PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry comes to the cage accompanied by Run For Cover. al Din has chosen قنب هندي as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perry
vs
al Din

189 cm
26
212 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

187 cm
28
217 lbs
24 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from al Din as Perry shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry tries to move into range but al Din moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perry scores with a nice strike.
Perry misses the jab.

Perry gets a double leg takedown into al Din's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. al Din is keeping the position for now.
Perry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. al Din swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perry wants to pass the guard but al Din is keeping the position.
al Din has his hands on Perry's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
al Din utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
al Din preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from al Din does no damage.
al Din throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. al Din looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Perry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The strikes coming from Perry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Perry tries to move to mount but al Din blocks the move with his legs.
Perry wants to lay and pray for a moment but al Din keeps working.
al Din is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
al Din manages to work his way to half guard, despite Perry's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Perry there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry is looking to take a break and control but al Din is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
al Din has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perry is working away from the top position though.
Perry wants to lay and pray for a moment but al Din keeps working.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry is stalling here. al Din is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Perry seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and al Din has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Perry 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.

al Din takes one on the chin but seems OK.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
Perry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
al Din throws the left hand but Perry avoids the punch easily.
al Din takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Perry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by al Din.
Perry misses with a body shot
and al Din counters with a nice body kick.
al Din slips under a jab from Perry.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and al Din counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee Perry is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
al Din throws a shot to the body.
al Din checks a leg kick.
al Din connects with an inside leg kick.
Perry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Perry misses.
al Din explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
al Din keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perry throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Din on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perry misses with a leg kick
and al Din counters with a good, hard body kick but Perry shrugs it off.
al Din misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Perry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perry.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
al Din blocks a jab.
Perry throws a low kick, looking for al Din's leg but al Din calmly moves out of range.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by al Din there.
Perry sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perry.
al Din lands a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Din, right into the meat.
Perry takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din scores with a nice right hand.
al Din lands a jab to Perry's midsection.
al Din lands a nice hook to Perry's body. Perry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.
Lee Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by al Din.
al Din keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
al Din changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Din thuds his shin into the meat of Perry's side.
al Din throws a nice outside leg kick.
al Din fails in his attempt to clinch.
al Din lands with a nice body kick.
Perry takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from al Din.
al Din catches Perry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
al Din lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Perry is rocked!
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
Oh Perry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Perry.
Perry seems to have got his legs back now.
al Din sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
al Din is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din is refusing to be controlled, as Perry sits in half guard.
Perry thows a huge punch but al Din dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

al Din takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Perry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has al Din pinned against the cage. al Din gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
al Din looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perry defending well as al Din loads up on a big left hand.
al Din lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Din lands a body shot.

Perry tries to keep at a distance but al Din has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from al Din.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Perry fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
al Din lands a left hand.
al Din throws a head punch that misses.
al Din swings wildly with an uppercut but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry dodges an elbow strike from al Din.
al Din tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
al Din throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al Din lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perry backwards.

al Din's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perry throws a hook but al Din blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
al Din lands a nice shot to the body.
al Din is looking to slow Perry down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by al Din.

al Din cracks Perry with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. al Din has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Perry to stand back up!
al Din's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perry under the eye.
al Din is looking to land body kicks.
al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Din fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perry misses with a looping left.
al Din lands a right hook to the body.
al Din darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Perry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
al Din connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perry's hands.
al Din connects with an inside leg kick.
al Din misses with a body kick.
al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
al Din scores with a nice head shot.
al Din lands a jab to Perry's midsection.
al Din fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
al Din scores with a body shot.
al Din explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din jabs Perry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
al Din is looking to clinch but Perry is avoiding it.
al Din fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
al Din misses with a series of wild punches.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
al Din catches Perry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
al Din fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by al Din. That's going to slow Perry down.
Perry throws a hook but al Din avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

al Din feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
al Din moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
al Din pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perry works over al Din's head and body with a nice combination.
Perry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
al Din lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
al Din has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
al Din throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
al Din throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perry misses with a leg kick
and al Din counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry tries to land a front kick but al Din steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! al Din slams his shin into Perry's torso.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
al Din throws a push kick but Perry slaps the foot to one side.
al Din fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perry is out of range.
al Din scores with a kick to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perry.
al Din scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
al Din dips to his left and cracks Perry with an uppercut!
al Din staying out of range there.
al Din blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a series of punches but Perry moves out of range.
Perry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Din cracks a nice hook into Perry's ribs.
Good leg kick by al Din there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
al Din throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perry.
al Din connects with a leg kick. Perry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perry thows a body shot but no joy.
al Din wants to slow Perry down by chopping away at his legs.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perry is able to avoid easily.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Perry scores with a nice strike.
Good exchange - Perry coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry closes the distance and clinches up with al Din, looking for a takedown. Perry pushes al Din against the cage but al Din circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
al Din swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Perry throws a shot from downtown. al Din moves away and avoids it.
al Din tries to land a body kick
and Perry counters with a leg kick.
al Din misses with an uppercut
and Perry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
al Din misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Perry throws an off balance right hand
and al Din counters with a lovely shot to the body.
al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
Perry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as al Din sprawls well. al Din wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perry gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perry will feel that in the morning.
Perry closes this distance looking for a takedown but al Din circles away.
Perry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by al Din. That's going to slow Perry down.
al Din scores with a head kick. Perry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Din moves away.
An inside leg kick from Perry misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry throws a series of punches but al Din avoids them all with ease.
al Din misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Perry misses with a straight right.
Perry fails with the takedown.
al Din takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perry misses with a body shot.
al Din throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
al Din lands a nice shot that snaps Perry's head back.
al Din misses with an uppercut
and Perry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
al Din thuds his right hand into Perry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
al Din misses with a hook.
al Din uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Perry throws a poor cross that misses
and al Din counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry walks into a jab.
al Din connects with an inside leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
al Din stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and al Din wants it to stay on the feet.
al Din misses the jab.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
al Din lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Din cracks the inside of Perry's front leg.
Perry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry tries to land a leg kick but al Din saw it coming and moves away.
Lee Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
Perry throws a lazy uppercut
and as Perry loses concentration momentarily, al Din counters with a picture perfect head kick! Perry goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Convicted Trap House, into his post fight interview.