PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edson Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Quim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perry might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shadow of the Day. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perry
vs
Quim

180 cm
22
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

178 cm
30
183 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Quim!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quim lands with a cross.
Perry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quim circles away quickly and effectively.
Perry misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quim.
Perry misses with a two punch combination.

Quim shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Perry trying to control from the bottom.
Quim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quim throwing shots but Perry is blocking nicely.
Perry is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quim not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Perry is defending against the submission attempts here by Quim.
Quim is thwarting Perry's attempts to control the position.
Quim throws a strike but Perry avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quim with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quim throws a big right hand that misses.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Quim from controlling successfully.
Quim throws a big elbow that misses.
Quim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Quim has passed into side control.
Quim trying to control the action but Perry is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry defending against the ground and pound.
Quim lands a decent elbow from side control.
Quim in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Perry struggling a bit here.
Quim in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Quim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quim landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quim landing strikes.
Quim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Perry is avoiding damage well.
Quim throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Perry dodges the ground and pound from Quim.
Perry is looking for a sweep.
Quim working the ground and pound but Perry is defending the strikes.
Quim is chipping away with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quim working the ground and pound but Perry is defending the strikes.
Quim working away.
Quim throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Quim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Quim.
Perry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perry throws out a powerful jab.
Edson Perry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quim looks to land a left hand but Perry moved out of range nicely.
Quim misses with a double jab.
Quim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perry dips to his left and cracks Quim with an uppercut!
Quim lands a really nice looking cross but Perry seems unphased.
Quim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quim.
Edson Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Quim.
Quim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quim blocks a head kick by Perry.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quim.
Perry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quim dodges the punch combination from Perry.
Quim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from Perry as Quim shoots in.

Perry gets caught flat footed, as Quim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quim throws a big right hand that misses.
Quim throws an elbow that misses. Perry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quim's guard. Nice move by Perry!
Quim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perry postures up in Quim's guard and throws a big left but Quim blocks it.

Perry gets to his feet. Quim looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Perry.

Quim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Quim drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Perry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Quim has Perry in his guard.

Quim pushes Perry off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quim, right into the meat.
Quim looks for a takedown but Perry sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quim.
Perry misses with a two punch combination.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jimmy Quim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quim shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Perry can't do much from the bottom here.
Quim cracks Perry with a big elbow.
Perry is trying to escape the position but Quim is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quim throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Perry works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Perry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quim.
Perry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quim trying to pass the guard but Perry defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Perry is refusing to be controlled, as Quim sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Quim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Quim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perry circles away.
A swing and a miss from Perry.
Perry misses the jab.
Quim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Perry misses.
Perry throws a right and a left that Quim avoids nicely.
Perry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quim. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Quim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quim somewhat.
Edson Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Quim.
Quim shoots for a double leg takedown but Perry sprawls well. He's pushed Quim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Perry slaps away a takedown attempt from Quim, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Quim or perhaps it was just good defense by Perry which made him look bad.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quim.
Quim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
Quim throws a combination that misses
and Perry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quim thinking.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Quim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Quim gets a double leg takedown into Perry's guard.
Perry looking for a sweep. Not yet Perry, not yet.
Quim throwing strikes from guard but Perry blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quim won't allow Perry to sweep him here.
Quim trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
Edson Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Perry looking for a guillotine here but Quim defends easily.
Perry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quim's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Quim looking to control but Perry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quim fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by Quim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Quim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Quim working the ground and pound effectively.
Quim lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perry hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quim connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Perry is rocked!
Quim connects with a bit shot that sees Perry covering up! More strikes from Quim and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Quim is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Quim!
Our winner, Jimmy Quim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.