PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Perry
vs
Jon

185 cm
19
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonel Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Jon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jon clinches with his opponent.
Perry goes for a takedown attempt but Jon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Jon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Perry to keep the fight standing.
Jon gets underhooks to prevent Perry's takedown attempt.

Jon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jon has a closed guard, preventing Perry from standing up.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Perry decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jon, up you get!

Perry drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jon is looking to sweep but instead, Perry has passed into half guard.
Perry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jon has a hand on Perry's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Perry takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Perry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry prevents Jon from getting the reversal.
Jon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
A nice elbow there by Perry.
Jon tries to hold on but Perry pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perry with a couple of short strikes.
Perry lands a nice shot to the head.
Perry avoids the attempt from Jon to control.
Jon is desperately trying to improve his position but Perry has a good base and remains in mount.
Perry controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jon is still trying to improve position.
Jon is in a horrible position here. Perry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Perry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Perry controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jon's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonel Perry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Perry is looking to counter the offense by Jon and move into the clinch.
Jon goes for a double leg but Perry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Perry continues to drive forward.

Jon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Perry has hold of one of Jon's legs. Jon is fighting the takedown attempt but Perry gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Jon scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Jon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perry, pushing him back against the cage.
Perry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Perry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leonel Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Jon.
Perry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jon pulls him back up using the underhooks.

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

Jon takes the fight into the clinch.
Perry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jon is breathing heavily.
Perry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jon prevents it.

Perry lands a takedown into guard.

Jon has an active guard here but Perry has managed to pass into half guard.
Jon is trying to escape back to his feet but Perry uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Perry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jon can do to turn this around?
Jon being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry gets to mount! Jon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Perry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jon wants to hold on but Perry pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perry controlling the pace for now.
Jon is working to get back to half guard.
Perry controlling the position easily from mount.
Jon can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Leonel Perry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jon closes the distance and clinches.

Perry is trying to trip Jon. He has hold of a leg but Jon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Perry persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Perry wanted to stand there but Jon had control of the position.
Jon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jon holds on and takes a little breather.
Jon working a defensive guard but Perry passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jon wants to get back to his feet.
Leonel Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon tries to get to full guard but Perry has control of the leg.
Jon is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Perry seems content to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.

Jon closes the distance and clinches.
Jon wants to get back to striking at distance but Perry won't allow it.
Perry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jon gets underhooks to prevent Perry's takedown attempt.

Jon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jon has managed to clinch.

Perry lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jon tries to get to full guard but Perry has control of the leg.
Jon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jon keeps trying to improve his position.
Jon wants to control but Perry is keeping busy.
Perry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Perry.
Perry is taking a breather. Jon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Perry prevents Jon from standing back up.
Perry controlling the pace.
Jon wants to get back to full guard.

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

Jon moves into the clinch successfully.
Perry throws an elbow but it misses.

Jon has clasped his hands together around Perry's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry struggling a bit here.
Perry manages to get back to half guard.
Perry regains full guard. Nicely done.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Perry holds on and takes a little breather.
Perry continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry wants to sweep but no luck.

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 Leonel Perry.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

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