PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peters
vs
Palmer

201 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

201 cm
18
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Manny Peters has been cut.

Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
Peters working hard to break the clinch.
Palmer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peters.
Palmer controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Peters has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Peters is trying to stall.
Palmer stalls.
Palmer works on Peters's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Peters backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer.
Palmer pushes Peters back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Manny Peters's cut is getting worse.
Peters taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Palmer.
Peters working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Palmer is working Peters over against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmer.
Palmer taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Palmer lands with a left to the head.
Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Palmer.

Peters is rocked!
Peters blocking some punches.
Oh Peters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Palmer.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Palmer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Peters seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Palmer can turn it around.
Peters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peters blocking some punches.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Peters.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Peters.
Peters seems to have got his legs back now.
Peters prevents a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peters's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters trying to control the position but instead, Palmer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peters into the ropes.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Peters controls the action.
A short right from Palmer.
Palmer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Peters to his knees! Palmer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Palmer!
Our winner, Roy Palmer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.