PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Commodore Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Il has chosen Lights by Interpol as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Perry
vs
Jong Il

185 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Commodore Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong Il!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Il moves out of range as Perry strikes.
Jong Il closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Commodore Perry has been cut.
Jong Il fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jong Il throws a low kick but Perry avoids it.
Perry keeps the fight on the outside.
Perry throws out a loose jab but Jong Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Jong Il looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perry loads up on a big right hand but Jong Il slips the punch.
Commodore Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Jong Il takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Jong Il.
Jong Il is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Perry lands with a nice combination. Jong Il backs away looking to recover.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Jong Il is just out of range.
Jong Il shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perry but Perry pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jong Il.

Jong Il decides to stand back up. Jong Il steps back and let's Perry get back to his feet.
Commodore Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry looks to land a right hand but Jong Il moved out of range.
Perry throws a right hand that Jong Il ducks under and follows up with a left that Jong Il also avoids with ease.
Perry misses with a straight right.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Jong Il slips under a jab from Perry.
Jong Il tries to close the distance and clinch but Perry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jong Il.
Jong Il shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perry but Perry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Commodore Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jong Il.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Il moves away.
Perry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jong Il.
Perry throws out a leg kick but Jong Il moves out of range and Perry only half commits.
Perry misses with a straight left.
Perry misses with a hook. Jong Il ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Jong Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jong Il is defended easily by Perry.
Perry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jong Il tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jong Il looks gassed!
Perry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Jong Il.
Jong Il keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jong Il blocks a jab.
Perry misses with a straight right.
Perry scores with the left hand. Jong Il knows he should have avoided that one.
Perry throws a looping overhand right but Jong Il ducks down to avoid it.
Perry throws the left hand but Jong Il avoids the punch easily.
Perry lands with an uppercut that bounces Jong Il off the cage and back into rage.
Jong Il takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jong Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Jong Il moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a shot from downtown. Jong Il moves away and avoids it.

Jong Il feints and as Perry raises his hands in defense, Jong Il changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jong Il trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jong Il wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Perry wants to stand and escape but Jong Il is having none of it.
Perry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Perry tries to get out of the position.
Perry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jong Il forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry wants to improve his position but Jong Il is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry wants to control but Jong Il is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Perry tries to kick Jong Il off but Jong Il keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Perry is trying to control but Jong Il passes into side control!
Jong Il working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jong Il is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jong Il sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Commodore Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Commodore Perry's cut.
That's time! Perry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jong Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry.
A shot to de liver by Perry. Beautiful body shot.
Perry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jong Il dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jong Il tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perry swivels and escapes.
Perry throws a combination that misses

and Jong Il counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jong Il stopping the sweep attempt from Perry.
Jong Il working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jong Il is pushing down on Perry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Perry is fighting to maintain full guard but Jong Il has managed to sneak the leg through.

Jong Il decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry throws a lazy right hand but Jong Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry misses with a double jab.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Jong Il with that takedown attempt.
Perry loads up on a big right hand but Jong Il slips the punch.
Perry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jong Il throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.
Jong Il fails with the takedown.
Commodore Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jong Il.
Perry throws a hook but Jong Il blocks it.
Perry swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Jong Il counters with a shoot takedown. Perry fights it but they end up in guard.
Perry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jong Il trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jong Il slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jong Il trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
Jong Il passes Perry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Perry trying to control but Jong Il postures up.
Jong Il controlling the action here.
Jong Il prevents Perry from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jong Il stands up out of the half guard.
Perry misses with a straight right.
Jong Il tries to clinch but Perry is having none of it.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Jong Il's head but Jong Il sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perry thows a body shot but no joy.
Perry works Jong Il's body with a nice hook.
Kim Jong Il is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Perry misses

and Jong Il counters with a takedown into side control.
Perry tries to buck Jong Il off but Jong Il is having none of it.
Perry is trying to control Jong Il's posture but Jong Il avoids it.
Jong Il tries to advance to mount but can't.
Perry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry trying to remain calm as Jong Il controls from the top position.
Perry takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Jong Il decides to stand back up.
Jong Il dodges the punch combination from Perry.
Perry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Jong Il is just out of range.
Perry misses with a looping left.
Jong Il changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perry tries to avoid it but Jong Il manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perry to the ground. Perry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Jong Il shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Jong Il showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Commodore Perry's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Perry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perry.
Perry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jong Il.
Jong Il tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Perry misses.
Perry falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Jong Il counter with a right hand.
Jong Il moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jong Il tries to bum rush Perry with a series of wild strikes but Perry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jong Il throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
Jong Il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perry misses with a double jab
and Jong Il counters with a nice body shot.
Jong Il scores with a jab to the head.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Jong Il saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jong Il is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Perry.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Jong Il's head but Jong Il sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jong Il throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry throws out a loose jab but Jong Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jong Il ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jong Il tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Jong Il with that takedown attempt.
Perry misses with a jab to the body
and Jong Il counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perry is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jong Il's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jong Il tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perry swivels and escapes.
Jong Il takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Il. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Jong Il moves out of range as Perry strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jong Il closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perry circles away.
Commodore Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jong Il.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jong Il manages to avoid it.
Jong Il slips a jab from Perry.
Perry lands a two punch combo.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Il moves away.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jong Il takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jong Il fails with the takedown.
Jong Il slips under a jab.
Perry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perry throws a predictable looking body shot

and Jong Il counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jong Il on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry wants to control but Jong Il is keeping busy.
Jong Il prevents Perry from standing back up.
Perry wants to control but Jong Il passes into side.
Perry being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jong Il's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Perry pushes Jong Il away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jong Il gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Jong Il thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Perry can't do much from the bottom here.
Jong Il trying to control the action but Perry is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Jong Il comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jong Il 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Jong Il!