PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNulty's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stranglehold - Ted Nugent. Pate Perhana will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

McNulty
vs
Perhana

178 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
158 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Perhana!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McNulty clinches up with Perhana and pushes him back against the cage.
McNulty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perhana's efforts to push away.
Perhana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McNulty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perhana is trying to maintain a safe position but McNulty gets an underhook and turns Perhana into the cage.
McNulty drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perhana pulls his leg out and moves away.
Perhana scores with a jab to the jaw.
McNulty connects with a body shot that sends Perhana's belly button to the back.
Perhana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perhana thows a left - swing and a miss!
McNulty is looking to clinch but Perhana is avoiding it.
Perhana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perhana wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Perhana. Beautiful body shot.
Perhana throws a poor cross that misses
and Perhana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Perhana.
McNulty ducks under a wild hook from Perhana.
Jab by Perhana.
Perhana punishes McNulty's body with a nice straight punch.
Perhana missing with a left hand there. McNulty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perhana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perhana misses with a wild body shot.
Perhana scores with a nice strike.
A left and a right from Perhana both land. Nice combination.
McNulty shoots for a takedown but Perhana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac McNulty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McNulty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perhana looks to land a right hand but McNulty moved out of range.
McNulty has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNulty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perhana.
Perhana scores with a one two! McNulty had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

McNulty is rocked!
Perhana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perhana. McNulty does a little dance to reset his feet.
McNulty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McNulty moves out of range of the strikes.
Perhana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pate Perhana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Perhana misses the target.
Pate Perhana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perhana throws a hook but McNulty blocks it.
Perhana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McNulty shoots in but no luck this time.
Perhana misses with a looping left.
Perhana misses with a two punch combination.
McNulty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty shoots in looking for a takedown. Perhana tries to sprawl out of it but McNulty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perhana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

McNulty darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McNulty with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McNulty wants to free his trapped foot but Perhana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McNulty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perhana's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty throwing shots but Perhana is blocking nicely.
McNulty misses with a head shot. Perhana uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McNulty's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Perhana looking to control.
Perhana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perhana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McNulty wants to pass the guard but Perhana is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perhana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Perhana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perhana loads up on a big right hand but McNulty slips the punch.
Perhana catches McNulty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perhana throws out a loose jab but McNulty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perhana throws a looping overhand right but McNulty ducks down to avoid it.
Perhana swings widly with a right hand
and McNulty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perhana misses with an uppercut.
McNulty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perhana missing with a left hand there. McNulty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perhana looks to land a combination but McNulty avoids it well.
McNulty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perhana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McNulty.
Perhana misses with a body shot.
McNulty tries to clinch up
and Perhana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perhana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perhana throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Perhana. Beautiful body shot.
McNulty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perhana misses with a left hand

and McNulty counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Perhana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perhana stops a takedown attempt from McNulty.
McNulty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perhana backwards.
Perhana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perhana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McNulty is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac McNulty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perhana wants to get back to striking at distance but McNulty won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty keeps control of Perhana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McNulty drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perhana pulls his leg out and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perhana.
McNulty is looking to clinch but Perhana is avoiding it.
Perhana throws a hook to the side of McNulty's head but McNulty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perhana misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNulty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perhana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McNulty.
Perhana lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Perhana.
A telegraphed right hand from Perhana misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perhana misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perhana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perhana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perhana throws a hook but McNulty blocks it.
Perhana throws a hook to the side of McNulty's head but McNulty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McNulty avoids the body shot from Perhana.
A big left from Perhana misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Perhana!

McNulty gets the takedown into side control.
McNulty controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Perhana for as long as he can get away with.
Perhana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNulty creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McNulty is looking to take a break and control but Perhana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perhana parries the strikes from McNulty easily there. McNulty is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Perhana to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McNulty trying to control the action but Perhana is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McNulty fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Perhana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Perhana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNulty.
McNulty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McNulty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perhana throws an off balance right hand

and McNulty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McNulty postures up.
McNulty cracks Perhana with a solid left hand.
Perhana keeping moving, preventing McNulty from controlling successfully.
Perhana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McNulty content to stall in guard here.
McNulty wants to control from the top but Perhana keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perhana is trying to keep McNulty in close.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Pate Perhana hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Perhana throws a hook but McNulty blocks it.
Perhana throws a hook to the side of McNulty's head but McNulty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Perhana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McNulty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perhana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McNulty.
McNulty is looking to chop away at Perhana's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perhana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNulty.
Perhana misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Perhana finds it's target.
Perhana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

McNulty changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perhana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McNulty throwing shots but missing, from side control.

McNulty wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perhana, who protects the arm well.
Perhana taking a bit of punishment here - McNulty scoring with strikes.
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!
Perhana is looking to regain half guard here but McNulty keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty trying to control the action but Perhana is working from the bottom.
Perhana can't do much from the bottom here.
Perhana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McNulty tries to score with some ground and pound. Perhana controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Perhana tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McNulty wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McNulty trying to control the position but Perhana is working away.
Perhana parries the strikes from McNulty easily there. McNulty is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Perhana to escape.
McNulty in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mac McNulty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McNulty working the strikes but Perhana uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
McNulty misses with a head shot. Perhana uses the momentum to regain guard.
McNulty stands and throws Perhana's legs to the side, diving into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac McNulty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perhana has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Perhana!
Pate Perhana decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Mac McNulty stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck that! I didn't tap - and these judges are bullshit - this mother fucker here - hitting me with these baby leg kicks and shit, then walking around acting like he beat somebody - I ain't hurt - I'll still fuck you up - Come here bitch!'.