PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas Prince has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Prince
vs
Perry

158 cm
25
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dallas Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Perry!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perry tries to keep at a distance but Prince has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prince avoiding damage.

Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prince lands a lovely overhand right.
Prince throws a series of punches but Perry moves out of range.
Prince tries to clinch up.
Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry shoots in but Prince avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Prince lands a nice hook to Perry's body. Perry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince swinging wildly here.
Prince moves to clinch but Perry breaks away

so Perry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Prince wants to stand but Perry is controlling the position.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Prince blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Perry drops back looking for a leg! Prince is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prince manages to kick Perry off! Perry jumps back into Prince's guard.
Perry controlling from the top position.
Prince might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perry stands up over Prince, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry throws a big elbow that misses.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prince working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Perry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perry postures up in Prince's guard and throws a big left but Prince blocks it.
Prince is breathing heavily.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Prince has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prince keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Prince blocks nicely.
Perry throws an elbow that misses. Prince uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perry's guard. Nice move by Prince!
Perry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prince's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Perry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Prince fails to land with a series of punches.
Perry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prince rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prince doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
Prince moves to clinch but Perry breaks away

and Perry counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Prince!
Perry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Prince wants to get back to his feet but Perry drags him back down.
Prince takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a strike aimed at the side of Prince's head but Prince avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prince takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Perry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Perry lands some shots froms side control.
Perry controlling from side mount.
Prince takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Perry is trying to get an arm triangle but Prince is defending well.
Prince knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perry on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Prince's shoulder. That is not cool.
Perry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Perry grinds an elbow into Prince's temple.
Perry lands some shots froms side control.
Perry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prince keeps working.
Perry just content to control the position.
Perry creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry trying to control the action but Prince is working from the bottom.
Prince on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Prince tries to get out of the position.
Perry working the body and head with strikes.
Perry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Perry grinds an elbow into Prince's temple.
Perry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Perry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prince parries the strikes from Perry easily there. Perry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Prince to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry working the ground and pound.
Prince on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Perry working the head with strikes.
Prince tries to escape but Perry is in control.

Perry stands up and beckons Prince to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Perry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Perry breaks from the clinch.
Prince pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Perry back to the cage. Prince follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice takedown defense from Prince. No joy for Perry on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Perry 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! This is the final round!

Prince keeps the fight on the outside.
Prince throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perry.
Perry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perry.

Prince takes the fight into the clinch.
Prince stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Perry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Prince, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prince stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Prince wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince is looking to clinch but Perry is avoiding it.
Prince swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prince connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perry. Perry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Prince scores with a nice right hand.
Perry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prince is fending him off so far but Perry persists. Nope, Prince circles away and we're back to standing.
Dallas Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Perry.

Prince has Perry up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Prince.
Perry looking for a takedown.
Dallas Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.

Perry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prince lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prince misses with a wild combination.
Prince swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Prince digs a good body shot into Perry's ribs.
Prince closes the distance but Perry moves to the side

so Perry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry postures up and lands a big shot to Prince's brow.
Perry stands up over Prince, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Christian Perry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Let's hope that Perry has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Christian Perry hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Prince throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perry.
Dallas Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prince tries to clinch there but Perry circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Prince defends it nicely.
Perry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Prince defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Perry.
I've got Perry 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Perry!