PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Perkis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jo jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Perkis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Perkis
vs
jo

204 cm
20
239 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

150 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

RAGS of a RONIN

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Perkis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jo jo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Perkis forces jo back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkis.
Perkis prevents a takedown attempt there.
jo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
jo tries to land knees in the clinch but Perkis avoids the damage to the body.
jo tries a knee to the head but Perkis blocks it.
Perkis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
jo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Perkis to keep the fight standing.
Tony Perkis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jo jo.
Perkis keeps control of jo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
jo tries to pull guard but Perkis holds him up against the cage and eventually jo drops back down to his feet.
jo is trying to push Perkis away but Perkis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jo jumps guard but Perkis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Perkis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perkis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has jo pinned against the cage. jo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perkis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
jo tries to clinch there but Perkis circles away.
Tony Perkis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perkis.

It looks like jo jo has been cut.
jo keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkis fails with an attempt to clinch.
jo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
jo throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkis checks the leg kick.
Perkis tries to counter with a takedown but jo is quick to defend against it.
Perkis throws a nice outside leg kick.
jo tries for a takedown but Perkis circles away easily
enabling Perkis to counter with a crisp jab.
jo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perkis tries to clinch

and jo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Perkis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. jo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
jo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkis lands a body punch.
jo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perkis smiles and moves away.
jo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Perkis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
jo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkis digs a right hand into jo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on jo's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Perkis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perkis has jo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. jo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
jo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Perkis to keep the fight standing.
Perkis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perkis prevents jo from breaking the clinch.
jo jumps guard but Perkis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
jo wants a takedown.
Perkis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

jo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkis blocks a low kick nicely.
Perkis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has jo pinned against the cage. jo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perkis tries to clinch up but jo circles away and keeps his distance.

Perkis moves into the clinch successfully.

jo breaks from the clinch.
Perkis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkis closes this distance looking for a takedown but jo circles away.
jo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Perkis counters with a two punch combo.

jo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Perkis quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. jo is working away from the top position though.
Perkis looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Perkis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jo jo'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.

Perkis tries to clinch but jo is having none of it.
jo throws a counter combo.
jo dives in and grabs Perkis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perkis pushes down on jo's head and hops out.
jo misses with a jab, cross combination.

Perkis clinches.
Perkis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Perkis stalling in the clinch.
Perkis is looking to break free of the clinch but jo has double underhooks.
jo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perkis has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Perkis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
jo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perkis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
jo trying to control but Perkis is working from the bottom.
jo looking to sit in guard and control but Perkis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jo trying to control the position.
Perkis trying to control but jo is working from the bottom.
jo is trying to keep Perkis in close.
jo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jo is trying to hold Perkis in close to prevent damage but Perkis has managed to pass into half guard.

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.

Perkis decides to stand and escape the position.
Perkis with a nice cross.
Perkis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as jo backs up against the cage.
jo throws a right and a left that Perkis avoids nicely.
jo misses with a head kick.
jo misses with a kick to the body
and Perkis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
jo throws a combination that misses
and Perkis counters with a left to the body.
jo shoots and misses
and Perkis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
jo is breathing heavily.

jo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Perkis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from jo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jo looking to sit in guard and control but Perkis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Perkis gets to his feet. jo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
jo looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkis is just out of range.
Tony Perkis is winning the standup battle so far.
jo throws a poor cross that misses
and Perkis counters with a nice uppercut.
jo wants to clinch but Perkis slips to the side
letting Perkis counter with a right hand.

That has opened up jo jo's cut even more.
Perkis tries to clinch but fails miserably

and jo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perkis is not content to let jo control the position.

Perkis actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkis gets back to full guard.
Perkis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
jo landing some decent shots from guard.
jo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Perkis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
jo tries to clinch but Perkis moves out of range.
Perkis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perkis.
jo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Perkis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on jo jo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Perkis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
jo shoots in looking for a takedown but Perkis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing jo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perkis wants to clinch.
Tony Perkis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkis.
Perkis scores with a three punch combo!
jo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Perkis counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Perkis lands but jo takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from jo is defended easily by Perkis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Perkis!

jo is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Perkis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkis.
jo is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkis finish him?

The cut above jo jo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Perkis tries to clinch up.
jo seems to have recovered his senses.
Perkis is looking to clinch but jo is avoiding it.
Perkis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

jo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Perkis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkis works over jo's head and body with a nice combination.
Perkis lands with a hook. jo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

jo jo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Perkis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tony Perkis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jo jo.
jo throws a series of punches but Perkis moves out of range.
Perkis connects with a high kick.
jo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Perkis closes the distance and clinches.
Perkis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
jo tries to throw a body punch but Perkis avoids it by throwing jo back against the cage.
jo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perkis has him pressed against the cage.
Perkis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that jo can do to turn this around?
jo is trying to pull guard but Perkis has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jo has Perkis pressed against the cage, preventing Perkis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
jo jumps guard but Perkis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Perkis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The referee is keeping an eye on Perkis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkis.
jo jumps guard but Perkis stands there with jo around his waist. jo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Perkis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Perkis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Perkis wants to control but jo passes easily into half guard.

jo wants to work for an arm triangle but Perkis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perkis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
jo stops Perkis from getting back to his feet.
Perkis is refusing to be controlled, as jo sits in half guard.
Tony Perkis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perkis trying to control from the bottom.
jo jo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
jo working over Perkis with some ground and pound. Perkis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Perkis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perkis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Perkis!