PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mir Graggor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Graggor
vs
Palhares

188 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mir Graggor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rousimar Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares shoots in looking for a takedown. Graggor tries to sprawl out of it but Palhares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graggor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graggor cracks Palhares with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Rousimar Palhares has been cut.
Palhares fails to land the takedown.
Palhares shoots in looking for a takedown but Graggor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palhares's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mir Graggor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Palhares.
Graggor feints and then cracks Palhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palhares down.
Rousimar Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graggor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Graggor counters with a big head kick but Palhares shrugs it off.
Palhares looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Graggor.
Palhares on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graggor.
Graggor cracks Palhares with a good jab.
Graggor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palhares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Graggor can pounce on him.
Graggor chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Palhares is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Graggor.
Mir Graggor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graggor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Palhares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Graggor can pounce on him.
Graggor scores with a hook to the body. Palhares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Graggor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palhares. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palhares there as he acknowledges the shot.
Palhares is still on wobbly legs! Can Graggor finish him?
Graggor connects with a leg kick. Palhares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Palhares seems to have recovered his senses.
Graggor scores with a shot to the body.
Graggor lands an overhand right.
Palhares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Graggor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graggor jabs at Palhares's body.
Graggor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Graggor steps in with a hook that catches Palhares right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Graggor follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Palhares looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mir Graggor!
Mir Graggor thanked the fans post fight for their support.