PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perry
vs
Romero

192 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyrie Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Romero!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Romero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Perry.

Romero drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Perry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Romero has Perry in his guard.
Perry wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Romero wants to control but Perry postures up.
Perry trying to control the position but Romero is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Perry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Perry working the head and body with strikes.
Romero is trying to get back to half guard.
Perry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Perry trying to control the position but Romero is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Romero!
Romero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Perry with the ground and pound from mount.
Romero wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Perry.
The referee warns Romero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Romero is desperately trying to improve his position but Perry has a good base and remains in mount.
Romero flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Perry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Perry looking to control but Romero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Romero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perry lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Romero is bucking up trying to escape but Perry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Romero working to try and regain half guard.
Perry trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perry landing shots from mount.
Perry looking to control but Romero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Romero is trying to escape the mount.
Romero is squirming around, avoiding Perry's attempts to control the action.
Romero is desperately trying to improve his position but Perry has a good base and remains in mount.
Romero is bucking up trying to escape but Perry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Romero is looking to improve his position but Perry isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Perry.
Romero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perry trying to control but Romero is having none of it.
Perry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Romero hang on?
Perry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Perry tries to control but Romero wriggling away.
Romero tries to lock up and control but Perry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Perry dominating with strikes here.
Perry landing strikes from the mount.
Romero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Perry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romero on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero is squirming around, avoiding Perry's attempts to control the action.
Romero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Romero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Romero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry with shots to the head and body - Romero looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry lands a big shot there that rocks Romero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck for Romero with that takedown attempt.

Perry has closed the distance and engaged Romero in a clinch.
Romero has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Romero tries to score a body lock takedown but Perry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kyrie Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacare Romero.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero wants a takedown.
Nice body punch from Perry - that landed with a thud.
Perry slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry is trying to trip Romero. He has hold of a leg but Romero is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Perry persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kyrie Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Romero has his foot on Perry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perry works his way back into a safe position though.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Romero keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Romero looking for a guillotine here but Perry defends easily.
Romero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perry is one step ahead there.
Perry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perry landing some decent shots from guard.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Perry tries to free his leg and advance position but Romero is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry advances position into side control!
Romero wants to control but Perry postures up.
Romero is looking for a sweep.
Romero is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Perry is controlling him well.
Romero gets back to half guard.
Perry trying to control the action but Romero is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Romero drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romero is controlling him.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Perry blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero landing some decent shots from guard.
Perry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romero's guard.
Perry advances to half guard.
Perry trying to control from half guard but Romero is working away.
Perry prevents Romero from improving his position.
Romero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Perry lands a couple of digs.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Romero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyrie Perry dominated that second round.
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 changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.

Perry manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Romero on his heels. He'll look to pass Romero's guard now, I'm sure.
Perry cracks Romero with a solid left hand.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romero is trying to control the position but Perry postures up.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perry wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Romero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perry preventing the sweep.
Perry distracts Romero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Romero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perry is one step ahead there.
Perry postures up and lands a big shot to Romero's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romero is keeping the position for now.
Romero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perry tries to free his leg and advance position but Romero is retaining full guard.
Perry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perry looking to pass the guard.
Perry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perry passes into half guard.

Romero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perry pulls his head out easily.
Perry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romero defending well though.
Perry wants to control but Romero is keeping him busy.
Perry tries to pass to full mount but Romero defends it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Romero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perry's waist but Perry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romero off to one side.

Romero tries to keep at a distance but Perry has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry controlling the action here for a moment.
Perry digs a right hand underneath Romero's ribcage. Romero let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Perry's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Perry displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romero up against the cage.
Jacare Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero goes for a takedown attempt but Perry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyrie Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

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