PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Thrones. Stotch has chosen boom baby as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pereira
vs
Stotch

183 cm
32
187 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

191 cm
39
184 lbs
29 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo 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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stotch.
Stotch moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Stotch feints a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Stotch. That snapped Pereira's head back.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Stotch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been informed that Stotch 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.
Stotch wants to land a leg kick but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pereira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira lands a leg kick that knocks Stotch off balance momentarily.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pereira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stotch. Stotch obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Pereira.
Pereira throws a head kick but Stotch moves out of range.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Stotch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pereira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stotch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pereira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stotch.
Pereira slips a straight right by Stotch.
Pereira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stotch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pereira avoids a kick to the body.
Stotch throws an off balance right hand
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pereira misses with a straight left.
Pereira throws a head kick but Stotch moves out of range.
Pereira blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira checks a low kick from Stotch.
Stotch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pereira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stotch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pereira looks to land a right hand but Stotch moved out of range.
Stotch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pereira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stotch looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Pereira throws a head kick but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pereira scores with a kick to the body.
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
Pereira cracks Stotch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stotch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stotch looks to land a body kick but Pereira moved away.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Stotch throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Stotch lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pereira, right into the meat.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Pereira moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Stotch motions for Pereira to come forward. Stotch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pereira lands with an overhand left.
Stotch is looking to chop away at Pereira's legs.
Stotch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stotch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stotch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Stotch tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stotch throws a leg kick
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stotch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stotch scores with a leg kick.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Pereira misses with a low kick as Stotch jumps back.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stotch throws a leg kick
and Pereira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stotch tried to score with a low kick but Pereira checks it.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Stotch misses
and Pereira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira moves out of range as Stotch throws a body kick.
Stotch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Stotch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stotch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pereira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pereira throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pereira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pereira scores with a jab.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Stotch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira feints and then cracks Stotch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stotch down.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pereira.
Stotch throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Pereira 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.

Nice defenses there by Stotch.
Stotch throws a front kick aimed at Pereira's knee but Pereira avoids it well.
Stotch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A low kick from Stotch misses
and Pereira counters with a big head kick but Stotch shrugs it off.
Stotch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pereira's sensitive parts.
Pereira tried to score with a low kick but Stotch checks it.
Pereira throws a head kick but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stotch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stotch slips a straight right by Pereira.
A cross from Stotch lands.
Pereira misses with an uppercut.
Miguel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stotch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Stotch lands a really nice looking cross but Pereira seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stotch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pereira is out of range and Stotch settles back down.
Stotch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch lands a slapping body shot.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Stotch.
Pereira blocks the body kick.
Pereira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stotch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stotch misses with a leg kick.
Pereira appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Stotch.
Stotch throws a front kick aimed at Pereira's knee but Pereira avoids it well.
Pereira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stotch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stotch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Stotch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Pereira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pereira lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stotch will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stotch. That did some damage!
Stotch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stotch tried to score with a low kick but Pereira checks it.
Stotch avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stotch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stotch is looking to chop away at Pereira's legs.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pereira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pereira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stotch thows a leg kick but Pereira checks it
and Pereira counters with a left and a right that stings Stotch.
Stotch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stotch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Stotch sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stotch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pereira's calf.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira digs a good hook to Stotch's body.
Pereira lands a really nice looking cross but Stotch seems unphased.
Stotch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stotch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pereira is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stotch 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 Pereira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pereira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stotch connects with a single shot there.
Stotch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stotch 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 Pereira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pereira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pereira looks to land a right hand but Stotch moved out of range.
Stotch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stotch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stotch's calf.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pereira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stotch in his tracks.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stotch can do to turn this around?
Pereira connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Stotch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Stotch moved away.
Stotch feints a counter leg kick.
Stotch blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira wants to slow Stotch down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Stotch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stotch throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
Pereira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stotch's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Stotch misses its intended target.
Stotch avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Stotch misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Pereira dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Stotch misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stotch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pereira has got the better of the exchanges.
Stotch lands with a hook. Pereira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stotch connects with a solid leg kick.
Stotch throws a chopping leg kick but Pereira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stotch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Stotch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stotch misses with a body kick.
Stotch thuds his right hand into Pereira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pereira throws out a loose jab but Stotch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stotch looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A leg kick checked by Stotch.
Stotch throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Pereira tried to counter with a leg kick but Stotch avoided it.
Pereira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stotch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stotch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pereira throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stotch avoids it.
Stotch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stotch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Stotch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pereira. Pereira obviously looking to wear him down.
Stotch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stotch throws a front kick aimed at Pereira's knee but Pereira avoids it well.
Stotch slips under a jab from Pereira.
Stotch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pereira throws a leg kick
and Stotch counters with a stiff right hand.
Pereira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stotch cracks the inside of Pereira's front leg.
Pereira scores with a nice strike.
Leopold Stotch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stotch looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Stotch.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Stotch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stotch throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stotch catches Pereira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stotch misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Pereira blocks the leg kick.
Stotch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pereira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stotch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira lands with a slapping head kick.
Stotch misses with a looping left.
Pereira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pereira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. Stotch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pereira misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stotch throws a sloppy body shot
and Pereira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stotch jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pereira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stotch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Stotch throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stotch tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stotch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pereira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stotch throws a leg kick
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stotch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Stotch.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. Stotch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Miguel Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stotch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stotch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pereira misses the target.
Stotch throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
Pereira thows a body kick. Stotch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stotch tried to score with a low kick but Pereira checks it.
Stotch misses with a straight left.
Pereira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira catches Stotch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pereira dips to his left and cracks Stotch with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Pereira.
Well Pereira 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Pereira!
Miguel Pereira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.