PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chief Slayer (ranked 4879 p4p, 427 weight class) and Carlos Arnoldo Perda Segurio (ranked 3195 p4p, 336 weight class). Perda Segurio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cypress Hill - Highlife. Carlos Arnoldo Perda Segurio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chief Slayer's chin.

Slayer
vs
Arnoldo Perda Segurio

180 cm
26
169 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat

Core Combat
Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Arnoldo Perda Segurio!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slayer moves into the clinch.

Perda Segurio breaks from the clinch.

Slayer forces Perda Segurio back against the cage and clinches.
Slayer misses with some punches.

Perda Segurio pulls Slayer into guard.
We've been hearing that Slayer has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Slayer advances position into side control!

Slayer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Perda Segurio rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Slayer's guard! Nice work there by Perda Segurio!
Perda Segurio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slayer tries to bench press Perda Segurio off him but Perda Segurio keeps the position.
Perda Segurio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slayer keeps working.
Slayer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Slayer actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Slayer looking for submissions off his back.

Perda Segurio seems to be looking for submissions.
Perda Segurio prevents Slayer from improving his position.
Perda Segurio looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Slayer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Perda Segurio pushes down on Slayer's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slayer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slayer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perda Segurio pulls his head out easily.

Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Slayer is staying active underneath Perda Segurio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perda Segurio lands a nice short elbow.
Slayer is looking for a sweep. Perda Segurio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perda Segurio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slayer keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer gets full guard.
Perda Segurio landing with the ground and pound.
Perda Segurio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Perda Segurio stands up and waves to Slayer to follow him.
Slayer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chief Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perda Segurio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Slayer closes the distance and clinches.

Slayer breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perda Segurio tries to keep at a distance but Slayer has taken the fight into the clinch.

Slayer manages to pull guard.
Perda Segurio trying to control but Slayer is working from the bottom.
Perda Segurio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perda Segurio throws a big elbow that misses.
Slayer keeping moving, preventing Perda Segurio from controlling successfully.

Slayer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Perda Segurio stacks Slayer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Perda Segurio!

Perda Segurio stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Slayer rushes Perda Segurio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chief Slayer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Perda Segurio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slayer moves away.
Slayer looks to land a combination. Perda Segurio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Perda Segurio lands a nice hook to Slayer's body. Slayer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perda Segurio avoids the body shot from Slayer.

Slayer moves into range and clinches up with Perda Segurio.
Slayer misses with a hook from the clinch.

Slayer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Slayer clinches up against the cage.
Perda Segurio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perda Segurio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Slayer trying to land knees to the body.
Slayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slayer misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Slayer fails to land.

Perda Segurio jumps guard.
Slayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Perda Segurio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slayer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perda Segurio is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perda Segurio trying to control the position.
Perda Segurio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Perda Segurio throws his legs up looking for a submission but Slayer uses it to pass to side control.
Perda Segurio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slayer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Slayer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Slayer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perda Segurio, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slayer working away.

Slayer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perda Segurio, who protects the arm well.
Perda Segurio is looking to regain half guard here but Slayer keeps moving and retains side control.
Perda Segurio is trying to get back to his feet.
Perda Segurio prevents Slayer from moving into mount.
Perda Segurio is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perda Segurio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Slayer works to advance to full mount. Perda Segurio defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Slayer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Perda Segurio is trying desperately to improve position.
Slayer seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Perda Segurio is holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perda Segurio is looking to get to half guard.
Slayer fails to move to back control.

Slayer swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Perda Segurio is now in Slayer's guard. A big mistake from Slayer there, giving up the dominant position!

Slayer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perda Segurio defends it easily.
Perda Segurio trying to control the position from guard on top but Slayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Slayer dominated that second round.
That's time! Slayer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Slayer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perda Segurio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slayer's head backwards.
Perda Segurio takes a swing at Slayer's ribcage but misses.
Slayer walks into a jab.

Slayer pushes Perda Segurio up against the cage in a clinch.
Slayer lands with a short shot to the head.
Slayer misses with some punches.
Slayer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer pushes Perda Segurio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Perda Segurio jumps into guard, dragging Slayer to the mat.
Slayer forces his way into half guard.

Slayer is working for a kimura but Perda Segurio is defending it quite comfortably.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Slayer seems to be working for a kimura but Perda Segurio defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slayer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Perda Segurio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slayer.

Slayer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Perda Segurio has managed to free his arm - good work.

Slayer is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Perda Segurio looks like he's trying to stand up.
Slayer tries to pass to full mount but Perda Segurio defends it.
Perda Segurio wants to control but Slayer is keeping busy.

Slayer seems to be working for a kimura but Perda Segurio defends the submission attempt.
Perda Segurio is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer is trying to control. Perda Segurio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slayer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perda Segurio can do to turn this around?
Slayer trying to advance position but Perda Segurio counters by regaining guard.
Perda Segurio keeping full guard, as Slayer tries to pass.
Perda Segurio pulls Slayer in close to prevent any damage.
Slayer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slayer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Perda Segurio is pushing Slayer's head away, looking to escape. Slayer manages to hold on to the position though.
Perda Segurio tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perda Segurio is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Slayer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slayer tries to move to mount but Perda Segurio blocks the move with his legs.
Perda Segurio gets back to half guard.
Slayer is looking to advance position but Perda Segurio won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Slayer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perda Segurio defends it well.
Slayer is looking to pass Perda Segurio's guard but actually Perda Segurio recovers to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chief Slayer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slayer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chief Slayer!
Chief Slayer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.