PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monroe Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slim Perkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Perkins
vs
Dillard

198 cm
25
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

203 cm
22
278 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slim Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monroe Dillard!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perkins sprawls well. Perkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dillard gets slowly back to his feet.
Dillard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perkins circles away.
Dillard shoots in looking for a takedown. Perkins tries to sprawl out of it but Dillard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slim Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monroe Dillard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillard staying out of range there.
Slim Perkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkins misses with an uppercut

and Dillard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dillard stopping the sweep attempt from Perkins.
Perkins is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dillard defends it easily.
Perkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dillard manages to get himself to full guard.

Perkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perkins lands a couple of elbows.
Perkins works over Dillard with some ground and pound from guard.
Dillard has Perkins pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillard thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dillard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Dillard is retaining full guard.
Perkins wants to control from the top but Dillard keeps moving.
Perkins scoring with some ground and pound.
Perkins slips nicely into half guard.
Perkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dillard is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins lands strikes from half guard.
Perkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Dillard is rocked!
Perkins slips a nice elbow through Dillard's hands, connecting with Dillard's forehead.
Dillard is still in real trouble! Can Perkins finish him?
Perkins moves nicely into side control.
Perkins controls the position from side control.
Perkins lands a strong strike to the head of Dillard. That's dazed him! Perkins looking to finish here. Dillard is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Perkins lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Perkins!