PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 773 p4p, 549 weight class) and Randy The Show (ranked 116 p4p, 79 weight class). Michel Pereira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pereira
vs
The Show

185 cm
31
195
19 - 10 - 0

183 cm
31
188
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
Brooklyn Apothecary

Voodoo Nutrition

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Show misses with a body punch
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Show misses with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Show takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Show throws a nice looking combination but Pereira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Show missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira throws a big counter combination but The Show scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
The Show lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pereira circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pereira.
Pereira wants to clinch up but The Show keeps it at a distance.
Pereira wants to slow The Show down by chopping away at his legs.
The Show wants to clinch
and Pereira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Show misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
Randy The Show seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Show throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.

The Show is rocked!
The Show keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Show digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
A jab from Pereira misses.
The Show appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pereira throws a series of punches but The Show avoids them all with ease.
The Show misses with a straight right.

The Show clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Show.
The Show misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Show throws an elbow but misses.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Show's face.
Pereira blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Pereira.
The Show blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira prevents a body shot from The Show.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
The Show lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pereira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Show avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
The Show misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Show misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that The Show has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pereira lands a hook that snaps the head of The Show backwards.
A nice left hand lands by The Show.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Show's elbow.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Show has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Show is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.
The Show tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Show creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pereira blocks a body shot from The Show.

The Show breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Show scores with a shot to the body.
The Show throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Show connects with a body shot.
Pereira scores with a head kick.
A slow jab from The Show misses its intended target.
A jab from The Show does it's job there.
The Show throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Pereira was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Show.
The Show throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Show lands a nice looking body shot.
Pereira jabs The Show to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Show fails with an attempt to clinch.
As The Show backs away, Pereira returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Show just manages to avoid it.
The Show misses with a looping left.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Show has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Show throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pereira slips a straight right by The Show.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Show forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
The Show gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Show throws an elbow that misses.
The Show misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Show is defending well for now.
A short left from The Show.
The Show lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pereira takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Michel Pereira has been cut.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from The Show.
The Show doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Show misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Show is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira scores with a shoulder strike.
The Show lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Show in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Randy The Show dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Pereira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Show scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pereira is looking to clinch but The Show is avoiding it.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Show.
The Show misses with a hook
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Show throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Randy The Show seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pereira gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Pereira tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but The Show is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Pereira buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Pereira!! Pereira is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. The Show throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy The Show!
Randy The Show bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.