PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jalkid Jolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jolly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. shacklers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pereira
vs
Jolly

176 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jalkid Jolly!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Jolly misses.
Jolly throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely.
Pereira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jolly pinned against the cage. Jolly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira doesn't manage to clinch there - Jolly circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira misses with a double jab

and Jolly counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Pereira!

Pereira is rocked!
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira trying to control but Jolly postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jolly gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jolly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pereira counters with a two punch combo.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Jolly avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pereira.

Pereira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jolly to the mat! Jolly manages to get full guard.
Pereirais looking to pass into half guard but Jolly pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jolly is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pereira has momentary wrist control but Jolly slips an elbow through the middle.
Pereira trying to control the position.
Jolly preventing the sweep.
Pereira doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pereira throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolly tries to stand but Pereira is controlling from the bottom.
Pereira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jolly!
Jolly is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pereira tries to control but Jolly wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pereira connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pereira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jalkid Jolly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jolly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rafael Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jolly misses with a two punch combination.
Jolly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.

Pereira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jolly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Pereira is working for a kimura but Jolly is defending it quite comfortably.
Pereira wants to control but Jolly is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pereira is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Jolly as he works his way to full guard.
Pereira postures up in Jolly's guard and throws a big left but Jolly blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Jolly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jolly wants to stand but Pereira is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pereira shoots in and drives through. Jolly sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira fails with a takedown attempt.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Pereira with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Pereira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jolly misses with the combination.
Pereira misses with a combination
and Jolly counters with a series of strikes. Pereira will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pereira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jolly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jolly misses with the combination.
Pereira tries to clinch but Jolly is having none of it.
Pereira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jolly counters with a two punch combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.

Pereira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jolly to the mat! Jolly manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Pereira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pereira throws out a loose jab but Jolly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jolly swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Jolly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jolly counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira is looking to score with low kicks.
Pereira swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pereira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jolly's guard now.
Pereira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira wants to control from the top but Jolly keeps moving.
Pereira won't allow Jolly to get back to his feet.
Pereira thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jolly throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pereira with a nice head shot there.
Pereira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pereira misses with a wild combination.
Jolly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pereira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jolly counters with a three punch combo that has Pereira backing up. Pereira nods at Jolly to acknowledge the strikes.
Pereira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jolly counters with a series of strikes. Pereira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolly was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pereira is defended easily by Jolly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Pereira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jolly tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Jolly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira misses with a shot to the body
and Jolly counters with a three punch combo that has Pereira backing up. Pereira nods at Jolly to acknowledge the strikes.
Pereira fails with a takedown attempt.
Pereira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jolly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rafael Pereira.
I think Pereira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rafael Pereira!