PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norberto Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Perry had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Perry
vs
Napolitano

211 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Norberto Napolitano!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perry is trying to break the clinch but Napolitano has him pressed against the cage.

Napolitano manages to pull guard.

Napolitano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Napolitano is on top in guard.

Napolitano won't allow Perry to get back to his feet.
Perry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Napolitano controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry wants to control but Napolitano passes easily into half guard.
Perry wants to improve his position but Napolitano is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry is trying to maintain the position but Napolitano is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napolitano stops Perry from getting back to his feet.
Napolitano controlling the action here.
Perry wants to get back to his feet.
Napolitano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Napolitano trying to control the pace.
Perry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Napolitano on the ground.
Perry tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Napolitano manages to move to mount!
Perry wants to control but Napolitano is having none of it.
Napolitano controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry is squirming around, avoiding Napolitano's attempts to control the action.
Perry blocking the ground and pound.
Napolitano thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Perry wants to hold on but Napolitano pushes him away.
Napolitano controlling the pace for now.
Perry is trying desperately to improve position.
Perry tries to control Napolitano's body but Napolitano pushes him off. Perry squirms to his side and now Napolitano has his back!
Perry is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Napolitano slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Napolitano looking to break Perry's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Perry remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Napolitano will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano struggling to land strikes to the head as Perry covers up.

Napolitano is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Perry knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Perry for a finish.
Perry wants to get back to his feet.

Napolitano has his opponent's back but Perry is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Napolitano.

Perry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perry showed some decent athleticism there.
Napolitano controlling the position well.
Perry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano is looking to improve his position.
Perry is nestled in close to Napolitano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Perry prevents Napolitano from improving his position.
Napolitano trying to control from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norberto Napolitano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Perry's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Perry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Napolitano misses with a head kick.

Napolitano clinches.

Napolitano manages to break the clinch.
Perry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Perry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perry is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Napolitano dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Perry is trying to control Napolitano's posture but Napolitano avoids it.
Napolitano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Napolitano decides to stand up, so the ref orders Perry to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Napolitano.
Napolitano controls the position from side control.
Perry manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Napolitano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Napolitano keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Napolitano wants to improve his position but Perry is controlling well.
Norberto Napolitano has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano is looking to control Perry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Napolitano avoid being mounted?
Perry tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Napolitano gets full guard.
Perry landing some decent shots from guard.

Napolitano has his foot on Perry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perry works his way back into a safe position though.
Perry wants to stand and escape but instead Napolitano has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Perry controls Napolitano momentarily but Napolitano frees himself.
Napolitano throwing strikes from guard but Perry blocks nicely.
Perry trying to keep a closed guard but Napolitano is proving a slippery customer.
Perry wants to get back to his feet but Napolitano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Napolitano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Perry gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perry wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Napolitano escapes and gets back to his feet.
Napolitano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perry tries for a takedown but Napolitano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Napolitano moves into the clinch.
Napolitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Napolitano misses with a punch to the body.

Napolitano jumps into guard, dragging Perry to the mat.

Perry stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Napolitano throws up his legs and catches Perry in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Perry tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Napolitano! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Norberto Napolitano!