PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pera Pervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pervo
vs
Stripper

180 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Pervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Stripper!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stripper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pervo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pervo has a takedown stuffed.
Stripper misses with a double jab.
Stripper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack Stripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pervo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stripper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Pervo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stripper to the mat! Stripper manages to get full guard.
Pervo throwing strikes from guard but Stripper blocks nicely.
Pervo trying to control but Stripper is working from the bottom.
Pervo stops Stripper from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervo stopping the sweep attempt from Stripper.
Pervo wants to control from the top but Stripper keeps moving.
Pervo with a nice head shot there.
Pervo won't allow Stripper to get back to his feet.
Pervo trying to control but Stripper is working from the bottom.
Pervo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stripper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Stripper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pervo defends well.
Pervo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stripper on the ground.
Pervo postures up in Stripper's guard and throws a big left but Stripper blocks it.

That's two 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.
Pervo thows a big elbow that misses.
Stripper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pervo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pervo slips a jab and a cross from Stripper.
Jack Stripper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stripper lands a two punch combo.
Pervo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stripper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Stripper misses the target.
Stripper lands a jab-cross combination.
Pervo shoots in looking for a takedown. Stripper tries to sprawl out of it but Pervo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stripper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pera Pervo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pervo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stripper looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervo shoots for a takedown but Stripper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stripper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stripper throws the kick towards the body but Pervo avoids it.
Stripper looks to land a combination but Pervo avoids it well.
Stripper lands a two punch combo.

Pervo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stripper sprawls well initially but Pervo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pervo wants to free his trapped foot but Stripper is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pervo is working hard here to advance position.
Stripper tries to get to full guard but Pervo has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pervo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stripper is just riding it out for now. Pervo eventually gives up the hold.
Pervo scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Pervo is looking for a kimura but Stripper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pervo to get the leverage.
Pervo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Pervo wants to work for an arm triangle but Stripper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Stripper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pervo.
Pervo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stripper sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Stripper actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stripper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pervo wants to control from the top but Stripper keeps moving.
Pervo passes Stripper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stripper is breathing heavily.

Pervo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pervo prevents Stripper from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stripper is staying active underneath Pervo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stripper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pervo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pervo drops an elbow to the side of Stripper's head.
Pervo working the head and body with strikes.
Stripper tries to roll over but Pervo keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Pervo decides to return to a standing position.
Pervo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stripper is fending him off so far but Pervo persists. Nope, Stripper circles away and we're back to standing.
Pervo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pervo defending well as Stripper loads up on a big left hand.
Pervo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Pervo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pervo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stripper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pera Pervo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pervo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stripper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stripper misses with a straight left.
Pervo moves forwards but Stripper connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stripper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pervo fails to land the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Stripper.
Pervo just misses with a punch to the body.
Pervo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pervo throws a series of punches but Stripper moves out of range.
Stripper swats away the attempt to clinch by Pervo.
Stripper misses with a looping left.

Pervo drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pervo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Stripper is looking for a triangle but Pervo pushes his legs off easily.
Pervo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pervo advances to half guard.
Pervo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stripper defending well though.
Stripper is trying to get back to full guard.
Stripper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pervo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Stripper is defending against the submission attempts here by Pervo.

Pervo stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pera Pervo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pervo avoids the body shot from Stripper.
Pervo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stripper fails to land with a series of punches.
Pervo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Pervo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pervo controlling the action here.
Stripper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Pervo is working for a kimura but Stripper is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervo not doing much here.
Pervo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pervo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stripper is looking to improve his position.
Stripper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stripper wants to get back to full guard.
Stripper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pervo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stripper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pervo.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stripper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stripper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Stripper gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pervo throwing strikes from guard but Stripper blocks nicely.

Pervo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pervo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervo wants to control from the top but Stripper keeps moving.
Pervo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pervo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pervo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pervo won't allow Stripper to sweep him here.
Pervo lands a couple of elbows.

Stripper is working an open guard so Pervo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Stripper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pervo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pervo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pervo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stripper thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stripper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pervo landing with the ground and pound.
Pervo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pervo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pervo landing some decent shots from guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pervo shoots in and drives through. Stripper sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pera Pervo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pervo 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pera Pervo!