PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Diary of a Madman. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Perry
vs
Oliveira

190 cm
25
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.

Perry rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Perry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perry lands a good knee to the midsection. Oliveira won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Hudson Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira looks winded!
Perry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perry wants a takedown.
Perry tries for a takedown but Oliveira manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry landing knees to the head.
Perry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oliveira is defending well.
Perry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Perry lands a takedown into guard.

Perry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perry stands up over Oliveira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oliveira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Oliveira keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliveira can't keep his opponent in guard - Perry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Perry wants to pass to mount but Oliveira is defending the position.

Perry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Perry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Perry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oliveira sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Perry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Oliveira is defending against the submission attempts here by Perry.

Perry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oliveira sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to get back to full guard.
Oliveira is looking to control Perry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliveira avoid being mounted?

Perry wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliveira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Perry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Perry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oliveira defends it well.
Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Perry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oliveira is still trying to improve position.

Perry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Perry is looking for submissions but instead, Oliveira has regained full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira controls Perry momentarily but Perry frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hudson Oliveira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perry.

Perry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perry showed some decent athleticism there.

Perry wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliveira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Perry is trying to work for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.

Perry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Perry is looking for a kimura here.
Oliveira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perry's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry holding both Oliveira 's hands and preventing any damage.
Oliveira is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Perry up.
Oliveira tries to get the hooks in deep but Perry pushed the leg off.
Perry is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Oliveira gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Oliveira is looking for the choke from the back position but Perry is controlling his hands well.
Perry is trying to stand back up.
Perry can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perry is trying to shake Oliveira off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Oliveira won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Perry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliveira pinned against the cage. Oliveira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Perry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Perry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliveira is trying to buck Perry off.

Perry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oliveira has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to bench press Perry off him but Perry keeps the position.

Perry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Perry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Perry goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Oliveira rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Perry's guard! Nice work there by Oliveira!
Oliveira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Perry keeping full guard, as Oliveira tries to pass.

Perry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perry is looking to stand up but Oliveira isn't so interested in that idea.

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

Perry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Perry throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Oliveira escapes and throws Perry's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Perry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hudson Oliveira's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Perry shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oliveira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Perry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Oliveira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Perry is proving hard to escape from.

Perry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Perry's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.

Perry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Perry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliveira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perry wants to stand up but Oliveira is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oliveira won't allow Perry to get back to his feet.

Perry working for a triangle but Oliveira defends it easily.

Perry has his foot on Oliveira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oliveira works his way back into a safe position though.
Oliveira trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.

Perry has his foot on Oliveira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oliveira works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Perry working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Oliveira has passed into half guard!
Oliveira lands with a punch from half guard.
Perry pushes Oliveira off looking to stand but Oliveira dives back in and keeps control.
Perry tries to kick Oliveira off in order to stand up. Oliveira Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Perry is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliveira landing strikes.
Perry is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Oliveira has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ben Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Perry down.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Perry is working from the bottom.
Oliveira lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry wants to get back to his feet.
Perry is looking to reverse the position.
Perry is trying to get back to his feet.
Perry is looking to regain half guard here but Oliveira keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry tries to escape but Oliveira is in control.
Hudson Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perry tries to bench press Oliveira off him but Oliveira keeps the position.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Perry down.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hudson Oliveira.
Well Perry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Perry!
Ben Perry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.