PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Haye
vs
Perkins

170 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cassius Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perkins looking to score a takedown here. Haye is defending well but Perkins drives through and ends up in Haye's guard.
Perkins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Perkins looking to pass the guard.

Haye looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perkins 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.
Perkins is pushing down on Haye's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haye is fighting to maintain full guard but Perkins has managed to sneak the leg through.

Perkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Perkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haye throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins is pressing down on Haye's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haye is holding on for now.
Haye tries to roll over but Perkins keeps him under control.
Haye trying to control from the bottom.
Perkins is looking to take a break and control but Haye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Haye tries to roll over but Perkins keeps him under control.
Haye is working hard here to advance position.
Haye trying to control but Perkins postures up.
Still in half guard, Perkins seems content to control.
Perkins is looking to take a break and control but Haye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.
Haye works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Haye is retaining full guard.

Perkins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Haye is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Perkins, into his guard.

Haye preventing the sweep.
Haye would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Haye trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perkins is pulling down on Haye's head. It's preventing any offense from Haye, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haye postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haye looking to sit in guard and control but Perkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Haye has his foot on Perkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perkins works his way back into a safe position though.
Perkins passes Haye's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haye missing with punches from the bottom.
Haye trying to hold on to Perkins's head to control him but Perkins postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins prevents Haye from improving his position.
Perkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haye keeps working.

Perkins is looking for a kimura but Haye is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perkins to get the leverage.
Haye tries to roll over but Perkins keeps him under control.

Perkins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haye sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haye tries to roll over but Perkins keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Perkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Perkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haye defends it nicely.
Wesley Perkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Perkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Haye tries to buck Perkins off but Perkins is having none of it.

Perkins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Perkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins trying to control the position but Haye is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins working away.
Haye is trying to get back to half guard.

Perkins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Haye manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Perkins tries to roll over but Haye keeps him under control.

Haye is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perkins defends it well.
Perkins is looking for a sweep. Haye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Haye wants to stand but Perkins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Perkins keeping moving, preventing Haye from controlling successfully.
Perkins has control of Haye's left arm, preventing Haye from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perkins keeping moving, preventing Haye from controlling successfully.
Wesley Perkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haye wants to get up but he can't break Perkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Haye instigates a clinch.

Perkins wants the takedown. Haye is fighting it off but Perkins persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Haye's guard against the ropes.
Perkins passes Haye's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haye is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Perkins is breathing heavily.
Haye is looking to escape.
Haye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perkins is working away from the top position though.
Perkins trying to control from half guard but Haye is working away.
Haye is looking for a sweep. Perkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haye tries to kick Perkins off but Perkins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haye wants to get back to full guard.

Perkins is working for a submission of some sort.

Perkins is looking for a kimura but Haye is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perkins to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wesley Perkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Haye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haye is trying to push Perkins away but Perkins has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Perkins works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Perkins passes into half guard.
Haye trying to control here.

Perkins seems to be looking for submissions.

Haye is defending against the submission attempts here by Perkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Perkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haye doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perkins seems to be looking for submissions.
Perkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haye slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Perkins stopping the sweep attempt from Haye.
Haye is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Perkins has gone for a leg lock! Haye slips out almost immediately though and dives into Perkins's guard.

Haye is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haye tries to free his leg and advance position but Perkins is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perkins is on top in guard.

Perkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haye is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Perkins is controlling him.
Perkins won't allow Haye to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye is trying to control the position but Perkins postures up.

Haye working for a triangle but Perkins defends it easily.
Haye looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Perkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perkins pushing down on Haye's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Perkins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haye defends it well.

Perkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Wesley Perkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perkins blocks the strikes from Haye.
Perkins is looking to take a break and control but Haye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perkins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Haye haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Haye wants to get back to full guard.

Perkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haye doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perkins.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haye pushes Perkins off looking to stand but Perkins dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Perkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Perkins!
After the fight, Wesley Perkins was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.