PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Raine's choice of entrance music: Slaughter - Billy Preston. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Perry
vs
Raine

178 cm
27
179 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

183 cm
23
198 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Raine!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Perry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raine trying to land knees to the body.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raine controlling the action here for a moment.
Raine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perry avoids it.
Raine crunches a lovely knee into Perry's ribcage.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
Raine landing knees to the head.
Raine effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Perry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Raine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raine working Perry over with knees to the body.
Raine landing knees to the head.
Perry tries for a takedown but Raine manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Perry looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry is breathing heavily.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine digs a right hand into Perry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perry's gas tank.
Perry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Raine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Raine throws a head kick that half lands.
Raine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Raine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perry's brow.
Raine stalling.
Raine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Raine lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Perry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raine fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Raine drives through and clinches with Perry against the cage.
Raine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Perry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Raine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Raine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Raine to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Raine prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Raine.

Raine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perry fails to land the takedown.
Perry takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Rudy Perry has been cut.
Aldo Raine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Raine moves into range and clinches up with Perry.
Raine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Perry takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raine scores with a knee to the head.
Raine has Perry pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Raine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudy Perry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Perry shoots for a double leg takedown but Raine sprawls well. He's pushed Perry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt - Raine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raine.
Perry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raine.
Raine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rudy Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Perry tries to keep at a distance but Raine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raine stalls.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Raine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Raine crunches a lovely knee into Perry's ribcage.
Raine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perry's face.
Good body shot from Raine.
Raine with a knee to the head.
Raine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perry jumps guard but Raine stands there with Perry around his waist. Perry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raine crunches a lovely knee into Perry's ribcage.
Raine avoiding damage.
Raine scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Raine just leaning against Perry, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Raine's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Raine crunches a lovely knee into Perry's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Raine - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine just leaning against Perry, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aldo Raine.
Perry walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raine.

Perry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raine is doing well to control the position and prevent Perry from advancing to side control.
Perry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Perry is trying to work for a kimura but Raine is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry is looking to advance position but Raine won't allow it.
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 not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perry tries to pass to full mount but Raine defends it.
Raine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine is looking to improve his position.
Raine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Raine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rudy Perry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Raine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perry.
Raine leaves Perry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Perry shoots in and gets a takedown into Raine's guard.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Raine is keeping the position.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Raine keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry postures up in Raine's guard and throws a big left but Raine blocks it.
Raine controlling Perry's posture.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Raine is keeping the position.
Perry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Raine is adopting a defensive guard.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Raine has wrist control.
Rudy Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Raine keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass.
Raine has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Aldo Raine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A cross from Raine lands.
Perry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry staying out of range there.
Raine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Perry.

Perry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Raine sprawls well initially but Perry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Raine keeping control of the position.
Nice strikes from Perry there.
Perry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raine defending well though.
Raine is trying to get back to full guard.
Raine is in trouble now - Perry has advanced to mount!
Aldo Raine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perry with shots to the head and body - Raine looks very uncomfortable down there.
Perry throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Perry landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry throws some wild stikes that Raine manages to avoid easily.
Raine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raine wants to hold on but Perry pushes him away.
Perry lands a big shot there that rocks Raine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Aldo Raine has been cut.
Raine taking shots to the head.
Perry landing strikes from the mount and Raine is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raine wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Perry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raine is in all sorts of trouble here.

Perry has hold of Raine's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Raine manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raine 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Raine!