PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dzhambek Umkhayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Perry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Perry
vs
Umkhayev

178 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Spartan Nutrition

Supreme Nutrition

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dzhambek Umkhayev!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry tries to score with a low kick but Umkhayev moves his leg out of the way.
Umkhayev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Umkhayev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perry throws a chopping leg kick but Umkhayev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Umkhayev unleashes a big counter combination but Perry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umkhayev was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
Umkhayev throws a counter combo.

Perry cracks Umkhayev with an uppercut from hell and Umkhayev crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Perry's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Umkhayev is rocked!

It looks like Dzhambek Umkhayev has been cut.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Umkhayev is still in real trouble! Can Perry finish him?
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!
Perry throws a big elbow that misses.
Umkhayev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Umkhayev trying to control the position.
Umkhayev seems to have recovered his senses.
Perry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perry postures up in Umkhayev's guard and throws a big left but Umkhayev blocks it.
Umkhayev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perry manages to get himself to full guard.

Umkhayev gets to his feet - Perry follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Umkhayev! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Umkhayev is trying to keep Perry in close.
Perry preventing the sweep.
Perry throws a big right hand that misses.
Perry throws a strike but Umkhayev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Perry is looking for a triangle here but Umkhayev uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry sneaks back into half guard.
Umkhayev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umkhayev is trying to control the action in half guard but Perry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perry wants to control but Umkhayev is keeping busy.
Umkhayev wants to control but Perry is keeping him busy.

Umkhayev stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Perry throws a leg kick but Umkhayev moved away.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Umkhayev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Umkhayev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Umkhayev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Umkhayev drops his hands momentarily and Perry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umkhayev.
Perry tries for a takedown but Umkhayev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Perry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Umkhayev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
King Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umkhayev moves out of range of the strikes.
Perry throws a hook but Umkhayev avoids it easily.
As Perry backs off Umkhayev throws a huge counter combo but Perry manages to avoid it all.
Dzhambek Umkhayev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Umkhayev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
Umkhayev unleashes a big counter combination but Perry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Umkhayev slips a straight right by Perry.
Perry tries to score with a low kick but Umkhayev moves his leg out of the way.
As Perry backs off Umkhayev throws a huge counter combo but Perry manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but Umkhayev shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry is breathing heavily.
Perry is looking to clinch.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umkhayev was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
Perry misses with a hook.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Umkhayev unleashes a big counter combination but Perry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Umkhayev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Umkhayev unleashes a big counter combination but Perry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Umkhayev but Umkhayev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umkhayev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Umkhayev moves away from the strike by Perry.
Umkhayev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perry throws a leg kick that misses.
Umkhayev throws a counter combo.
Umkhayev staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dzhambek Umkhayev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Perry misses with an uppercut.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice defenses there by Umkhayev.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Umkhayev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Umkhayev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Perry backs off Umkhayev throws a huge counter combo but Perry manages to avoid it all.
Perry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Umkhayev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perry thinking.
Perry dives in for a single leg takedown but Umkhayev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Umkhayev throws a counter combo.
Perry misses with a right hand
and Umkhayev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Perry digs a good body shot into Umkhayev's ribs.
Perry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Umkhayev ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umkhayev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Perry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Umkhayev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perry throws a looping overhand right but Umkhayev ducks down to avoid it.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Umkhayev moves out of range as Perry strikes.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perry throws a right and a left that Umkhayev avoids nicely.
Umkhayev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perry misses with a hook. Umkhayev ducked under it nicely.
Perry throws the left hand but Umkhayev avoids the punch easily.
Dzhambek Umkhayev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Perry misses the target.
Perry throws a hook but Umkhayev blocks it.
As Perry backs off Umkhayev throws a huge counter combo but Perry manages to avoid it all.
Perry throws a shot from downtown. Umkhayev moves away and avoids it.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
Perry throws the left hand but Umkhayev avoids the punch easily.
King Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Umkhayev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perry throws a jab when Umkhayev was well out of range.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umkhayev moves away from the strike by Perry.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perry lunges at Umkhayev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Umkhayev's hand.
Umkhayev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry.
Umkhayev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Umkhayev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Umkhayev slips under a jab from Perry.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umkhayev can do to turn this around?
Umkhayev ducks right into an uppercut from Perry.
Perry misses with a hook to the body
and Umkhayev counters with a three punch combo that has Perry backing up. Perry nods at Umkhayev to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry tries to clinch up.
Perry misses with a straight left.
Perry throws a front kick aimed at Umkhayev's knee but Umkhayev avoids it well.
Umkhayev throws a counter combo.
Perry throws a leg kick but Umkhayev moved away.
Umkhayev throws a counter combo.
Perry throws a leg kick but Umkhayev moved away.
Umkhayev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Perry throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a lazy uppercut
and Umkhayev counters with a left and a right that stings Perry.
Perry throws a hook but Umkhayev avoids it easily.
Umkhayev moves out of range of the strikes.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Umkhayev moved out of range nicely.
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umkhayev.
Perry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Perry misses.
Perry motions for Umkhayev to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perry misses with a two punch combination.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
Perry tries to clinch but Umkhayev is having none of it.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
Perry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Umkhayev checks it well.
A low kick from Perry is predictable there
and Umkhayev counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umkhayev slips under a jab from Perry.
Perry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Perry backs off Umkhayev throws a huge counter combo but Perry manages to avoid it all.
Umkhayev avoids the body shot from Perry.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perry closes the distance and clinches up with Umkhayev, looking for a takedown. Perry pushes Umkhayev against the cage but Umkhayev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry throws a poor cross that misses
and Umkhayev counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Perry misses.
Umkhayev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perry misses with a double jab.
Perry misses with a straight left.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Umkhayev unleashes a big counter combination but Perry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
Perry tries to clinch but Umkhayev moves out of range.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Perry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dzhambek Umkhayev's cut.
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!

