PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralli Palli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Tottori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palli kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Pelimies. Ralli Palli had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Palli
vs
Tottori

180 cm
20
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
23
148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralli Palli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Tottori!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tottori slips a jab and a cross from Palli.

Tottori scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Tottori looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Tottori is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palli is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Palli is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tottori trying to control the position but Palli is working away.
Palli is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tottori trying to control the action but Palli is working from the bottom.
Tottori advances to full mount.
Palli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tottori on the ground.
Tottori has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Palli's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palli is working to get back to half guard.

Palli defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tottori.
Palli is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tottori moves to the back position.
Tottori tries to get the hooks in deep but Palli pushed the leg off.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Palli defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Tottori looks gassed!

Tottori working for a choke but Palli is defending well.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tottori is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Palli is defending well though. Tottori let's go of the attempt for now.
Palli trying to control the hands but Tottori won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tottori working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Tottori controlling well, preventing Palli from escaping the position.
Tottori is trying to stick to Palli's back but Palli is turning into Tottori. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tottori's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Palli.
Palli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tottori's head.
Palli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tottori wants to sweep but no luck.
Palli wants to pass the guard but Tottori is keeping the position.
Tottori trying to control the position.
Palli really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Palli tries to free his leg and advance position but Tottori is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palli looks to land a combination but Tottori avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palli misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Palli. No joy for Tottori on that attempt.
Palli misses with a two punch combination.

Tottori drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palli looking for a sweep. Not yet Palli, not yet.
Tottori looking to pass the guard.
Tottori won't allow Palli to sweep him here.
Tottori wants to pass the guard but Palli is keeping the position.
Palli tries to strike from the bottom.
Palli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tottori postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tottori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palli is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tottori closes the distance and clinches up with Palli, looking for a takedown. Tottori pushes Palli against the ropes but Palli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tottori tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palli swivels and escapes.
Ralli Palli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenta Tottori.
Tottori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tottori shoots for a takedown but Palli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palli works Tottori's body with a nice hook.
Palli throws a series of punches but Tottori moves out of range.
Palli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tottori.
Palli manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tottori is looking to take a break and control but Palli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palli is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta Tottori 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.

No joy there for Palli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tottori misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palli throws a good cross that connects.
Palli misses with a series of wild punches.
Palli misses with a series of wild punches.
Palli misses with an uppercut. Tottori saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palli looks to land a left hand but Tottori moved out of range nicely.

Tottori closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tottori lands in his opponent's guard.
Tottori is pushing down on Palli's leg trying to pass to half guard. Palli is fighting to maintain full guard but Tottori has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tottori is tying to control. Palli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Palli is defending against the submission attempts here by Tottori.

Tottori is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Palli doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tottori.
Tottori tries to pass to full mount but Palli defends it.
Palli is looking for a sweep. Tottori is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Palli is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.

Tottori seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tottori prevents Palli from improving his position.
Tottori is looking to take a break and control but Palli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Palli misses with an uppercut. Tottori saw that one coming.
Palli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tottori ducks under a wild hook from Palli.
Palli throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Palli.
Palli throws a hook but Tottori avoids it easily.
Tottori shoots for a takedown but Palli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tottori.
Ralli Palli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tottori tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palli swivels and escapes.
Ralli Palli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenta Tottori.
Tottori shoots in looking for a takedown. Palli tries to sprawl out of it but Tottori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Palli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Palli throws a series of punches but Tottori avoids them all with ease.
Tottori dodges the punch combination from Palli.
A combination from Palli does no damage.
Palli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Palli - just one landing.
Palli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Tottori decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tottori looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Palli wants to control but Tottori is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palli has a hand on Tottori's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tottori takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Tottori with a couple of short strikes.

Tottori is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Palli is surviving well by controlling Tottori's body position as best he can.
Palli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tottori trying to control but Palli is having none of it.
Palli is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta Tottori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Palli throws a series of punches but Tottori moves out of range.
Tottori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palli tries to avoid it but Tottori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palli to the ground. Palli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Palli is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Palli throws a series of punches but Tottori moves out of range.
Palli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tottori.
Tottori slips a jab and a cross from Palli.
Tottori will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Palli misses with a body shot.
Palli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tottori manages to avoid it.

Tottori closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kenta Tottori has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palli is in trouble now - Tottori has advanced to mount!
Tottori trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tottori working for a submission but Palli is keeping him at bay.
Palli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Palli avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tottori.
Palli is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tottori controlling from mount.
Palli is desperately trying to improve his position but Tottori has a good base and remains in mount.
Tottori mounts Palli! Really nice guard pass there!
Tottori controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Palli is looking to get to half guard.
Palli has given up his back here. Will Tottori look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Palli tries to break free.

Tottori is looking for the choke from the back position but Palli is controlling his hands well.

Tottori is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Palli defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tottori trying to control momentarily.
I would not like to be Palli right now.

Tottori is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Palli is defending well though. Tottori let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palli covering up well and avoiding damage.
Tottori doesn't have the hooks in and Palli manages to turn into his guard.

Tottori is looking for a triangle but Palli pushes his legs off easily.
Tottori looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kenta Tottori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tottori keeping moving, preventing Palli from controlling successfully.
Palli would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Tottori gets the takedown into side control.
Tottori advances to full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palli is looking to get to half guard.
Tottori controlling the position easily from mount.
Ralli Palli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Palli is squirming around, avoiding Tottori's attempts to control the action.
Palli is working to get back to half guard.
Tottori wants to control the pace but Palli is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenta Tottori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tottori winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Tottori!