PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Tonal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonal comes to the cage accompanied by Mustasch - I hunt alone. Perry is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Run For Cover. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tonal
vs
Perry

188 cm
30
217 lbs
35 - 6 - 0

189 cm
25
212 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Tonal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Perry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Tonal misses.
A big left from Perry misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perry.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonal manages to avoid it.
Tonal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonal shoots in for a double leg but Perry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tonal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Perry.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry misses with a hook. Tonal ducked under it nicely.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonal moves away.
Tonal throws a chopping leg kick but Perry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tonal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perry looks to throw the jab but Tonal is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perry lands a nice short elbow.
Tonal wants to improve his position but Perry is controlling well.
Perry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tonal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Perry looks to land a strike but Tonal avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tonal is on top in guard.
Perry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Perry keeping full guard, as Tonal tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tonal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonal trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
Tonal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Perry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

We're going to have a standup here because Jeremy Tonal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Perry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Tonal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonal misses with a kick to the body.

Tonal tries to sprawl but Perry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tonal wants to get back to his feet.
Perry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tonal is looking to escape.
Perry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tonal!
Tonal tries to hold on but Perry postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perry tries to control but Tonal wriggling away.
Tonal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal tries to hold on but Perry postures up.
Perry throwing strikes here but Tonal is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Perry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry dominating with strikes here.
Perry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tonal is looking to escape.
Perry punching from mount but Tonal doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry punishing his opponent with strikes.
Perry lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Perry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tonal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perry is looking to land body kicks.
Tonal connects with a solid leg kick.
Tonal misses with a low kick.
Perry lands a head kick. Tonal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tonal lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circling - Perry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonal blocks a jab.
Tonal stuffs the takedown.
Perry checks a low kick from Tonal.
Perry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tonal. That did some damage!
A head kick from Tonal lands but Perry takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonal avoids the body shot from Perry.
Tonal checks a low kick from Perry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonal misses with a body shot.
Jeremy Tonal is winning the standup battle so far.

Tonal shoots in and bounces Perry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tonal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tonal throws a strike but Perry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perry won't allow Tonal to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonal keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass.
Perry trying to control but Tonal is working from the bottom.
Perry slips nicely into half guard.
Tonal is trying to stand.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Tonal is defending well.
Well, if Perry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tonal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perry misses with a head shot. Tonal uses the momentum to regain guard.
Perry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tonal is trying to control Perry's posture but Perry avoids it.

Perry goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tonal rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Perry's guard! Nice work there by Tonal!
Tonal trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal is really struggling to control Perry but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tonal stays in close to Perry's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tonal wants to pass the guard but Perry is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Tonal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Perry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tonal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.

Tonal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Perry is not content to let Tonal control the position.
Perry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tonal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tonal laying and praying for a moment but Perry takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonal lands with a punch from half guard.
Tonal throws a strike but Perry avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Tonal from controlling successfully.
Tonal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tonal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perry trying to keep a closed guard but Tonal is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Tonal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tonal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
Perry swings for the body but Tonal moves out of range.

Perry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tonal!
Perry trying to control but Tonal is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonal holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Perry tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Perry raining down shots from the mount!
Perry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Perry cracks Tonal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tonal is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Perry there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry is trying to control here but Tonal has managed to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tonal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tonal is looking for a sweep. Perry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tonal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perry is working away from the top position though.
Lee Perry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perry wants to control but Tonal is keeping him busy.
Tonal won't allow Perry to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Perry there.
Tonal is trying to get back to full guard.
Perry moves nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Perry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perry 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Perry!
Lee Perry decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.