A big right from Perry misses.
Perry throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Perry misses its intended target.
Umkhayev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Umkhayev defending well as Perry loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Umkhayev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Perry misses.
Umkhayev throws a counter combo.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Umkhayev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Umkhayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Umkhayev counters with a series of strikes. Perry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Perry misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umkhayev avoids the body shot from Perry.
Umkhayev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry.
Perry throws a leg kick but Umkhayev moved away.
Umkhayev unleashes a big counter combination but Perry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Umkhayev moved out of range nicely.
Perry is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Umkhayev's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Perry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry misses with a right hand
and Umkhayev counters with a series of strikes. Perry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Perry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umkhayev.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Umkhayev saw that one coming.
As Perry backs off Umkhayev throws a huge counter combo but Perry manages to avoid it all.
Perry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Umkhayev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Umkhayev moves out of range of the body kick from Perry.
Perry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Umkhayev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Perry swinging wildly here.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
Perry throws a body punch but Umkhayev moves out of range.
Umkhayev unleashes a big counter combination but Perry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perry looks to land a right hand but Umkhayev moved out of range.
Perry swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umkhayev slips under a jab from Perry.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
Umkhayev slips a straight right by Perry.
Umkhayev unleashes a big counter combination but Perry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perry throws a lazy right hand but Umkhayev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perry misses with a few strikes there.
Perry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Umkhayev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry moves in looking to clinch but Umkhayev pushes him off.
A punch combination from Perry misses.
Perry swings widly with a right hand
and Umkhayev counters with a series of strikes. Perry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Perry moves in looking to clinch but Umkhayev pushes him off.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Perry misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with a wild combination.
Perry throws a body punch but Umkhayev moves out of range.
Perry moves in looking to clinch but Umkhayev pushes him off.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Umkhayev unleashes a big counter combination but Perry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Umkhayev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Perry backs off Umkhayev throws a huge counter combo but Perry manages to avoid it all.
Perry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
King Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perry doesn't manage to clinch there - Umkhayev circles away.
Umkhayev blocks a leg kick.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
Perry throws the left hand but Umkhayev avoids the punch easily.
Umkhayev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Despite the aggression on Umkhayev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Perry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Umkhayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Umkhayev unleashes a big counter combination but Perry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a low kick but Umkhayev avoids it.
Umkhayev keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Umkhayev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Perry wants to clinch.
Umkhayev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perry throws a right hand that misses
and Umkhayev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perry misses with a hook to the body
and Umkhayev counters with a two punch combo.
Umkhayev blocks a jab.
Umkhayev is looking for the big counter here.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Umkhayev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Umkhayev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Umkhayev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Umkhayev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Umkhayev wants it to stay on the feet.
As Perry backs off Umkhayev throws a huge counter combo but Perry manages to avoid it all.
Dzhambek Umkhayev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umkhayev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Umkhayev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

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 King Perry.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perry, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Perry!
King Perry decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.