PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mills Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry has chosen The Way I Am by Eminem as his entrance music. Justin Murray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murray
vs
Perry

185 cm
21
179 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

183 cm
23
173 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mills Perry!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perry's hands.

It looks like Mills Perry has been cut.
Perry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murray tries a head kick but it misses.

Perry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Murray!
Murray is looking to get to half guard.
Perry wants to control the pace but Murray is squirming around nicely.
Murray working to try and regain half guard.
Murray is working hard here to advance position.
Murray tries to hold on but Perry postures up.
Murray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murray wants to control but Perry is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray avoids a series of strikes thrown by Perry.
Murray is looking to improve his position but Perry isn't that keen on the idea.
Perry content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray is working to get back to half guard.
Perry trying to control but Murray is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Perry.
Perry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murray wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Perry.
Murray slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray is not content to let Perry control the position.
Murray trying to control here.
Murray manages to get to full guard.
Perry stands and throws Murray's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Murray tries to bench press Perry off him but Perry keeps the position.
Murray looks to move to half guard but instead Perry has passed into mount! Damn!
Murray is squirming around, avoiding Perry's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Murray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Murray is looking to improve his position but Perry isn't that keen on the idea.
Perry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murray is looking to escape.
Murray regains half guard.
Murray is staying active underneath Perry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perry is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murray tries to kick Perry off but Perry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Murray is breathing heavily.
Murray is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Murray taking shots to the head.
Murray is trying to reverse the position but instead Perry has taken his back - oops!
Murray tries to escape the position.

Perry working for the choke.
Perry somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Murray can't escape the position.
Murray covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mills Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mills Perry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murray takes the fight into the clinch.

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

Murray bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Perry is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Murray has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Perry manages to get back to half guard.
Murray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perry defending well though.
Perry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Perry holds on and takes a little breather.
Murray working some strikes from top position.
Murray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perry working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perry swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Murray wanted to stand there but Perry had control of the position.
Perry lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Perry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Murray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Perry's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murray looks to land a combination but Perry avoids it well.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Perry shoots in and bounces Murray off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Perry gets to his feet. Murray looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murray tries to keep at a distance but Perry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murray cracks Perry with a nice body shot.
Perry tries a knee to the head but Murray blocks it.
Murray looking for a takedown.

Perry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murray misses with a series of wild punches.

Perry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perry showed some decent athleticism there.
Murray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is trying to stand back up but Perry is controlling him

Perry postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Murray to stand up.
Perry shoots in but no luck this time.

Perry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Perry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Murray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Perry throws some wild stikes that Murray manages to avoid easily.
Murray working to try and regain half guard.

Perry is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Perry extends the arm and Murray is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mills Perry!