PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Linog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Perez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Perez
vs
Linog

178 cm
19
270 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

179 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo Linog!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linog shoots in looking for a takedown. Perez tries to sprawl out of it but Linog 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.
Horrible takedown by Linog or perhaps it was just good defense by Perez which made him look bad.
Linog fails to land the takedown.
Blake Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Linog.

Perez tries to sprawl but Linog drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Linog drops an elbow to the side of Perez's head.
Perez misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Linog is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linog wants to take a breather but Perez is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Perez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Linog postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linog seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Perez trying to control the position.
Linog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Linog is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Linog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Linog landing with the ground and pound.
Perez being controlled here, momentarily.
Perez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Linog cracks Perez with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perez is keeping the position for now.
Perez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Linog trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Linog scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linog trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linog trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Linog throwing strikes from guard but Perez blocks nicely.
Linog lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Linog keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Perez's head.
Linog sitting in guard here, content to control.
Linog postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linog trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.

Linog thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Linog working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez trying to keep a closed guard but Linog is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linog postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Linog cracks Perez with a solid left hand.
Linog looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Linog dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Linog gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linog slows the pace down in half guard.
Perez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Linog's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Linog's back!
Linog trying to control the action but Perez just sinks the hooks in.
Linog is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with a punch to the head.
Linog rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Linog is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perez pulls his head out easily.
Perez trying to control the action but Linog is working from the bottom.
Perez is really struggling to control Linog but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linog controlling the position well.
Perez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Linog looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Linog actively working from the bottom here.
Perez thows a huge punch but Linog dodges it nicely.

Linog looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Linog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Linog can't escape the position.
Perez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Linog blocking the ground and pound.
Linog is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Linog is trying to escape the mount.
Linog gets back to half guard.
Linog is looking to control Perez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Linog avoid being mounted?
Perez trying to control the action but Linog is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Blake Perez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez misses with a body shot.

Linog gets a takedown into half guard.
Linog blocks the strikes from Perez.
Linog is nestled in close to Perez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Linog winds up and cracks Perez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Linog has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Linog breaks from Perez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aldo Linog has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Linog.
Perez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Linog takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Perez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Linog lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linog landing shots from mount.
Linog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice elbow there by Linog.
Linog is landing with some decent strikes but Perez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Perez is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Linog! Perez is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aldo Linog!
A victorious Aldo Linog thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.