PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Tilden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr Perfezione (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.

Tilden
vs
Perfezione

155 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 The Island, Jim Tilden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, mr Perfezione!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perfezione bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perfezione tries to clinch but Tilden moves out of range.

Perfezione gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tilden tries to score a body lock takedown but Perfezione shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tilden has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perfezione is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tilden is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Perfezione is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Tilden. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Perfezione tightens his grip and picks Tilden up, before dumping him to the ground. Tilden manages to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Perfezione looking to sit in guard and control but Tilden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tilden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilden advances to half guard.
Tilden passes to full mount!
Tilden tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tilden is trying to take his opponent's back.
Tilden could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tilden controlling from the full mount.
Perfezione looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Tilden really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Perfezione.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfezione can't escape the position.
Tilden keeps control of the position easily here as Perfezione tries to buck him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jim Tilden just wasn't active enough.
Perfezione defending well as Tilden loads up on a big left hand.
Perfezione ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tilden shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Perfezione manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tilden is pushing down on Perfezione's leg trying to pass to half guard. Perfezione is fighting to maintain full guard but Tilden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Perfezione is looking to control Tilden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perfezione avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tilden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Perfezione has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tilden is working away from the top position though.
Tilden with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab by Tilden.
Tilden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tilden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perfezione tries to clinch but Tilden moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perfezione drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tilden tries to bench press Perfezione off him but Perfezione keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tilden regains half guard there - taking advantage of Perfezione's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tilden is looking for a sweep. Perfezione is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Tilden dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tilden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perfezione was well out of range. Poor timing from Tilden.
Tilden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Perfezione counters with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Tilden finds it's target.
An inside leg kick from Tilden misses.
Tilden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perfezione's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perfezione looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tilden misses the jab.
Perfezione tries to clinch but Tilden moves out of range.
Perfezione fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tilden manages to avoid it.
A big right from Tilden misses.
Tilden throws a hook but Perfezione avoids it easily.
Tilden throws an off balance right hand
and Perfezione counters with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tilden.
Perfezione looks to score with a jab to the body but Tilden is just out of range.
Tilden cracks Perfezione with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Tilden gets a double leg takedown into Perfezione's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfezione trying to control the position.
Tilden slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Perfezione is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tilden passes into half guard.
Tilden sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tilden scores with a jab to the head.

Tilden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perfezione looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tilden taking a breather here.
Jim Tilden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perfezione struggling a bit here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tilden taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilden working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perfezione misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tilden.
Tilden misses with an uppercut
and Perfezione counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perfezione is looking to clinch.
Perfezione slips under a jab.
Perfezione tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tilden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tilden lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Perfezione lands with a nice combination. Tilden backs away looking to recover.
Tilden cracks Perfezione with a good jab.

Perfezione fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tilden to the ground. Perfezione is now in Tilden's guard.
Tilden pulls Perfezione in close to prevent any damage.
Tilden keeping moving, preventing Perfezione from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by mr Perfezione.
Tilden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Tilden finds it's target.
Perfezione uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tilden.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tilden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Tilden dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tilden connects with a crisp jab.

Tilden gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perfezione throws an elbow that misses. Tilden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perfezione's guard. Nice move by Tilden!
Perfezione being controlled here, momentarily.
Tilden tries to free his leg and advance position but Perfezione is retaining full guard.
Perfezione being controlled here, momentarily.
Perfezione lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tilden!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfezione thowing shots but they're missing.

Perfezione goes for an armbar but Tilden turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tilden.
Tilden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tilden slows the pace down.
Tilden seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Perfezione for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilden has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jim Tilden just wasn't active enough.

Perfezione darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tilden preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tilden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Perfezione must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Perfezione wants to control from the top but Tilden keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. mr Perfezione was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Both fighters circling a little - Perfezione finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Tilden.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tilden.
mr Perfezione has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Tilden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tilden staying calm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Tilden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tilden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Tilden!
Jim Tilden seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.