PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between byron dax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palmer Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer Ward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

dax
vs
Ward

170 cm
22
299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
305 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, byron dax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Palmer Ward!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dax.

Ward clinches up with dax and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ward.
dax tries to break the clinch but Ward is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ward lands with a short head shot on the inside.
dax wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ward changes levels and goes for a takedown here. dax fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ward takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Palmer Ward has been cut.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dax paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ward shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says dax as he avoids it easily.
Ward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but dax swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
dax throws a sloppy head kick and Ward moves out of range easily.
Ward avoids the head kick by dax.
dax throws a jab when Ward was well out of range.
Ward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dax.
dax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but dax swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dax misses with a straight right.
dax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dax avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dax paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ward wants to clinch up but dax keeps it at a distance.
dax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dax is breathing heavily.

Ward clinches up with dax and pushes him back against the cage.
dax wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

dax breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
dax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
byron dax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ward closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ward.
dax wants to break free but Ward has control.
Ward creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through dax's defenses.
Ward scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ward.
dax prevents the takedown attempt.
byron dax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Palmer Ward.

Ward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but dax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dax misses with a head kick.

dax tries to keep at a distance but Ward has taken the fight into the clinch.
dax is really struggling to find his range with his punches. dax's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ward lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ward.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Ward will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning dax up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ward scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ward working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands a nice uppercut.
Ward lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
dax blocks an elbow strike from Ward.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ward.
A shot in the inside from Ward.
Ward will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning dax up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ward.
Ward lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from Ward.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ward manages to break the clinch.
Ward cracks dax with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! dax falls to his knees and Ward doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Palmer Ward!