PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alva Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Perkins
vs
Grimes

198 cm
24
279 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
24
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alva Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grimes rushes Perkins and presses him up against the cage.

Grimes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkins throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Perkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grimes is one step ahead there.
Perkins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Perkins is working hard here to advance position.
Grimes trying to control but Perkins is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes won't allow Perkins to sweep him here.
Perkins thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Perkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes stopping the sweep attempt from Perkins.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grimes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perkins sprawls well. Perkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grimes gets slowly back to his feet.
Perkins is looking to counter the offense by Grimes and move into the clinch.
Grimes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Perkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grimes throws a fast counter high kick but Perkins manages to duck under it in time.

Grimes closes the distance and clinches.
Perkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimes blocking some punches.

Perkins turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Grimes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Perkins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes is trying to control Perkins's posture but Perkins avoids it.
Grimes dodges the ground and pound from Perkins.
Perkins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Perkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grimes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Grimes is trying to get back to half guard.
Perkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Perkins working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Perkins tries for a kimura but Grimes is defending well.
Perkins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Grimes looks to move to half guard but instead Perkins has passed into mount! Damn!
Perkins looking to control but Grimes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perkins landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins landing shots from mount.
Grimes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Perkins landing strikes from the mount and Grimes is in trouble!
Perkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Perkins working Grimes over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Perkins.

Perkins jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Grimes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkins lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alva Perkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Perkins has taken the fight to the clinch.

Perkins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Perkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grimes stopping the sweep attempt from Perkins.

Perkins has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Grimes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Grimes gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perkins's face.

It looks like Alva Perkins has been cut.
Perkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grimes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Perkins has hold of one of Grimes's legs. Grimes is fighting the takedown attempt but Perkins gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Perkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grimes has a closed guard, preventing Perkins from standing up.
Perkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grimes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perkins cracks Grimes with a solid left hand.
Perkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grimes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perkins stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Grimes drives through and clinches with Perkins against the cage.

Perkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grimes can do to turn this around?
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick and Perkins moves out of range easily.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
Grimes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Grimes darts in and clinches Perkins up against the cage.

Perkins wants the takedown. Grimes is fighting it off but Perkins persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Grimes's guard against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Perkins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Perkins is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination

and Perkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Grimes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Perkins blocks a body shot from Grimes.
Perkins tries to pull guard but Grimes holds him up against the cage and eventually Perkins drops back down to his feet.
Grimes stops a takedown attempt from Perkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alva Perkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimes is trying to pull guard but Perkins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Grimes gets underhooks to prevent Perkins's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins is trying to break the clinch but Grimes has him pressed against the cage.

Perkins is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Grimes can't fight it off and eventually Perkins manages to take the fight to the floor. Grimes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grimes wants to stand and escape but Perkins is having none of it.
Perkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grimes wants to sweep here but Perkins controlling him for the moment.
Perkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grimes is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alva Perkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alva Perkins's cut.
That's time! Perkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Grimes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grimes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perkins after a bit of a struggle.
A short body shot lands from Perkins as the two fighters clinch.

Perkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Grimes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grimes is pressed up against the cage. Perkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grimes down to the mat. Grimes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins misses with the combination.

Grimes has Perkins up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins scores with a nice hook to the head.

Grimes manages to pull guard.
Perkins wants to stand but Grimes is controlling his posture from full guard.

Grimes kicks Perkins off and gets to his feet.

Grimes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Perkins is trying to push Grimes away but Grimes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Grimes breaks from the clinch.

Grimes closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grimes prevents it.
Perkins can't find room to land a body shot as Grimes controls the action.

Perkins lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rick Grimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Perkins is going to stand back up.
Grimes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perkins.
Perkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grimes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Perkins drops an elbow to the side of Grimes's head.
Perkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Perkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grimes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grimes is looking for a sweep. Perkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Perkins is looking for a kimura here.
Perkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Perkins escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alva Perkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grimes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Perkins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Grimes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Grimes looks to move away, Perkins throws a big counter combo bu Grimes just gets out of the way.

Perkins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grimes sprawls well initially but Perkins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Perkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Perkins is looking for a kimura but Grimes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perkins to get the leverage.
Alva Perkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perkins working over Grimes with some ground and pound. Grimes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alva Perkins.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perkins, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alva Perkins!