver is controlling the position.
Tenso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palaver keeps working.
Tenso wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palaver manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Tenso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juh Palaver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A combination from Tenso does no damage.
Mister Tenso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palaver slips a jab and a cross from Tenso.
Tenso throws a series of punches but Palaver avoids them all with ease.
Tenso throws a nice looking combination but Palaver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tenso misses with a wild body shot.
Palaver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Juh Palaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tenso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palaver slips a jab and a cross from Tenso.
Palaver fails with the takedown.
Palaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tenso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tenso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tenso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tenso swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palaver misses with a low kick.
Palaver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tenso but Tenso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juh Palaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palaver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tenso is fending him off so far but Palaver persists. Nope, Tenso circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Tenso does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Tenso.
Palaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tenso lands a jab to Palaver's midsection.
Nice combo by Tenso! Oh, that's hurt him - Palaver falls to the canvas and Tenso follows him into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palaver tries to escape but Tenso is in control.

Tenso decides to stand back up. Tenso steps back and let's Palaver get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Tenso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mister Tenso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tenso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Tenso does no damage.
No joy there for Tenso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palaver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palaver tries for a takedown but Tenso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tenso throws a series of punches but Palaver avoids them all with ease.
Tenso stalks Palaver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Palaver's face. Palaver staggers backwards, shaken.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Palaver. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Palaver darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tenso is in trouble now - Palaver has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palaver content just to control the position here.
Tenso is trying desperately to improve position.
Palaver looking to control but Tenso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tenso wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tenso is looking to improve his position but Palaver isn't that keen on the idea.
Tenso is squirming around, avoiding Palaver's attempts to control the action.

Palaver looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tenso is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Tenso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juh Palaver's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tenso scores with a decent looking hook.
Palaver shoots in looking for a takedown. Tenso tries to sprawl out of it but Palaver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tenso manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tenso throws a right hand that Palaver ducks under and follows up with a left that Palaver also avoids with ease.
Tenso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palaver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tenso.
Tenso drops Palaver with a left and a right! Oh, Palaver is hurt - Tenso dives into side control looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palaver is looking to reverse the position.
Palaver is trying to get back to his feet.
Tenso wants to stand but Palaver is controlling his arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenso trying to control the position but Palaver is working away.
Tenso tries to stand but Palaver is controlling his head.
Tenso working away.
Tenso tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tenso working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tenso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palaver fails with a takedown attempt.
Tenso drops Palaver with a beautiful combination! Palaver stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tenso is looking for the KO!

Palaver is rocked!

Juh Palaver's cut is getting worse.
Tenso is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Palaver hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mister Tenso!