PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Saint-Perrilloux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Warfist
vs
Saint-Perrilloux

198 cm
35
216 lbs
26 - 17 - 4

194 cm
28
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Saint-Perrilloux!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint-Perrilloux moves away from the strike by Warfist.
Warfist explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Saint-Perrilloux on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Warfist tries to clinch but Saint-Perrilloux is having none of it.
Saint-Perrilloux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warfist with a body shot.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Warfist.
Saint-Perrilloux only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Warfist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Dragon Warfist has been cut.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a looping left.
Saint-Perrilloux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Warfist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux slips under a jab from Warfist.
Saint-Perrilloux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Warfist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saint-Perrilloux is looking to score with low kicks.
Warfist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint-Perrilloux.
Warfist walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saint-Perrilloux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warfist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint-Perrilloux.
Warfist looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dragon Warfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist throws a head kick that misses.
Saint-Perrilloux appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Warfist misses with a body shot.
Warfist attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Warfist crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saint-Perrilloux - the referee stops the clock and Warfist gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saint-Perrilloux. Warfist manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Warfist checks a low kick from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warfist's hands.
Saint-Perrilloux loads up on a big right hand but Warfist slips the punch.
Warfist blocks a leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux misses the shot to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with the left hand. Warfist knows he should have avoided that one.
Saint-Perrilloux has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Warfist misses with a wild body shot.
Warfist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist is looking to clinch.
Saint-Perrilloux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Warfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint-Perrilloux was well out of range. Poor timing from Warfist.
Warfist slips a jab and a cross from Saint-Perrilloux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint-Perrilloux attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a chopping leg kick but Warfist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Warfist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a looping overhand right but Warfist ducks down to avoid it.
Saint-Perrilloux walks into a stiff left hand from Warfist.
Warfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range of the leg kick from Warfist.
Warfist defending well as Saint-Perrilloux loads up on a big left hand.
Warfist tries to land a leg kick but Saint-Perrilloux saw it coming and moves away.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Warfist loads up on a big right hand but Saint-Perrilloux slips the punch.
Saint-Perrilloux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Warfist moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to land a leg kick but Warfist saw it coming and moves away.
Warfist tried to counter with a leg kick but Saint-Perrilloux avoided it.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a looping right hand.
Saint-Perrilloux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warfist circles away quickly and effectively.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saint-Perrilloux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warfist misses with a looping right.
Saint-Perrilloux thinks about the counter body kick.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warfist.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warfist.
Saint-Perrilloux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint-Perrilloux is looking to score with low kicks.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a jab when Warfist was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Warfist checks it well.
Nice shot lands for Warfist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Saint-Perrilloux responds with a good body kick, but Warfist manages to step out the way in time.
A clash of legs there as Saint-Perrilloux blocks the low kick.
Warfist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint-Perrilloux.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint-Perrilloux.
Warfist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint-Perrilloux avoids the body shot from Warfist.
Saint-Perrilloux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Warfist.
Warfist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Warfist is looking to counter punch.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Warfist counter with a right hand.
Warfist connects with a leg kick. Saint-Perrilloux looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint-Perrilloux connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Saint-Perrilloux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Warfist connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warfist throws a big shot that misses.
Saint-Perrilloux misses the jab.
Warfist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Saint-Perrilloux in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a right hand
and Warfist counters with a left to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Warfist there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warfist jabs Saint-Perrilloux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saint-Perrilloux on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Warfist fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warfist misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Warfist as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Warfist there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint-Perrilloux. Warfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warfist misses with a looping left.
Saint-Perrilloux is looking to score with low kicks.
Saint-Perrilloux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Warfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warfist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warfist bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saint-Perrilloux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Warfist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint-Perrilloux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint-Perrilloux looks to land a right hand but Warfist moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warfist, right into the meat.
Saint-Perrilloux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warfist.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warfist was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Warfist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saint-Perrilloux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warfist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warfist lands a body shot.
Warfist looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint-Perrilloux is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warfist. Saint-Perrilloux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint-Perrilloux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint-Perrilloux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warfist dips to his left and cracks Saint-Perrilloux with an uppercut!
Saint-Perrilloux's corner calls for a 1-2. Saint-Perrilloux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Warfist misses the shot to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux throws out a loose jab but Warfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warfist throws a lazy right hand but Saint-Perrilloux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint-Perrilloux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Warfist to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warfist instigates a clinch.
Warfist misses with the head strike.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a shot to the side of Warfist's head.
Warfist lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a light punch inside.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a punch on the inside.
Warfist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saint-Perrilloux backwards.
Warfist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Warfist throws a head punch that misses.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint-Perrilloux.
Warfist scores with a hook to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux has a couple of punches blocked by Warfist.
Saint-Perrilloux struggles to land a body shot inside as Warfist controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warfist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to throw a body punch but Warfist avoids it by throwing Saint-Perrilloux back against the cage.
Warfist prevents a body shot from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with the head strike.
Saint-Perrilloux presses Warfist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux working aggressively here.
Dragon Warfist has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saint-Perrilloux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Warfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warfist misses with some punches.
Warfist blocks a body shot from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warfist tries to throw a body punch but Saint-Perrilloux avoids it by throwing Warfist back against the cage.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warfist misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dragon Warfist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Warfist loads up on a big right hand but Saint-Perrilloux slips the punch.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a head kick. Warfist tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Warfist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint-Perrilloux.
Warfist throws a leg kick
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with an outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Saint-Perrilloux finds it's target.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a kick to the body
and Warfist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saint-Perrilloux thinking.
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warfist thumps Saint-Perrilloux with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint-Perrilloux misses the target.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warfist was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a hook but Warfist avoids it easily.
Warfist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux checks a low kick from Warfist.
Warfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warfist avoids a kick to the body.
Warfist fires out a quick counter leg kick but Saint-Perrilloux just manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warfist.
Warfist throws a hook to the side of Saint-Perrilloux's head but Saint-Perrilloux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warfist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a kick to the body.
Warfist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saint-Perrilloux missing with a left hand there. Warfist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint-Perrilloux motions for Warfist to come forward. Saint-Perrilloux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warfist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saint-Perrilloux loads up on a big right hand but Warfist slips the punch.
Warfist ducks under a wild hook from Saint-Perrilloux.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist misses with a left hand
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux is looking to slow Warfist down with leg kicks.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a low kick.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to score with a low kick but Warfist moves his leg out of the way.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint-Perrilloux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warfist. That's going to slow Saint-Perrilloux down.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux is looking to chop away at Warfist's legs.
Warfist lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saint-Perrilloux will feel that in the morning.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to land a leg kick but Warfist saw it coming and moves away.
Warfist half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saint-Perrilloux tries to keep at a distance but Warfist has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warfist is leaning against Saint-Perrilloux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warfist prevents a body shot from Saint-Perrilloux.
Warfist gets through Saint-Perrilloux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint-Perrilloux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warfist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint-Perrilloux backwards.
Warfist lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Warfist.
Saint-Perrilloux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warfist.

It looks like Jacques Saint-Perrilloux has been cut.
Warfist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warfist working aggressively here.
Saint-Perrilloux can't find room to land a body shot as Warfist controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Saint-Perrilloux.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warfist throws a head punch that misses.
Warfist lands with a left to the head.
Warfist misses with a punch to the body.

Warfist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint-Perrilloux 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 Warfist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Warfist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Warfist is looking to clinch.
Saint-Perrilloux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Warfist wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Saint-Perrilloux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warfist swings for the body but Saint-Perrilloux moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacques Saint-Perrilloux.
I think Saint-Perrilloux has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dragon Warfist!
A very excited looking Dragon Warfist made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.