PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stad Nur Alii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pereira
vs
Nur Alii

187 cm
21
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
24
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stad Nur Alii!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nur Alii scores with a takedown into Pereira's guard.
Nur Alii won't allow Pereira to sweep him here.
Nur Alii trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Nur Alii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pereira trying to control the position.
Nur Alii landing with the ground and pound.
Pereira has a closed guard, preventing Nur Alii from standing up.

Nur Alii drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nur Alii jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pereira being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is pulling down on Nur Alii's head. It's preventing any offense from Nur Alii, at least for the moment.
Nur Alii wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nur Alii swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
Pereira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nur Alii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pereira's guard.

Pereira is working an open guard so Nur Alii takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nur Alii clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pereira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nur Alii smiles and moves away.
Pereira throws a head kick that half lands.

Nur Alii closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nur Alii lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nur Alii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nur Alii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pereira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nur Alii trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nur Alii content to stall in guard here.
Nur Alii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nur Alii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pereira working a defensive guard but Nur Alii passes into half guard.
Pereira is staying active underneath Nur Alii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nur Alii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nur Alii is taking a breather. Pereira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to control but can't.
Nur Alii working the head and body with strikes.
Pereira is trying to maintain the position but Nur Alii is very close to passing his half guard.

Nur Alii decides to stand and escape the position.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nur Alii instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stad Nur Alii dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pereira with a poor takedown

and Nur Alii counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pereira's guard now.

Nur Alii stands and steps away. Pereira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pereira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nur Alii can pounce on him.
Pereira doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nur Alii counters by clinching up.
Pereira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nur Alii walks away with a smile on his face. Pereira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Pereira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Nur Alii.
Pereira throws a combination that misses

and Nur Alii counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nur Alii.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nur Alii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Nur Alii 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stad Nur Alii.

Nur Alii closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira is trying to escape the position but Nur Alii is controlling the position.
Nur Alii working the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nur Alii working the body and head with strikes.
Pereira gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nur Alii controlling the position easily from mount.
Pereira is in a horrible position here. Nur Alii smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nur Alii lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nur Alii landing punches.
Nur Alii postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pereira looks a forlorn figure.
Nur Alii controlling from mount.
Nur Alii lands a nice shot to the head.
Stad Nur Alii has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nur Alii lands a heavy elbow.
Pereira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nur Alii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nur Alii punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nur Alii looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stad Nur Alii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nur Alii shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pereira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pereira is trying to control the position but Nur Alii postures up.
Nur Alii passes into half guard.
Pereira is looking to control Nur Alii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pereira avoid being mounted?
Nur Alii winds up and cracks Pereira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nur Alii is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pereira is just riding it out for now. Nur Alii eventually gives up the hold.
Nur Alii not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nur Alii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nur Alii keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stad Nur Alii.
Nur Alii shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pereira darts in trying to clinch

and Nur Alii counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Nur Alii gets to his feet - Pereira follows without any prompting.

Nur Alii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nur Alii just content to control the position.
Pereira taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nur Alii is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pereira will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pereira is looking to reverse the position.
Nur Alii working the head and body with strikes.
Pereira is letting Nur Alii control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nur Alii is chipping away with strikes.
Nur Alii works to advance to full mount. Pereira defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Nur Alii controlling his opponent.
Nur Alii working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stad Nur Alii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nur Alii 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stad Nur Alii!