PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flitz Piepe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flitz Piepe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Perkins
vs
Piepe

165 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flitz Piepe!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Piepe, pushing him back against the cage.
Piepe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Piepe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Piepe tries to break free but Perkins pushes him back against the cage.
Perkins misses with a punch to the body.
Perkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piepe is trying to pull guard but Perkins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Piepe stalling against the cage.
Perkins lands an elbow inside that Piepe shrugs off.
Piepe misses with a hook to the ribs.

Piepe jumps guard.
Perkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Perkins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piepe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkins tries to move into range but Piepe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Piepe moves into range and clinches up with Perkins.
A short right from Perkins on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piepe is trying to pull guard but Perkins has him pressed against the cage.
Piepe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perkins blocks a body shot from Piepe.
Piepe blocks a body shot from Perkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Perkins lands an elbow inside.
Perkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perkins is breathing heavily.
Perkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perkins looking to throw knees to the head but Piepe is blocking nicely.
Piepe is trying to break the clinch but Perkins is controlling him.
Perkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Piepe is looking to break free of the clinch but Perkins has double underhooks.
Perkins crunches a lovely knee into Piepe's ribcage.
Piepe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Piepe.
Perkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piepe blocks it with crossed arms.
Piepe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davis Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flitz Piepe.
Perkins has Piepe pressed against the cage, preventing Piepe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perkins working aggressively here.
Piepe jumps guard but Perkins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Piepe tries a body shot but Perkins blocks it.
Piepe avoiding damage as Perkins throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins missing with knees to the body.
Piepe is trying to break the clinch but Perkins is controlling him.
Perkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piepe tries to circle away but Perkins has him pinned against the cage.
Piepe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Piepe.

Piepe jumps into guard, dragging Perkins to the mat.
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!

Piepe is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Perkins presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Piepe is stalling here.
Perkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Piepe uses good head movement to avoid it.

Piepe decides to pull guard.

Perkins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Piepe, up you get!
Piepe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perkins sprawls well. Perkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Piepe gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piepe lands a glancing blow to the side of Perkins's head.
Piepe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piepe has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Perkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Piepe sprawls well. Piepe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Piepe lands a right hook to the body.
Piepe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Piepe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Danga de danga de dang - Piepe scores with a four punch combination!
Piepe shoots for a takedown but Perkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Piepe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piepe shoots in and drives through. Perkins sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piepe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkins backs up against the cage.
Piepe connects with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Piepe.

Piepe forces Perkins back against the cage and clinches.
Piepe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perkins walks away with a smile on his face. Piepe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Perkins stuffs the takedown.
Perkins tries to clinch up but Piepe circles away and keeps his distance.

Perkins clinches up against the cage.
Piepe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Piepe pulls guard successfully.

Perkins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Piepe stalks Perkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perkins's face. Perkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Perkins takes one to the side of the head.
Piepe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Piepe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkins backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flitz Piepe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perkins 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.
Piepe wants to stand and escape but Perkins is having none of it.
Piepe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perkins is one step ahead there.
Perkins stops Piepe from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Piepe holds on and takes a little breather.

Perkins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piepe throws a right and a left that Perkins avoids nicely.

Perkins rushes Piepe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piepe tries to break free but Perkins pushes him back against the cage.
Piepe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkins takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Piepe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piepe working hard to break the clinch.
Piepe lands with a light punch inside.
Piepe working hard to break the clinch.
Piepe is trying to pull guard but Perkins has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Piepe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Piepe pulls guard.

Perkins gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Piepe fails to land the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Piepe wants to break free but Perkins has control.
Piepe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piepe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davis Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flitz Piepe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piepe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Piepe prevents a body shot from Perkins.
Piepe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Perkins tries to work over Piepe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkins tries to throw a body punch but Piepe avoids it by throwing Perkins back against the cage.
Perkins tries to work over Piepe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piepe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Piepe.
Perkins prevents Piepe from breaking the clinch.
Perkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piepe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Piepe jumps guard and drags Perkins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Piepe is working an open guard so Perkins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Piepe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piepe dives in for a single leg takedown but Perkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Piepe scores with a one two! Perkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Piepe forces Perkins back against the cage and clinches.
Perkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Piepe avoids it.
Piepe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Piepe looking to stall.
Piepe jumps guard but Perkins stands there with Piepe around his waist. Piepe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Piepe is defending well for now.

Piepe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Piepe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Perkins gets to his feet. Piepe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Perkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perkins stuffs the takedown.
Piepe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Piepe circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piepe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Perkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Piepe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piepe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perkins as he jumps to the side.
Davis Perkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piepe lands with a nice combination. Perkins backs away looking to recover.
Perkins tries to clinch but Piepe moves out of range.
Perkins wants to clinch up but Piepe keeps it at a distance.
Piepe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perkins defends well and Piepe ends up having to push Perkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Piepe fails with a takedown attempt.

Perkins has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flitz Piepe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Piepe moves into the clinch.
Piepe is trying to force a seperation but Perkins has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Perkins.
Perkins lands a shot to the body.
Piepe takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Perkins.
Perkins landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perkins.
Perkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Piepe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Piepe.
Piepe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perkins smiles and moves away.

Piepe has Perkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piepe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piepe is trying to pull guard but Perkins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Piepe jumps guard but Perkins stands there with Piepe around his waist. Piepe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flitz Piepe.
Piepe tries to pull guard but Perkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Piepe drops back down to his feet.
Piepe misses with a punch to the body.
Perkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piepe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Piepe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piepe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perkins walks away with a smile on his face. Piepe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice combination there by Piepe.

Piepe closes the distance and clinches.
Piepe tries to pull guard but Perkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Piepe drops back down to his feet.
Perkins lands a knee to the head.
Perkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piepe fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piepe.
Piepe is trying to break the clinch but Perkins has him pressed against the cage.
Piepe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perkins smiles and moves away.
Piepe scores with a jab. Perkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Piepe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piepe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkins backs up against the cage.
Flitz Piepe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkins tries to clinch up.
Piepe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Piepe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piepe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perkins pinned against the cage. Perkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perkins closes the distance and clinches.
Perkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Perkins.
Perkins missing with knees to the body.
Piepe trying to control the position but instead, Perkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Piepe into the cage.

Piepe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piepe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Piepe feints a jab promting Perkins to slip. Piepe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perkins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Perkins shoots and misses
and Piepe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Piepe has Perkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Piepe is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piepe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Piepe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piepe is trying to force a seperation but Perkins has the dominant position.
Piepe working hard to break the clinch.
Perkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piepe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Piepe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Piepe is trying to force a seperation but Perkins has the dominant position.
Piepe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perkins walks away with a smile on his face. Piepe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Davis Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Piepe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Piepe prevents a body shot from Perkins.
Piepe jumps guard but Perkins stands there with Piepe around his waist. Piepe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flitz Piepe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perkins tries a knee to the head but Piepe blocks it.
Piepe is trying to break free.
Perkins throws an elbow that misses.
A short body shot lands from Piepe as the two fighters clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flitz Piepe.
I've got Piepe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

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