PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasen Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reem's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BAMF! - Bring back the pit. The crowd seem to be enjoying Perkins's choice of entrance music: 'breathe' by The Prodigy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Reem
vs
Perkins

211 cm
26
294 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

209 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Voodoo Nutrition
Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kasen Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkins looks to throw the jab but Reem is out of range.
Reem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkins.

Oooooh!!! Reem has knocked Perkins down with a huge combo! Reem steps away and waves a wobbly Perkins back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Kasen Perkins has been cut.
Reem tries to clinch up.
Perkins missing with a left hand there. Reem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Reem.
Reem wants to clinch.
Reem scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem tries to clinch up.
Perkins misses with a wild body shot.
Perkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reem tries to clinch up.
Perkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reem momentarily.

It looks like Ali Reem has been cut.
Reem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Perkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reem thinking.
Sloppy strikes from Reem. Those never looked like landing.
Reem tries to clinch but Perkins is having none of it.
Reem wants to clinch.
Perkins jabs Reem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem tries to clinch there but Perkins circles away.
Perkins throws out a counter right but Reem avoids it with no problem.
Reem tries to clinch but Perkins moves out of range.
Reem wants to clinch.
Perkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Reem slips a straight right by Perkins.
Reem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkins.
Reem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reem wants to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Reem clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Reem.
A head punch on the inside from Perkins fails to land.
Reem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Reem uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Reem.
Perkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reem tries to throw a body punch but Perkins avoids it by throwing Reem back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem lands a shot to the body.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reem lands with a right to the head.
Perkins blocks a body shot from Reem.
Perkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Reem breaks from the clinch.
Reem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Reem.
Perkins cracks Reem with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reem fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kasen Perkins will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reem dodges the punch combination from Perkins.
Reem went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkins.

Reem moves into the clinch successfully.
Reem working aggressively here.
Perkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkins throws a head punch that misses.
Reem blocks an uppercut.
Reem lands with a right to the head.
Perkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Perkins.
Perkins working aggressively here.
Perkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reem throws a head punch that misses.
Perkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali Reem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perkins lands with a right to the head.
Reem lands with a light punch inside.
Reem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkins misses with a punch to the body.
Perkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perkins misses with a body punch.
Perkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkins misses with a body punch.
Perkins working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkins.
Perkins lands with a right to the head.

Reem is rocked!
Perkins lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Reem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Perkins.
Perkins lands a big right hand! Reem is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kasen Perkins!
Our winner, Kasen Perkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ali Reem was interviewed post fight and said 'I got screwed!'.