PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno Palo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Palo
vs
Cage

183 cm
20
200 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
199 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

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No Shit Nutrition

TKO Vegas
T.K.O. The Killer Outfit

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Cage.
Palo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Palo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Palo misses.
Cage staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Palo throws a leg kick that misses.
Cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cage slips under a jab from Palo.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cage. That's going to slow Palo down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cage.
A low kick from Palo is predictable there
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Palo is breathing heavily.
Cage is looking to slow Palo down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Cage does it's job there.
A head kick from Cage lands but Palo takes it in his stride.
Palo misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.
Palo lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
Palo walks into a jab.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Palo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cage can pounce on him.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cage cracks Palo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cage - the referee stops the clock and Palo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cage. Palo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palo walks into a straight right hand from Cage.
Cage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Palo.

Palo is rocked!
Cage cracks Palo with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Palo tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cage pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Palo is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cage!
Johnny Cage is the new middleweight champion!