PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver. Aaron Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
Palo

183 cm
21
195 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

183 cm
21
201 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tauno Palo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Palo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palo.

Gracie rushes Palo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
Palo lands a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Palo digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palo lands a shoulder strike.
Palo lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie is trying to drag Palo to the mat but Palo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Palo works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palo lands a right hand.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Palo scores with a hook to the body.
Palo avoiding damage.
Palo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Palo drops Gracie onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gracie is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Gracie is rocked!
Palo avoiding damage.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palo lands a shoulder strike.
Palo stalling the fight.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Palo looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Palo misses with an elbow strike.
Palo landing knees to the body.
Palo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Palo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palo landing knees to the head.
Palo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Palo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palo.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Palo.
A short left from Palo.
Good body shot from Palo.
Palo cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Palo.
Palo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Palo lands a right hand.
Palo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Palo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palo.
Palo pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palo lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palo.
Palo lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palo works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Palo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Palo cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Palo as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Nice body punch from Palo - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Palo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palo lands a knee to the head.
Palo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Palo on the inside.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Palo on the inside.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Palo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palo lands a shoulder strike.
Palo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Palo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Palo scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Palo on the inside.
Palo lands with a short shot to the head.
Palo lands with a left to the head.
Palo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palo.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A short uppercut from Palo.
Palo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Palo lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Palo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Palo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palo leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Palo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Palo clinches with his opponent.
Palo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Palo lands with a short shot to the head.
Palo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palo lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Palo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Palo scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie defending well as Palo loads up on a big left hand.

Palo clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Palo.
A body shot lands from Palo.
Palo lands a shoulder strike.
Palo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Palo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Palo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Palo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Palo pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palo.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Palo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Palo digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Palo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tauno Palo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gracie misses with a double jab.
Palo slips a jab from Gracie.
Palo scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie misses with the combination.

Palo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie stalling against the cage.
Palo gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Palo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palo manages to avoid it.
Palo avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Palo pushes him off.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Palo.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Palo.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Palo is out of range.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Aaron Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palo walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Palo.

Palo closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Palo fails to land.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Palo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palo is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Palo as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tauno Palo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Palo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Palo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie postures up in Palo's guard and throws a big left but Palo blocks it.
Palo controlling Gracie's posture.
Palo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie tries to roll over but Palo keeps him under control.
Palo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palo stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gracie punishes Palo's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Palo's shoulder, as Palo tries to avoid the shot.
Palo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie defending well as Palo loads up on a big left hand.
Palo tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
Palo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palo scores with a leg kick.
Palo scores with a jab.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palo circles away quickly and effectively.
Palo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Palo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Palo lands a right hand.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Palo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palo looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palo counters with a nice body shot.
Palo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Palo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie tries to bum rush Palo with a series of wild strikes but Palo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Palo.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Palo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws a right hand that Palo ducks under and follows up with a left that Palo also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Palo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palo circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palo.
Gracie misses with a hook. Palo ducked under it nicely.
Palo takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tauno Palo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gracie wants to clinch.
Palo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palo tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie with a hook.
Gracie throws the left hand but Palo avoids the punch easily.

Gracie darts in and clinches Palo up against the cage.
Palo is working Gracie over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Palo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Palo drops Gracie with a big knee straight up the middle! Gracie is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Aaron Gracie has been cut.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Palo has cracked Gracie with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Palo lands another huge swinging hook and Gracie tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Gracie, before Palo can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tauno Palo!