PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Palo
vs
Gracie

183 cm
19
195 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Firebird Designs
No Shit Nutrition

Firebird Designs
Team S.W.A.T.

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palo cracks Gracie with an uppercut from hell and Gracie crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Palo's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

It looks like Aaron Gracie has been cut.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Palo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Palo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Palo pushes his legs off easily.
Palo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Palo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie looks gassed!
Palo throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Palo waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Gracie. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Gracie to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Gracie is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Palo gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Palo finish him?
Palo steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Gracie is out on his feet! Palo sets himself and nearly takes Gracie's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tauno Palo!