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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slim Perkins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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275 lbs
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198 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slim Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tanner is trying to control but can't.
Tanner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perkins wants to pass to mount but Tanner is defending the position.
Perkins drops an elbow to the side of Tanner's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner punching from the bottom.
Perkins is pressing down on Tanner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tanner is holding on for now.
Tanner trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Perkins prevents Tanner from improving his position.
Perkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Perkins there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Perkins is nestled in close to Tanner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Perkins prevents Tanner from improving his position.
Perkins looks to land a strike but Tanner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Perkins from controlling successfully.
Tanner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perkins wants to pass the guard but Tanner is keeping the position.
Tanner is trying to control the position but Perkins postures up.
Perkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Perkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Perkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Perkins preventing the sweep.
Perkins looking to pass the guard.
Perkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perkins wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Perkins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Perkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanner is retaining full guard.
Perkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tanner wants to control but Perkins passes easily into half guard.
Perkins is keen to just control but Tanner is a slippery customer.
Tanner is trying to maintain the position but Perkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tanner tries to kick Perkins off in order to stand up. Perkins Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Tanner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Perkins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Perkins dominated that round.
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 telegraphed takedown attempt from Tanner is defended easily by Perkins.
Perkins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tanner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Perkins misses.
Perkins dives in and scores a takedown into Tanner's guard.
Tanner trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tanner is trying to hold Perkins in close to prevent damage but Perkins has managed to pass into half guard.
Perkins slips a nice elbow through Tanner's hands, connecting with Tanner's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perkins wants to free his trapped foot but Tanner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner is trying to get back to full guard.
Tanner is trying to control but can't.
Tanner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Perkins is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tanner has hold of Perkins's hands but Perkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tanner wants to control but Perkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Perkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tanner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Perkins trying to mount his opponent but Tanner defends it.
Perkins trying to control from half guard but Tanner is working away.
Tanner is pressing down on Perkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tanner trying to keep a closed guard but Perkins is proving a slippery customer.
Perkins landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is adopting a defensive guard.
Tanner looking to control.
Tanner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tanner looking to control but Perkins passes into half guard.
Tanner is not content to let Perkins control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tanner pushes Perkins off looking to stand but Perkins dives back in and keeps control.
Tanner looking for submissions off his back.
Perkins wants to control but Tanner is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perkins looks to land a left hand but Tanner moved out of range nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perkins throws a hook but Tanner blocks it.
Perkins tried to score with a low kick but Tanner checks it.
Tanner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Perkins looks to land a left hand but Tanner moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Perkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Tanner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perkins swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tanner or perhaps it was just good defense by Perkins, which made it look bad.
Perkins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Perkins swings widly with a right hand
and Tanner counters with a left to the body.
Perkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Perkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner appears to be looking for a big counter.
Perkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Perkins working over Tanner with some ground and pound. Tanner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner won't allow Perkins to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tanner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Perkins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Perkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Perkins landing strikes from the mount.
Perkins scoring with strikes but Tanner is staying in there.
Tanner tries to hold on but Perkins postures up.
Slim Perkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is trying to stand.
Tanner working to try and regain half guard.
Tanner regains half guard.
Perkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tanner is looking for a sweep. Perkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perkins keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tanner defending well though.
Perkins is looking to take a break and control but Tanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perkins is pressing down on Tanner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tanner is holding on for now.
Tanner is looking for a sweep. Perkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkins wants to control but Tanner is keeping him busy.
Perkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tanner tries to roll over but Perkins keeps him under control.
Tanner trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Perkins manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tanner trying to control but Perkins postures up.
Perkins throwing shots but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Perkins.
Tanner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Michael Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkins trying to control the action but Tanner is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Perkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Slim Perkins!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Slim Perkins!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Slim Perkins!
Slim Perkins wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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