PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

James
vs
Perry

191 cm
28
290 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

178 cm
34
260 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwayne Perry!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry avoids the head kick by James.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perry lands a right hook to the body.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry.
The crowd cheers as Perry lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
James throws a series of punches but Perry avoids them all with ease.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James slips under a jab.
Perry lands a nice shot to the body.

Perry bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops James! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like Rand James has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry lands a couple of digs.
James keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass.
Perry postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James wants to get back to his feet but Perry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
James keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Perry landing some decent shots from guard.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of James's head.
Perry looking to pass the guard.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
James keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Perry is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
Perry working James over with strikes.

James pushes Perry off and gets back to his feet.
James throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perry misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a nice kick to the body.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Perry. Beautiful body shot.
James is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James slips under a jab from Perry.

Perry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Perry - that landed with a thud.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Perry.
A left hand lands to the body for Perry.
Perry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perry tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rand James's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Perry lands a jab to James's midsection.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.

Perry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perry.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perry.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James prevents a body shot from Perry.

Perry lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Perry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perry is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perry is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for James!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry cracks James with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

James is rocked!
Perry looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has James covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Perry!
Dwayne Perry managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Katukauppa.com, into his post fight interview.