PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devin Brown (ranked 5885 p4p, 24079 weight class) and Jack Palmer (ranked 422 p4p, 490 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Brown
vs
Palmer

182 cm
25
145
2 - 3 - 0

177 cm
20
148
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Palmer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Palmer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Palmer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Palmer slips a jab from Brown.
Brown scores with the left hand. Palmer knows he should have avoided that one.
Palmer throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Palmer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Palmer with that takedown attempt.
Devin Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Palmer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Palmer gets a clinch.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer misses with a leg kick.
Palmer misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Palmer looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Palmer.
Some bone on bone action there as Palmer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Palmer's shoulder, as Palmer tries to avoid the shot.
Palmer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown throws a push kick but Palmer slaps the foot to one side.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palmer eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Palmer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Palmer tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a head kick. Palmer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer misses with a series of wild punches.
Palmer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Palmer tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palmer tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Devin Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palmer. That did some damage!
Brown throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Palmer avoids a kick to the body.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Palmer.
Palmer defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Palmer throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Palmer tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Palmer gets slowly back to his feet.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Palmer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown misses with a head kick.
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!
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Palmer checks it well.
Palmer moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Brown works over Palmer's head and body with a nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Palmer misses with a two punch combination.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Palmer tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Palmer tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Palmer sees coming a mile off.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
Brown feints and then cracks Palmer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palmer down.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palmer lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
Palmer throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Devin Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer tries to clinch
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands a high kick!
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palmer's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Palmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Palmer is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Palmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palmer goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palmer's sensitive parts.
Palmer walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Devin Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer takes one to the chin there.
Palmer throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Palmer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmer throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Palmer back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Palmer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Palmer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palmer slips a straight right by Brown.
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Palmer wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Palmer misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Palmer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Brown dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palmer.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palmer tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Palmer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palmer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palmer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Palmer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Palmer seems unphased.
Palmer tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
Palmer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Devin Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Palmer.
Brown throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palmer. That did some damage!
Palmer tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Brown.
Palmer moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Palmer wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palmer.
Palmer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brown is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Palmer.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Palmer throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Palmer only half commits.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palmer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Palmer shoots in.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palmer.
Palmer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Palmer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Palmer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Palmer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palmer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palmer.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Brown.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmer. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Palmer dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Palmer's head and hops out.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Palmer.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Jack Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Devin Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Brown!
Devin Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.