PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yunjiro Orca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Perote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yunjiro Orca is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Orca
vs
Perote

193 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
250 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yunjiro Orca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Perote!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orca tries to clinch but Perote is having none of it.
Orca tries to close the distance and clinch but Perote swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orca moves in looking to clinch but Perote pushes him off.
Orca tries to clinch but Perote moves out of range.
Perote tries to clinch there but Orca circles away.
Orca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Orca tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Perote counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orca is trying to get back to full guard.

Orca kicks off Perote and gets to his feet.
Orca misses with a low kick.
Orca tries to clinch but Perote moves away

so Perote counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Orca 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.
Perote throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perote with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perote trying to control but Orca is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perote accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perote working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perote throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perote loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perote throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orca works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Perote drops back looking for a leg! Orca is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Orca manages to kick Perote off! Perote jumps back into Orca's guard.
Perote has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Perote is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Perote looks gassed!

That's two 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.
Perote with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perote chips away with some ground and pound.
Perote content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perote thows a big elbow that misses.
Orca is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Orca keeping moving, preventing Perote from controlling successfully.
Perote is looking to work some ground and pound but Orca has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perote lands a couple of digs.
Orca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perote postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perote working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orca's head.
Orca wants to sweep but no luck.
Perote sitting in guard here, content to control.
Perote trying to control the position from guard on top but Orca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orca is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perote trying to control but Orca is working from the bottom.
Perote throwing strikes but missing.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Miguel Perote hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Perote lands with a right hand.

Perote shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Orca keeping moving, preventing Perote from controlling successfully.

Perote drops back looking for a leg! Orca is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Orca manages to kick Perote off! Perote jumps back into Orca's guard.
Perote chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Perote dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Orca misses with a takedown

and Perote counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Perote is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Perote is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Perote scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Perote missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perote prevents Orca from improving his position.
Perote working Orca over with strikes.

Orca is defending against the submission attempts here by Perote.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orca is looking to control Perote's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Orca avoid being mounted?
Orca wants to get back to his feet.

Perote is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perote sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orca defending well though.
Orca trying to hold on to Perote's head to control him but Perote postures up.
Perote thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perote wants to take a breather but Orca is having none of it.
Perote sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orca defending well though.

Perote is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Orca defends it well.
Orca wants to improve his position but Perote is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perote lands a nice short elbow.
Orca looks like he's trying to stand up.
Orca wants to improve his position but Perote is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orca trying to hold on to Perote's head to control him but Perote postures up.
Orca on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Perote is looking for a kimura here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Perote connects with a nice short shot to Orca's temple.
Perote throwing shots but Orca is blocking nicely.

Perote is looking for a kimura here.

Perote is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Orca defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perote missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Orca is trying to get back to full guard.
Orca is trying to stand back up but Perote is controlling him
Perote winds up and cracks Orca with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Perote is working for a submission of some sort.
Perote is looking to take a break and control but Orca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Perote showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Orca has his takedown stuffed

so Perote counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Orca trying to control the position here.
Miguel Perote has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orca is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Perote postures up in Orca's guard and throws a big left but Orca blocks it.
Orca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orca utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perote throwing strikes but missing.
Perote connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perote is looking to work some ground and pound but Orca has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perote throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perote throws a big right hand that misses.
Perote postures up.

Perote is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Orca is trying to keep Perote in close.
Perote wants to control from the top but Orca keeps moving.
Orca manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perote manages to get himself to full guard.

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.
Orca trying to control the position from guard on top but Perote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Perote pushes Orca off and gets back to his feet.
Orca throws a left and a right that both miss

and Perote counters by clinching up.

Orca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orca with a poor takedown

and Perote holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Orca working hard to break the clinch.

Perote pulls guard successfully.
Perote keeping moving, preventing Orca from controlling successfully.

Perote has his feet on Orca's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orca takes one to the side of the head.
Orca cracks the inside of Perote's front leg.
Horrible takedown by Perote or perhaps it was just good defense by Orca which made him look bad.
Orca shoots and misses

and Perote counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunjiro Orca. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Perote's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yunjiro Orca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Orca darts in and clinches Perote up against the cage.
Orca content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Perote can't break the clinch.
Perote tries to pull guard but Orca holds him up against the cage and eventually Perote drops back down to his feet.
Orca takes a shot to the head.

Orca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Perote moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perote leaves Orca with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Perote gets a clinch.

Perote decides to pull guard.
Perote wants to stand but Orca is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orca throwing strikes but missing.
Perote wants to stand but Orca is controlling the position.
Orca working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Perote's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Perote comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perote has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Perote!