PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Vella (ranked 5269 p4p, 4855 weight class) and Lethal Perry (ranked 424 p4p, 408 weight class). Ronan Vella has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vella
vs
Perry

166 cm
18
154
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
154
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronan Vella !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lethal Perry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vella tries to keep at a distance but Perry has taken the fight into the clinch.

Vella manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Perry distracts Vella with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Vella is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Vella has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perry is working Vella over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vella might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vella is looking for a triangle but Perry pushes his legs off easily.
Perry with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vella had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perry defends it easily.
Perry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perry distracts Vella with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Perry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vella 's head.

Vella working for a triangle but Perry defends it easily.
Perry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vella not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Vella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vella . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Vella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Vella throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vella looking to control.
Perry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perry is looking to stand up but Vella won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry with a nice head shot there.
Perry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.

Perry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vella has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perry has managed to get both his arms back between Vella 's legs - danger averted.

Vella working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Vella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perry postures up and lands a big shot to Vella 's brow.
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vella 's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Vella blocks nicely.

Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.
Perry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vella 's head.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Vella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vella has momentary wrist control but Perry slips an elbow through the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Vella looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vella shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perry defends it nicely.

Perry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vella manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Vella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perry is in close to Vella 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vella is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perry chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.
Perry postures up and lands a big shot to Vella 's brow.

Vella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perry defends well.

Vella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vella has a closed guard, preventing Perry from standing up.
Perry scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perry is in close to Vella 's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.

Vella is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vella 's head.
Perry with a nice head shot there.
Perry lands a couple of elbows.

Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.
Perry postures up and lands a big shot to Vella 's brow.

Vella has his foot on Perry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perry works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry connects with a couple of short punches.
Vella has momentary wrist control but Perry slips an elbow through the middle.
Perry chips away with some ground and pound.

Vella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Vella is looking for a triangle but Perry pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Vella throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perry works over Vella with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perry connects with a couple of short punches.
Perry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perry landing with the ground and pound.
Perry wants to get up but he can't break Vella 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Perry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Vella has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perry landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lethal Perry 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!

Perry is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vella 's half guard.
Lethal Perry has got the better of the ground game so far.

Vella looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Vella actively working from the bottom here.
Perry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vella looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perry winds up and cracks Vella with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vella manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry is in close to Vella 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.

Vella looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perry is in close to Vella 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perry chips away with some ground and pound.
Perry landing some decent shots from guard.
Perry lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Vella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perry defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vella striking off his back but it's not causing Perry any problems.
Perry lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Vella had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perry defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vella looking for a guillotine here but Perry defends easily.

Vella working for a triangle but Perry defends it easily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt.
Perry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perry stuffs the takedown.
Perry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vella .
Perry misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Perry.

Vella sneaks out the side door and pushes Perry away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lethal Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vella instigates a clinch.
Ronan Vella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 looking for a takedown.
Ronan Vella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lethal Perry.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vella .

Vella pulls guard.

Vella looking for a guillotine here but Perry defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Vella has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lethal Perry.
I've got Perry 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lethal Perry!