PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Perry (ranked 6967 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Anjos (ranked 4669 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian Perry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Perry
vs
Anjos

217 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorian Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anjos shoots in for a takedown but Perry shows good takedown defense.
Anjos fails with the takedown.

Anjos rushes Perry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Perry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anjos tries to pull guard but Perry won't allow it.
Dorian Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Anjos.
Perry trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Anjos.
Anjos avoiding damage as Perry throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anjos manages to break the clinch.
Anjos fails with a takedown attempt.
Perry throws a big counter combination but Anjos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Anjos moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry landing knees to the body.

Anjos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perry misses with a series of wild punches.
Perry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anjos circles away quickly and effectively.
Anjos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anjos shoots for a takedown but Perry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perry throws a big counter combination but Anjos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marco Anjos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anjos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anjos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Perry.
Perry misses with a double jab.
Anjos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anjos somewhat.
Perry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anjos throws a leg kick which misses Perry's front leg but catches the back leg as Perry tries to avoid it.
Anjos is looking to clinch but Perry is avoiding it.

Perry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anjos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry in side control, throwing shots but Anjos defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Perry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anjos taking a bit of punishment here - Perry scoring with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Perry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anjos keeps working.
Anjos can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Anjos is not content to let Perry control the position.
Anjos is trying to get back to half guard.
Anjos stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

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.
Anjos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Perry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anjos working to try and regain half guard.
Anjos is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Perry is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Anjos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Perry tries to control but Anjos wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dorian Perry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Anjos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perry but Perry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anjos counters with a nice body shot.
Anjos fails with a takedown attempt.
Anjos shoots in looking for a takedown but Perry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anjos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Anjos tries to get set, Perry tries to push him back and clinch up but Anjos manages to avoid the attempt.
Dorian Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Anjos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjos misses the shot to the body.
Anjos throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.
Perry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perry defends well and Anjos ends up having to push Perry into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Perry tries to bum rush Anjos with a series of wild strikes but Anjos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but Anjos shows good takedown defense.
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Anjos.
Perry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anjos is breathing heavily.
Anjos dives in and grabs Perry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perry pushes down on Anjos's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Perry.
Dorian Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Perry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anjos.
Perry has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry ducks right into an uppercut from Anjos.
Anjos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perry takes a step back to recover.
Perry stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Perry does no damage.
Perry backing away here, and Anjos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dorian Perry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt
and Anjos counters with a nice body shot.
Perry works over Anjos's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anjos shoots for a double leg takedown but Perry sprawls well. He's pushed Anjos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anjos closes the distance but Perry moves to the side
and Perry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perry sprawls well. Perry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anjos gets slowly back to his feet.
Perry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anjos pinned against the cage. Anjos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anjos doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
Perry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anjos misses with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anjos or perhaps it was just good defense by Perry, which made it look bad.
Perry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perry moves out of range of the leg kick from Anjos.

Perry rushes Anjos and presses him up against the cage.
Anjos just leaning against Perry, taking a breather.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anjos can do to turn this around?
Perry misses with a punch to the body.
Perry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anjos.
Anjos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Perry keeps control of Anjos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anjos avoiding damage as Perry throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Anjos avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Perry missing with knees to the body.

Anjos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Perry moves into range and clinches up with Anjos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dorian Perry dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Anjos leaves Perry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anjos throws a counter combo.
Anjos shoots in for a takedown but Perry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Anjos looking to score a takedown here. Perry is defending well but Anjos drives through and ends up in Perry's guard.
Perry keeping full guard, as Anjos tries to pass.
Perry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anjos controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dorian Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Perry has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Anjos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Anjos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anjos moves into range and clinches up with Perry.
Anjos tries to pull guard but Perry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Perry lands a nice shot to the body.

Anjos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Anjos with that takedown attempt.
Perry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anjos manages to circle out of the way.
Dorian Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Anjos.
Anjos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perry defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anjos counters with an outside leg kick.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anjos throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
Perry misses with a two punch combination.
Anjos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perry dives in and grabs Anjos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anjos pushes down on Perry's head and hops out.
Perry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anjos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perry.

Perry drives through with a takedown into guard.

Anjos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Perry off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Perry fails with the takedown.
Anjos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perry defends well and Anjos ends up having to push Perry into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Perry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anjos defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry leaves Anjos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A combination from Perry does no damage.
Perry moves out of range of the leg kick from Anjos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry throws a combination. Anjos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anjos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perry defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dorian Perry.
Well Perry 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dorian Perry!