PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Dole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen - Leer aber Techno. Dole has chosen Don't Speak by Eagles of Death Metal as his entrance music. Bob Dole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Perry
vs
Dole

189 cm
24
213 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

200 cm
25
219 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Dole!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dole stuffs the takedown.
Dole scores with a jab. Perry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Perry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Perry throws an elbow but Dole slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Perry wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dole, who protects the arm well.
Perry throws an elbow but Dole slips to the side and avoids it well.

Perry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dole can do anything to dispel that myth.

Perry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dole is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dole is trying to stand back up but Perry is controlling him

Perry is looking for a kimura here.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dole's head.
Perry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dole defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dole moves into full guard.
Perry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Perry has gone for a leg lock! Dole slips out almost immediately though and dives into Perry's guard.

Perry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dole is aware though and is defending well.

Perry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Perry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Perry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dole can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perry is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perry looking for a guillotine here but Dole defends easily.
Perry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Perry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Perry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dole trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Perry has a closed guard, preventing Dole from standing up.

Perry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Perry looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dole passes into half guard.

Dole decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bob Dole will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry fails to land the takedown.
Dole loads up on a big right hand but Perry slips the punch.
Dole throws a big shot that misses.
Dole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dole scores with a body shot.
Perry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice jab there from Dole.

Dole instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dole fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Dole has closed the distance and engaged Perry in a clinch.

Dole breaks from the clinch.
Perry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Perry gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perry misses with a takedown
and Dole counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Dole.
Dole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perry. Perry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dole scores with a jab to the head.
Dole lands a right hook to the body.
Dole thumps Perry with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dole scores with a hook.
Dole jabs Perry right on the nose. Perry blinks but takes it well.

Perry is rocked!
Dole connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Perry to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Dole!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob Dole!