PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Martin Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pena comes to the cage accompanied by RAWR. The crowd seem to be enjoying Palermo 's choice of entrance music: Adelante Boca Juniors!. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pena
vs
Martin Palermo

189 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, San Martin Palermo !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palermo tries to clinch
and Pena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palermo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palermo tries to clinch but Pena moves away
and Palermo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palermo closes the distance but Pena moves to the side
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.

Palermo moves into the clinch.
Pena is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Palermo misses with some punches.
Palermo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena takes a shot to the head.
Palermo working aggressively here.
Palermo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Palermo as the two fighters clinch.
Palermo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palermo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pena is breathing heavily.
Palermo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palermo is working Pena over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Palermo .
Palermo lands a hook that snaps the head of Pena backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Palermo .
Palermo lands an uppercut.
Palermo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palermo lands a nice shot to the body.
Palermo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palermo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pena.
Pena takes a shot to the head.
Palermo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Palermo .
Palermo lands with a short shot to the head.
Pena tries for a takedown. No joy.
Palermo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palermo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pena backwards.

Pena is rocked!
Palermo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Pena is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palermo pushes Pena against the cage. Palermo is working some dirty boxing. Palermo pushes off with a quick right hook! Pena goes down! Pena tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Palermo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). San Martin Palermo !