PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Okam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Palhares
vs
Okam

173 cm
27
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rousimar Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Okam!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Okam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Okam but Okam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rousimar Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown but Okam shows good takedown defense.
Palhares shoots in and drives through. Okam sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rousimar Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Okam tests Palhares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Okam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Okam.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okam.

Palhares is rocked!
Okam throws an overhand right that drops Palhares like a sack of potatoes! Okam dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Okam!