PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Duane Perry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Perry
vs
Vurny

191 cm
23
206 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

187 cm
24
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Perry misses

and Vurny counters with a shoot takedown. Perry fights it but they end up in guard.
Vurny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Perry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vurny throws a strike but Perry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Vurny looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vurny working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vurny is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Perry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Vurny blocks nicely.
Vurny is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vurny is on top in guard.

Perry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Vurny drops back, looking for a kneebar! Perry looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Perry looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Perry!

Vurny wants to control but Perry postures up.

Perry decides to stand back up. Perry steps back and let's Vurny get back to his feet.
Vurny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perry throws an off balance right hand

and Vurny counters with a single leg into guard. Perry didn't expect that.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vurny forces his way into half guard.

Perry kicks Vurny off and gets back to his feet.
Perry lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Vurny blocks the low kick.
Vurny misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Perry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duane Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perry. That's going to slow Vurny down.
Vurny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body kick there by Perry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perry as he jumps to the side.
Perry takes a swing at Vurny's ribcage but misses.
Vurny misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vurny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vurny just manages to avoid it.
Vurny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vurny is looking for the big counter here.
Vurny has a takedown stuffed.

Vurny gets a takedown into half guard.

Perry kicks off Vurny and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duane Perry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vurny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Vurny moved out of range nicely.
Perry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
Perry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vurny.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vurny is defended easily by Perry.
Duane Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vurny takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo Vurny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vurny takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vurny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vurny misses the shot to the body.
Perry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vurny drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Perry defends it well.
Perry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vurny doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perry.
Perry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vurny. That did some damage!
Duane Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Vurny drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Perry throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vurny takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perry connects with the punch.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vurny can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry lands a head kick. Vurny smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That has opened up Aldo Vurny's cut even more.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perry. Vurny shrugs it off though.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Vurny unleashes a big counter combination but Perry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Perry connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Vurny to the floor! Perry dives in looking for the finish!
Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurny wants to improve his position but Perry is controlling well.
Perry is trying to control the action in half guard but Vurny is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vurny keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Perry slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Perry's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vurny is in trouble now - Perry has advanced to mount!
Perry controlling the pace for now.
Vurny is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duane Perry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Perry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vurny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vurny takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Perry tried to counter with a leg kick but Vurny avoided it.
No joy there for Vurny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perry throws a leg kick which misses Vurny's front leg but catches the back leg as Vurny tries to avoid it.
We've been told by Perry's head coaches at The Butcher's Block that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vurny misses with a takedown
and Perry counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry keeps Vurny at a distance using the push kick.
Vurny throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vurny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Vurny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry connects with an inside leg kick.
Perry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perry throws a leg kick

so Vurny counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Perry looking for a sweep. Not yet Perry, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vurny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perry working a defensive guard here.
Vurny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perry seems keen to control Vurny's posture.
Perry keeping full guard, as Vurny tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny is looking to work some ground and pound but Perry has wrist control.
Perry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perry pulls Vurny in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vurny postures up in Perry's guard and throws a big left but Perry blocks it.
Perry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Vurny manages to get to full guard.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Vurny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo Vurny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Perry scores with a kick to the body.
Perry misses with a head kick.
Vurny fails with the takedown.
Perry throws a nice looking combination but Vurny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vurny with the counter takedown but Perry avoids it easily.
Perry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vurny circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Vurny is just out of range.
Vurny misses with a takedown
and Perry counters with a good low kick that Vurny was not able to check.
Duane Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Perry lands a nice looking body kick.
Good exchange - Perry coming out on top.

The cut above Aldo Vurny's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Perry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vurny is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perry rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Vurny is just out of range.
Duane Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Perry!
Duane Perry very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.