PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Williams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Perry
vs
Williams

178 cm
26
260 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
230 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Shamanic Labs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dwayne Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Perry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Williams - the referee stops the clock and Perry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Williams. Perry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Perry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Perry.
Perry takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Dwayne Perry has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Perry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Perry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws and elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perry's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Perry wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Perry forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Perry.
Perry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Perry won't allow it.
Perry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.

Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Perry to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Perry won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Perry wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Perry passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Perry lands a decent elbow from side control.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Perry.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Perry.
Sloppy strikes there by Perry.
Perry moves into full mount!
Perry wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rob Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Perry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Perry tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Perry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perry is looking to clinch.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams leaves Perry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams looks to land a combination but Perry avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
Jab from Perry.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perry.

Perry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Perry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Perry tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Perry - that landed with a thud.
Perry is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Perry.
Perry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perry has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perry.
Perry tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Perry has him pressed against the cage.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Perry lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Perry.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Perry.

Perry gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Williams regains guard.
Perry pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Williams is not content to let Perry control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Perry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Perry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry trying to control from Williams's half guard. Williams has other ideas though and has regained 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.

That's four 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.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Perry gets the takedown into side control.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Perry drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Perry swings around for an armbar but Williams sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Perry's guard.
Perry wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Perry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Perry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Perry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Perry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Perry scores with a four punch combination!
Perry tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perry tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rob Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perry tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Perry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perry to score with a decent uppercut.
Perry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves out of range as Perry strikes.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rob Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perry tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Perry.
A slow jab from Perry misses its intended target.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry wants to clinch.
Perry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perry doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Perry tries to clinch up.
Perry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Perry tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.

Perry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand.
Perry thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Perry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Williams wants to control but Perry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Perry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Perry wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dwayne Perry!