PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jace Beleren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tate Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Beleren
vs
Perkins

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jace Beleren!
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, Tate Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Perkins as Beleren shoots in.

Perkins gets caught flat footed, as Beleren shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beleren sitting in guard here, content to control.
Perkins trying to keep a closed guard but Beleren is proving a slippery customer.
Beleren stopping the sweep attempt from Perkins.
Beleren is looking to work some ground and pound but Perkins has wrist control.
Beleren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beleren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beleren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins wants to sweep here but Beleren controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beleren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Beleren gets a takedown into half guard.
Perkins trying to hold on to Beleren's head to control him but Beleren postures up.
Perkins wants to improve his position but Beleren is controlling well.
Perkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beleren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beleren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Beleren with the ground and pound but Perkins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Beleren postures up.
Beleren throws and elbow that misses. Perkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beleren's guard. Nice move by Perkins!
Beleren has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Beleren is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins wants to stand but Beleren has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Perkins wants to control from the top but Beleren keeps moving.
Beleren is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Beleren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Perkins wants to hold on but Beleren pushes him away.
Perkins is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Beleren throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beleren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Perkins's face.
Beleren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perkins is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beleren throws a strike there. Perkins manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jace Beleren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Beleren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beleren fails with the takedown.
Beleren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkins tries to clinch up but Beleren circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkins moves in looking to clinch but Beleren pushes him off.
Beleren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perkins tries to avoid it but Beleren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perkins to the ground. Perkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins moves in looking to clinch but Beleren pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Beleren or perhaps it was just good defense by Perkins which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Beleren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perkins is looking to clinch but Beleren is avoiding it.
Perkins is looking to clinch but Beleren is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beleren keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkins is looking to clinch but Beleren is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Perkins. No joy for Beleren on that attempt.
Perkins tries to clinch there but Beleren circles away.
Perkins tries to clinch there but Beleren circles away.
Beleren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beleren swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkins.

Beleren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Beleren working away.
Beleren wants to take a breather but Perkins manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Beleren.
Beleren wants to pass the guard but Perkins is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beleren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beleren wants to control from the top but Perkins keeps moving.
Beleren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Beleren throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beleren throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beleren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beleren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkins moves in looking to clinch but Beleren pushes him off.
Beleren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beleren misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beleren keeps the fight on the outside.
Jace Beleren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkins is looking to clinch but Beleren is avoiding it.
Perkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beleren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkins is looking to clinch.
Beleren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkins fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beleren looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perkins is fending him off so far but Beleren persists. Nope, Perkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Perkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beleren.
A leg kick checked by Perkins.
Beleren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beleren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beleren fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Beleren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Beleren looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Perkins!
Beleren throws a strike there. Perkins manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Perkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tate Perkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Perkins tries to clinch but Beleren is having none of it.

Beleren scores with a takedown into Perkins's guard.
Beleren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perkins is keeping the position for now.
Beleren cracks Perkins with a solid left hand.
Perkins wants to get back to his feet but Beleren is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perkins looking to control.
Perkins keeping moving, preventing Beleren from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beleren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perkins is keeping the position for now.
Perkins trying to control the position.
Beleren distracts Perkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perkins tries to clinch but Beleren moves out of range.

Perkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Perkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins landing knees to the body.
Perkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Perkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Perkins landing knees to the body.
Perkins prevents the takedown attempt.
Perkins misses with a knee to the head.
Perkins with a knee to the head.
Beleren blocks an elbow strike from Perkins.
Beleren can't get the takedown.
Perkins slows down the pace here.
Beleren takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beleren has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Beleren. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Perkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beleren managing to block the knees to the body from Perkins.
Beleren is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beleren drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Perkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jace Beleren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perkins defending well as Beleren loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Beleren scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Perkins is trying to stand up here but Beleren is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins is not content to let Beleren control the position.
Perkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beleren stops Perkins from getting back to his feet.

Perkins has one foot on Beleren's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Perkins tries to clinch but Beleren is having none of it.

Beleren closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beleren lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkins keeping moving, preventing Beleren from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tate Perkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tate Perkins!