PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernst Stavro Blofeld (ranked 3474 p4p, 456 weight class) and Brian Pereira (ranked 3429 p4p, 448 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stavro Blofeld
vs
Pereira

187 cm
29
206 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
36
218 lbs
23 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brian Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blofeld throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blofeld.
Blofeld fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pereira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pereira looks to clinch
and Blofeld counters with a two punch combo.
Pereira connects with a body shot.
Pereira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blofeld counters with a stiff right hand.
Blofeld throws a big shot that misses.
Brian Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira throws a right hand that Blofeld ducks under and follows up with a left that Blofeld also avoids with ease.
Blofeld uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira has time to react.
Pereira misses with an uppercut.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Blofeld pushes him off.
Pereira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira misses with a right hand
and Blofeld counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pereira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blofeld takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck for Pereira with that takedown attempt.
Pereira swings widly with a right hand
enabling Blofeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses.
Pereira tries for a takedown but Blofeld circles away easily
enabling Blofeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Blofeld closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pereira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blofeld.
Pereira lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blofeld finds it's way round the side to connect with Pereira's head.
Blofeld lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blofeld bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pereira's head backwards.
Pereira misses with a shot to the body
enabling Blofeld to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Blofeld has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Blofeld is out of range.
Pereira lands a front kick.
A punch combination from Pereira misses.
Pereira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blofeld's sensitive parts.
Pereira shoots for a double leg takedown but Blofeld sprawls well. He's pushed Pereira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Pereira.
Pereira fails with the takedown
and Blofeld counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld sizes up Pereira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Blofeld sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blofeld keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blofeld scores with a hook to the body. Pereira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pereira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blofeld cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira's coach down at The Takeover was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pereira's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pereira throws an off balance right hand
and Blofeld counters with a nice uppercut.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira takes one to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blofeld.
Blofeld thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blofeld is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Pereira manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blofeld on his heels. He'll look to pass Blofeld's guard now, I'm sure.

Blofeld wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blofeld was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.
Blofeld bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pereira's head backwards.
Pereira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blofeld.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blofeld was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pereira connects with an inside leg kick.
Blofeld scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blofeld half committed to a counter leg kick.
Blofeld lands a nice shot that snaps Pereira's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira dives in for a single leg takedown but Blofeld sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Blofeld wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Blofeld.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Stavro Blofeld dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pereira misses with a right hand
and Blofeld counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking.
Blofeld tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blofeld fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blofeld sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blofeld checks the leg kick.
Pereira throws a leg kick
and Blofeld cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira throws a poor cross that misses
and Blofeld counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira looks to land a right hand but Blofeld moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Blofeld uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira has time to react.
Blofeld is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blofeld defending well as Pereira loads up on a big left hand.
Blofeld uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pereira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pereira misses with a right hand
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira slips under a jab.
Blofeld moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blofeld fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pereira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pereira misses with a leg kick
and Blofeld counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blofeld walks into a straight right hand from Pereira.
Blofeld misses with a low kick.
Pereira misses with a body shot
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. Blofeld looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blofeld keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blofeld is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Blofeld.
Brian Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blofeld looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
Pereira staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pereira.
Pereira throws a looping overhand right but Blofeld ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
A big right from Blofeld misses.
Pereira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pereira scores with a body shot.
Blofeld lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pereira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot.
Blofeld is looking to counter punch.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Blofeld lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pereira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Pereira backs away, Blofeld returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blofeld pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pereira is out of range and Blofeld settles back down.
Pereira throws a right hand that misses
and Blofeld counters with an outside leg kick.
Pereira catches Blofeld with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Ernst Stavro Blofeld has been cut.
Blofeld has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Blofeld does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Blofeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Blofeld blocks the leg kick.

Pereira darts in and clinches Blofeld up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blofeld misses with some punches.
Pereira working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Blofeld.

Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pereira is looking to slow Blofeld down with leg kicks.
Pereira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blofeld.
Pereira throws a right hand that misses
and Blofeld cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blofeld throws an overhand right that lands on Pereira's shoulder, as Pereira tries to avoid the shot.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Blofeld moves away and avoids it.
Blofeld scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ernst Stavro Blofeld will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernst Stavro Blofeld's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pereira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blofeld counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira misses with a leg kick
letting Blofeld counter with a right hand.

Pereira shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blofeld is trying to defend but Pereira finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pereira trying to control from half guard but Blofeld is working away.
Blofeld is trying to stand back up but Pereira is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blofeld is staying active underneath Pereira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pereira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blofeld knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Pereira is working for a kimura but Blofeld is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blofeld has hold of Pereira's hands but Pereira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pereira is trying to control. Blofeld wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blofeld desperately trying to maintain half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blofeld bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
As Pereira backs away, Blofeld returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blofeld misses with a looping right.
Pereira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blofeld counters with a leg kick.
Pereira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but Blofeld shows good takedown defense.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Blofeld pushes him off.
Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Blofeld counter with a right hand.
Blofeld takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blofeld just misses with a punch to the body.
Blofeld with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a combination that misses
and Blofeld counters with a nice uppercut.
Blofeld connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pereira throws a lazy body kick
and Blofeld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pereira throws a lazy body kick
and Blofeld counters with a straight right hand.
Blofeld throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blofeld.
Blofeld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
Pereira tries to clinch there but Blofeld circles away.
Pereira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blofeld counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pereira cracks Blofeld with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blofeld buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brian Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld connects with a body shot that sends Pereira's belly button to the back.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blofeld but Blofeld pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pereira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
Pereira misses with a left hand
enabling Blofeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Blofeld moves out of range easily.
Blofeld feints a jab promting Pereira to slip. Blofeld then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pereira slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blofeld jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pereira throws a leg kick
enabling Blofeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Blofeld.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernst Stavro Blofeld showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blofeld, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
After winning the bout, Ernst Stavro Blofeld thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.