PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Power House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Perex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House's entrance music is Die MF Die. A fine choice. Perex is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soilder. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

House
vs
Perex

187 cm
22
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Bushido Clothing
Non-Stop Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Power House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaun Perex!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

House darts in and clinches Perex up against the cage.
Perex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but House has him pressed against the cage.
Perex has had enough of the clinch but House keeps him there for the moment.
House connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perex's face.

It looks like Shaun Perex has been cut.
Perex wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perex has House pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. House manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perex takes a knee right on the jaw!
House looking to throw knees to the head but Perex is blocking nicely.
House lands a body shot.
House using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perex has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perex tries to stall but House uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
House lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
House lands an uppercut.
Perex tries to break the clinch but House is controlling the position.
Perex can't break the clinch.
Perex fails to pull guard.
House lands a knee to the body.
Perex wants to break free but House has control.
House lands a body shot in the clinch.
House has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perex avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from House.
Perex looks gassed!
Knees to the body from House.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House scores with a knee to the head.
Perex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but House has him pressed against the cage.

House gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Perex regains guard.

Perex is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perex is trying to keep House in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perex should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Perex keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perex working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. House doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. House manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
House tries to stand but Perex is controlling from the bottom.
Perex looking to hit a scissor sweep but House is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
House shoots in but no luck this time.
House wants to clinch.
Perex doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
Perex connects with a looping right hand.
House sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Perex gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House keeping his opponent close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on House's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perex trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.
House wants to control but Perex postures up.
House is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Perex off and has taken his back!
Perex wants to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Perex tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Perex's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House controlling the position well here. Perex rolled but House kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
House has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Perex tries to escape but House has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
House controlling from the back.
House keeps control of the position as Perex tries to break free.
House lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Perex.
Perex tries to roll but House sticks to his back.
House lands punches and elbows.
I would not like to be Perex right now.
House seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Perex for as long as he can get away with.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Power House just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
House tries to clinch but Perex moves away
and Perex makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. House really felt that one!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

House clinches with his opponent.
Perex throws an elbow that misses.
House crunches a lovely knee into Perex's ribcage.
House on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
House with a knee to the head.
House with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perex tries for a takedown. No joy.
Power House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Perex.
House landing knees to the head.

Perex lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
House won't allow Perex to pass to mount.
Perex scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Perex is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Perex is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so House is just riding it out for now. Perex eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

House is defending against the submission attempts here by Perex.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Power House dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaun Perex's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A combination from Perex does no damage.
House is looking to clinch but Perex is avoiding it.
Perex stuffs the takedown attempt from House. House gets slowly back to his feet.
Perex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but House moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
House slips a jab and a cross from Perex.
Perex misses with a double jab.
House tries to clinch there but Perex circles away.
House tries to clinch but Perex moves away
and Perex counters with a one-two to the body.

House instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House scores with a knee to the head.
House works on Perex's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

House has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Perex regains guard immediately.
Perex looking for a sweep. Not yet Perex, not yet.
House controls from within his opponent's guard.
Perex looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perex is looking for a triangle but House pushes his legs off easily.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Perex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Perex is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
House stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perex swivels though and keeps the full guard.
House is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
House trying to control but Perex is working from the bottom.
Perex can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as House controls the pace.
House slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
House in side control lands a decent elbow.
Perex gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
House controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perex is trying to get back to full guard.

Perex is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but House pulls his head out easily.
House wants to stand but Perex has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
House slows the pace down in half guard.
Perex is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

House decides to stand and escape the position.
Perex keeps the fight on the outside.

House has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perex tries to break the clinch but House is controlling the position.
House throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perex blocks it with crossed arms.
House tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perex is trying to break free.
House avoids the elbow strike from Perex, against the cage.
House throws an elbow that misses.
Perex has had enough of the clinch but House keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perex trying to land knees to the body.
House using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perex has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Perex manages to break the clinch.
House darts in trying to clinch
enabling Perex to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Power House has been cut.
Power House is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

House scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
House lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
House content to control rather than advance.
House is tying to control. Perex wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perex wants to get back to full guard.
Perex flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Perex looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Perex is looking to control House's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perex avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
House tries to clinch up but Perex circles away and keeps his distance.
House tries to clinch but Perex moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House tries to clinch there but Perex circles away.
A combination from Perex does no damage.
A head kick misses from House.
House scores with a head kick.
House looks to clinch

and Perex counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perex.
Perex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perex.
House landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Perex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perex keeps the fight on the outside.
House tries for a takedown but Perex sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
House closes the distance looking to clinch

so Perex counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
House has his hands on Perex's head, controlling the position.
Power House overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
House manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House trying to control but Perex is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Power House dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

House scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Perex is trying to buck House off.
Perex tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perex manages to get back to half guard.
House seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Perex is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but House pulls his head out easily.
Perex tries to roll over but House keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
House moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House happy to just control the position for now.
Perex is looking for a sweep.
Perex is trying to control House's posture but House avoids it.
Perex is looking for a sweep.
Perex is trying to work for a sweep but House has mounted him!
Perex keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perex is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
House controlling from the full mount.

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.
Perex is wriggling around trying to escape.
House is in the full mount, landing strikes.
House sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perex really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
House controlling from the full mount.
Perex tries to reverse the position but House maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perex gets back to half guard.
House prevents Perex from improving his position.
Perex trying to control from the bottom.
House is controlling the pace.
House trying to control the action but Perex is working from the bottom.
Perex tries to get to full guard but House has control of the leg.
Shaun Perex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Perex looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

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

House moves into range and clinches up with Perex.
House throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perex lands a nice knee to the body.
House landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
House tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perex smiles and moves away.
Perex fails to land with a series of punches.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perex.
Perex shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Perex does no damage.
Perex misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
House closes the distance looking to clinch
and Perex makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. House really felt that one!
Perex lands a nice looking body kick.
House tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Power House showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for House, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Power House!