PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dio Brando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and karva perse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). karva perse is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Brando
vs
perse

186 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dio Brando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, karva perse!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brando lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brando scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brando looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brando fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but perse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brando fails in his attempt to clinch.

perse darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
perse working over Brando with some ground and pound. Brando looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brando looks like he's trying to stand up.
perse works his way into full mount!
BOOM! perse connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
perse working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
perse controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that perse has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
I looks like perse might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Brando is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
perse cracks Brando with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brando is breathing heavily.
perse in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
perse won't let Brando get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
perse lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

perse is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brando is surviving well by controlling perse's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brando is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
perse looking to control and managing it successfully.
perse cracks Brando with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
perse raining down shots from the mount!
Brando tries to buck perse off but he can't manage it.
perse controlling the position easily from mount.

perse working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
perse has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brando's face.
Brando really wants to buck perse off and get back to his feet.
perse cracks Brando with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
perse controlling from the full mount.
Brando is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
perse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brando knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for perse on the ground.
perse won't let Brando get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brando is in a horrible position here. perse smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
perse takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
perse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brando can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
perse connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brando tries to buck perse off but he can't manage it.
perse postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brando looks a forlorn figure.
perse takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brando in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
perse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
perse landing strikes from the mount and Brando is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

karva perse dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brando swinging wilding here.

perse drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brando on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
perse lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brando down.
Brando is looking to get back to his feet here but perse is keeping cool and he's managed to take Brando's back.
Brando trying to get back to his feet but perse is in full control for now.
perse really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Brando.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
perse is working the ground and pound. Can Brando escape?
Brando controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
perse landing with strikes.
Brando covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
perse is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. perse gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. perse gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. perse apologises and we restart here on the feet.

perse closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
perse is chipping away with strikes.
perse controls the position.
Brando is trying to buck perse off.
karva perse has got the better of the ground game so far.

perse stands up and beckons Brando to his feet.
Brando doesn't manage to clinch there - perse circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brando wants to clinch.

perse scores with a takedown into Brando's guard.
Brando wants to get back to his feet but perse passes into half guard.
Brando wants to stand back up but perse manages to pass into side control.
perse landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
perse is putting a hurting on Brando here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brando trying to remain calm as perse controls from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brando is trying to get back to his feet.
perse is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Brando tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
perse won't let Brando get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
perse lands a big shot there that rocks Brando but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
perse controlling his opponent.
perse unloading with bombs!
Brando wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
perse scoring with strikes but Brando is staying in there.
perse with shots to the head and body - Brando looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Brando really doesn't like being in this position too much.
perse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
perse raining down shots from the mount!
Brando is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

karva perse 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. This is the final round!

perse shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
perse is landing with some decent strikes but Brando is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brando is trying to stand.
perse looking to control and managing it successfully.

perse quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for perse but it's paid off an Brando is forced to tap! Nice work by perse.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). karva perse!