PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bush Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Man
vs
Perkins

200 cm
24
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bush Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slim Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in for a takedown but Perkins shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Perkins misses.
Bush Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man dives in and grabs Perkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perkins pushes down on Man's head and hops out.

Perkins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Man's guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Perkins from controlling successfully.
Perkins postures up.
Perkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perkins preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Man is looking for a triangle here but Perkins uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins cracks Man with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Perkins tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Man on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Man tries to get out of the position.
You can see the frustration on Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perkins lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Man looking for a sweep but Perkins has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Perkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Man can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to hold on but Perkins pushes him away.
Perkins trying to control but Man is having none of it.
Perkins is landing with some decent strikes but Man is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Perkins tries to control but Man wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkins landing shots from mount.
Perkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Man hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkins wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.

Perkins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins lands a big shot there that rocks Man but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Perkins raining down shots from the mount!
Perkins avoids the attempt from Man to control.
Perkins breaks from Man's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Perkins with shots to the head and body - Man looks very uncomfortable down there.
Man is trying to escape the mount.
Perkins avoids the attempt from Man to control.
Man is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Perkins landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is bucking up trying to escape but Perkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Man wants to control but Perkins is having none of it.
Perkins wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Man looks to land a body kick but Perkins moved away.
Perkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Man gets caught flat footed, as Perkins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Perkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perkins distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Man is looking for a triangle here but Perkins uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Man is trying to control Perkins's posture but Perkins avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man looking for a sweep but Perkins has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Man tries to lock up and control but Perkins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins prevents Man from getting the reversal.
Perkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Man?
Perkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Perkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Man hang on?
Perkins is landing with some decent strikes but Man is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perkins working the ground and pound effectively.

Man is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Perkins! Man is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Slim Perkins!