PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Palek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palek has chosen Notorious B.I.G - Ready to die as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ron John has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

John
vs
Palek

190 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
23
203 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Palek!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palek misses with a takedown attempt - John sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Adam Palek has been cut.
John moves out of range as Palek throws a body kick.
Palek shoots in but no luck this time.
Palek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ron John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Palek.
Palek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
John tries for a takedown but Palek circles away easily

and Palek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

John looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
John is looking to stand up but Palek isn't so interested in that idea.
Palek connects with a couple of short punches.
John looking for a sweep. Not yet John, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
John is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palek's guard.
John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
John trying to control but Palek is working from the bottom.

John drops back looking for a leg! Palek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Palek manages to kick John off! John jumps back into Palek's guard.
John looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
John is working hard here to advance position.
Palek keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Palek seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

John shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Palek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with John. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palek is controlling John's position as best he can from this difficult position.
John trying to control from half guard but Palek is working away.

John is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Palek doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time John.
John not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
John passes into side control, despite Palek's attempt to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John trying to control the position but Palek is working away.

John is trying to get an arm triangle but Palek is defending well.

John tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no John has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Palek changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. John looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
John sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Palek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Palek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
John works his way to full guard. Good work.
Palek lands a couple of elbows.

John working for a triangle but Palek defends it easily.
John tries to land a sweep but no joy.
John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palek postures up.
Palek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Palek looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of John's head.
Palek with a flurry of punches that miss.

John is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now John is on top in guard.
John trying to control but Palek is working from the bottom.
John throwing strikes but missing.
John throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palek has his hands on John's head, controlling the position.
John looking to pass the guard.
John wants to control from the top but Palek keeps moving.
John in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ron John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
John pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palek is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a hook. Palek ducked under it nicely.

Palek gets the takedown into side control.
John tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Palek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Palek scores with a couple of short elbows.
Palek in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
What's John going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
John wants to get back to his feet.
Palek throwing shots but missing, from side control.
John wants to control but Palek postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
John is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
John regains half guard.
John trying to hold on to Palek's head to control him but Palek postures up.
Palek looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks John with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Palek drops an elbow to the side of John's head.
Palek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
John moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Palek won't allow John to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

John has his foot on Palek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Palek works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

John looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Palek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Palek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

John gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Palek to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Palek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

John has his foot on Palek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Palek works his way back into a safe position though.
John preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John trying to control the position.
Palek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Palek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

John has his foot on Palek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Palek works his way back into a safe position though.

John had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Palek defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palek lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palek connects with a couple of short punches.
Palek scoring with some ground and pound.
Palek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Palek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

John has his feet on Palek's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Palek drives through with a takedown into guard.
John tries to strike from the bottom.
Palek throws a big right hand that misses.
Palek throws a big right hand that misses.
John is trying to control the position but Palek postures up.

John looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
John looking to control.
Palek working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palek landing some decent shots from guard.
John manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Palek manages to get himself to full guard.
John preventing the sweep.
John tries to free his leg and advance position but Palek is retaining full guard.
Palek keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.
Johnis looking to pass into half guard but Palek pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Palek is in guard.
John is trying to control the position but Palek postures up.

John looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as John works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palek stands up over John, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Palek lands a couple of digs.

Palek has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing John to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Palek is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - John pulls down on the head and he's put Palek to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ron John!