PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Remus Sala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fivefold – Broken kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sala
vs
Palmer

172 cm
20
138 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
28
140 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Remus Sala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer throws a body punch but Sala moves out of range.
Sala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palmer momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Palmer. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sala moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Sala lands with a straight right. Palmer didn't see that one coming.
Sala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sala sizes up Palmer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Palmer misses with a hook. Sala ducked under it nicely.
Sala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Palmer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sala connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Palmer scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Palmer misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer misses with a body shot.

Sala clinches with his opponent.
Sala lands a right hand.
Sala lands an uppercut.
Palmer working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sala fails to land.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Sala's head.
Sala misses with a punch on the inside.
Sala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sala lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sala takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Sala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sala swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer blocking some punches.
Palmer blocking some punches.
Sala blocks an uppercut.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer lands a body punch.
Sala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sala blocks an uppercut.
Palmer takes a shot to the head.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer takes a shot to the head.
Sala tries a body shot but Palmer blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sala has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
Sala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
Sala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sala lands a right hand.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sala.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer blocking some punches.
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sala working aggressively here.
Sala tries a body shot but Palmer blocks it.
Sala misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Palmer scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sala controls his hands.
Sala blocks a body shot from Palmer.
Sala working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sala fails to land.
Sala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sala can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
Palmer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sala's defenses.

It looks like Remus Sala has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Sala.
Sala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sala blocks a body shot from Palmer.
Sala has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Sala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Sala.
Sala lands an uppercut.
Sala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sala.
Sala blocks an uppercut.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sala.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Palmer.
A short left from Palmer.
Sala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer tries a body shot but Sala blocks it.
Sala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sala digs a right hand underneath Palmer's ribcage. Palmer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Sala.
Sala can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer blocking some punches.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
A short right from Sala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remus Sala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remus Sala's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sala connects with a looping right hand.
Sala blocks a jab.
Palmer takes one to the chin there.

Sala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sala avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Sala struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Sala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sala blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Sala has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sala struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Sala tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing Sala back against the cage.
Sala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmers head.
Sala lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sala or not.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sala gets through Palmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sala fails to land.
Sala working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Sala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sala has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Sala misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
A right handed body shot lands from Sala.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sala backwards.
Sala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmer blocking some punches.
Sala misses with some punches.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Sala.
Palmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sala.
Sala blocks the elbow strike.
Sala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sala working aggressively here.
Sala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmers head.
Remus Sala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Sala controls the action.
Sala has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Sala blocks a body shot from Palmer.
Sala is looking to control Palmer's arms but Palmer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sala has his back to the cage.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Sala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sala blocks an uppercut.
Sala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sala throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
A short right from Sala.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sala lands with a left to the head.
Palmer blocks a body shot from Sala.
Sala taking a breather.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sala.
Sala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Sala controls the action.
Palmer tries to work over Sala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sala swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sala is pushing Palmer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sala.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Sala working aggressively here.
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!
Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sala blocks an uppercut.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sala.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sala lands a hook that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Sala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sala has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Sala taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sala.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remus Sala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Remus Sala's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice jab there from Sala.

Palmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palmer tries a body shot but Sala blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sala.
Sala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Sala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sala scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sala.
Sala has Palmer pressed against the cage.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sala.
Sala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sala avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Sala throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Sala.
Sala misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Sala controls the action.
Sala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sala lands a hook that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sala lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Sala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palmer tries to throw a body punch but Sala avoids it by throwing Palmer back against the cage.
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!
Palmer misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sala fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sala.
Sala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmer working aggressively here.
Palmer blocks a body shot from Sala.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palmer digs a right hand into Sala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sala's gas tank.
Sala has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Sala blocks a body shot from Palmer.
Sala misses with a punch on the inside.
Sala lands an uppercut.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sala gets through Palmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
Sala throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer is working Sala over against the cage.
Sala misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Sala fails to land.
Sala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Sala has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Sala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sala fails to land.
Sala lands a nice shot to the body.
Sala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sala lands a hook that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Sala gets through Palmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sala.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Sala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Sala misses with a punch on the inside.
Sala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sala has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
Palmer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
Palmer being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sala - that landed with a thud.
Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remus Sala clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Remus Sala's cut.
That's time! Sala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice jab there from Sala.

Palmer is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Sala's jab looks to have found its range, popping Palmer under the eye.
Palmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Sala finish him?
Sala cracks Palmer with an open hand slap.
Sala is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Palmer misses with a right hand
and Sala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palmer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Sala clinches with his opponent.
Sala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Palmer pressed against the cage. Sala frees himself up and cracks Palmer with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Palmer crumples to the floor, out cold! Sala jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remus Sala!
Remus Sala retains his bantamweight title!