PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Mclevain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caleb Perez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Perez
vs
Mclevain

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caleb Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Mclevain!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mclevain shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Perez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mclevain takes a little break here. Perez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mclevain lands a nice forearm strike.
Mclevain remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Perez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mclevain slows the pace down.
Mclevain's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dirk Mclevain wasn't active enough on the ground.

Mclevain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mclevain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Mclevain tightens his grip and picks Perez up, before dumping him to the ground. Perez manages to land in guard.
Perez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mclevain controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dirk Mclevain.

Perez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mclevain to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mclevain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Perez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclevain stays in close to Perez's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dirk Mclevain was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Mclevain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Perez is in trouble now - Mclevain has advanced to mount!
Mclevain looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mclevain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclevain content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Mclevain has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mclevain scoring with strikes but Perez is staying in there.
Mclevain controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Mclevain dominated that round.
That's time! Perez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Perez gets caught flat footed, as Mclevain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mclevain engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dirk Mclevain was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Mclevain is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Perez's half guard.

Mclevain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mclevain passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Perez!
Perez wants to hold on but Mclevain pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclevain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mclevain lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mclevain controlling from mount.
Mclevain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Perez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mclevain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perez hang on?
Mclevain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perez tries to lock up and control but Mclevain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mclevain looking for a guillotine from mount but Perez is having none of it.
Mclevain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mclevain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mclevain looking to finish Perez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Perez!
Perez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Mclevain working Perez over with strikes here.
Mclevain with good strikes from the mount here!
Mclevain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perez tries to hold on but Mclevain pushes him away.
Mclevain controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Mclevain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mclevain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Mclevain drives through with a takedown into Perez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mclevain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mclevain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dirk Mclevain was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Mclevain shoots in and bounces Perez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Perez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mclevain preventing the sweep.
Mclevain controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Dirk Mclevain has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Mclevain closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mclevain gets control of Perez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mclevain will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mclevain managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclevain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perez is one step ahead there.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dirk Mclevain hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Mclevain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mclevain trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mclevain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dirk Mclevain.

Mclevain scores a takedown into full mount!
Caleb Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mclevain controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Mclevain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mclevain 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Mclevain!