PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duane Perry told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Wright
vs
Perry

188 cm
26
204 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

191 cm
25
198 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry connects with a right hand. Wright shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
Perry moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
An inside leg kick from Perry misses.
Perry walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perry moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Perry lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Perry throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Wright.
As Perry tries to get set, Wright tries to push him back and clinch up but Perry manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Perry misses with a straight right.
Wright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perry.
Perry tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perry checks it well.
Wright swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Wright looks to land a combination but Perry avoids it well.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
Perry throws a good cross that connects.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
A left lands for Perry.
Perry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
Perry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perry looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
Wright swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wright avoids it really well and circles away.
Jermaine Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duane Perry.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Perry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice straight punches there by Wright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright.
Perry misses with a leg kick.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Perry's head but Perry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perry misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright feints and then cracks Perry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perry down.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Perry throws a solid leg kick but Wright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perry.
Perry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perry is out of range.
Perry throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Perry.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wright counters with an outside leg kick.
Perry feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perry throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perry throws a combination that misses
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wright.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright looks for the body kick but Perry saw that one coming.

Perry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Perry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Perry has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright wants to hit a switch here but Perry passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wright there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Duane Perry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wright misses with a hook.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perry throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Perry cracks Wright with a good jab.
Wright throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duane Perry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
Wright checks a low kick from Perry.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Perry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wright looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Perry coming out on top.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perry is able to avoid easily.
Perry feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Perry counters with a low kick, right behind Wright 's knee.
Nice uppercut lands for Perry. That snapped Wright's head back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wright.
Perry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wright throws the left hand but Perry avoids the punch easily.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perry tries to score with a low kick but Wright moves his leg out of the way.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Perry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wright's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Perry's knee but Perry avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a double jab.
Perry throws a head kick that misses
and Wright counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Perry off balance momentarily.
Perry lands the left hand.
Perry has a takedown stuffed.
Perry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Perry.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
Perry replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wright blocks it well.
Perry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Perry counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Perry moved out of range nicely.
Perry 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.
Perry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perry lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Perry tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Jab from Wright.
Perry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Both fighters circling a little - Wright finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throws a leg kick but Perry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright scores with a leg kick.
Wright takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perry.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright scores with a spinning back kick!
Perry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perry.
Good shot there by Wright.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Duane Perry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Perry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wright.
Wright throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Perry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Perry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perry cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Perry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Perry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright checks a low kick from Perry.
Perry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Wright.
Perry throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Wright throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Perry.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Perry misses with a leg kick.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Wright slips under a jab from Perry.
Wright throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perry scores with the left hand. Wright knows he should have avoided that one.
Jermaine Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perry throws a solid leg kick but Wright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perry.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wright blocks a low kick nicely.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
Perry cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perry blocks a leg kick.
Perry thinks about the counter body kick.
Perry with a hook.
Wright throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Perry moved out of range nicely.
Perry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perry - that will leave a mark!
Wright cracks a nice hook into Perry's ribs.
Perry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright checks a low kick from Perry.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Perry looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perry to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Perry throws a head kick that misses
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright misses with a body shot
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perry avoids the head kick by Wright.
Sloppy strikes from Perry. Those never looked like landing.
Perry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body punch from Perry.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Duane Perry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perry misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duane Perry.
Well Perry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Perry!
Duane Perry took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'ROTFLMAO did you really think you could beat me? LOL hAhahahahah. STFU noob.'.