PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between joe pertally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dep megasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). megasso has chosen laid to rest as his entrance music. dep megasso acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

pertally
vs
megasso

225 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

muscle health
MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, joe pertally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, dep megasso!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for megasso with that takedown attempt.
pertally misses with a jab, cross combination.

megasso takes the fight into the clinch.
pertally fails to pull guard.
pertally tries a body shot but megasso blocks it.

megasso has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but pertally regains guard immediately.

pertally working for a triangle but megasso defends it easily.
pertally keeping full guard, as megasso tries to pass.
pertally trying to keep a closed guard but megasso is proving a slippery customer.
megasso passes pertally's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
megasso passes the guard and advances to mount!
megasso controlling from the full mount.
pertally is trying desperately to improve position.
pertally is breathing heavily.
pertally is working hard here to advance position.

megasso is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But pertally has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from pertally!

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.

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

megasso moves into the clinch.
pertally lands on the inside with an uppercut.

pertally has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but megasso regains guard immediately.
megasso wants to get back to his feet but pertally is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
pertally tries to free his leg and advance position but megasso is retaining full guard.
pertally preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
megasso has pertally pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
megasso is trying to control the position but pertally postures up.
pertally looking to sit in guard and control but megasso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
pertally will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
megasso trying to control but pertally is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

megasso decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on pertally, up you get!
pertally closes the distance looking to clinch

and megasso counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in pertally's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
pertally controls megasso momentarily but megasso frees himself.
megasso trying to stand up but can't free himself from pertally's guard.

pertally has an active guard here but megasso has managed to pass into half guard.
pertally is trying to control but can't.
pertally works his way to full guard. Good work.
pertally looking for a sweep. Not yet pertally, not yet.
pertally is wriggling around but megasso manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dep megasso dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

megasso fails in his attempt to clinch.
pertally avoids the head kick by megasso.
pertally shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and megasso counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in pertally's guard now.
megasso looking to pass the guard.
megasso trying to control but pertally is working from the bottom.
megasso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as pertally works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
megasso is stalling in the full guard.
pertally tries to land a sweep but no joy.
megasso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
megasso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
pertally is trying to control the position from the bottom.
megasso trying to control but pertally is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
megasso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
pertally throws a half hearted mid kick.
megasso misses with a head kick.
pertally tries to clinch up but megasso circles away and keeps his distance.
pertally throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
megasso tries to clinch but fails miserably

and pertally counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

megasso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
pertally lands with a thumping leg kick.

pertally forces megasso back against the ropes and clinches.
pertally wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but megasso has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
megasso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
megasso trying to land knees to the body.
megasso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down pertally.
pertally goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
megasso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
pertally looking to throw knees to the head but megasso is blocking nicely.
pertally drops down looking for an ankle pick but megasso pulls his leg out and moves away.

pertally decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
pertally trying to control from half guard but megasso is working away.
megasso is positioning himself well to prevent pertally advancing to mount.

pertally is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
pertally trying to control the action but megasso is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
megasso tries to get to full guard but pertally has control of the leg.
pertally not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. megasso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
pertally pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. megasso is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
pertally tries to clinch up but megasso circles away and keeps his distance.
pertally fails with an attempt to clinch.

pertally darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
megasso tries to get to full guard but pertally has control of the leg.
megasso trying to control here.
megasso holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
megasso wants to control but pertally is keeping busy.
megasso moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but dep megasso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

megasso drives through and clinches with pertally against the ropes.
megasso stops a takedown attempt from pertally.
pertally has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. megasso is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
megasso tries to pull guard but pertally won't allow it.
pertally tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. megasso smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe pertally. That's going to take a lot out of him.

megasso gets the takedown into side control.
megasso trying to control the position but pertally is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
pertally trying to remain calm as megasso controls from the top position.

megasso decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

pertally gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
megasso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
megasso with a flurry of punches that miss.
megasso would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
megasso content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
megasso trying to control the position from guard on top but pertally is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Despite being in the dominant position, dep megasso just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from pertally. No joy for megasso on that attempt.
pertally shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and megasso holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

megasso jumps guard.
dep megasso has got the better of the ground game so far.
pertally preventing the sweep.
pertally working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
megasso is looking to stand up but pertally isn't so interested in that idea.
pertally stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. megasso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
megasso is pulling down on pertally's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
megasso is trying to keep pertally in close.
megasso has pertally pulled in close to control his posture.
pertally wants to pass the guard but megasso is keeping the position.
megasso 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.
megasso manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
pertally is squirming around, avoiding megasso's attempts to control the action.
megasso looking to control and managing it successfully.
megasso lands a big shot there that rocks pertally but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
pertally really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
megasso punishing his opponent with strikes.
megasso tries to control but pertally wriggling away.
megasso might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control pertally kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
joe pertally has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns pertally that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
dep megasso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got megasso winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dep megasso!