PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Perry (ranked 6213 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yagn Maromigo (ranked 5499 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Perry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Perry
vs
Maromigo

175 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yagn Maromigo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maromigo connects with a crisp jab.
Perry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maromigo stuffs the takedown attempt from Perry. Perry gets slowly back to his feet.
Maromigo lands with a cross.

It looks like Mike Perry has been cut.
Maromigo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Maromigo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perry doesn't seem phased though.
Perry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maromigo swivels and escapes.

Maromigo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry tries to buck Maromigo off but Maromigo is having none of it.
Perry could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maromigo working the ground and pound.
Perry is letting Maromigo control him for a moment.
It looks like Maromigo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maromigo is continuing to stall.
You can see the frustration on Perry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maromigo controls the position.

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.
Maromigo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Maromigo happy to just control the position for now.
Maromigo cracks Perry with a big right hand but Perry just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Maromigo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Maromigo cracks Perry with a big right hand but Perry just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Perry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Perry tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry taking a bit of punishment here - Maromigo scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry is trying to escape the position but Maromigo is controlling the position.
Perry takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Maromigo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Perry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maromigo on the ground.
Perry is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perry trying to remain calm as Maromigo controls from the top position.
Perry is looking to regain half guard here but Maromigo keeps moving and retains side control.
Maromigo controls the position.
Maromigo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maromigo is looking to take a break and control but Perry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perry pushes Maromigo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maromigo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maromigo cracks Perry with a big right hand but Perry just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Maromigo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Perry is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yagn Maromigo!