PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Lianbiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Perrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lianbiao has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Zhang Lianbiao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lianbiao
vs
Perrero

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zhang Lianbiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Perrero!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lianbiao avoids the body shot from Perrero.
Perrero misses with a two punch combination.
Perrero thows a body shot but no joy.
Lianbiao falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Perrero to counter with a crisp jab.

Lianbiao feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Perrero trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lianbiao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lianbiao 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.
Perrero wants to get back to his feet but Lianbiao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lianbiao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perrero is keeping the position for now.
Perrero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lianbiao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lianbiao is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lianbiao is breathing heavily.
Perrero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lianbiao stops Perrero from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lianbiao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lianbiao dodges the punch combination from Perrero.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Perrero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrero misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Lianbiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodrigo Perrero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perrero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perrero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Perrero gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lianbiao thows a big elbow that misses.
Perrero is looking to stand up but Lianbiao isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lianbiao is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lianbiao postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lianbiao stops Perrero from standing up.
Lianbiao is working Perrero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Perrero is trying to control the position but Lianbiao postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perrero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lianbiao.

Lianbiao shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lianbiao showed some decent athleticism there.
Lianbiao working the head and body with strikes.
Lianbiao tries to pass to full mount but Perrero defends it.
Perrero is staying active underneath Lianbiao, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perrero wants to get back to his feet.
Lianbiao not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perrero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perrero is trying to stand.
Lianbiao tries to pass to full mount but Perrero defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perrero lands a nice looking body shot.
Perrero misses with a series of wild punches.

Lianbiao scores with a takedown into Perrero's guard.
Perrero wants to get back to his feet but Lianbiao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perrero can't keep his opponent in guard - Lianbiao advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Perrero is not content to let Lianbiao control the position.
Perrero wants to get back to his feet.
Perrero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lianbiao winds up and cracks Perrero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lianbiao stops Perrero from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perrero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Lianbiao drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lianbiao connects with a couple of short punches.
Lianbiao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lianbiao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perrero keeping full guard, as Lianbiao tries to pass.
Perrero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lianbiao is controlling him.
Perrero keeping full guard, as Lianbiao tries to pass.
Perrero wants to get back to his feet but Lianbiao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perrero throws a right hand that Lianbiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Lianbiao also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhang Lianbiao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lianbiao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perrero as he avoids it easily.
Perrero lands a nice hook to Lianbiao's body. Lianbiao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perrero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perrero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Perrero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Perrero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perrero falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lianbiao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lianbiao showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Perrero is working an open guard so Lianbiao takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Lianbiao shoots in and bounces Perrero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Perrero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perrero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrero trying to keep a closed guard but Lianbiao is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lianbiao won't allow Perrero to get back to his feet.
Lianbiao wants to control from the top but Perrero keeps moving.
Perrero wants to stand up but Lianbiao is controlling him.
Perrero can't keep his opponent in guard - Lianbiao advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Perrero pushes Lianbiao off looking to stand but Lianbiao dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Lianbiao drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lianbiao passes Perrero's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lianbiao moves into full mount! Perrero won't be happy about that!
Lianbiao won't let Perrero get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lianbiao lands with some strikes.
Perrero wants to hold on but Lianbiao pushes him away.
Lianbiao working the ground and pound effectively.
Lianbiao dominating with strikes here.
Lianbiao dominating with strikes here.
Perrero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lianbiao wants to control the pace but Perrero is squirming around nicely.
Lianbiao landing strikes from the mount and Perrero is in trouble!
Perrero tries to hold on but Lianbiao pushes him away.
Lianbiao controlling his opponent.
Perrero is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lianbiao cracks Perrero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrero is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lianbiao controlling from the full mount.
Lianbiao landing strikes from the mount and Perrero is in trouble!
Lianbiao won't let Perrero get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lianbiao with good strikes from the mount here!
Perrero wants to control but Lianbiao is having none of it.
The referee warns Perrero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Perrero tries to hold on but Lianbiao postures up.
Perrero is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perrero wants to control but Lianbiao is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Lianbiao.
Perrero tries to buck Lianbiao off but he can't manage it.
Zhang Lianbiao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perrero is bucking up trying to escape but Lianbiao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lianbiao in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lianbiao won't let Perrero get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lianbiao in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Perrero squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Perrero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Perrero working to try and regain half guard.
Perrero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhang Lianbiao dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lianbiao slips a jab and a cross from Perrero.

Lianbiao gets the takedown into side control.
Perrero is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lianbiao asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lianbiao is looking to take a break and control but Perrero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lianbiao working away.
Perrero seems a little lost for a moment, as Lianbiao dominates the positioning.
Lianbiao trying to control the position but Perrero is working away.
Perrero is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lianbiao is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Perrero does no damage.

Lianbiao changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perrero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Perrero is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lianbiao asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lianbiao remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lianbiao working the ground and pound.
Perrero stops Lianbiao from passing to mount.
Perrero defending against the ground and pound.
Perrero pushes Lianbiao away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lianbiao gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lianbiao in side control, throwing shots but Perrero defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lianbiao tries to move into full mount but can't pass Perrero's legs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lianbiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perrero.
Perrero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lianbiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Lianbiao scores with a takedown into Perrero's guard.
Lianbiao prevents Perrero from getting back to his feet.
Lianbiao slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lianbiao postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perrero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lianbiao scoring with some ground and pound.
Perrero wants to stand but Lianbiao is controlling the position.
Perrero trying to keep a closed guard but Lianbiao is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lianbiao.
Perrero is pushing Lianbiao's head away, looking to escape. Lianbiao manages to hold on to the position though.
Lianbiao working the ground and pound.
Perrero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Perrero tries to escape but Lianbiao is in control.
Perrero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Perrero wants to get back to his feet.
Lianbiao scores with a couple of short elbows.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perrero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lianbiao.
Zhang Lianbiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lianbiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Perrero counters with a two punch combo.
Perrero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lianbiao feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Perrero wants to stand but Lianbiao is controlling the position.
Lianbiao wants to control from the top but Perrero keeps moving.
Lianbiao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perrero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perrero wants to stand up but Lianbiao is controlling him.
Perrero keeping moving, preventing Lianbiao from controlling successfully.
Lianbiao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lianbiao in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodrigo Perrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhang Lianbiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Perrero misses with a combination

and Lianbiao counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lianbiao.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zhang Lianbiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lianbiao, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhang Lianbiao!