PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaia Palamo (ranked 3564 p4p, 4196 weight class) and Harris Ukoje (ranked 443 p4p, 508 weight class). Isaia Palamo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harris Ukoje's chin.

Palamo
vs
Ukoje

191 cm
26
217
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
210
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaia Palamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harris Ukoje!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ukoje moves into range and clinches up with Palamo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palamo.
Palamo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ukoje blocks a body shot from Palamo.
Ukoje looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ukoje is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Palamo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palamo lands with a left to the head.
Ukoje missing with knees to the body.
Palamo lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Palamo.
Palamo lands a good knee to the midsection. Ukoje won't want to take too many of those.
Ukoje swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palamo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Harris Ukoje has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palamo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palamo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ukoje is trying to drag Palamo to the mat but Palamo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Palamo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palamo.
Palamo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ukoje lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ukoje looks winded!
Palamo lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Palamo as the two fighters clinch.
Palamo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Palamo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Palamo scores with a nice short uppercut.

Palamo drops Ukoje with a big knee straight up the middle! Ukoje is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Ukoje is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack! A monster head kick from Palamo and Ukoje falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Palamo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Isaia Palamo!