PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Yates (ranked 6248 p4p, 416 weight class) and Mander Dell Palmer (ranked 5001 p4p, 380 weight class). Mander Dell Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yates
vs
Dell Palmer

165 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nigel Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mander Dell Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yates closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dell Palmer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dell Palmer wants to control but Yates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dell Palmer is pressing down on Yates's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Dell Palmer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dell Palmer trying to control the position.
Yates knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dell Palmer on the ground.
Dell Palmer wants to improve his position but instead Yates has moved into half guard.
Yates controlling the action here.
Yates is thwarting Dell Palmer's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dell Palmer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yates haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dell Palmer is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell Palmer is pressing down on Yates's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yates postures up.
Yates missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yates is fighting to break Dell Palmer's control of his arms but Dell Palmer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Our spies down at at Spartans Gym inform us that Dell Palmer has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Yates wants to pass the guard but Dell Palmer is keeping the position.
Yates won't allow Dell Palmer to sweep him here.
Yates controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Dell Palmer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Yates frees his head nicely. Oh but Dell Palmer has switched to an armbar! Yates is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mander Dell Palmer!