PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares comes to the cage accompanied by "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Palhares
vs
Lundin

193 cm
30
222 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

210 cm
31
221 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin wants to clinch up but Palhares keeps it at a distance.
Lundin moves in looking to clinch but Palhares pushes him off.
Lundin is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
Lundin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Palhares fails with a takedown attempt.
Dominickoy Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lundin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palhares is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lundin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Palhares wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominickoy Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lundin cracks Palhares with a nice body shot.
Palhares is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Lundin.

It looks like Dominickoy Palhares has been cut.
Palhares changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lundin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lundin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palhares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares dives in and grabs Lundin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lundin pushes down on Palhares's head and hops out.
Palhares is breathing heavily.

Lundin instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lundin as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lundin.
Palhares goes for a takedown attempt but Lundin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lundin sprawls well. Lundin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet.

Lundin moves into range and clinches up with Palhares.

Lundin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lundin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lundin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Palhares has Lundin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lundin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Lundin.
Palhares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lundin is defending well.

Lundin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lundin scores with a one two! Palhares had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robert Lundin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lundin moves into the clinch successfully.
Lundin stops a takedown attempt from Palhares.
Palhares's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lundin as the two fighters clinch.

Lundin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lundin clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Lundin on the inside.

Lundin breaks from the clinch.
Lundin tries to clinch but Palhares is having none of it.
Palhares circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lundin closes the distance and clinches.
Lundin presses Palhares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lundin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Palhares wants a takedown.
Lundin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.

Palhares is rocked!
Lundin lands a shot to the body.
Oh Palhares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lundin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lundin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lundin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.

Lundin breaks from the clinch.

Lundin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palhares, pushing him back against the cage.
Lundin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palhares is pressed against the cage. Lundin pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Palhares! Two more big strikes from Lundin and Palhares crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Robert Lundin!