PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Duscaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perko Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duscaw comes to the cage accompanied by "I am the Walrus" by The Beatles. Late has chosen No Easy Way Out as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Duscaw
vs
Late

180 cm
23
182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
31
183 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Duscaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perko Late!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duscaw jabs Late right on the nose. Late blinks but takes it well.
Late misses with a wild body shot.
Perko Late seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duscaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Late misses with an uppercut. Duscaw saw that one coming.
Duscaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Late fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Late changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Late takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duscaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Late.
A big left from Duscaw misses.
Duscaw blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Late takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Late misses with a hook to the body
and Duscaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duscaw stuffs the takedown.
Duscaw throws a body punch but Late moves out of range.
Late tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duscaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Late.
Late thows a body shot but no joy.
Duscaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Late lands a slapping body shot.
Late shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duscaw pinned against the cage. Duscaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Late shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duscaw but Duscaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brandon Duscaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perko Late.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw stuffs the takedown.
Duscaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Late.
Late takes a swing at Duscaw's ribcage but misses.
Duscaw avoids the body shot from Late.
Duscaw looks to land a left hand but Late moved out of range nicely.
Duscaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late throws a leg kick which misses Duscaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Duscaw tries to avoid it.
Late cracks a nice hook into Duscaw's ribs.
Late is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duscaw rather than just go for the knockout.
Late misses with a hook to the body

and Duscaw counters with a shoot takedown. Late fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Duscaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Late is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duscaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duscaw working some strikes from top position.
Late keeping full guard, as Duscaw tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duscaw wants to pass the guard but Late is keeping the position.
Duscaw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duscaw throws a strike but Late rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Late is looking to work some ground and pound but Duscaw has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Duscaw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Late gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brandon Duscaw will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Duscaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Late tries to lock up and control but Duscaw gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Duscaw unloads with some shots from mount but Late bucks and avoids them well.
Late bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Late forces his way into half guard.
Late thows a huge punch but Duscaw dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duscaw controlling the position well.
Late is looking to pass Duscaw's guard but actually Duscaw recovers to full guard.
Duscaw keeping moving, preventing Late from controlling successfully.
Late is looking to work some ground and pound but Duscaw has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw keeping moving, preventing Late from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Late loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Late looking to sit in guard and control but Duscaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duscaw throwing strikes from guard but Late blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw thows a big elbow that misses.
Duscaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Late utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duscaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Late is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw throws and elbow that misses. Late uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Duscaw's guard. Nice move by Late!
Duscaw keeping moving, preventing Late from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brandon Duscaw.
Late jabs at Duscaw's body.
Late throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Perko Late will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Duscaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Late.

Duscaw shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Duscaw was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Duscaw throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns Late that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Late is trying to escape the mount.
Duscaw connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Late keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Duscaw throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duscaw landing strikes, looking to finish!
Duscaw throwing strikes here but Late is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Duscaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Late is looking to escape.
Duscaw sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Late sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Late has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duscaw is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duscaw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Late is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duscaw's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duscaw's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Late thows a strike but Duscaw uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Duscaw as he ends up in Late 's guard!
Duscaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duscaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Late is retaining full guard.
Duscaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw looking to sit in guard and control but Late gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Late wants to control from the top but Duscaw keeps moving.
Brandon Duscaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Late wants to pass the guard but Duscaw is keeping the position.
Late slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw wants to get back to his feet.
Duscaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Late.
Late is pressing down on Duscaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duscaw is holding on for now.
Late is taking a breather. Duscaw says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Late with the ground and pound but Duscaw uses the opportunity to regain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Duscaw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duscaw 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Duscaw!