PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Block (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Des Perado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Block
vs
Perado

170 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Block!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Des Perado!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Block gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Perado to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Perado is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Block bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perado's guard.

Perado kicks Block off and gets to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Block or perhaps it was just good defense by Perado which made him look bad.

Perado fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Block to the ground. Perado is now in Block's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perado's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like Perado might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Perado scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perado controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Perado lands a couple of elbows.
Perado looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Block working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perado doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perado manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Perado working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Block's head.
Perado is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Block keeping full guard, as Perado tries to pass.
Perado postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perado sitting in guard here, content to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Des Perado has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Perado throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Block was covering up waiting for the punch and Perado finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Perado landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perado's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Perado scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perado won't allow Block to get back to his feet.
Block is breathing heavily.

Block is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perado is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Perado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Block. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perado pushing down on Block's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Perado working over Block with some ground and pound. Block looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Perado scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Perado looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perado with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Perado working Block over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perado lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perado trying to pass the guard but Block defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Des Perado dominated that 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.

Perado scores with a takedown into Block's guard.

Block is rocked!
Perado makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Block is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perado's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Block seems to have got his legs back now.
Des Perado has got the better of the ground game so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Perado passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Block tries to improve position but can't.
Perado taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Block takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Perado decides to take the fight back to the feet.
James Block is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Perado shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Perado was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Perado in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Perado slows the pace down.
Perado scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Perado cracks Block with a big right hand but Block just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Perado working the ground and pound.
Perado controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perado scores with punches from side control.
Perado controlling the position.
Block takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee asks Perado politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Perado prefers to stall for the moment though.
Let's hope that Perado has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Perado is working Block over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Perado working the body and head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Perado in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Perado is working Block over with some ground and pound from side control.
Perado working the ground and pound.
Perado working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Block's face as Perado controls the position.
Perado scoring with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Block seems a little lost for a moment, as Perado dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Block is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perado connects with a decent elbow.
Perado works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Perado controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perado working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Perado happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Des Perado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Perado manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Block on his heels. He'll look to pass Block's guard now, I'm sure.
Perado stays in close to Block's body and controls the position.
Perado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Block's guard.
Ground and pound from Perado.
Perado slips a nice elbow through Block's hands, connecting with Block's forehead.
Perado passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Block!
Perado looking to finish Block with some ground and pound. This is bad for Block!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perado controlling from mount.
Perado with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perado controlling the pace for now.
Perado scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Block?
Perado controlling the pace for now.
Perado lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perado sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perado scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Block?
Perado controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perado is landing with some decent strikes but Block is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perado lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Block hang on?
Perado controlling from mount.
A big strike lands for Perado! That's really hurt Block and he's turned his back - Perado keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Perado jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Des Perado!
Our winner, Des Perado, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.