PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gonzala Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tayyab Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Perez
vs
Ali

225 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gonzala Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tayyab Ali !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perez tries to keep at a distance but Ali has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ali .

It looks like Gonzala Perez has been cut.
Perez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ali smiles and moves away.
Perez throws a series of punches but Ali avoids them all with ease.
Perez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali .
Ali tries for a takedown but Perez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Perez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perez showed some decent athleticism there.
Ali is trying to stand back up but Perez is controlling him
Ali trying to hold on to Perez's head to control him but Perez postures up.

Ali manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ali pinned against the cage. Ali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzala Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali shoots in for a takedown but Perez shows good takedown defense.
Perez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gonzala Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ali has Perez up against the cage in a clinch.

Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali shoots in looking for a takedown. Perez tries to sprawl out of it but Ali keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perez misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ali or perhaps it was just good defense by Perez which made him look bad.
Ali closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Ali pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Perez shoots for a takedown but Ali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ali fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ali looks gassed!
Perez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Perez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Perez has Ali pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ali manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ali has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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!
Ali stalls.
Perez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ali just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ali gets control of Perez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ali will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Perez slips nicely into half guard.
Ali moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Perez stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Ali moves into the clinch successfully.
Perez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ali smiles and moves away.
Perez connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ali circles away quickly and effectively.
Ali shoots in for a takedown but Perez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Perez scores with a takedown into Ali 's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali , not yet.
Perez forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez thows a huge punch but Ali dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ali tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Perez manages to move to mount!
Ali reaches up to try and control the position but Perez seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Ali rolls and tries to escape and now Perez has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gonzala Perez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gonzala Perez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perez wants it to stay on the feet.
Ali stuffs the takedown.
Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzala Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali .
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.

Ali pushes Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ali avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gonzala Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez tries to pull guard but Ali holds him up against the cage and eventually Perez drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez fails to pull guard.

Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ali is trying to drag Perez to the mat but Perez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Ali pulls guard.
Perez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ali is proving hard to escape from.
Ali is trying to keep Perez in close.
Perez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Perez!
Ali thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Perez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Perez regains half guard.
Perez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Perez wants to get back to full guard.
Perez is trying to control but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perez defending well though.
Perez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Ali is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Perez trying to hold on to Ali 's head to control him but Ali postures up.
Ali seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ali moves into range and clinches up with Perez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Ali successfully pulls guard.
Perez wants to get up but he can't break Ali 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Perez looking to pass the guard.
Perez wanted to stand there but Ali had control of the position.
Perez won't allow Ali to sweep him here.
Ali manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perez manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonzala Perez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ali won't allow Perez to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tayyab Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gonzala Perez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ali .
Perez struggling a bit here.
Perez is trying to buck Ali off.
Ali wants to control but Perez is keeping him busy.
Perez wants to get back to his feet but Ali drags him back down.
Perez struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perez keeps working.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Ali stalls from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
You can see the frustration on Perez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ali shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perez sprawls well. Perez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ali gets slowly back to his feet.
Ali tries to clinch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ali as he jumps to the side.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Ali moves into the clinch successfully.
Perez tries to pull guard but Ali won't allow it.

Ali works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ali won't allow Perez to get back to his feet.
Ali slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Perez is working an open guard so Ali takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ali closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Perez to the mat! Perez manages to get full guard.

Perez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ali stacks Perez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ali !

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to escape but Ali is in control.
Perez is not content to let Ali control the position.
Perez pushes Ali away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ali gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Perez can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Ali stalls from top position.
Perez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ali has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Perez seems a little lost for a moment, as Ali dominates the positioning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ali decides to stand back up.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tayyab Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ali 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tayyab Ali !