PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Pervitin (ranked 887 p4p, 1563 weight class) and DeShaun Holton Jr (ranked 130 p4p, 227 weight class). Holton Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: D12 - Purple Hills. This should be fireworks!

Pervitin
vs
Holton Jr

185 cm
21
190
5 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
186
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Pervitin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShaun Holton Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holton Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pervitin tries to clinch but Holton Jr is having none of it.
Pervitin with a nice cross.
Holton Jr lands a head shot.
Holton Jr looks to land a left hand but Pervitin moved out of range nicely.
Pervitin wants to clinch.
Holton Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pervitin at a distance.
Pervitin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holton Jr missing with a left hand there. Pervitin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holton Jr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Holton Jr digs a good body shot into Pervitin's ribs.
Pervitin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pervitin defending well as Holton Jr loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Pervitin misses.
Holton Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mr Pervitin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pervitin doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Holton Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holton Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pervitin moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holton Jr works Pervitin's body with a nice hook.
Holton Jr throws a shot to the body.
Pervitin looks to clinch
and Holton Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holton Jr looks to land a right hand but Pervitin moved out of range.

Pervitin clinches up with Holton Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Pervitin scores with a hook to the body.

Holton Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pervitin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holton Jr moves away.
Holton Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pervitin scores with a sloppy right hand. Holton Jr should have avoided that one.
Pervitin misses with a body shot.
Holton Jr ducks under a wild hook from Pervitin.
Holton Jr slips a jab from Pervitin.
Holton Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pervitin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holton Jr jabs Pervitin right on the nose. Pervitin blinks but takes it well.
Pervitin throws a looping overhand right but Holton Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Pervitin throws out a powerful jab.
Holton Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr with a nice cross.
Pervitin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holton Jr avoids the body shot from Pervitin.
Holton Jr ducks under a wild hook from Pervitin.
Holton Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Pervitin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pervitin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holton Jr slips under a jab.
Pervitin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holton Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Holton Jr.
Pervitin misses the jab.
Holton Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pervitin momentarily.
Pervitin looks to score with a jab to the body but Holton Jr is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holton Jr throws a body punch but Pervitin moves out of range.
Pervitin ducks under a wild hook from Holton Jr.

Pervitin has Holton Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Pervitin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeShaun Holton Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Holton Jr scores with a jab. Pervitin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Pervitin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holton Jr to the mat! Holton Jr manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pervitin trying to control the position from guard on top but Holton Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holton Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Holton Jr, not yet.
Pervitin looking to pass the guard.
Holton Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pervitin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Holton Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pervitin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pervitin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Holton Jr has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin manages to get back to half guard.
Pervitin moves into full guard.

Pervitin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holton Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Pervitin working for submissions but it's allowed Holton Jr to get to half guard.

Pervitin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holton Jr is thwarting Pervitin's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin is looking to improve his position.
Pervitin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pervitin is trying to control but can't.
Holton Jr trying to control the pace.
Pervitin is pressing down on Holton Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pervitin working for a triangle but Holton Jr defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mr Pervitin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Holton Jr looks to throw the jab but Pervitin is out of range.
Pervitin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pervitin takes one to the side of the head.
Holton Jr moves out of range as Pervitin strikes.
Pervitin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holton Jr throws out the jab.
Pervitin just misses with a punch to the body.
DeShaun Holton Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pervitin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pervitin looks to land a left hand but Holton Jr moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holton Jr! But no joy.
Holton Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pervitin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holton Jr defends it nicely.

Pervitin closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Pervitin.
Pervitin blocks a body shot from Holton Jr.
Pervitin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Holton Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holton Jr misses with an uppercut.
Holton Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holton Jr slips a straight right by Pervitin.
Pervitin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holton Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pervitin throws out a loose jab but Holton Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pervitin misses with a left hand
enabling Holton Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Pervitin throws a right and a left that Holton Jr avoids nicely.
Holton Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holton Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holton Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Holton Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Pervitin looks to land a right hand but Holton Jr moved out of range.
Pervitin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holton Jr.
Pervitin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holton Jr moves away.
A cross from Pervitin lands.
Holton Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pervitin throws a jab when Holton Jr was well out of range.
Holton Jr scores with a nice strike.
Holton Jr misses with a body shot.

