PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Perrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey comes to the cage accompanied by Gunther -Ding Dong Song . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Andrey
vs
Perrera

177 cm
33
146 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

170 cm
29
147 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Perrera!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perrera misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Andrey misses.
Andrey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andrey throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Perrera counter with a right hand.
Andrey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perrera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andrey at a distance.
Perrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Andrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perrera. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Perrera.
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.

Andrey takes the fight into the clinch.
Perrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Perrera 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.
Andrey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perrera throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perrera.
Andrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Perrera gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Perrera trying to control but Andrey is working from the bottom.
Perrera content to stall in guard here.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Perrera is controlling him.
Perrera postures up and lands a big shot to Andrey's brow.
Andrey wants to get back to his feet but Perrera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perrera slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Perrera is looking to take a break and control but Andrey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perrera cracks Andrey with a big elbow.
Perrera trying to control the position but Andrey is working away.
Andrey wants to get back to his feet.
Perrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrey keeps working.
Andrey is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Perrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrey keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Perrera is chipping away with strikes.
Andrey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Perrera wants to control but Andrey is keeping him busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perrera scores with a couple of short elbows.
Andrey is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Perrera asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey is not content to let Perrera control the position.
Perrera controls the position from side control.
Andrey is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Perrera asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Andrey trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Perrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malutin Andrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrey tries to clinch but Perrera moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Perrera dominated that 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.

Andrey throws a lazy head kick
and Perrera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malutin Andrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perrera lands a head shot.
Andrey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perrera wants to clinch up but Andrey keeps it at a distance.
Andrey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perrera.
Andrey misses with a hook

so Perrera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Andrey manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrey tries to bum rush Perrera with a series of wild strikes but Perrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perrera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Andrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perrera throws a counter combo.
Perrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrey moves away.
Perrera misses with the combination.
Andrey throws a body punch but Perrera moves out of range.
Andrey tries to bum rush Perrera with a series of wild strikes but Perrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perrera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Andrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Perrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Perrera tries to counter it with a takedown but Andrey pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Perrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perrera finds it's way round the side to connect with Andrey's head.
Perrera connects with a body shot that sends Andrey's belly button to the back.

Perrera drives through with a takedown into guard.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Perrera is controlling him.
Perrera seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Perrera prevents Andrey from getting back to his feet.
Perrera lands a couple of digs.

Andrey has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Perrera is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Andrey has had enough of the clinch but Perrera keeps him there for the moment.
Andrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perrera misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrey breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrey tries to clinch
and Perrera counters with a left to the body.
Perrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perrera lands a slapping body shot.
Perrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrey.
Perrera scores with a nice head shot.
Andrey wants to clinch up but Perrera keeps it at a distance.
Andrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Perrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perrera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Andrey tries to clinch but Perrera moves out of range.
Andrey tests Perrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perrera swings for the body but Andrey moves out of range.
Andrey is looking to clinch but Perrera is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Perrera there.
Perrera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andrey.
Perrera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perrera manages to avoid it.
Perrera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andrey rather than just go for the knockout.
Andrey tries to bum rush Perrera with a series of wild strikes but Perrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrey dodges the punch combination from Perrera.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andrey.
Helio Perrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perrera loads up on a big right hand but Andrey slips the punch.
Perrera misses with a straight left.

Andrey closes the distance and clinches.
Perrera misses with a hook from the clinch.

Andrey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrey is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Perrera.
Perrera lands with an overhand left.
Andrey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Helio Perrera has been cut.
Andrey throws a jab when Perrera was well out of range.
Perrera unleashes a big counter combination but Andrey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perrera scores with a one two! Andrey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Andrey is rocked!
Perrera connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Andrey tumbling to the canvas! Perrera pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Andrey was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Helio Perrera!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Helio Perrera made sure he mentioned Sun-Tzu, along with how happy he was to win his fight.