PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Lafleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Perrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lafleur
vs
Perrett

186 cm
19
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reggie Lafleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremy Perrett!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafleur wants to clinch but Perrett slips to the side
and Perrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perrett misses with a jab to the body
and Lafleur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perrett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Perrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perrett swings widly with a right hand
and Lafleur counters with a good, hard body kick but Perrett shrugs it off.

Lafleur clinches up with Perrett and pushes him back against the cage.
Lafleur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perrett is trying to force a seperation but Lafleur has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lafleur obliges.
Lafleur keeps control of Perrett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lafleur is trying to drag Perrett to the mat but Perrett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lafleur lands an elbow just above Perrett 's eye.
Lafleur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perrett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lafleur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafleur throws a head punch that misses.
Perrett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lafleur tries to score a body lock takedown but Perrett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Lafleur.
Perrett is trying to force a seperation but Lafleur has the dominant position.
Perrett is trying to force a seperation but Lafleur has the dominant position.
Lafleur lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lafleur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perrett misses with a body shot

and Lafleur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lafleur pushes off an throws an elbow but Perrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lafleur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perrett misses with a hook
and Lafleur counters with a body kick that stops Perrett in his tracks momentarily.
Perrett looks gassed!
Perrett misses with a body punch

and Lafleur moves into the clinch.
Lafleur has Perrett pressed against the cage, preventing Perrett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perrett wants to break free but Lafleur has control.
Lafleur keeps control of Perrett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lafleur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeremy Perrett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lafleur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perrett throws an off balance right hand

and Lafleur decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Perrett's guard.

Lafleur stands and steps away. Perrett gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lafleur tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perrett swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Lafleur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lafleur wants to clinch up but Perrett keeps it at a distance.
Perrett keeps the fight on the outside.
Perrett misses the body punch

and Lafleur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lafleur jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perrett walks away with a smile on his face. Lafleur gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lafleur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perrett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perrett throws a sloppy body shot

and Lafleur counters by clinching up.
Perrett tries to circle away but Lafleur has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Lafleur manages to break the clinch.
Perrett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lafleur counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Perrett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lafleur. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafleur's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Perrett is working an open guard so Lafleur takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lafleur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perrett but Perrett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Perrett does it's job there.
Lafleur tries to clinch but Perrett is having none of it.
No joy there for Perrett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perrett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lafleur counters with a big head kick but Perrett shrugs it off.

Lafleur has closed the distance and engaged Perrett in a clinch.
Lafleur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perrett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lafleur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lafleur misses with a knee to the head.
Perrett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lafleur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perrett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lafleur breaks from the clinch.
Perrett lands a nice hook to Lafleur's body. Lafleur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lafleur goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Lafleur has managed to clinch.
Lafleur misses with a knee to the head.
Lafleur is working for takedown but Perrett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Perrett prevents the takedown attempt.
Perrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lafleur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perrett misses with a low kick as Lafleur jumps back.
Perrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Lafleur counters with a nice body kick.
Lafleur throws a right hand that Perrett ducks under and follows up with a left that Perrett also avoids with ease.
Perrett misses with a left hand

and Lafleur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lafleur has Perrett pressed against the cage.
Perrett dodges an elbow strike from Lafleur.
Lafleur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perrett avoids it.
Lafleur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perrett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lafleur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perrett has had enough of the clinch but Lafleur keeps him there for the moment.
Lafleur goes for a takedown attempt but Perrett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Perrett jabs Lafleur right on the nose. Lafleur blinks but takes it well.
Lafleur dodges the punch combination from Perrett.
Lafleur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perrett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lafleur. That's going to slow Perrett down.
Perrett misses with a hook
and Lafleur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perrett thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lafleur scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lafleur lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Lafleur is looking for a kimura but Perrett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lafleur to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lafleur tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perrett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lafleur somewhat.
Perrett stuns Lafleur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perrett throws a predictable looking body shot

and Lafleur moves into the clinch.
Perrett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lafleur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lafleur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lafleur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perrett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafleur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perrett pinned against the cage. Perrett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lafleur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Perrett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perrett throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lafleur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Perrett tries to circle away but Lafleur has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lafleur fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Perrett's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrett is trying to break the clinch but Lafleur has him pressed against the cage.
Perrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lafleur has him pressed against the cage.

Lafleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafleur is looking to clinch but Perrett is avoiding it.
Perrett misses with a left hand

and Lafleur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Perrett is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perrett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lafleur just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lafleur wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Lafleur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lafleur fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lafleur goes for a takedown attempt but Perrett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Perrett swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafleur.
Perrett misses with a left hand

and Lafleur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perrett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Perrett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lafleur keeps control of Perrett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lafleur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perrett throws a poor cross that misses

and Lafleur counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur can't get the takedown.

Lafleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perrett throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lafleur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Lafleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perrett throws a poor cross that misses

so Lafleur counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lafleur trying to control the position from guard on top but Perrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perrett wants to stand and escape but Lafleur is having none of it.
Lafleur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lafleur stops Perrett from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lafleur decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Perrett, up you get!
A nice combination there by Perrett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafleur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafleur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jeremy Perrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lafleur has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lafleur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lafleur is trying to drag Perrett to the mat but Perrett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lafleur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perrett gets underhooks to prevent Lafleur's takedown attempt.
Lafleur wants a takedown but no success here.
Perrett is looking to break free of the clinch but Lafleur has double underhooks.
Perrett tries to break the clinch but Lafleur is controlling the position.
Lafleur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perrett has had enough of the clinch but Lafleur keeps him there for the moment.
Perrett dodges an elbow strike from Lafleur.
Lafleur prevents Perrett from breaking the clinch.
Perrett is trying to force a seperation but Lafleur has the dominant position.
Perrett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lafleur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perrett is trying to break the clinch but Lafleur is controlling him.

Lafleur pulls guard.
Perrett is looking to stand up but Lafleur won't let him.
Lafleur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrett is fighting to break Lafleur's control of his arms but Lafleur is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lafleur is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reggie Lafleur overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lafleur sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perrett defending well though.
Lafleur prevents Perrett from standing back up.

Perrett is defending against the submission attempts here by Lafleur.
Lafleur thows a huge punch but Perrett dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perrett can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lafleur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Lafleur dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Perrett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lafleur counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Perrett!
Perrett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Lafleur working for a guillotine from mount but Perrett is in no mood to give up.
Lafleur punching from mount but Perrett doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lafleur looking to finish with strikes here!
Lafleur looking to ground and pound but Perrett is blocking nicely.
You get the feeling that Perrett really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lafleur 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.

Lafleur has hold of Perrett's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Perrett manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lafleur is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Perrett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lafleur won't let Perrett get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Perrett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafleur lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lafleur looking to finish with strikes here!
Lafleur thowing shots but they're missing.
Lafleur controlling the position easily from mount.
Perrett wants to get back to his feet.
Lafleur misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lafleur jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Perrett manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lafleur throws an elbow but Perrett slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Lafleur is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perrett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lafleur stands up.
Lafleur tries to clinch there but Perrett circles away.
Perrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafleur was well out of range. Poor timing from Perrett.
Perrett misses with a right hand

and Lafleur moves into the clinch.

Lafleur manages to break the clinch.
Perrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Lafleur counters with a series of strikes. Perrett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Perrett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lafleur counters with a head kick. That will keep Perrett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur tries to clinch up.
Perrett misses with a hook

and Lafleur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Lafleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafleur wants to clinch up but Perrett keeps it at a distance.
Lafleur shoots in for a takedown but Perrett shows good takedown defense.

Lafleur closes the distance and clinches.
Lafleur is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lafleur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perrett can do to turn this around?
Lafleur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perrett's efforts to push away.
Lafleur leaning his opponent against the cage.
Perrett wants to get back to striking at distance but Lafleur won't allow it.
Lafleur taking a breather.
Perrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lafleur has him pressed against the cage.
Perrett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reggie Lafleur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lafleur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reggie Lafleur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafleur with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrett wants to break free but Lafleur has control.
Lafleur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perrett's efforts to push away.
Lafleur tries for a takedown but Perrett manages to get underhooks.
Lafleur wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Lafleur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lafleur has Perrett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Perrett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jeremy Perrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perrett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lafleur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lafleur has Perrett pressed against the cage, preventing Perrett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perrett tries to break the clinch but Lafleur is controlling the position.
Lafleur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perrett avoiding damage as Lafleur throws knees to the body.
Lafleur wants a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perrett lands with a light punch inside.
Perrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lafleur has him pressed against the cage.
Lafleur lands a nice uppercut.
Perrett lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Lafleur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lafleur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Lafleur!