PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Subestime O Palmeiras
vs
Davis

162 cm
21
135 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

163 cm
28
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riley Davis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis has his takedown stuffed

and O Palmeiras counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
O Palmeiras wants to stand but Davis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
O Palmeiras thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
Davis is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

O Palmeiras is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Davis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
O Palmeiras slips a nice elbow through Davis's hands, connecting with Davis's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Davis actively working from the bottom here.
O Palmeiras throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davis wants to get back to full guard.

O Palmeiras is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davis is just riding it out for now. O Palmeiras eventually gives up the hold.
O Palmeiras is pressing down on Davis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Davis is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to stand.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
O Palmeiras pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
O Palmeiras trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

Davis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Palmeiras has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Palmeiras.

Davis looking for a guillotine here but O Palmeiras defends easily.
Davis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Palmeiras defends it easily.

Davis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Palmeiras defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Palmeiras wanted to stand there but Davis had control of the position.
O Palmeiras stands and throws Davis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Davis regains half guard.

Davis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Palmeiras pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras scoring with strikes to the body and head.
O Palmeiras slips a nice elbow through Davis's hands, connecting with Davis's forehead.
O Palmeiras drops an elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Davis is trying to control but can't.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

O Palmeiras is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

O Palmeiras is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for O Palmeiras to get the leverage.

Davis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Palmeiras pulls his head out easily.
O Palmeiras passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Davis!
O Palmeiras prevents Davis from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras lands a nice shot to the head.
O Palmeiras fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Palmeiras with a couple of short strikes.
O Palmeiras avoids the attempt from Davis to control.
Davis is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Palmeiras lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Davis tries to reverse the position but O Palmeiras maintains control.
O Palmeiras has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Davis's face.

Davis is rocked!
The referee warns Davis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can O Palmeiras finish him?
O Palmeiras looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Davis covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
A determined Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!