PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Annuaku (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.

Perry
vs
Annuaku

192 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
191 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Sun-Tzu

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyrie Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Annuaku!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Annuaku staying out of range there.
Perry digs a good hook to Annuaku's body.
Annuaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry cracks Annuaku with an open hand slap.
Annuaku swats away the attempt to clinch by Perry.
Kyrie Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry punishes Annuaku's body with a nice straight punch.
Annuaku ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Annuaku tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Perry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Annuaku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Annuaku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Perry misses its intended target.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
And Annuaku tries to counter it with a takedown but Perry pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Perry misses with a lunging right hand

and Annuaku counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Annuaku frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Perry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Annuaku prevents Perry from getting the reversal.
Perry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Perry tries to get out of the position.
Annuaku is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Annuaku trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Annuaku lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Perry tries to hold on but Annuaku pushes him away.
Annuaku sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Annuaku goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Perry is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Annuaku keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Annuaku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Annuaku keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Perry looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Annuaku is on top in guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Annuaku trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Annuaku is pushing down on Perry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Perry is fighting to maintain full guard but Annuaku has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry is looking for a sweep. Annuaku is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Annuaku looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Perry wants to get back to full guard.

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.
Annuaku landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Perry trying to hold on to Annuaku's head to control him but Annuaku postures up.
Annuaku is trying to control. Perry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Annuaku is keen to just control but Perry is a slippery customer.

Annuaku is working for a submission of some sort.
Perry is refusing to be controlled, as Annuaku sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Annuaku dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Perry wants to clinch up but Annuaku keeps it at a distance.
Annuaku takes one to the chin there.
Annuaku swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Annuaku looks to land a left hand but Perry moved out of range nicely.
Perry takes a swing at Annuaku's ribcage but misses.
Perry lands a really nice looking cross but Annuaku seems unphased.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
Perry throws a jab but it's blocked by Annuaku.
Annuaku has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Perry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Annuaku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perry misses with a hook. Annuaku ducked under it nicely.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Perry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Annuaku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry slips a jab from Annuaku.
Perry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perry scores with a nice head shot.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Annuaku saw that one coming.
Kyrie Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Perry.
Annuaku looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Annuaku missing with a left hand there. Perry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Annuaku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perry looks to land a right hand but Annuaku moved out of range.
Perry throws a looping overhand right but Annuaku ducks down to avoid it.
Perry throws a body punch but Annuaku moves out of range.

Perry tries to sprawl but Annuaku drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Annuaku is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to roll over but Annuaku keeps him under control.
Perry is working hard here to advance position.
Perry trying to control from the bottom.
Annuaku wants to pass the guard but Perry is defending well.
Annuaku wants to control but Perry is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annuaku seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Perry wants to improve his position but Annuaku is controlling well.
Perry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Annuaku wants to take a breather but Perry is having none of it.
Perry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Annuaku's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Annuaku's back!
Joseph Annuaku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perry struggling to keep hold of the position.
Perry wants to control but Annuaku manages to buck him off and is now in Perry's guard! Nice work there by Annuaku!

Annuaku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Annuaku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Annuaku passes Perry's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Annuaku prevents Perry from improving his position.
Annuaku looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Perry is trying to maintain the position but Annuaku is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joseph Annuaku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Perry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Annuaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Annuaku with the counter takedown but Perry avoids it easily.
Annuaku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kyrie Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Perry misses.
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Annuaku.
Annuaku looks to throw the jab but Perry is out of range.
Perry misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Annuaku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Annuaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Annuaku saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Annuaku tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perry defends well and Annuaku ends up having to push Perry into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Perry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Annuaku will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perry leaves Annuaku with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kyrie Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Annuaku.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Annuaku being controlled against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Perry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Perry blocks the elbow strike.
Perry can't find room to land a body shot as Annuaku controls the action.
Kyrie Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph Annuaku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two 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.
Annuaku has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Annuaku is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Perry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Perry avoiding damage as Annuaku throws knees to the body.
Perry manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Annuaku's efforts to push away.
Annuaku tries for a takedown but Perry manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Annuaku works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Annuaku wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Annuaku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perry wants to sweep here but Annuaku controlling him for the moment.
Perry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Annuaku's guard.

Annuaku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Annuaku utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Annuaku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Annuaku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry trying to control but Annuaku is working from the bottom.
Perry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Annuaku trying to control the position here.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Annuaku has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perry throwing strikes but missing.

Annuaku is looking for a triangle but Perry pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyrie Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Annuaku 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

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