PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manaka Perelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Yourass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dusty Yourass will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Perelman
vs
Yourass

180 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Alpha-Omega

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manaka Perelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dusty Yourass!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perelman avoids the head kick by Yourass.
Yourass scores with a nice strike.
Perelman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yourass's waist but Yourass gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perelman off to one side.
A punch lands to the side of Perelman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perelman wants to clinch up but Yourass keeps it at a distance.
Yourass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perelman looks for a takedown but Yourass sprawls well.
Yourass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perelman circles away quickly and effectively.
Yourass punishes Perelman's body with a nice straight punch.
Yourass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yourass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yourass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perelman moves away.
Yourass throws a head kick that half lands.
Yourass misses with a head kick.
Yourass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yourass throws a sloppy head kick and Perelman moves out of range easily.
Yourass throws a head kick that misses.
Yourass tries a head kick but it misses.
Yourass thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yourass misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Yourass.
Yourass throws a head kick but Perelman moves out of range.
Perelman tries to clinch but Yourass moves out of range.
Perelman looks for a takedown but Yourass sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manaka Perelman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yourass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yourass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yourass lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No luck for Perelman with that takedown attempt.
Perelman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perelman avoids the head kick by Yourass.
Yourass misses with a series of wild punches.
Yourass lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yourass looks to land a combination. Perelman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Perelman tries for a takedown but Yourass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Perelman blocks a head kick by Yourass.
A combination from Yourass does no damage.
Perelman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yourass as he avoids it easily.
Dusty Yourass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perelman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perelman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yourass throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perelman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perelman misses with a wild combination.
Yourass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perelman doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perelman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dusty Yourass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perelman is breathing heavily.
Yourass throws a head kick that misses.
Yourass lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Perelman dodges the punch combination from Yourass.
Yourass lands a really nice looking cross but Perelman seems unphased.
Perelman tries to clinch there but Yourass circles away.
Yourass misses with a body shot.
Perelman slips a jab and a cross from Yourass.

Yourass tries to keep at a distance but Perelman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yourass wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yourass is pressed up against the cage. Perelman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yourass down to the mat. Yourass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Perelman blocks a head kick by Yourass.
Yourass stuffs the takedown.
Perelman dodges the punch combination from Yourass.
Yourass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yourass lands a nice shot that snaps Perelman's head back.
Yourass looks to land a combination but Perelman avoids it well.
Yourass throws a jab but it's blocked by Perelman.
Perelman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yourass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perelman moves away.

Perelman clinches up against the cage.
Yourass wants to break free but Perelman has control.
Yourass has had enough of the clinch but Perelman keeps him there for the moment.
Perelman prevents Yourass from breaking the clinch.
Perelman is trying to drag Yourass to the mat but Yourass just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yourass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yourass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yourass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perelman has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dusty Yourass dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Perelman tries to bum rush Yourass with a series of wild strikes but Yourass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perelman has a takedown stuffed.
Perelman tries to clinch but Yourass moves out of range.
Perelman doesn't manage to clinch there - Yourass circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Yourass.
Perelman shoots in but Yourass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yourass scores with a head kick.
Yourass throws a head kick that misses.
Yourass scores with a one two! Perelman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Perelman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Perelman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manaka Perelman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yourass lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yourass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perelman moves away.
Yourass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yourass throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perelman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yourass.
Yourass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dusty Yourass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yourass misses with a wild combination.

Yourass gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perelman postures up and lands a big shot to Yourass's brow.

Yourass is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yourass can't break the clinch.
Yourass is trying to break the clinch but Perelman has him pressed against the cage.
Yourass is looking to break free of the clinch but Perelman has double underhooks.
Yourass is looking to break free of the clinch but Perelman has double underhooks.
Perelman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yourass gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perelman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yourass smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yourass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perelman was well out of range. Poor timing from Yourass.
Yourass scores with a punch to the head.
Yourass throws out a loose jab but Perelman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yourass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yourass tries a head kick but it misses.
Yourass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yourass throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Yourass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Perelman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yourass!
Yourass is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perelman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Perelman raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yourass wants to try and get back to his feet.
Yourass is bucking up trying to escape but Perelman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Perelman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Perelman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Perelman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Perelman with good strikes from the mount here!
Yourass trying desperately to get to his feet.
Perelman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Perelman landing strikes from the mount.
Perelman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Perelman landing punches.
Perelman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perelman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yourass wants to try and get back to his feet.
Perelman dominating with strikes here.
Perelman trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Perelman has hold of Yourass's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Yourass manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yourass tries to buck Perelman off but he can't manage it.
Perelman landing strikes from the mount.
Perelman lands with some strikes.
Perelman won't let Yourass get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Perelman punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manaka Perelman dominated that second round.
That's time! Perelman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Perelman blocks a head kick by Yourass.
Perelman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yourass throws a hook but Perelman avoids it easily.
Yourass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Perelman moves out of range as Yourass strikes.
Yourass stuffs the takedown attempt from Perelman. Perelman gets slowly back to his feet.
Yourass misses with a straight left.
Yourass punishes Perelman's body with a nice straight punch.
Yourass throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Perelman.
Yourass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perelman.

Yourass gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perelman stops Yourass from standing up.
Perelman trying to control the position from guard on top but Yourass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yourass wants to stand up but Perelman is controlling him.
Perelman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yourass wants to stand but Perelman is controlling the position.
Perelman landing with the ground and pound.
Perelman stops Yourass from standing up.
Perelman is working Yourass over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yourass throws a sloppy head kick and Perelman moves out of range easily.

Perelman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Perelman working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yourass is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perelman connects with a decent elbow.
Perelman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Yourass!
Yourass squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Perelman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Perelman is landing with some decent strikes but Yourass is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Perelman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yourass really wants to buck Perelman off and get back to his feet.
Yourass is bucking up trying to escape but Perelman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
You get the feeling that Yourass really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Perelman with good strikes from the mount here!
Yourass wants to get back to his feet.
Perelman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yourass is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Perelman looking to finish Yourass with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yourass!
Yourass is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Perelman with a couple of short strikes.
Perelman landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Perelman.
Perelman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Perelman thowing shots but they're missing.
Yourass tries to buck Perelman off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Perelman dominating with strikes here.
Perelman raining down shots from the mount!
Perelman lands a big elbow.
Yourass wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Perelman breaks from Yourass's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Perelman with a couple of short strikes.
Perelman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Perelman with the ground and pound from mount.
Perelman throwing strikes here but Yourass is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Yourass really wants to buck Perelman off and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manaka Perelman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perelman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manaka Perelman!