PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites The Dust. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jason Randall was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Perez
vs
Randall

184 cm
30
180 lbs
14 - 17 - 1

181 cm
32
177 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 14 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Randall!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perez clinches.
Randall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perez throws an elbow but misses.
Randall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Perez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Randall is trying to keep an underhook but Perez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Randall is trying to maintain the position but Perez is very close to passing his half guard.

Perez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Randall sees it coming and defends easily.

Perez is working for a kimura but Randall is defending it quite comfortably.

Randall is defending against the submission attempts here by Perez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall is trying to get back to full guard.
Randall is looking to control Perez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Randall avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Perez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Perez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randall's head.
Randall is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Perez is looking for a kimura but Randall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perez to get the leverage.
Perez is trying to control. Randall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Perez is looking for a kimura but Randall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perez to get the leverage.
Perez trying to control the action but Randall is working from the bottom.
Randall trying to hold on to Perez's head to control him but Perez postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Perez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Randall is defending against the submission attempts here by Perez.
Perez is trying to control the action in half guard but Randall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perez content to control rather than advance.
Perez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Randall looking for submissions off his back.
Randall manages to get to full guard.
Randall looking to control.
Randall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perez is one step ahead there.
Randall keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Randall is retaining full guard.
Perez is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Perez is stalling in the full guard.
Randall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Randall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Perez darts in and clinches Randall up against the cage.

Perez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Randall is trying to keep an underhook but Perez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Randall wants to improve his position but Perez is controlling well.
Randall is staying active underneath Perez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randall's head.
Perez is trying to control. Randall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Randall told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Perez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Randall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascual Perez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Perez clinches.
Perez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Perez.
A right handed body shot lands from Perez.

Perez manages to pull guard.
Perez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Perez holds on and takes a little breather.

Perez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Randall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Randall preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Randall has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Perez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Randall is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Perez pulls down on the head and he's put Randall to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pascual Perez!
Pascual Perez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.