PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierce Perkins (ranked 4111 p4p, 5902 weight class) and Bud Young (ranked 475 p4p, 571 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perkins
vs
Young

182 cm
25
180
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

The Dirty Needle Project

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pierce Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bud Young!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkins throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Perkins.
Young staying out of range there.
Perkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Young blocks a jab.
Perkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkins throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkins looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkins.
Perkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young tries to counter with a clinch but Perkins shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Perkins misses.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkins.
Perkins tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Young clobbers Perkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Young digs a good hook to Perkins's body.
Young tries to clinch but Perkins moves out of range.
A big left from Perkins misses.
Perkins lands with an overhand left.
Young tries to clinch but Perkins moves out of range.
Young shoots for a double leg takedown but Perkins sprawls well. He's pushed Young's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Perkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Young with a jab.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Young tries for a takedown but Perkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Perkins lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young feints a counter leg kick.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young is looking to clinch but Perkins is avoiding it.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkins.
Young slips a jab from Perkins.
Perkins connects with a single shot there.
Perkins jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.

Young is rocked!
Young has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Perkins is stalking Young. Young circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Perkins, and it's lights out! Young really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pierce Perkins!
Our winner, Pierce Perkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Bud Young spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.