PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sho Pereyra (ranked 2797 p4p, 4326 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 275 p4p, 386 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pereyra
vs
Labosky

176 cm
23
155
7 - 8 - 0

182 cm
48
155
30 - 54 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sho Pereyra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 54 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereyra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Labosky, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Labosky lands but Pereyra takes it in his stride.
Pereyra takes a swing at Labosky's ribcage but misses.
Labosky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereyra throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereyra throws a jab but it's blocked by Labosky.
Labosky misses with a head kick.

Pereyra clinches up against the cage.
Pereyra tries to work over Labosky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Labosky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereyras head.

Labosky breaks the clinch.

Labosky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereyra, pushing him back against the cage.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Labosky throws a shot to the body.

Labosky moves into the clinch.
Labosky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereyra walks away with a smile on his face. Labosky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky is looking to land body kicks.
Jean Labosky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Labosky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereyra.
Labosky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Labosky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Labosky scores with a head kick. Pereyra tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A left and a right from Labosky both land. Nice combination.

Pereyra clinches up with Labosky and pushes him back against the cage.
Labosky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Pereyra is rocked!
Labosky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereyra just stands there and leans against the cage.

Labosky jumps guard.
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!
Pereyra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Labosky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pereyra engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pereyra trying to control but Labosky is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky has his hands on Pereyra's head, controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pereyra trying to control the position from guard on top but Labosky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Pereyra avoids them all with ease.
Pereyra attempts a counter takedown but Labosky avoids it well and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Labosky.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Pereyra avoids them all with ease.
Labosky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Labosky scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily.

Labosky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pereyra takes a knee right on the jaw!

Pereyra is fighting off a takedown attempt but Labosky is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pereyra to the mat. Pereyra regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Labosky preventing the sweep.
Labosky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Labosky preventing the sweep.
Labosky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pereyra has a closed guard, preventing Labosky from standing up.
Pereyra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Labosky is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pereyra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pereyra is looking to sweep but instead, Labosky has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Labosky controlling the action here.
Pereyra trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Labosky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A swing and a miss from Pereyra.
Labosky throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pereyra counters by clinching up.
Labosky lands an elbow inside that Pereyra shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Labosky.
Labosky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pereyra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Labosky gets underhooks to prevent Pereyra's takedown attempt.

Labosky breaks from the clinch.

Labosky clinches up against the cage.
Pereyra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Labosky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Labosky as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pereyra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Labosky's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Labosky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sho Pereyra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Labosky scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Labosky.
Labosky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Labosky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pereyra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Labosky.
Pereyra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Labosky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pereyra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Labosky. Those never looked like landing.
Jean Labosky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Labosky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereyra.
Labosky throws a leg kick which misses Pereyra's front leg but catches the back leg as Pereyra tries to avoid it.
Pereyra misses with the combination.

Labosky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pereyra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Pereyra fails to land.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Sho Pereyra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labosky lands with a nice combination. Pereyra backs away looking to recover.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereyra misses with a leg kick
and Labosky counters with a solid body kick.
Nice body kick from Labosky.
Pereyra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Labosky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Pereyra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pereyra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Labosky struggling a bit here.
Pereyra wants to control but Labosky is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky is trying to get back to half guard.
Labosky is not content to let Pereyra control the position.

Pereyra is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Labosky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Labosky is looking for a sweep.

Pereyra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Labosky has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Labosky gets back to half guard.
Labosky trying to control here.
Pereyra trying to control from half guard but Labosky is working away.
Labosky is looking for a sweep. Pereyra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Labosky is refusing to be controlled, as Pereyra sits in half guard.
Labosky is concentrating on defense, preventing Pereyra from advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Labosky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pereyra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labosky manages to avoid it.
Labosky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Labosky scores with the left hand. Pereyra knows he should have avoided that one.
Pereyra slips a jab and a cross from Labosky.
Labosky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Labosky misses with a head kick.
Labosky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky lands a high kick!
Pereyra throws a poor cross that misses
and Labosky counters with a two punch combo.
Oh Pereyra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Labosky looks to land a combination but Pereyra avoids it well.
Pereyra seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body kick from Labosky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereyra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereyra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pereyra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Labosky tries to counter by closing the distance.
Labosky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Labosky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Labosky instigates a clinch.
Labosky avoids a wild elbow strike from Pereyra.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pereyra throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily.
Labosky throws a right hand that Pereyra ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereyra also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereyra.
Labosky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheers as Labosky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pereyra doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereyra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereyra.
Labosky with the inside leg kick.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereyra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Labosky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pereyra shoots in but Labosky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Labosky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Pereyra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereyra avoids the head kick by Labosky.
Pereyra wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pereyra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Labosky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pereyra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Labosky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pereyra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pereyra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Labosky moves away.
Labosky moves in looking to clinch but Pereyra pushes him off.
Pereyra is looking to counter the offense by Labosky and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra misses with a head kick.
Pereyra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pereyra misses with the combination.

Pereyra clinches up against the cage.
Jean Labosky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pereyra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labosky moves out of range as Pereyra strikes.
Labosky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pereyra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereyra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Labosky as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky keeps Pereyra at a distance using the push kick.

Labosky clinches with his opponent.

Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky throws a head kick that half lands.
Pereyra will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Labosky moves into range and clinches up with Pereyra.
Sho Pereyra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Labosky successfully pulls guard.
Labosky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Labosky holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Labosky is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Labosky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Labosky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Labosky!
Sho Pereyra was interviewed post fight and said 'I still have holes in my game. I'm going to work and improve. That's that. '.