PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miles Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pulver Toast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Perry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Perry
vs
Toast

183 cm
25
179 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pulver Toast!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perry misses with a body punch
and Toast counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perry throws out a loose jab but Toast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toast tries to clinch up but Perry circles away and keeps his distance.
Toast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.

Toast shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Perry looking for subs from the bottom but Toast mounts him!
Perry is desperately trying to improve his position but Toast has a good base and remains in mount.
Perry is working hard here to advance position.

Toast is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Perry can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Perry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Toast can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perry is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Toast controlling his opponent.

Toast looking to secure an arm triangle but Perry defends it well.
Toast throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Toast wants to control the pace but Perry is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Toast has control of Perry's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Perry regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Perry wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Toast.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Perry is looking to get to half guard.

Toast jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Perry manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Perry tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Toast thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Toast working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Toast.
Perry dodges the ground and pound from Toast.
Toast working the ground and pound but Perry is defending the strikes.

Toast is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Perry has escaped the position, nice work there.
Perry is looking for a sweep.

Toast tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Perry wants to control but Toast postures up.

That's four 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.

Toast tries for a kimura but Perry is defending well.
Toast misses with the ground and pound.

Toast wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perry, who protects the arm well.
Toast sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Perry is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Toast is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Toast wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perry keeps working.
Perry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pulver Toast dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Perry does no damage.
Perry cracks a nice hook into Toast's ribs.

Perry gets caught flat footed, as Toast shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Perry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Toast doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Toast manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Toast works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Toast missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toast works his foot free and advances to mount.
Perry is looking to improve his position but Toast isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toast is working for a guillotine from mount but Perry frees his head quite easily.
Toast throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Toast has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Toast looking to finish with strikes here!
Toast content just to control the position here.
Toast throwing strikes here but Perry is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Perry is trying to escape the mount.
Toast can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perry is looking to escape.

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.
Poor strikes thrown by Toast there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Toast content just to control the position here.
Perry tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Toast jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Perry manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Toast throws a strike aimed at the side of Perry's head but Perry avoids it well.
Perry is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Perry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Toast seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Perry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toast wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Toast thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Perry is looking for a sweep.

Toast is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Toast tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Toast has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Toast are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Perry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Toast on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Toast looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Toast working for a guillotine from mount but Perry is in no mood to give up.
Perry wants to control but Toast is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pulver Toast 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. This is the final round!

Toast slips under a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Toast finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Perry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Toast moves into the clinch.
Perry swings wildly with an uppercut but Toast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Toast looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Toast breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toast scores with a jab. Perry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toast tries to bum rush Perry with a series of wild strikes but Perry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toast misses with a head kick.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toast throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws an off balance right hand
and Perry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

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

Toast is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Perry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Toast.
Toast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Toast is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Toast seems to be looking for submissions.

Perry is defending against the submission attempts here by Toast.
Perry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toast.

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

Perry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Toast pulls his head out easily.
Toast sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perry defending well though.
Toast is taking a breather. Perry says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Toast is trying to control the action in half guard but Perry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Toast seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Toast wants to work for an arm triangle but Perry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Perry is not content to let Toast control the position.

Toast seems to be working for a kimura but Perry defends the submission attempt.
Perry trying to control from the bottom.
Toast thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perry's head.
Toast tries to pass to full mount but Perry defends it.
Toast moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perry defending against the ground and pound.

Toast is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Perry trying his best to control but Toast has mounted him.
Pulver Toast is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toast tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Perry tries to reverse the position but Toast maintains control.

Toast working for a guillotine from mount but Perry is in no mood to give up.
Toast thowing shots but they're missing.
Miles Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perry is trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pulver Toast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toast 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pulver Toast!