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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo Batallir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shadow of the Day. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 cm
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170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Pablo Batallir! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Perry! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Batallir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batallir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batallir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry. Batallir checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Perry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batallir's waist but Batallir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perry off to one side. Perry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Perry throws a head kick that misses. Perry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Perry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Batallir counters with a left to the body. Batallir lands a high kick!
Perry fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Juan Pablo Batallir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edson Perry. Perry looks to throw the jab but Batallir is out of range. Batallir stuns Perry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Perry shoots in but Batallir avoids the takedown attempt easily. Batallir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Batallir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Batallir throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Batallir lands a leg kick that knocks Perry off balance momentarily. Batallir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perry shoots in for a double leg but Batallir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. A nice inside leg kick there by Batallir. That's going to slow Perry down. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Batallir, as that shot connected.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Batallir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Perry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edson Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Batallir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Batallir. Batallir thumps Perry with a low kick. Perry misses with a hook. Batallir ducked under it nicely. Perry misses with a double jab.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batallir manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Batallir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. This has been an exciting period of action! Batallir scores with a head kick. Perry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Batallir cracks the inside of Perry's front leg. Juan Pablo Batallir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Perry misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Perry does it's job there. Batallir with a body punch. A glancing blow. Batallir takes a shot right to the bread basket. Perry throws a combination that misses and Batallir counters with a left to the body. Batallir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry. Batallir stuffs the takedown attempt from Perry. Perry gets slowly back to his feet. Perry looks gassed! Perry misses with a lunging right hand
and Batallir counters with a slapping leg kick. Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A good leg kick by Batallir. Batallir is looking to wear down Perry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Batallir throws a nice head kick!
Perry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batallir goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Batallir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Batallir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Batallir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perry's sensitive parts. Perry throws a series of punches but Batallir moves out of range. Perry misses the shot to the body. Batallir scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Batallir throws a nice outside leg kick. Batallir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Batallir scrambles back to his feet. Batallir takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batallir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Batallir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Perry takes one to the chin there. 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! Batallir scores with a body shot.
Batallir thows a body shot but no joy. Perry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batallir's waist but Batallir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perry off to one side. Batallir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry. Perry darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Perry thows a leg kick but Batallir checks it and Batallir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Batallir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away. Perry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Perry thows a left - swing and a miss! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Batallir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Perry getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Perry blocks a head kick by Batallir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo Batallir dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Batallir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Perry clobbers Batallir with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A good leg kick by Batallir. A head kick misses from Batallir. Batallir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perry is trying desperately to land a takedown but Batallir is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Perry. Perry swings widly with a right hand
and Batallir counters with a leg kick. Batallir connects with an inside leg kick. Perry throws a jab when Batallir was well out of range. Perry scores with a shot to the body.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. Batallir tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Batallir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Perry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Perry fails with a takedown attempt. Batallir lands a head kick. Perry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perry shoots in but Batallir avoids the takedown attempt easily. Juan Pablo Batallir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edson Perry. Perry is breathing heavily. Batallir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry. Batallir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Batallir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Juan Pablo Batallir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Batallir avoids the body shot from Perry.
Batallir moves away from the strike by Perry. Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batallir. Perry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Batallir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Perry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batallir as he avoids it easily. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batallir, right into the meat.
Perry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batallir. Perry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Perry misses the target. Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Batallir with a body punch. A glancing blow. Batallir throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Batallir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perry misses the shot to the body. Batallir misses the shot to the body. Batallir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Perry fails with a takedown attempt. Batallir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Batallir's head but Batallir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Perry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Perry throws a hook but Batallir blocks it. Batallir throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Batallir throws a one two combo.
Batallir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Perry misses with a leg kick and Batallir counters with a lovely shot to the body. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batallir, right into the meat.
Perry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Batallir counters with a left to the body. Perry gets off balance looking for a body kick and Batallir counters with a nice leg kick. A jab from Batallir does it's job there. Perry slips a jab and a cross from Batallir.
Perry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batallir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Batallir throws a nice inside leg kick. Batallir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Perry throws a lazy uppercut
and Batallir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Perry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Batallir defends it nicely. Perry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perry misses with a looping left. Batallir throws a nice inside leg kick. Perry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batallir delivers a nice body kick. Perry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Batallir throws a nice head kick!
Batallir scores with a leg kick.
Perry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo Batallir dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Batallir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Batallir lands an overhand right. Juan Pablo Batallir is winning the standup battle so far. Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Perry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batallir swivels and escapes. Perry misses the jab. Batallir lands a right hook to the body.
Perry misses with a right hand and Batallir counters with a head kick. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Perry might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Batallir has got the better of the exchanges. Perry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Batallir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Batallir.
Perry is rocked! Batallir scores with a shot to the body.
Perry is still on wobbly legs! Can Batallir finish him? Batallir lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Perry can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Batallir and Perry drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Batallir.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Pablo Batallir!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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