PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Perry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Perry
vs
Kid

168 cm
25
135 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

150 cm
25
138 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rio Kid!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry looks to land a combination but Kid avoids it well.
Kid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mike Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perry scores with a jab.
Kid takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kid misses with a jab to the body
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Perry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perry.
Perry lands with a right hand.
Kid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Mike Perry has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
A slow jab from Kid misses its intended target.
It looked like Perry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kid.
Kid throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Kid moved out of range nicely.
Kid has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Perry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kid.
Kid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Kid misses.
Kid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Kid misses.
Kid tries to move into range but Perry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kid slips a straight right by Perry.
A telegraphed right hand from Perry misses the target.
Perry moves out of range as Kid strikes.
Kid throws a jab when Perry was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Perry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kid takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kid misses with a lunging right hand
and Perry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid misses with a lunging right hand
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot by Perry.
A big right from Kid misses.
Kid throws a right hand that misses
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Perry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kid throws a right hand that misses
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Perry works Kid's body with a nice hook.
Kid moves away from the strike by Perry.
Kid is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid walks into a straight right hand from Perry.
Perry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kid moves away.
Kid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry.
Kid let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perry misses with a looping right.
Kid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Kid.
Kid throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kid misses with a left hand
and Perry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Kid.
Perry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kid under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid misses with a jab to the body
enabling Perry to counter with a crisp jab.
Perry connects with a jab.
Perry sizes up Kid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kid throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Kid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry.
Kid appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kid misses with an uppercut
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Kid throws a big shot that misses.
Kid throws a right hand that misses
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
Kid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A lazy left from Perry finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Kid throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Perry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Perry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Perry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perry throws a lazy right hand but Kid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kid throws a lazy uppercut
and Kid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Perry misses.
Kid misses with a looping left.
Perry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kid.
Perry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Perry.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kid can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donk. Perry catches Kid right on the button with a cross.
Perry cracks Kid with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Kid throws a sloppy body shot
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kid misses with a jab to the body
and Perry counters with a series of strikes. Kid will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kid throws a series of punches but Perry avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Perry misses the target.
Perry scores with a nice right hand.
Kid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perry connects with a right hand. Kid shakes it off.
Kid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kid throws a sloppy body shot
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
Kid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Kid misses with a hook to the body
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Kid just misses with a punch to the body.
Kid misses with a combination
and Perry counters with a left to the body.
Kid has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perry avoids the body shot from Kid.
Perry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kid looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Kid slips under a jab.
Kid tries to move into range but Perry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perry scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry lands a jab to Kid's midsection.
Perry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Kid 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Kid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kid.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Perry misses its intended target.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Kid moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by Perry.
Perry throws a lazy right hand but Kid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kid misses with a body shot
and Perry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kid throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Perry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry throws a lazy right hand but Kid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Perry lands a body shot.
Perry defending well as Kid loads up on a big left hand.
Mike Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Kid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Kid misses
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perry.
Kid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Perry misses.
Kid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Perry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Perry's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A jab lands there for Perry.
Kid throws an off balance right hand
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
Perry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Kid.
An attempted straight right counter from Perry misses the target.
Kid loads up on a big right hand but Perry slips the punch.
A jab from Perry finds it's way through Kid's defenses.
Perry scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid lands with a nice body punch.
Kid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kid thuds a left hand into Perry's body.
Perry misses with a series of wild punches.
Kid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kid needs to keep his hands up - Perry had a free shot at his head there.
Perry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kid. Kid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kid just misses with a punch to the body.
Kid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
Perry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
Perry lands with an uppercut that bounces Kid off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry avoids the body shot from Kid.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Kid.
Perry misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perry lands the left hand.
A jab from Perry does it's job there.
Kid misses with a left hand
and Perry counters with a nice uppercut.
Perry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry connects with a body shot that sends Kid's belly button to the back.
Kid tries to move into range but Perry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kid throws a nice looking combination but Perry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kid.
Perry connects with a right hand. Kid shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Kid misses the target.
Perry is looking to counter punch.
Kid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perry.
Perry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kid throws out a loose jab but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kid sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid misses with a left hand
and Perry counters with a right hand to the body.
Perry throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kid punishes Perry's body with a nice straight punch.
Perry clobbers Kid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
Kid misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Perry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice straight punches there by Kid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kid.
Decent striking displayed by Perry there.
Perry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perry lands a glancing blow to the side of Kid's head.
Perry scores with a nice head shot.
Perry thuds his right hand into Kid's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kid misses with a wild combination.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Perry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kid misses with an uppercut
and Perry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perry digs a good hook to Kid's body.
Kid just misses with a punch to the body.
Kid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perry.
Decent striking displayed by Perry there.
Perry lands with an overhand left.
Perry digs a good body shot into Kid's ribs.
Perry tries to bum rush Kid with a series of wild strikes but Kid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kid avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid misses with a right hand
enabling Perry to counter with a crisp jab.
Perry works the jab nicely.
Perry slips under a jab from Kid.
Perry dips to his left and cracks Kid with an uppercut!
Kid swings widly with a right hand
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Perry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kid misses with a hook
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
Kid misses with a left hand
and Perry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kid throws a poor cross that misses
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.

Kid is rocked!
Kid walks into a jab.
Kid is still on wobbly legs! Can Perry finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kid at a distance.
Kid throws a right hand that misses
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kid just misses with a punch to the body.
Kid misses with a hook.
Perry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab from Perry.
Kid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perry lands a nice shot to the body.
Perry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kid.
Perry scores with the left hand. Kid knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kid tries to move into range but Perry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Perry does it's job there.
Perry lands a jab to Kid's midsection.
Perry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perry scores with the left hand. Kid knows he should have avoided that one.
Kid throws a right hand that misses
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Perry scores with a three punch combo!
Perry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perry feints with a jab and clips Kid right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Kid is sent crashing into the canvas and Perry leaps in for the kill! Kid tries to get to his feet but Perry is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Kid is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Perry!
Mike Perry retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Mike Perry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.