PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goku Saenz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kyrie Perry has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kyrie Perry seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Perry
vs
Saenz

175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Hilo, Kyrie Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Goku Saenz!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perry darts in and clinches Saenz up against the cage.
Perry pushes Saenz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saenz jumps guard but Perry stands there with Saenz around his waist. Saenz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perry lands a nice knee to the body.

Saenz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Perry pushes Saenz up against the cage in a clinch.
Saenz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Perry working Saenz over with knees to the body.
Saenz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Perry.
Saenz looks winded!
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!
Saenz jumps guard but Perry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Perry misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perry.
Perry tries to land knees in the clinch but Saenz avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Perry.
Perry avoiding damage.

Perry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenz shoots and misses
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Kyrie Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goku Saenz.

Perry forces Saenz back against the cage and clinches.
Perry has Saenz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saenz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perry lands a good knee to the midsection. Saenz won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perry obliges.
A short right from Perry.
Saenz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perry.
Perry presses Saenz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perry tries to work over Saenz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Perry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Perry takes the fight into the clinch.

Perry breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to clinch up.
Perry throws a series of punches but Saenz moves out of range.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saenz throws out the jab.
Goku Saenz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saenz shoots and misses

and Perry counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Saenz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saenz goes for a takedown attempt but Perry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Perry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Perry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perry closes the distance and clinches.
Perry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saenz avoids it.
Perry prevents Saenz from breaking the clinch.
Perry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Perry lands a nice knee to the body.
Saenz being controlled against the cage.
Perry seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Perry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saenz avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyrie Perry.

Saenz moves into the clinch.

Saenz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perry tries to clinch but Saenz moves out of range.

Saenz looking to score a takedown here. Perry is defending well but Saenz drives through and ends up in Perry's guard.
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 seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Perry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Saenz moves into range and clinches up with Perry.
Perry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kyrie Perry has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Saenz manages to break the clinch.
Saenz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perry thuds his right hand into Saenz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saenz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perry wants to clinch up but Saenz keeps it at a distance.

Perry closes the distance and clinches.
Saenz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perry lands a nice knee to the body.
Perry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saenz is breathing heavily.
Perry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Saenz after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perry.
Saenz fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Perry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Perry clinches with his opponent.
Perry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perry lands with a light punch inside.
Perry cracks Saenz with a nice body shot.
Perry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perry landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hook to the body lands for Perry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Perry.
A right handed body shot lands from Perry.
Saenz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Perry crunches a lovely knee into Saenz's ribcage.
Perry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perry digs a right hand into Saenz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saenz's gas tank.
Perry wants a takedown.
Saenz wants to take the fight to the mat but Perry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kyrie Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goku Saenz.

Perry gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Saenz regains guard.
Perry scoring with some ground and pound.
Perry advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry controls the position.
Perry working away.
Perry controls the position.
Saenz stops Perry from passing to mount.
Saenz is trying to control Perry's posture but Perry avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Saenz's face as Perry controls the position.
Saenz tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

Perry working for a guillotine from mount but Saenz is in no mood to give up.
Perry controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saenz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Perry.
Perry avoids the attempt from Saenz to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry forces the positional change into back control.
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 softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyrie Perry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Perry leaves Saenz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Perry closes the distance and clinches.

Perry manages to break the clinch.
Perry is looking to slow Saenz down with leg kicks.
Saenz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saenz scrambles back to his feet.

Perry has managed to clinch.
Saenz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saenz wants to get back to striking at distance but Perry won't allow it.
Perry avoiding damage as Saenz throws knees to the body.
Saenz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saenz can do to turn this around?
Saenz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saenz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saenz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Perry.
Perry trying to land knees to the body.
Perry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Perry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saenz avoids it.
Perry is stalling here.
Perry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saenz.

Perry manages to break the clinch.
Perry tries to clinch there but Saenz circles away.

Perry moves into the clinch.

Perry manages to pull guard.

Perry is looking for a triangle but Saenz pushes his legs off easily.
Kyrie Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saenz won't allow Perry to sweep him here.
Saenz looking to sit in guard and control but Perry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perry's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Saenz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saenz being controlled here, momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyrie Perry just wasn't active enough.

Saenz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Perry moves into full guard.
Perry has control of Saenz's left arm, preventing Saenz from doing any damage.
Saenz wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry is adopting a defensive guard.
Perry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyrie Perry.
Saenz tries to clinch
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry wants to clinch.
Saenz looks for a takedown but Perry sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyrie Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perry 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyrie Perry!
An out of breath Kyrie Perry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.