PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perko Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perko Late has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rhymes
vs
Late

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perko Late!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhymes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Late pinned against the cage. Late gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Late scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rhymes is looking to control Late's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rhymes avoid being mounted?
Rhymes is not content to let Late control the position.
Late drops an elbow to the side of Rhymes's head.
Still in half guard, Late seems content to control.
Late wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rhymes keeps working.
Rhymes wants to improve his position but Late is controlling well.
Rhymes is trying to maintain the position but Late is very close to passing his half guard.

Late is trying to work for a kimura but Rhymes is defending well.
Late prevents Rhymes from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rhymes is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Late, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Late changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rhymes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Late lands some shots froms side control.
Rhymes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Late politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Late prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rhymes prevents Late from moving into mount.
Late has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A lull in the action here as Late stalls from top position.
Rhymes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Late scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rhymes to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late lands a few punches from side control.

Rhymes is rocked!
Check out the look on Late's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Rhymes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lull in the action here.

Late has hold of Rhymes's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rhymes tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Late cranks the arm and Rhymes screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rhymes, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Perko Late!