PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Romero
vs
Perhana

174 cm
20
161 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
21
162 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Perhana!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perhana moves away.
Perhana tries to counter by closing the distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Perhana.
We've been informed that Perhana has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Perhana ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Perhana slips under a jab from Romero.
Perhana let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perhana lands with a straight right. Romero didn't see that one coming.
Perhana checks a low kick from Romero.
Perhana lands a jab to the head.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Perhana is just out of range.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perhana.
Nice cross by Romero.
Perhana motions for Romero to come forward. Perhana throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Romero slams his shin into Perhana's torso.
Perhana keeps Romero at a distance using the push kick.
Perhana misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perhana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
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!
Romero misses with a leg kick
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perhana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romero.
Perhana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Perhana.
Perhana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perhana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Perhana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero with a nice cross.
Romero throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Perhana counter with a right hand.
Romero throws a leg kick but Perhana checks it.
Perhana misses the shot to the body.
Romero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perhana misses with the combination.
Perhana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Perhana's front leg but catches the back leg as Perhana tries to avoid it.
Perhana works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perhana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perhana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perhana.
Perhana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Perhana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perhana steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Romero.
Perhana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Perhana lands a jab.
Perhana lands with a nice combination. Romero backs away looking to recover.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perhana.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perhana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romero at a distance.
Perhana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero scores with a leg kick.
Romero throws the kick towards the body but Perhana avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
Perhana misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Romero connects with a body shot.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perhana lands a really nice looking cross but Romero seems unphased.
Perhana just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Perhana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero moves away from the strike by Perhana.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perhana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perhana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Romero is predictable there
and Perhana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perhana moves away from the strike by Romero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a hook.
Perhana jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perhana looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Perhana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romero connects with the punch.
Romero throws a leg kick
letting Perhana counter with a right hand.
Perhana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romero slips under a jab.
Romero misses with a kick to the body
and Perhana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero connects with a single shot there.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perhana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Perhana's front leg but catches the back leg as Perhana tries to avoid it.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero digs a good hook to Perhana's body.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pate Perhana will probably get the nod.
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.

Perhana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Romero avoids the body shot from Perhana.
Romero seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pate Perhana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Perhana.
Perhana misses with a left hand
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Perhana lands with a straight right. Romero didn't see that one coming.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Perhana misses.
Romero blocks a leg kick.
Romero defending well as Perhana loads up on a big left hand.
Romero misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perhana. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perhana throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Perhana missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perhana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perhana looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
A left lands for Romero.
Perhana misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Perhana.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perhana.
Perhana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero misses with a body shot
and Perhana counters with a body kick that stops Romero in his tracks momentarily.
Perhana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perhana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perhana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perhana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perhana is looking to score with low kicks.
Romero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Perhana counters with a one-two to the body.
Romero cracks Perhana with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Romero has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perhana lands an overhand right.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perhana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Perhana misses with an uppercut.
Romero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Perhana had a free shot at his head there.
Perhana slips a jab from Romero.
Romero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perhana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero lands with a hook. Perhana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perhana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romero throws a shot to the body.
Romero lands a nice shot that snaps Perhana's head back.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
Perhana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Perhana - just one landing.
Perhana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Perhana is just out of range.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Perhana.
Romero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perhana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romero blocks a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perhana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romero's head.
Perhana throws a nice looking combination but Romero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Romero lands with an uppercut that bounces Perhana off the cage and back into range.
Perhana cracks the inside of Romero's front leg.
Romero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Romero scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Perhana throws out a powerful jab.
Perhana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Romero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perhana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romero in his tracks.
Perhana misses with a wild combination.
Perhana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Perhana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perhana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perhana was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perhana tries to score with a low kick but Romero moves his leg out of the way.
Romero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pate Perhana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Perhana tries to counter with a clinch but Romero shakes him off and moves away.
Perhana catches Romero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perhana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Romero there.
Perhana tries to land a leg kick but Romero saw it coming and moves away.
Romero slips under a jab from Perhana.
A slow jab from Perhana misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero slips under a jab from Perhana.
Romero appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Romero throws a head kick but Perhana moves out of range.
Perhana scores with a jab to the body.
Perhana lands a head kick!
Perhana slips a jab and a cross from Romero.
Perhana moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Perhana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perhana scores with a sloppy right hand. Romero should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero digs a good body shot into Perhana's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Perhana misses.
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
Perhana thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Perhana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Romero misses its target.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Perhana thumps Romero with a low kick.
Perhana looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Perhana moves away and avoids it.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Perhana moves out of range easily.
Perhana connects with a jab.
Romero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perhana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perhana.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perhana. Perhana obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perhana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perhana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Perhana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero checks a low kick from Perhana.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Perhana manages to avoid it.
Perhana moves out of range as Romero throws a body kick.
Romero staying out of range there.
Romero misses with a double jab.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Perhana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perhana.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perhana manages to avoid it.
Perhana looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perhana can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perhana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perhana motions for Romero to come forward. Perhana throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Perhana backs away, Romero returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Perhana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Perhana throws a leg kick but Romero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Perhana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perhana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perhana lands a glancing blow to the side of Romero's head.
Romero swinging wildly here.
Aquiles Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Perhana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perhana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perhana lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Perhana slips a straight right by Romero.
Perhana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perhana throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perhana blocks a jab.
Perhana catches Romero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perhana doesn't seem phased though.
Perhana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perhana.
Perhana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romero on the side of the head.
Romero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Perhana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perhana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Perhana!
Pate Perhana was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.