PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between German Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Valdez
vs
Subestime O Palmeiras

182 cm
48
117 lbs
21 - 38 - 0

162 cm
34
135 lbs
20 - 30 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 21 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, German Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Palmeiras instigates a clinch.
O Palmeiras lands with a short punch from the clinch.

O Palmeiras is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Valdez can't fight it off and eventually O Palmeiras manages to take the fight to the floor. Valdez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
O Palmeiras throws a big elbow that misses.
O Palmeiras is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Valdez working a defensive guard but O Palmeiras manages to pass into side control anyway.
O Palmeiras landing strikes.
O Palmeiras in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

O Palmeiras tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Valdez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Valdez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Valdez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Palmeiras slips a nice elbow through Valdez's hands, connecting with Valdez's forehead.
Valdez wants to get back to full guard.
O Palmeiras is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
O Palmeiras working the head and body with strikes.
O Palmeiras not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Palmeiras landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from O Palmeiras.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Palmeiras throwing shots but Valdez is blocking nicely.
O Palmeiras looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valdez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Valdez is rocked!

O Palmeiras gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Valdez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Palmeiras's waist but O Palmeiras gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valdez off to one side.
Valdez has a takedown stuffed.

O Palmeiras is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Valdez's half guard.
Valdez tries to roll over but O Palmeiras keeps him under control.
O Palmeiras missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Palmeiras working Valdez over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Valdez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Palmeiras working Valdez over with strikes.
O Palmeiras looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valdez trying to control from the bottom.
O Palmeiras scoring with strikes to the body and head.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Palmeiras stands up out of the half guard.
Valdez tries for a takedown but O Palmeiras circles away easily

and O Palmeiras counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

O Palmeiras works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
O Palmeiras's corner is telling him to maintain position.
O Palmeiras wants to pass the guard but Valdez is keeping the position.

Valdez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Palmeiras doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Palmeiras manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Palmeiras landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez has momentary wrist control but O Palmeiras slips an elbow through the middle.
O Palmeiras postures up and lands a big shot to Valdez's brow.
O Palmeiras lands a couple of elbows.
O Palmeiras distracts Valdez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Valdez pulls O Palmeiras in close to prevent any damage.
O Palmeiras controls from within his opponent's guard.
O Palmeiras told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Valdez holds on and takes a little breather.
O Palmeiras connects with a couple of short punches.
O Palmeiras keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valdez's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valdez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Palmeiras landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Valdez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valdez looking to control.
Valdez can't keep his opponent in guard - O Palmeiras advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Valdez is in trouble now - O Palmeiras has advanced to mount!
O Palmeiras putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

O Palmeiras looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
O Palmeiras with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Palmeiras postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Valdez looks a forlorn figure.
Valdez tries to hold on but O Palmeiras pushes him away.
O Palmeiras lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

O Palmeiras lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Valdez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valdez dodges the punch combination from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Palmeiras wants it to stay on the feet.
Valdez seems to have got his legs back now.

O Palmeiras closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

O Palmeiras manages to break the clinch.

O Palmeiras closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Palmeiras lands in his opponent's guard.
Valdez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valdez keeping moving, preventing O Palmeiras from controlling successfully.
O Palmeiras has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valdez working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Palmeiras content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez is trying to control the position but O Palmeiras postures up.
O Palmeiras landing with the ground and pound.
Valdez is pulling down on O Palmeiras's head. It's preventing any offense from O Palmeiras, at least for the moment.
Valdez looking to control.
O Palmeiras distracts Valdez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Valdez is working an open guard so O Palmeiras takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
German Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Palmeiras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but O Palmeiras shows good takedown defense.

O Palmeiras closes the distance and clinches.
Valdez looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valdez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as O Palmeiras walks away with a smile on his face. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

O Palmeiras manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Valdez on his heels. He'll look to pass Valdez's guard now, I'm sure.
Valdez is trying to control the position but O Palmeiras postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras scoring with some ground and pound.
O Palmeiras pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valdez is keeping the position for now.
O Palmeiras makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Palmeiras forces his way into half guard.

O Palmeiras is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
O Palmeiras looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

O Palmeiras decides to return to a standing position.

O Palmeiras shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Valdez is looking for a sweep. O Palmeiras is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valdez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Palmeiras working Valdez over with strikes.
Nice strikes from O Palmeiras there.
O Palmeiras working Valdez over with strikes.
Ground and pound from O Palmeiras.
Valdez trying to control here.
O Palmeiras seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Valdez is looking for a sweep. O Palmeiras is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Palmeiras is trying to control the action in half guard but Valdez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

O Palmeiras postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Valdez to stand up.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Palmeiras lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Palmeiras.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez has his takedown stuffed
and O Palmeiras counters with a series of strikes. Valdez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valdez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

O Palmeiras closes the distance and clinches.

O Palmeiras lands a takedown into guard.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Palmeiras landing some decent shots from guard.
O Palmeiras scoring with punches to the head and body.
O Palmeiras working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Valdez's head.
O Palmeiras postures up.
O Palmeiras landing with the ground and pound.
O Palmeiras landing some decent shots from guard.
O Palmeiras scoring with some ground and pound.
Valdez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

O Palmeiras throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.
O Palmeiras swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valdez with a poor takedown

and O Palmeiras counters by clinching up.

O Palmeiras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Palmeiras keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Palmeiras throws a head kick that half lands.
Valdez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and O Palmeiras counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Palmeiras takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

O Palmeiras wants to work for an arm triangle but Valdez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

O Palmeiras stands up from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez tries for a takedown but O Palmeiras circles away easily
and O Palmeiras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valdez tries for a takedown but O Palmeiras sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez darts in looking for a takedown but O Palmeiras gets double underhooks and turns Valdez into the cage.
Valdez shoots for a takedown but O Palmeiras saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Palmeiras throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Palmeiras goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

O Palmeiras closes the distance and clinches.

O Palmeiras breaks from the clinch.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valdez shoots in and drives through. O Palmeiras sprawls well.

O Palmeiras instigates a clinch.

O Palmeiras breaks the clinch.

O Palmeiras scores with a takedown into Valdez's guard.
Valdez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Palmeiras slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Palmeiras stands up and beckons Valdez to his feet.
German Valdez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

O Palmeiras closes the distance and pushes Valdez back into the cage.

O Palmeiras gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Valdez regains guard.

Valdez has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. O Palmeiras has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

O Palmeiras pulls guard.
Valdez trying to control the position from guard on top but O Palmeiras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Palmeiras is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
O Palmeiras will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Valdez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Palmeiras wriggles free and stands up.
Valdez fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Palmeiras. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.

O Palmeiras feints and as Valdez raises his hands in defense, O Palmeiras changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Palmeiras is working Valdez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

O Palmeiras decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
O Palmeiras misses the shot to the body.

O Palmeiras has Valdez up against the cage in a clinch.
Valdez is looking to take this one to the mat.

O Palmeiras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

O Palmeiras bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
O Palmeiras taking a breather here.
O Palmeiras has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Palmeiras wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on O Palmeiras's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Valdez is trying to control O Palmeiras's posture but O Palmeiras avoids it.

O Palmeiras looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
O Palmeiras cracks Valdez with a big right hand but Valdez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Valdez trying to control but O Palmeiras flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

O Palmeiras is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Valdez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Valdez for a finish.
O Palmeiras has Valdez flattened out and is raining down punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Palmeiras has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.