PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bk bk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bk comes to the cage accompanied by celabration. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

bk
vs
Subestime O Palmeiras

173 cm
29
135 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

162 cm
23
135 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bk bk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bk tries to clinch there but O Palmeiras circles away.

O Palmeiras pushes bk up against the cage in a clinch.
bk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on O Palmeiras - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
bk tries to pull guard but O Palmeiras forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

O Palmeiras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
bk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Palmeiras closes the distance and lands a one-two.
bk misses with a takedown attempt
letting O Palmeiras counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bk bk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

O Palmeiras shoots in and bounces bk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
bk looking to control.
O Palmeiras postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
bk keeping moving, preventing O Palmeiras from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. bk swivels though and keeps the full guard.

bk is looking for a triangle but O Palmeiras pushes his legs off easily.
O Palmeiras pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bk is keeping the position for now.
O Palmeiras connects with a couple of short punches.

O Palmeiras stands up and waves to bk to follow him.
O Palmeiras lands a slapping body shot.

O Palmeiras closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming bk to the mat! bk manages to get full guard.
bk has O Palmeiras pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

bk looking for a guillotine here but O Palmeiras defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Palmeiras landing with the ground and pound.
O Palmeiras trying to control but bk is working from the bottom.
O Palmeiras is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
O Palmeiras must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Palmeiras with a flurry of punches that miss.
bk is trying to control the position but O Palmeiras postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Palmeiras decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

bk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
O Palmeiras trying to control but bk is working from the bottom.

O Palmeiras avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
O Palmeiras tries to stand but bk is controlling from the bottom.
O Palmeiras with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Palmeiras trying to stand up but can't free himself from bk's guard.
bk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Palmeiras.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Palmeiras trying to control the position from guard on top but bk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Palmeiras scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

bk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Palmeiras throwing strikes from guard but bk blocks nicely.

bk working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because O Palmeiras has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

O Palmeiras tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. bk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

bk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
O Palmeiras trying to control but bk postures up.
O Palmeiras strikes from the bottom but bk uses the opportunity to move to side control.
O Palmeiras is looking to regain half guard here but bk keeps moving and retains side control.

bk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bk lands some shots froms side control.
O Palmeiras struggling a bit here.
O Palmeiras is trying to get back to half guard.
O Palmeiras is looking to get back to his feet here but bk is keeping cool and he's managed to take O Palmeiras's back.
O Palmeiras trying to control the position but bk manages to sink in the hooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras tries to escape but bk has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
bk is not going to allow O Palmeiras to sit and survive in this position.
O Palmeiras tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
bk looking to control but O Palmeiras is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bk with good strikes from the mount here!
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!

bk wants to finish this one by submission but O Palmeiras is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from bk.
O Palmeiras is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
bk has the hooks in. O Palmeiras is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

O Palmeiras manages to escape to his feet.

bk gets caught napping as O Palmeiras dives in and scores a takedown. bk manages to retain guard.

bk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Palmeiras defends well.
O Palmeiras working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bk keeping moving, preventing O Palmeiras from controlling successfully.
O Palmeiras postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

bk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Palmeiras defends it easily.
O Palmeiras scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
O Palmeiras slips nicely into half guard.
O Palmeiras seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bk trying to hold on to O Palmeiras's head to control him but O Palmeiras postures up.

O Palmeiras is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, bk has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! bk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

bk gets caught napping as O Palmeiras dives in and scores a takedown. bk manages to retain guard.
bk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

bk throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! O Palmeiras escapes and throws bk's legs to the side, diving into side control!
bk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
bk is working to avoid the ground and pound but O Palmeiras connects with a decent elbow.

O Palmeiras decides to stand back up.

O Palmeiras gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Palmeiras wants to lay and pray for a moment but bk keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on bk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
bk takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on bk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Palmeiras lands a few punches from side control.
bk struggling a bit here.
bk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
A lull in the action here.
O Palmeiras looks up at the clock and then as bk takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, O Palmeiras smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Palmeiras is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, bk has escaped the position, nice work there.
O Palmeiras in side control, throwing shots but bk defends.
bk wants to control but O Palmeiras postures up.
O Palmeiras scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on O Palmeiras's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
O Palmeiras misses with the ground and pound.

O Palmeiras is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. bk looks calm but he's in trouble here. O Palmeiras gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. bk is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! O Palmeiras lets go of the hold and bk can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'