PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Perex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bedros Aries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aries has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Aries has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Bedros Aries is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Perex
vs
Aries

182 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Apocalypse Clothing

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 St Petersburg, Shaun Perex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bedros Aries!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perex tries to clinch up but Aries circles away and keeps his distance.
Aries looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Perex tries to clinch there but Aries circles away.
Perex closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aries circles away.

Perex scores with a takedown into Aries's guard.
Perex is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Perex gets to his feet - Aries follows without any prompting.
Perex could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Perex changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aries looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Perex decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perex shoots in for a takedown but Aries shows good takedown defense.
Perex is looking to clinch.
Perex lands a head kick. Aries smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Perex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perex.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Perex. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Perex gets a clinch.

Perex successfully pulls guard.
Perex trying to strike off his back.
Aries stopping the sweep attempt from Perex.

Perex kicks Aries off and gets to his feet.

Perex moves into range and clinches up with Aries.
Aries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aries has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perex jumps guard.
Perex wants to sweep but no luck.
Aries wants to pass the guard but Perex is keeping the position.
Perex has Aries pulled in close to control his posture.
Aries trying to control but Perex is working from the bottom.
Perex pulls Aries in close to prevent any damage.
Perex is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Perex takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aries won't allow Perex to pass to mount.
Perex performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aries is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perex is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Perex decides to stand up.
Aries lands with a straight right. Perex didn't see that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Perex.

Perex darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Perex passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Aries!
Perex controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perex jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Aries manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Perex is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Aries is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Perex decides to stand back up. Perex steps back and let's Aries get back to his feet.

Perex closes the distance and clinches.
Perex is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aries pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Perex as the two fighters clinch.
Perex wants to break the clinch but can't.

Perex drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perex pulls Aries in close to prevent any damage.
Perex has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Perex dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Perex.
Aries keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Perex gets a takedown into half guard.
Aries won't allow Perex to pass to mount.
Perex works his way into side control.
Perex controlling the position.
Aries prevents Perex from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Aries's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perex working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perex has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Perex is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Perex moves in looking to clinch but Aries pushes him off.

Perex instigates a clinch.
Perex is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perex drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aries gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Perex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perex misses with a straight right.
Aries fails in his attempt to clinch.

Perex closes the distance and clinches.
Perex drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Perex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aries is pressed up against the cage. Perex has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aries down to the mat. Perex avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aries scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaun Perex overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perex feints and as Aries raises his hands in defense, Perex changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perex sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Perex stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Perex gets a takedown into half guard.
Aries tries to roll over but Perex keeps him under control.
Perex controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perex passes to side control.
Aries takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perex is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aries has escaped the position, nice work there.

Perex tries for a kimura but Aries is defending well.
Perex advances to mount.

Aries defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Perex.
Aries in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Perex controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perex stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Perex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perex throws a head kick but Aries moves out of range.
Perex is looking to clinch.
Perex is looking to clinch.
Bedros Aries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Perex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aries, pushing him back against the cage.
Aries prevents Perex from breaking the clinch.

Perex pulls Aries into guard.
Aries postures up.
Perex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aries passes Perex's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Perex looking for submissions off his back.
Perex tries to roll over but Aries keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Perex 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. 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.

Perex looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aries is fending him off so far but Perex persists. Nope, Aries circles away and we're back to standing.

Perex closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Perex is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aries has escaped the position, nice work there.

Perex has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Perex throws a head kick that misses.
Perex shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aries as he avoids it easily.

Perex takes the fight into the clinch.
Perex drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aries gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Perex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perex fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Perex successfully pulls guard.

Perex looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Aries postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Perex is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aries, into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perex postures up.
Perex trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aries's guard.

Perex drops back looking for a leg! Aries is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aries manages to kick Perex off! Perex jumps back into Aries's guard.

Aries looking for a guillotine here but Perex defends easily.
Perex with a nice head shot there.

Aries is rocked!
Perex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aries can do to turn this around?
Perex scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aries is still on wobbly legs! Can Perex finish him?

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.
Perex advances position into side control!
Perex working the body and head with strikes.

Perex is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Aries looks calm but he's in trouble here. Perex gets his head over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Aries is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Perex lets go of the hold and Aries can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shaun Perex!