PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perko Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Thain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Late comes to the cage accompanied by Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih . Thain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cypress Hill: Insane In The Brain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Late
vs
Thain

178 cm
26
183 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

185 cm
21
179 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Perko Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Todd Thain!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late lands a right hook to the body.
Thain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Late keeps the fight on the outside.
Late throws a nice looking combination but Thain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Late looks to land a right hand but Thain moved out of range.
Thain fails in his attempt to clinch.

Late moves into the clinch successfully.
Thain can't find room to land a body shot as Late controls the action.
Thain misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Thain.
Thain goes for a takedown attempt but Late pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thain throws a head kick but Late moves out of range.
Thain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Late counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Late tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perko Late is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thain tries to clinch up

and Late holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Late lands a body shot.
Thain throws a head punch that misses.
Late lands a nice uppercut.
Thain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Late avoids it.
Late swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Late tries a body shot but Thain blocks it.
Late lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thain backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Late.
Late fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thain can't find room to land a body shot as Late controls the action.
Good body shot from Late.
Late tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Late works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thain looks gassed!
Good body shot from Late.
Late is pressed up against the cage. Thain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Late down to the mat. Late avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Late misses with a body shot.
Thain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Late paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Late.
The fighters circle momentarily. Late darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Late pushes Thain up against the cage in a clinch.
Late leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thain.
Thain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Late on the inside.
Late works on Thain's body with a couple of short punches.
Late cracks Thain with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thain or not.
Late with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Late lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thain backwards.
Late lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Late stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Late lands a right hand.
Late pushes Thain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Late pressing his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Late.
Late lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Late works on Thain's body with a couple of short punches.
Late lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thain takes a shot to the head.
Late lands a nice shot to the body.
Late lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thain backwards.
Late blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Late taking a breather.
Late presses Thain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Late lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Late.
Late lands a hook to the side of the head.
Late is leaning against Thain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Late putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Late lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thain or not.
Late just leaning against Thain, taking a breather.
Late lands a nice shot to the body.
Late pushes Thain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Late softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Late stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Late.
Late slowing the pace effectively.
Late lands a body shot.
Late lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Late scores with a shot to the side of Thain's head.
Thain scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thain tries a body shot but Late blocks it.
Thain digs a right hand into Late's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Late's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Thain - that landed with a thud.
Late lands a body punch in the clinch.
Late tries to stall but Thain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perko Late dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thain misses with a head kick.
Late ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thain moves away.
Late throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Late scores with a jab to the jaw.
Late throws a body punch but Thain moves out of range.

Late has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Late as the two fighters clinch.
Late scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Late avoids it.
Thain is breathing heavily.
Late tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Late misses with some punches.
Thain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Late gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Late lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thain or not.
Thain misses with a punch to the body.

Thain has hold of one of Late's legs. Late is fighting the takedown attempt but Thain gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thain has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Late to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Thain is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Late pulls down on the head and he's put Thain to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Perko Late!