PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha comes to the cage accompanied by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wha
vs
Pereira

225 cm
41
300 lbs
44 - 24 - 0

173 cm
30
324 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition

M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bleh Wha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira misses the jab.

Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Wha. Wha maintains the clinch.
Wha controlling the action here for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wha.
Wha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pereira.
Wha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pereira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wha scores with a hook to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wha.
Pereira takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira is working for takedown but Wha is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short body shot lands from Wha as the two fighters clinch.
Pereira looks winded!
Wha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wha stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wha obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wha leaning against his opponent.
Wha lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Wha.
Wha stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bleh Wha.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wha.

Wha closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the cage.
Pereira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bleh Wha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Pereira.
Wha effectively controlling the action here.
Pereira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pereira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wha taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries for a takedown but Wha manages to get underhooks.
Pereira wants a takedown but no success here.

Pereira gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pereira is working away from the top position though.
Wha is refusing to be controlled, as Pereira sits in half guard.
Wha wants to control but Pereira is keeping busy.
Wha won't allow Pereira to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wha tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.
Pereira is trying to control. Wha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Pereira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wha gets full guard.
Pereira trying to control but Wha is working from the bottom.
Pereira is standing up over Wha. Wha looks to escape but Pereira dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wha is not content to let Pereira control the position.
Wha wants to control but Pereira postures up.
Wha is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pereira sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wha is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pereira is looking to take a break and control but Wha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pereira on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wha managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pereira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bleh Wha 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.

Wha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Wha forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Wha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pereira's defenses.

It looks like Marcus Pereira has been cut.
Wha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wha has Pereira pushed against the cage.
Pereira's coach down at RCJ Machado Jiu-Jitsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pereira's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pereira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Wha - that landed with a thud.
Wha is leaning against Pereira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wha controlling the action here for a moment.
Wha leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira wants a takedown.
Pereira is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wha lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Wha - that landed with a thud.
Wha lands a hook that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Wha digs a right hand into Pereira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pereira's gas tank.
Wha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pereira or not.
Wha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Wha.
Wha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Wha.
Wha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wha leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wha.
Wha scores with a hook to the body.
Wha scores with a knee to the head.
Wha lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wha lands a nice shot to the body.
Bleh Wha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wha.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wha leaning against his opponent.
Wha has Pereira pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bleh Wha.
Wha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wha wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wha lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira won't want to take too many of those.
Wha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wha working Pereira over with knees to the body.
Wha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Wha.
Wha slows down the pace here.
Wha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wha scores a nice knee to the body.
Wha landing knees to the body.
Wha working Pereira over with knees to the body.
Wha is stalling here.
Good body shot from Wha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wha scores a nice knee to the body.
Wha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wha lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira won't want to take too many of those.
Wha lands a nice knee to the body.
Wha avoiding damage.
Wha digs a right hand into Pereira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pereira's gas tank.
Wha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bleh Wha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Pereira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wha prevents it.
Wha stalling against the cage.
Pereira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wha tries to clinch there but Pereira circles away.

Wha moves into the clinch successfully.
Wha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pereira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wha effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wha pushes Pereira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wha lands a body punch.
Wha lands a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Wha.
Wha landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira won't want to take too many of those.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pereira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wha controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Wha on the inside.
Wha is stalling here.
Pereira tries to score a body lock takedown but Wha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bleh Wha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Pereira.
Wha scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Wha for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bleh Wha.

Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Wha. Wha maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wha obliges.
Wha gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wha scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wha effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Wha.
Wha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wha stalls.
Wha landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Wha.
Pereira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wha lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira won't want to take too many of those.
Wha lands a knee to the head.
Wha lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wha lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira won't want to take too many of those.
Wha landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wha lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wha landing knees to the body.
Wha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wha scores a nice knee to the body.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wha.
Wha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pereira is working for takedown but Wha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bleh Wha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wha lands a body punch.
Pereira wants a takedown but no success here.
Marcus Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wha pushes Pereira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bleh Wha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wha, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bleh Wha!
Bleh Wha decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Marcus Pereira was interviewed post fight and said 'My doctor says it's not good for my health fighting at this weight... so I'm gonna retire, 'cause I want to keep eating like a madman!'.