PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steel Brightblade (ranked 6405 p4p, 25031 weight class) and Paul Perlman (ranked 633 p4p, 681 weight class). Steel Brightblade is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Brightblade
vs
Perlman

180 cm
18
172
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
174
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steel Brightblade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Perlman !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brightblade looks to land a combination but Perlman avoids it well.
Brightblade blocks a leg kick.
Perlman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perlman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perlman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perlman connects with a looping right hand.
Perlman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brightblade.
Perlman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brightblade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perlman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perlman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brightblades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brightblade throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brightblade. Perlman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perlman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Brightblade throws a lazy body kick
and Perlman counters with a stiff right hand.
Brightblade misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brightblade clinches up with Perlman and pushes him back against the cage.
Perlman prevents a body shot from Brightblade.
Brightblade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perlman looking to slow down the pace here.
Perlman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brightblade misses with a punch on the inside.
Perlman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brightblade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perlman avoids it.
Perlman blocks an uppercut.
Perlman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A bit of stalling here from Brightblade.
Brightblade misses with a punch on the inside.
Brightblade with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brightblade scores a nice knee to the body.
Perlman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brightblade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brightblade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Brightblade.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brightblade misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perlman managing to block the knees to the body from Brightblade.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Perlman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brightblade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Perlman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Perlman .
Brightblade missing with a left hand there. Perlman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brightblade lands a high kick!
Steel Brightblade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brightblade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brightblade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brightblade swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perlman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brightblade is looking to wear down Perlman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brightblade throws a shot to the body.
Brightblade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brightblade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Perlman gets tackled into the cage by Brightblade. Brightblade maintains the clinch.
Perlman looks winded!
Brightblade tries to land knees in the clinch but Perlman avoids the damage to the body.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brightblade lands a nice uppercut.
Perlman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brightblade trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Brightblade.
Brightblade has Perlman pressed against the cage, preventing Perlman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brightblade misses with a knee to the head.

Perlman jumps guard and drags Brightblade to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brightblade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade stays in close to Perlman 's body and controls the position.
Brightblade is working Perlman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brightblade distracts Perlman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brightblade seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brightblade sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Perlman 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Brightblade dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brightblade lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brightblade misses with a body punch
and Perlman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Brightblade clinches up with Perlman and pushes him back against the cage.
Brightblade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brightblade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perlman can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Brightblade.
Perlman tries to stall but Brightblade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brightblade landing knees to the body.
Brightblade tries to land knees in the clinch but Perlman avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brightblade just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perlman 's brow.
Steel Brightblade has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Perlman manages to pull guard.
Brightblade controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Perlman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perlman has an active guard here but Brightblade has managed to pass into half guard.
Brightblade stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brightblade has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brightblade is looking to chop away at Perlman 's legs.
Perlman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brightblade throws a sloppy head kick and Perlman moves out of range easily.
Brightblade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perlman manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade takes a swing at Perlman 's ribcage but misses.
Perlman shoots in looking for a takedown. Brightblade tries to sprawl out of it but Perlman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brightblade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brightblade swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brightblade throws a push kick but Perlman slaps the foot to one side.
Brightblade wants to slow Perlman down by chopping away at his legs.
Brightblade tries to score with a low kick but Perlman moves his leg out of the way.
Brightblade backing away here, and Perlman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perlman checks a leg kick.
Brightblade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perlman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Brightblade moves into the clinch.
Perlman is pushing Brightblade up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perlman avoiding damage as Brightblade throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade looking to throw knees to the head but Perlman is blocking nicely.
Perlman throws an elbow that misses.
Brightblade landing knees to the head.
Brightblade missing with knees to the body.
Perlman prevents a body shot from Brightblade.
Perlman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brightblade tries a knee to the head but Perlman blocks it.
Brightblade pressing his opponent against the cage.
Perlman avoids the elbow strike from Brightblade, against the cage.
Brightblade tries to throw a body punch but Perlman avoids it by throwing Brightblade back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brightblade lands a body punch.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brightblade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brightblade tries a body shot but Perlman blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Brightblade dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Brightblade has managed to clinch.
Brightblade tries a body shot but Perlman blocks it.
Perlman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perlman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Steel Brightblade has been cut.
Brightblade lands an uppercut.

Perlman jumps guard and drags Brightblade to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brightblade controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brightblade passes Perlman 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Brightblade seems content to control.
Perlman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perlman wants to improve his position but Brightblade is controlling well.
Perlman is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brightblade content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brightblade continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Brightblade.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brightblade takes the fight into the clinch.
Brightblade tries a body shot but Perlman blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brightblade lands a body shot.
Brightblade is pushing Perlman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brightblade trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brightblade.
Brightblade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perlman backwards.
Brightblade cracks Perlman with a nice body shot.
Brightblade missing with knees to the body.
Perlman dodges an elbow strike from Brightblade.
Brightblade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perlman backwards.
Brightblade lands a body punch.
Brightblade scores with a knee to the head.
Brightblade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brightblade working Perlman over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perlman managing to block the knees to the body from Brightblade.
Brightblade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brightblade scores with a shot to the side of Perlman 's head.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brightblade scores with a shoulder strike.
Brightblade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perlman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Brightblade.
Brightblade misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brightblade.
Brightblade lands a nice elbow.
Perlman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brightblade effectively controlling the action here.
Perlman managing to block the knees to the body from Brightblade.
Brightblade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paul Perlman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brightblade lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perlman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Brightblade.
Perlman blocks the elbow strike.
Brightblade can't find room to land a body shot as Perlman controls the action.
Brightblade scores with a knee to the head.
Brightblade stalls.
Brightblade cracks Perlman with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brightblade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brightblade has Perlman pushed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brightblade as the two fighters clinch.
Steel Brightblade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brightblade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perlman .

And that's the end of the fight!
Steel Brightblade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brightblade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steel Brightblade!