PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 1412 p4p, 185 weight class) and Kyle Walker (ranked 1897 p4p, 236 weight class). Pereira comes into the arena with J.Balvin, Willy William - Mi Gente blaring out of the sound system. Michel Pereira had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pereira
vs
Walker

185 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Walker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pereira moves into the clinch.
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Walker jumps guard but Pereira stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Walker tries to pull guard but Pereira won't allow it.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Walker.
Walker tries to pull guard but Pereira won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker is trying to pull guard but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereira walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pereira misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Pereira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a hook

so Walker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Walker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pereira dives on top into guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira tries to stand but Walker is controlling from the bottom.

Walker is looking for a triangle but Pereira pushes his legs off easily.
Pereira trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walker's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pereira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pereira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pereira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Walker counters with a shoot takedown. Pereira fights it but they end up in guard.
Pereira wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking for a sweep.
Walker is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pereira is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Walker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Walker is looking for a sweep. Pereira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pereira.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Walker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Pereira moves into the clinch successfully.
Pereira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker jumps guard but Pereira stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pereira effectively controlling the action here.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Walker.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pereira smiles and moves away.
Pereira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pereira misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Pereira cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
A low kick from Pereira misses

and Walker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Walker has gone for a leg lock! Pereira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Walker's guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walker is on top in guard.

Pereira seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Walker drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pereira manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Walker has Pereira in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pereira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker is trying to control the position but Pereira postures up.

Pereira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pereira closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker tries to pull guard but Pereira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.

Walker successfully pulls guard.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Walker working a defensive guard but Pereira passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker keeps trying to improve his position.
Walker is pressing down on Pereira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Pereira stands up from Walker's guard - Pereira perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pereira tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker feints the counter takedown.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd cheers as Pereira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pereira clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.
Walker tries to pull guard but Pereira holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Walker tries to pull guard but Pereira holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Walker.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Pereira taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira lands a knee to the body.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker fails to pull guard.
We've been informed that Walker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Kyle Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Pereira controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pereira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.