PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez's entrance music is Another One Bites The Dust. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Griffin's choice of entrance music: Get Low. Pascual Perez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Griffin's chin.

Perez
vs
Griffin

184 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

184 cm
25
171 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perez moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Perez wants a takedown but no success here.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike from Perez.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Griffin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
I was talking to Perez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Griffin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Perez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascual Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Perez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Perez passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Griffin is trying to stand.
Griffin pushes Perez off but Perez dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Griffin, who protects the arm well.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Perez drags him back down.

Perez is working to tighten his grip on Griffin's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Griffin has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Perez is really squeezing tight and eventually Griffin passes out! Perez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pascual Perez!
A relieved looking Pascual Perez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Peter Griffin had this to say: 'I'll put on a better show next time for you all, mark my words!'.