PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tupac - I'm a Soldier. Don Diego is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Diego
vs
Perry

170 cm
37
185 lbs
34 - 18 - 2

191 cm
30
194 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Diego.
Perry looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Perry avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perry throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Perry misses.
Perry looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diego.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perry wants to slow Diego down by chopping away at his legs.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perry.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
We've been informed that Perry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Diego is looking to counter the offense by Perry and move into the clinch.
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Perry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perry was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Diego finds it's way through Perry's defenses.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego checks the leg kick.
Diego seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diego throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Perry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Perry.
Perry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diego is looking to slow Perry down with leg kicks.
Diego misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Perry connects with a looping right hand.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Perry avoids the head kick by Diego.
A slow jab from Perry misses its intended target.
Diego throws a low kick but Perry avoids it.
Perry counters with a body kick.
Perry jabs Diego right on the nose. Diego blinks but takes it well.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for Perry's leg but Perry calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Perry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. Perry should have avoided that one.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego throws a low kick but Perry avoids it.
Perry misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perry checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diego half committed to a counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Perry finds it's target.
Perry is looking to slow Diego down with leg kicks.
Diego moves out of range as Perry throws a body kick.
Perry lands a leg kick that knocks Diego off balance momentarily.
Diego needs to keep his hands up - Perry had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Diego as he checks the leg kick.
Perry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perry defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perry checks a low kick from Diego.
Perry swinging wildly here.
Perry is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diego throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Diego cracks Perry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego ducks right into an uppercut from Perry.
Perry misses with a hook.
Perry works Diego's body with a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Perry scores with a jab to the head.
Diego checks the leg kick.
Don Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Perry steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Diego tenderised Perry's leg. Perry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego misses with a hook.
Perry cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diego throws a quick counter head kick but Perry was just out of range.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Duane Perry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diego defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perry.
Perry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego is looking to chop away at Perry's legs.
Diego lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego tries a low kick but Perry avoids it.
Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perry avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Diego is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Perry.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Diego wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Perry lands.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry misses with a looping right.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diego's corner calls for a 1-2. Diego obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Perry's front leg but catches the back leg as Perry tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego connects with a leg kick. Perry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perry throws a wild body kick that Diego sees coming a mile off.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Perry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
Perry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego throws a push kick but Perry slaps the foot to one side.
Perry swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perry scores with a sloppy right hand. Diego should have avoided that one.
Diego cracks the inside of Perry's front leg.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Diego takes one on the button.
Diego cracks Perry with a right hand to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Perry counters with a three punch combo that has Diego backing up. Diego nods at Perry to acknowledge the strikes.
Perry throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming.
Perry lands with an uppercut that bounces Diego off the cage and back into range.
Diego lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Perry is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego lands a body shot.
Perry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perry missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perry fakes the leg kick and cracks Diego in the body.
Perry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diego lunges at Perry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perry's hand.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Duane Perry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perry.
Perry's corner calls for a 1-2. Perry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diego crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perry - the referee stops the clock and Diego gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perry. Diego manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Perry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Perry digs a good hook to Diego's body.
Perry connects with a body shot.
Perry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diego doesn't seem bothered though.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perry checks a leg kick.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Perry lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perry.
Perry throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Perry only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from Perry.
Perry fakes the leg kick and cracks Diego in the body.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perry.
Diego throws a low kick but Perry avoids it.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perry throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
Perry motions for Diego to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diego throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duane Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Perry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Perry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diego attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perry takes one to the chin there.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Diego coming out on top.
Perry blocks a head kick by Diego.
Perry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diegos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy left from Perry finds it's target.
Perry blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry scoring well with a low kick there.
Perry connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego checks the leg kick.
Perry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego jabs Perry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Perry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Perry throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Diego misses the body punch
and Perry counters with a series of strikes. Diego will be more careful next time no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perry.
Perry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Perry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Perry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perry.
Don Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duane Perry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perry.
Perry checks a low kick from Diego.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Perry's head back.
Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Perry jabs Diego to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perry scores with a kick to the body.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perry.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
Perry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Diego backs off Perry throws a huge counter combo but Diego manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Jab from Perry.
Perry blocks the body kick.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diego lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diego lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perry will feel that in the morning.
Diego throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diego's calf.
Perry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diego will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Perry is looking to score with low kicks.
As Perry tries to get set, Diego tries to push him back and clinch up but Perry manages to avoid the attempt.
Diego looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego misses with a leg kick.
Perry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diego takes a step back to recover.
Diego thows a leg kick but Perry checks it

and Perry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Diego is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perry pulls his head out easily.
Diego missing with punches from the bottom.
Perry is nestled in close to Diego, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Perry is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duane Perry.
Well Perry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Perry!
Don Diego was interviewed post fight and said 'That's my belt, rematch please. I be back very soon better I'm sorry.'.