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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onyx Outlaw (ranked 1384 p4p, 1294 weight class) and Alex Pereira (ranked 65 p4p, 59 weight class). Alex Pereira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Onyx Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw stuffs the takedown.
Outlaw is looking to clinch but Pereira is avoiding it.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pereira thuds his right hand into Outlaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pereira takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Alex Pereira has been cut.
Outlaw misses with an uppercut.
Outlaw ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Pereira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee asks Pereira politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pereira prefers to stall for the moment though.
Outlaw on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Outlaw tries to get out of the position.
Pereira tries to score with some ground and pound. Outlaw controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Outlaw!
Pereira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pereira unloads with some shots from mount but Outlaw bucks and avoids them well.
Pereira sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pereira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Outlaw definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pereira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pereira is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pereira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Pereira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pereira.
Outlaw blocking the ground and pound.
Pereira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pereira is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Outlaw is surviving well by controlling Pereira's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Outlaw that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Outlaw holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pereira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Outlaw is desperately trying to improve his position but Pereira has a good base and remains in mount.
Pereira avoids the attempt from Outlaw to control.
Pereira controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira punching from mount but Outlaw doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Outlaw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pereira trying to control but Outlaw is having none of it.
Pereira controlling the position easily from mount.
Outlaw tries to reverse the position but Pereira maintains control.
Pereira lands a big shot there that rocks Outlaw but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Pereira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Outlaw misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Pereira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Outlaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Pereira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Outlaw.
Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Outlaw.
Pereira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Outlaw sprawls well initially but Pereira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pereira is taking a breather. Outlaw says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pereira works his way into full mount!
Pereira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pereira sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pereira looking to control and managing it successfully.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Pereira.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pereira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pereira controlling from mount.
Pereira unloading with bombs!
Pereira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Outlaw hang on?
Pereira looking to finish Outlaw with some ground and pound. This is bad for Outlaw!
Pereira with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Outlaw defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pereira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira working the ground and pound effectively.
Pereira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pereira misses with a head shot.
Pereira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Pereira.
Pereira lands a big elbow.
Outlaw wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pereira.
Pereira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pereira working his ground and pound in the gym.
Pereira looking to finish Outlaw with some ground and pound. This is bad for Outlaw!
Outlaw in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pereira working the ground and pound effectively.
Alex Pereira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Outlaw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira dominating with strikes here.
Pereira controlling from mount.
Pereira raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pereira has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Outlaw is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Pereira!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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