PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Darren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Perry
vs
Darren

170 cm
25
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Darren!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren tries to clinch but Perry is having none of it.

Perry drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Darren's head.
Perry wants to control from the top but Darren keeps moving.
Perry lands a couple of elbows.
Darren being controlled here, momentarily.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Darren blocks nicely.
Darren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Perry trying to control but Darren is working from the bottom.

Perry is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Perry passes Darren's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darren defending well though.
Darren is looking to improve his position.
Perry is looking to take a break and control but Darren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darren wants to improve his position but Perry is controlling well.

Perry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Darren manages to get to full guard.
Perry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Darren is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Darren is trying to control the position but Perry postures up.

Darren throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perry forces his way into half guard.
Darren is trying to maintain the position but Perry is very close to passing his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darren is looking for a sweep. Perry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Perry is looking for a kimura but Darren is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perry to get the leverage.

Perry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Darren has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perry working over Darren with some ground and pound. Darren looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren is looking to improve his position.
Perry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Darren is trying to get back to full guard.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darren's head.

Perry seems to be looking for submissions.
Perry controlling the action here.
Darren is refusing to be controlled, as Perry sits in half guard.

Perry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Darren doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren wants to control but Perry is keeping busy.

Perry is working for a kimura but Darren is defending it quite comfortably.
Darren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Perry seems to be looking for submissions.
Perry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Darren misses with an uppercut.

Perry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perry showed some decent athleticism there.
Perry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Darren moves into full guard.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Darren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry distracts Darren with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Darren looking for a guillotine here but Perry defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry postures up in Darren's guard and throws a big left but Darren blocks it.
Perry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Darren has wrist control.

Perry is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Darren is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Darren has escaped and now he's on top!
Darren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Darren throws a strike but Perry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Darren.
Jan Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Perry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Darren is keeping the position.
Darren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry wants to get back to full guard.
Perry is working hard here to advance position.
Perry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Darren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Perry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Darren gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren scoring with some ground and pound.
Darren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darren throwing strikes but missing.
Perry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darren is one step ahead there.
Darren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Perry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Darren trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Darren doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Darren manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Perry looking for a guillotine here but Darren defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Darren is sitting in close to Perry's body. Perry has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Darren is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Darren is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Perry.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jan Perry!