PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirt Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Palhares might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Palhares
vs
Nasty

200 cm
19
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
231 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

Combat Pro Design

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Palhares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirt Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palhares shoots and misses

and Nasty decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Palhares's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palhares is on top in guard.
Palhares passes Nasty's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Palhares decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Palhares closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nasty is not content to let Palhares control the position.
Nasty is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares tries to advance to mount but Nasty denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palhares is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nasty has escaped the position, nice work there.

Palhares in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nasty is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucio Palhares!
Lucio Palhares retains his heavyweight title!