PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Perrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stoopid by Snot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perrero
vs
Page

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Perrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Page!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Perrero!
Page looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Page dodges the punch combination from Perrero.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
Perrero tries to clinch up but Page circles away and keeps his distance.
Perrero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page ducks right into an uppercut from Perrero.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Perrero.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Page.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Page stalls from top position.
Perrero is trying to control Page's posture but Page avoids it.
Page controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrero wants to get back to his feet but Page drags him back down.
Page should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Page thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Perrero wants to get back to his feet.
Perrero is looking to reverse the position.
Perrero wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perrero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perrero with a nice cross.
Perrero misses with a wild combination.
Perrero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Page takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perrero is looking to clinch.
Rodrigo Perrero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perrero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Perrero scores with a hook to the body. Page takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perrero tries to clinch up.
Perrero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perrero misses with a two punch combination.
Perrero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Page.
A lazy left from Perrero finds it's target.
Page blocks a head kick by Perrero.
Page misses with a double jab.
Perrero scores with a jab to the body.
Page walks into a straight right hand from Perrero.
Perrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perrero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrero doesn't manage to clinch there - Page circles away.
Perrero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page blocks a head kick by Perrero.
Page will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perrero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Perrero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perrero works over Page's head and body with a nice combination.
Perrero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Page bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Page decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Page moves into range and clinches up with Perrero.
Page working aggressively here.
Perrero is trying to break the clinch but Page has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrero wants to break free but Page has control.
Perrero is trying to break the clinch but Page has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perrero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perrero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perrero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perrero wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Page is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Page is trying to drag Perrero to the mat but Perrero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Perrero.
Decent striking displayed by Perrero there.
Perrero scores with a one two! Page had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Perrero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Perrero lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perrero closes the distance looking to clinch

and Page counters with a nice double leg into side control. Perrero won't be happy with that.
Perrero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Page on the ground.
Perrero wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Perrero is looking to regain half guard here but Page keeps moving and retains side control.

Page working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Perrero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Page is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrero tries to improve position but can't.
Perrero is pushing Page's head away, looking to escape. Page manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perrero is not content to let Page control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perrero throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Perrero connects with a right hand. Page shakes it off.
Page takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Perrero cracks Page with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Page is looking to clinch.
Page walks into a jab.
Perrero is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perrero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perrero is looking to clinch.
Perrero is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perrero.
A left and a right from Perrero both land. Nice combination.
Perrero wants to clinch up but Page keeps it at a distance.
Perrero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perrero lands a nice shot to the body.
Page takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perrero thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Perrero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Perrero.
An inside leg kick lands from Perrero.
Rodrigo Perrero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Perrero lands.
Perrero takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perrero scores with a body shot.
Perrero takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Perrero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perrero misses with a body kick.
Perrero connects with a single shot there.
Perrero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perrero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Page.
Perrero clobbers Page with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

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 with a nice cross.
Perrero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Page.
Perrero lands a nice hook to Page's body. Page takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perrero.
Perrero moves away from the strike by Page.
Perrero misses with a kick to the body.
Perrero throws out a leg kick but Page moves out of range and Perrero only half commits.

Page closes the distance and clinches.
Page prevents Perrero from breaking the clinch.
Page tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perrero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Page jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perrero walks away with a smile on his face. Page gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Perrero tries to clinch up.
Perrero lands a nice hook to Page's body. Page takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perrero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perrero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Perrero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Perrero dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Page gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Page wants a takedown.
Page tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perrero can't break the clinch.
Page jumps guard but Perrero stands there with Page around his waist. Page gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodrigo Perrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Page.
Perrero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perrero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Page trying to control the position but instead, Perrero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Page into the cage.
Perrero wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrero wants to break free but Page has control.
Perrero wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perrero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perrero is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perrero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Perrero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perrero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page is trying to drag Perrero to the mat but Perrero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Perrero breaks from the clinch.
Perrero closes the distance but Page moves to the side

and Page counters by moving into the clinch.
Perrero wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Perrero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Page goes for a takedown attempt but Perrero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Perrero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Page.
Perrero lands a slapping body shot.
Perrero is looking to wear down Page with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perrero tries to clinch there but Page circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perrero tries to clinch up but Page circles away and keeps his distance.
Perrero is looking to clinch.
Perrero tries to clinch but Page is having none of it.
Perrero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters circling a little - Perrero finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perrero.
Perrero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Page backs up against the cage.
Perrero lands a lovely overhand right.
Perrero lands a head kick!
Perrero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Page shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Page is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to take a breather but Perrero is having none of it.
Page wants to stand but Perrero has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Perrero is looking to escape.
Jimmy Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Perrero is not content to let Page control the position.
Perrero tries to kick Page off but Page keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Page circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perrero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perrero scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perrero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Perrero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Page. Page circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perrero tries to clinch but Page is having none of it.
Rodrigo Perrero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perrero wants to clinch.
Perrero wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Perrero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perrero, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Perrero!