Pervitin clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pervitin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holton Jr backwards.
Holton Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Pervitin controls his hands.

Holton Jr breaks from the clinch.
Pervitin tries to close the distance and clinch but Holton Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pervitin misses with a lunging right hand
and Holton Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DeShaun Holton Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pervitin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Pervitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holton Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Pervitin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holton Jr avoids the body shot from Pervitin.
Pervitin walks into a jab.
Holton Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pervitin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Holton Jr misses with a looping left.
Holton Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pervitin moves away.
Pervitin slips under a jab.

Pervitin has managed to clinch.
Pervitin takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pervitin misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeShaun Holton Jr really dominated that round.
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.

Holton Jr looks to throw the jab but Pervitin is out of range.
Holton Jr clobbers Pervitin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pervitin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pervitin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pervitin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holton Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holton Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pervitin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holton Jr slips under a jab.
Holton Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pervitin throws a poor cross that misses
and Holton Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Holton Jr misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Pervitin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Holton Jr swings for the body but Pervitin moves out of range.
Pervitin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holton Jr misses with an uppercut. Pervitin saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holton Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holton Jr punishes Pervitin's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Holton Jr finds it's way through Pervitin's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holton Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Pervitin seems unphased.
Pervitin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holton Jr.
Mr Pervitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holton Jr misses the jab.

Holton Jr tries to keep at a distance but Pervitin has taken the fight into the clinch.

Holton Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holton Jr lands a jab to Pervitin's midsection.
Pervitin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holton Jr.
Holton Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pervitin scores with a shot to the body.
Pervitin slips under a jab.
Holton Jr throws a looping overhand right but Pervitin ducks down to avoid it.

Pervitin rushes Holton Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holton Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pervitin tries a body shot but Holton Jr blocks it.

Holton Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pervitin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holton Jr.
Holton Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pervitin.
It seemed like Holton Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pervitin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pervitin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holton Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holton Jr misses with a hook. Pervitin ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin tries to clinch there but Holton Jr circles away.
Pervitin looks to throw the jab but Holton Jr is out of range.
Pervitin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holton Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holton Jr cracks Pervitin with a good jab.
Pervitin misses with the combination.
Holton Jr works Pervitin's body with a nice hook.
Pervitin just misses with a punch to the body.
Pervitin looks to land a left hand but Holton Jr moved out of range nicely.
Pervitin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holton Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Holton Jr.
Holton Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holton Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pervitin lands with a nice body punch.
Holton Jr scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeShaun Holton Jr dominated that fourth round.
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. This is the final round!

Pervitin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holton Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pervitin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holton Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pervitin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Holton Jr.
Holton Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pervitin misses with a hook. Holton Jr ducked under it nicely.
Pervitin misses with a right hand
and Holton Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Holton Jr.
Pervitin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like DeShaun Holton Jr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holton Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holton Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Holton Jr works Pervitin's body with a nice hook.
Pervitin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holton Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pervitin lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holton Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Holton Jr.
Pervitin misses with a straight left.
Holton Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pervitin throws a hook to the side of Holton Jr's head but Holton Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holton Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pervitin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holton Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Pervitin.
Pervitin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeShaun Holton Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pervitin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Holton Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Holton Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pervitin momentarily.
Pervitin throws a hook but Holton Jr blocks it.
Holton Jr dips to his left and cracks Pervitin with an uppercut!
Pervitin just misses with a punch to the body.
Holton Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holton Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holton Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pervitin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holton Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pervitin drops his hands momentarily and Holton Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pervitin swats away the attempt to clinch by Holton Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Pervitin misses the target.
Holton Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Holton Jr throws a looping overhand right but Pervitin ducks down to avoid it.
Holton Jr scores with a nice strike.
Pervitin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holton Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pervitin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice straight punches there by Holton Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holton Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holton Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pervitin at a distance.
Holton Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pervitin misses with a double jab.
Pervitin loads up on a big right hand but Holton Jr slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeShaun Holton Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holton Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeShaun Holton Jr!
DeShaun Holton Jr is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking DeShaun Holton Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.