PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ The Perfectionist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Poffo (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.

The Perfectionist
vs
Poffo

170 cm
24
176 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ The Perfectionist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Poffo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poffo misses with a low kick.
The Perfectionist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Poffo 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.
Poffo throws a lazy uppercut
and The Perfectionist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Perfectionist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Poffo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Perfectionist looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poffo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poffo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poffo throws a shot from downtown. The Perfectionist moves away and avoids it.
The Perfectionist half committed to a counter leg kick.
Poffo misses with a straight left.
The Perfectionist tries to land a front kick but Poffo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Perfectionist sets himself, and Poffo steps forward looking for the clinch! The Perfectionist avoids it this time.
Poffo throws the kick towards the body but The Perfectionist avoids it.
Poffo throws a leg kick but The Perfectionist moved away.
Nice defenses there by Poffo.
Poffo throws out a counter right but The Perfectionist avoids it with no problem.
Poffo misses with a body kick.
The Perfectionist misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poffo.
The Perfectionist was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poffo lands an overhand right.
The Perfectionist ducks right into an uppercut from Poffo.
Poffo throws a head kick but The Perfectionist moves out of range.
The Perfectionist lands a leg kick that knocks Poffo off balance momentarily.
Poffo throws a hook but The Perfectionist avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Perfectionist.
Poffo moves out of range as The Perfectionist throws a body kick.
The Perfectionist jabs Poffo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poffo throws out a powerful jab.
The Perfectionist wants to land a leg kick but Poffo is out of range.
Poffo throws a lazy head kick
and The Perfectionist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poffo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Perfectionist momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Perfectionist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo works over The Perfectionist's head and body with a nice combination.
A solid body kick from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poffo! But no joy.
Poffo blocks a head kick by The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist lands with a right hand.
The Perfectionist explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Perfectionist connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poffo momentarily.
The Perfectionist connects with a crisp jab.
The Perfectionist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poffo throws out the jab.
Poffo tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Perfectionist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poffo misses with a kick to the body
and The Perfectionist counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Perfectionist gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo throws out a loose jab but The Perfectionist uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Perfectionist blocks a jab.
Poffo cracks The Perfectionist with a good jab.
Poffo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Perfectionist avoids the head kick by Poffo.
The Perfectionist throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from The Perfectionist misses.
Poffo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Poffo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Perfectionist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Perfectionist has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poffo finds it's way round the side to connect with The Perfectionist's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Perfectionist 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Perfectionist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poffo.
Poffo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! The Perfectionist had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A leg kick checked by The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist throws a head kick that misses.
The Perfectionist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Perfectionist ducks under a wild hook from Poffo.
Poffo throws a leg kick that misses.
Poffo misses with a body kick.
Poffo looks to land a left hand but The Perfectionist moved out of range nicely.
The Perfectionist delivers a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Poffo misses its intended target.
Poffo misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Randy Poffo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Poffo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Perfectionist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from The Perfectionist misses the target.
The Perfectionist misses with a hook.
The Perfectionist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from The Perfectionist misses.
A little jabbing left from Poffo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Perfectionist throws the kick towards the body but Poffo avoids it.
Poffo throws out a counter right but The Perfectionist avoids it with no problem.
Poffo's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Perfectionist under the eye.
Poffo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Perfectionist throws a push kick but Poffo slaps the foot to one side.
Poffo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from The Perfectionist.
Poffo throws a shot from downtown. The Perfectionist moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The Perfectionist lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Perfectionist takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A thudding body kick lands there by Poffo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Perfectionist throws a sloppy head kick and Poffo moves out of range easily.
Poffo misses with an uppercut.
Poffo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Perfectionist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Poffo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Perfectionist misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poffo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether The Perfectionist might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Perfectionist connects with a high kick.
The Perfectionist blocks a head kick by Poffo.
The Perfectionist lands with a hook. Poffo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poffo looks to land a left hand but The Perfectionist moved out of range nicely.
The Perfectionist slips a jab from Poffo.
Poffo tries to clinch up but The Perfectionist circles away and keeps his distance.
And The Perfectionist counters with a quick kick to the body but Poffo blocks it.
Poffo looks for the body kick but The Perfectionist saw that one coming.
The Perfectionist fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poffo just manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Perfectionist, as that shot connected.
The Perfectionist misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Perfectionist fails with a takedown attempt.
A lazy body kick from Poffo
and The Perfectionist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Perfectionist takes one to the chin there.

It looks like AJ The Perfectionist has been cut.
Poffo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poffo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Perfectionist looks to land a combination but Poffo avoids it well.
The Perfectionist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poffo was well out of range. Poor timing from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist feints and then cracks Poffo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poffo down.
Nice straight punches there by The Perfectionist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Perfectionist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist misses the shot to the body.
Poffo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Perfectionist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poffo throws out the jab.
Poffo throws a push kick but The Perfectionist slaps the foot to one side.
The Perfectionist throws a body punch but Poffo moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist keeps Poffo at a distance using the push kick.
Randy Poffo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Perfectionist throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poffo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Perfectionist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poffo.
Poffo throws the kick towards the body but The Perfectionist avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Perfectionist.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - The Perfectionist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poffo tries to land a body kick
and The Perfectionist counters with a left to the body.
The Perfectionist scores with a nice head shot.
The Perfectionist with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poffo throws a body kick that misses

and The Perfectionist counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Poffo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Perfectionist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Perfectionist wants to control from the top but Poffo keeps moving.
Poffo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 AJ The Perfectionist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on AJ The Perfectionist's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Poffo. The Perfectionist does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Perfectionist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poffo misses with a combination
and The Perfectionist counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Perfectionist. Poffo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poffo throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from The Perfectionist misses the target.
The Perfectionist scores with a body shot.
Poffo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Perfectionist. The Perfectionist obviously looking to wear him down.
Poffo misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Perfectionist 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.
The Perfectionist misses with an uppercut. Poffo saw that one coming.
Poffo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Perfectionist connects with a body shot that sends Poffo's belly button to the back.
The Perfectionist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Perfectionist or perhaps it was just good defense by Poffo, which made it look bad.
A shot to the body from The Perfectionist misses
and Poffo counters with a nice body kick.
Poffo is looking to land body kicks.
Poffo misses with a hook
and The Perfectionist counters with a stiff right hand.
Poffo connects with a jab.
The Perfectionist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poffo.
The Perfectionist has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Poffo.
Poffo scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poffo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Perfectionist looks to land a right hand but Poffo moved out of range.
The Perfectionist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Perfectionist cracks Poffo with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Perfectionist throws a low kick but Poffo avoids it.
The Perfectionist slips a jab from Poffo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poffo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poffo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poffo manages to avoid it.
Poffo motions for The Perfectionist to come forward. Poffo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poffo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Perfectionist lands a jab to the head.
Poffo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poffo misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo misses the jab.
The Perfectionist defending well as Poffo loads up on a big left hand.
The Perfectionist throws a body punch but Poffo moves out of range.
Poffo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Perfectionist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

The Perfectionist closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Poffo did well to prevent The Perfectionist getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poffo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Perfectionist.
Poffo manages to get to full guard.
The Perfectionist won't allow Poffo to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Perfectionist might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Perfectionist showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Poffo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Poffo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Perfectionist manages to get himself to full guard.

The Perfectionist looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Poffo is defending well. The Perfectionist quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Poffo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! The Perfectionist celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). AJ The Perfectionist!
AJ The Perfectionist was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.