PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by قنب هندي. Perry has chosen Run For Cover as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

al Din
vs
Perry

187 cm
29
216 lbs
28 - 5 - 0

189 cm
27
212 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 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!
al Din throws a leg kick but Perry checks it.
al Din drops his hands momentarily and Perry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. al Din tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. al Din manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry scores with a jab to the body.
Perry throws a head kick but al Din moves out of range.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
al Din avoids the body shot from Perry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
al Din cracks Perry with an open hand slap.
al Din misses with a body kick.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
al Din scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Perry.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din lands a body shot.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps al Din's head backwards.
al Din throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perry.
Perry throws a low kick but it's checked well by al Din.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Perry misses.
Perry shoots in and drives through. al Din sprawls well.
Taj al Din has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Perry.
al Din keeps Perry at a distance using the push kick.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Din drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
al Din uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a hook to the side of al Din's head but al Din sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by al Din. al Din obviously looking to wear him down.
al Din checks the leg kick nicely there.
al Din lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from al Din.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Din.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

al Din connects with a leg kick. Perry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perry tries to clinch up.
Perry swings for the body but al Din moves out of range.
Perry misses the body punch
and al Din counters with a straight right hand.
Perry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a predictable looking body shot
and al Din counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by al Din.
Perry lands the left hand.
Perry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down al Din rather than just go for the knockout.
Perry misses with a leg kick
and al Din counters with a leg kick.
al Din scores with the left hand. Perry knows he should have avoided that one.
Perry throws a sloppy body shot
and al Din counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry connects with a body shot that sends al Din's belly button to the back.
A big right from Perry misses.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
al Din avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
al Din is looking to slow Perry down with leg kicks.
That kick from Perry tenderised al Din's leg. al Din is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry avoids a kick to the body.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Din falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perry counters with a nice body shot.
al Din throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
Jab from Perry.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Din lands with a hook. Perry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taj al Din is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Perry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
al Din connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry misses with a body shot.
al Din throws out a leg kick but Perry moves out of range and al Din only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

al Din sizes up Perry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. al Din doesn't seem bothered though.
al Din takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
al Din throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Perry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
al Din throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perry looks to land a right hand but al Din moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry with a poor takedown
and al Din counters with a body kick that stops Perry in his tracks momentarily.
Perry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
al Din bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as al Din checks a leg kick.
al Din misses with a low kick.
al Din lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but al Din swats him away and circles back towards the center.
al Din waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by al Din as he connects with a hook.
al Din lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Din misses with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Perry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from al Din - the referee stops the clock and Perry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says al Din. Perry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Perry sees coming a mile off.
Perry thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from al Din lands but Perry takes it in his stride.
al Din cracks a nice hook into Perry's ribs.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
al Din lands a nice looking body shot.
Perry is looking to chop away at al Din's legs.
al Din goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perry throws a sloppy body shot

and al Din counters with a head kick that drops Perry to the mat! Perry scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Perry is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perry misses with a hook. al Din ducked under it nicely.
Perry is still on wobbly legs! Can al Din finish him?
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
Perry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
al Din scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perry seems to have recovered his senses.
al Din keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
al Din pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

al Din looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from al Din finds it's way through Perry's defenses.
Perry misses with a jab to the body

and al Din counters with a nice right hand that sends Perry toppling to the canvas! Perry scrambles and gets back to his feet - can al Din finish him?!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
al Din explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Perry might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, al Din has got the better of the exchanges.
Perry throws a low kick but it's checked well by al Din.
Perry looks up at the clock. Bad move! al Din lands a right hand from hell, dropping Perry. al Din pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Taj al Din made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.