PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by K5 - Lovin' Feelin'. 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.

Pereira
vs
Gruber

182 cm
33
186 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

180 cm
32
178 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Beaver Jooce!

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gruber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gruber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pereira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gruber lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Gruber.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruber.
Danga de danga de dang - Gruber scores with a four punch combination!
Nice takedown defense from Pereira. No joy for Gruber on that attempt.
Gruber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pereira to score with a decent uppercut.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Pereira connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruber throws a hook but Pereira blocks it.

Gruber scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pereira is looking to control Gruber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pereira avoid being mounted?
Gruber trying to control from Pereira's half guard. Pereira has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pereira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pereira tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gruber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gruber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gruber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Pereira uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gruber shoots for a takedown but Pereira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gruber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gruber looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gruber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gruber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gruber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gruber blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Gruber moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Pereira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pereira throws a big counter combination but Gruber scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruber is just out of range.
Gruber feints the counter takedown.
Gruber swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clint Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gruber!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gruber swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Gruber takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Pereira tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gruber manages to circle out of the way.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pereira tries to counter by clinching up but Gruber breaks away and moves out of range.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.

Pereira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gruber, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber wants a takedown.
Clint Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
Gruber can't get the takedown.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira digs a right hand underneath Gruber's ribcage. Gruber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pereira misses with the head strike.
Pereira lands a hook that snaps the head of Gruber backwards.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira is pressed up against the cage. Gruber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pereira lands a jab-cross combination.
Pereira throws a low kick, looking for Gruber's leg but Gruber calmly moves out of range.
Pereira blocks a jab.
Pereira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gruber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Gruber moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Gruber blocks the leg kick.
Gruber misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruber misses the target.
Good leg kick by Pereira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gruber tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pereira is able to avoid easily.
Gruber misses with a straight left.
Gruber misses with a wild body shot.
Gruber blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Gruber connects with a looping right hand.
Pereira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown but Pereira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pereira is looking for a counter combo.
Gruber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pereira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gruber's sensitive parts.
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 Clint Pereira will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gruber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gruber dives in for a single leg takedown but Pereira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pereira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gruber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gruber! But no joy.
Gruber scores with a nice head shot.
Gruber cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gruber. That did some damage!
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gruber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gruber. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber misses with a wild body shot.
Gruber has his takedown stuffed
and Pereira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gruber throws a hook but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruber.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Hans Gruber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pereira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gruber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gruber connects with a single shot there.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Gruber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Gruber darts in and clinches Pereira up against the cage.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gruber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruber's elbow.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gruber.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grubers head.
Pereira wants to stall.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Pereira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pereira is pressed up against the cage. Gruber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clint Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
Gruber misses with a body kick.
Gruber tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gruber fails to land the takedown.
Gruber misses with the combination.
Pereira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gruber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gruber throws a right hand that Pereira ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereira also avoids with ease.
Gruber dips to his left and cracks Pereira with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Gruber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gruber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pereira tries to avoid it but Gruber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pereira to the ground. Pereira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gruber shoots for a takedown but Pereira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gruber is breathing heavily.
Pereira tries to clinch up.

Pereira clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gruber.
Gruber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gruber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pereira wants to stall.
Gruber has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Gruber is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.
Gruber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Clint Pereira will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gruber misses with a straight left.
Pereira scores with a decent looking hook.
Pereira tries to move into range but Gruber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pereira dodges the punch combination from Gruber.
Some bone on bone action there as Gruber checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A cross from Pereira lands.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pereira lands a nice hook to Gruber's body. Gruber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gruber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pereira comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Gruber stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Pereira is on him like rabid pit bull! Gruber slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Pereira!
After winning the bout, Clint Pereira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.