PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perko Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Loureiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Late kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Easy Way Out . Loureiro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Angra - Acid Rain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Late
vs
Loureiro

178 cm
30
183 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

183 cm
24
186 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perko Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Loureiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late throws a body punch but Loureiro moves out of range.
Late fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loureiro manages to avoid it.
Late stuns Loureiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Late misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loureiro.
Loureiro closes the distance and clinches up with Late, looking for a takedown. Loureiro pushes Late against the cage but Late circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Loureiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Late looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Loureiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Late misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Late checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loureiro throws a body punch but Late moves out of range.
Loureiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Late.
Loureiro swings for the body but Late moves out of range.
Late lands a nice hook to Loureiro's body. Loureiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch but Loureiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loureiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Late jabs at Loureiro's body.
Late will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loureiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Late.
Late punishes Loureiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Loureiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Loureiro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Loureiro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
I wouldn't like to be where Late is right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Late struggling a bit here.

Loureiro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Late is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Late sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro trying to mount his opponent but Late defends it.

Late is defending against the submission attempts here by Loureiro.
Late controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Loureiro is looking to take a break and control but Late is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Loureiro seems to be looking for submissions.
Late has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Loureiro is working away from the top position though.
Loureiro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Late's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Late tries to get to full guard but Loureiro has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rafael Loureiro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Late's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Loureiro misses with a wild body shot.
Loureiro motions for Late to come forward. Loureiro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Late looks to score with a jab to the body but Loureiro is just out of range.
Rafael Loureiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loureiro looks to land a left hand but Late moved out of range nicely.
Loureiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Late, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loureiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Late sprawls well. Late wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loureiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Late throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Late gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Late cracks Loureiro with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Late doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Late takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Loureiro misses with a takedown

and Late counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Loureiro!
Late looking to control and managing it successfully.
Loureiro working to try and regain half guard.
Loureiro is squirming around, avoiding Late's attempts to control the action.
Late working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Late lands a heavy elbow.
Loureiro is looking to improve his position but Late isn't that keen on the idea.

Late working for a guillotine from mount but Loureiro is in no mood to give up.
Late tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Loureiro can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro regains half guard.
Loureiro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Loureiro.
Late tries to free his leg and advance position but Loureiro is retaining full guard.
Late looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Late loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Late stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loureiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Late postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late tries to free his leg and advance position but Loureiro is retaining full guard.

Loureiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Late doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Late manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Loureiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Loureiro is breathing heavily.
Late thows a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Late wants to control from the top but Loureiro keeps moving.
Late tries to free his leg and advance position but Loureiro is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Perko Late will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Loureiro tries a low kick but Late avoids it.
Late fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Loureiro loads up on a big right hand but Late slips the punch.
Late scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Late misses with a body shot.
Late clobbers Loureiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loureiro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Late ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loureiro moves away.
Late connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Loureiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Late stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Late misses with a wild body shot.
Loureiro shoots for a double leg takedown but Late sprawls well. He's pushed Loureiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Loureiro is looking to slow Late down with leg kicks.
Late moves out of range as Loureiro strikes.
Loureiro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Late backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Late. Loureiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loureiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Late.
Late scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loureiro swings for the body but Late moves out of range.
Late tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Loureiro swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perko Late. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loureiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loureiro scores with a hook to the body. Late takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Loureiro looks to land a right hand but Late moved out of range.
Late works the jab nicely.
Loureiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Late counters with a nice body shot.
Loureiro looks to throw the jab but Late is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loureiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Late.
Late misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loureiro.
Late takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loureiro throws the left hand but Late avoids the punch easily.
Late uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loureiro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late moves out of range of the leg kick from Loureiro.
Loureiro tries to score with a low kick but Late moves his leg out of the way.
Loureiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Late jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Late checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Loureiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Late throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Late tries a low kick but Loureiro avoids it.
Late thows a body shot but no joy.
Loureiro loads up on a big right hand but Late slips the punch.
Loureiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Loureiro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro throws an overhand right that lands on Late's shoulder, as Late tries to avoid the shot.
Loureiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loureiro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Late sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Loureiro somewhat.
Late avoids the body shot from Loureiro.
Late displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loureiro throws out the jab.
Late lands with an overhand left.
Loureiro walks into a straight right hand from Late.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Late lands a head shot.
Loureiro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rafael Loureiro.
I think Loureiro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rafael Loureiro!