PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Gusano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pvt. Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pvt. Palmer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gusano
vs
Palmer

160 cm
24
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

181 cm
25
164 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Gusano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pvt. Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Gusano throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Gusano blocks a leg kick.
Gusano misses with a body shot.
Gusano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palmer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gusano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gusano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palmer catches Gusano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Palmer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gusano looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Palmer with a nice cross.
Palmer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gusano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer avoids the body shot from Gusano.
Palmer lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusano throws a sloppy body shot
and Palmer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gusano really felt that one!
Gusano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusano thows a body shot but no joy.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Palmer.
Gusano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gusano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palmer cracks Gusano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Palmer checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Gusano. Beautiful body shot.
Gusano checks a low kick from Palmer.
Palmer lands with a hook. Gusano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Gusano.
Gusano is looking to wear down Palmer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gusano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gusano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palmer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gusano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gusano motions for Palmer to come forward. Gusano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Palmers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gusano just misses with a punch to the body.
Gusano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusano avoids the head kick by Palmer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palmer. That's going to slow Gusano down.
Gusano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palmer. Palmer obviously looking to wear him down.
Gusano drops his hands momentarily and Palmer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Palmer throws a shot to the body.
Palmer lands a high kick!
Lucas Gusano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Gusano.
Gusano is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Palmer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gusano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palmer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gusano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
A big right from Gusano misses.
Palmer lands with an overhand left.
Gusano thows a leg kick but Palmer checks it
and Palmer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palmer cracks Gusano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palmer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gusano had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gusano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gusano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gusano lands with a good body shot.
Palmer slips under a jab from Gusano.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palmer checks a leg kick nicely.
Gusano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gusano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Palmer chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusano misses with a body kick.
Gusano dodges the punch combination from Palmer.
Nice uppercut there from Palmer.
Palmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer thumps Gusano with a low kick.
Palmer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Palmer tries to work over Gusano's front leg with a kick but Gusano checks it.
Gusano misses with a looping right.
A lazy body kick from Gusano
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palmer.
Gusano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gusano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gusano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palmer can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gusano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palmer misses with a kick to the body.
Gusano digs a good hook to Palmer's body.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pvt. Palmer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gusano misses with a body shot.
Gusano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palmer keeps Gusano at a distance using the push kick.
Palmer throws a front kick that sends Gusano stumbling back into the cage.
Gusano just misses with a punch to the body.
Gusano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gusano misses with a body punch
and Palmer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gusano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer feints and then cracks Gusano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gusano down.
Gusano takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
Palmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palmer.
Gusano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Palmer checks it well.
Gusano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gusano misses the shot to the body.
Palmer throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gusano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palmer scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Gusano misses.
Gusano throws a poor cross that misses
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pvt. Palmer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palmer.
Palmer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gusano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gusano's calf.
Gusano throws a leg kick that misses.
Palmer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palmer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gusano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good shot there by Palmer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano misses with a low kick.
Gusano misses with a straight right.
Palmer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Palmer lands with a thumping leg kick.

Palmer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gusano tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Palmer is in Gusano's guard.
Palmer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palmer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Palmer throwing strikes from guard but Gusano blocks nicely.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gusano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gusano wants to stand up but Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer throws an elbow that misses. Gusano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palmer's guard. Nice move by Gusano!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusano throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palmer is on top in guard.
Gusano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gusano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palmer connects with a couple of short punches.
Palmer postures up in Gusano's guard and throws a big left but Gusano blocks it.

Gusano has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Palmer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gusano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gusano avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Gusano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Gusano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gusano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palmer can pounce on him.
Gusano throws a sloppy head kick
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusano misses with a body shot.
Gusano throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gusano throws a front kick aimed at Palmer's knee but Palmer avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Palmer.
Palmer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Palmer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gusano's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Palmer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Palmer. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gusano throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer connects with a crisp jab.
Palmer connects with a jab.
Palmer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Palmer lands a jab to Gusano's midsection.
Gusano misses with an uppercut. Palmer saw that one coming.
Gusano takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Palmer - just one landing.
Gusano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palmer.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gusano as he avoids it easily.
Palmer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palmer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palmer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gusano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusano. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmer avoids the body shot from Gusano.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gusano throws an overhand right that lands on Palmer's shoulder, as Palmer tries to avoid the shot.
Gusano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palmer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gusano's calf.
Gusano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That kick from Palmer tenderised Gusano's leg. Gusano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palmer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Palmer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Palmer finds it's target.
Palmer throws a head kick that half lands.
Palmer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gusano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer with a nice cross.
Pvt. Palmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gusano at a distance.
Gusano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palmer.
The fighters circling - Gusano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palmer.
Gusano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gusano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Gusano.
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gusano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palmer blocks a jab.
Palmer lands a two punch combo.
Gusano misses with a straight left.
Gusano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice uppercut lands for Palmer. That snapped Gusano's head back.
Gusano will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A low kick from Palmer is predictable there
and Gusano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands with an uppercut that bounces Gusano off the cage and back into range.
Palmer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Palmer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gusano on the side of the head.
Palmer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Palmer.
Gusano throws a big shot that misses.
Lucas Gusano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gusano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Palmer scores with a leg kick.
Palmer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gusano momentarily.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palmer connects with a crisp jab.
Palmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gusano is out of range and Palmer settles back down.
Gusano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gusano looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Palmer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gusano tries to avoid it but Palmer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gusano to the ground. Gusano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gusano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Palmer lands with an overhand left.
Gusano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gusano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Pvt. Palmer has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Palmer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gusano to the mat! Gusano manages to get full guard.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gusano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gusano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Palmer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gusano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Palmer has managed to get both his arms back between Gusano's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pvt. Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palmer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pvt. Palmer!