PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard has chosen The Outlaw Torn as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Perry
vs
Howard

192 cm
26
275 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

193 cm
23
270 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Howard!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Perry misses with a head kick.
Perry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perry throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
Perry throws a head kick that misses
and Howard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Tyler Perry has been cut.

Howard lands a big uppercut and Perry crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Perry looks OK. Howard waves Perry back to his feet!

Perry is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Howard misses with a hook.
Howard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perry counters with a big head kick but Howard shrugs it off.
Perry throws a head kick that misses

and Howard counters by clinching up.
Perry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Howard works on Perry's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard lands a nice knee to the body.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry avoiding damage as Howard throws knees to the body.
Perry misses with a knee to the head.
Perry wants to break free but Howard has control.
Perry is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perry avoids it.
Howard scores with a knee to the head.

Tyler Perry's cut is getting worse.
Perry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Howard.
Howard avoids the elbow strike from Perry, against the cage.
Good body shot from Perry.
Perry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howard avoiding damage as Perry throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Perry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Howard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Howard presses Perry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Howard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howard lands a good knee to the midsection. Perry won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Howard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Perry is breathing heavily.
Perry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howard lands a shot to the body.
Perry is trying to break free.
Howard landing knees to the head.
Howard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Howard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Howard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perry missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Howard.
Howard presses Perry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perry.
Howard taking a breather.

Perry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howard scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard misses the jab.
Howard scores with a hook to the body. Perry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Howard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perry dodges the punch combination from Howard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Perry's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Howard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jake Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Howard closes the distance and clinches.
Howard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perry is defending well for now.
Howard missing with knees to the body.
Howard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Howard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perry is defending well for now.
Howard prevents a body shot from Perry.
Perry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Howard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard avoiding damage as Perry throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard lands a body shot.
Howard lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Tyler Perry's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Howard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Howard scores a nice knee to the body.
Jake Howard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Howard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perry or not.
Howard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perry's face.
Howard is working Perry over against the cage.
Howard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Perry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Howard.
Howard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard connects with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Tyler Perry's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Howard scores a nice knee to the body.
Howard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perry.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howard.
Howard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perry blocks it with crossed arms.
Howard lands with a light punch inside.
Howard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perry.
Perry takes a knee right on the jaw!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tyler Perry's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake Howard!