PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Perez (ranked 24001 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Dos Santos (ranked 24091 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Miguel Perez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Miguel Perez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Perez
vs
Dos Santos

179 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Dos Santos !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez lands a head kick!

Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Perez holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Perez has Dos Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dos Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Perez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Perez is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Perez decides to pull guard.
Dos Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.

Dos Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Perez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
And Dos Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but Perez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dos Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos .
Perez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dos Santos shoots in and bounces Perez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Dos Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Perez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Perez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Perez!

Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Perez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dos Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Perez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dos Santos dives into side control.

Dos Santos controlling from side mount.
Perez is trying to control Dos Santos 's posture but Dos Santos avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Perez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perez can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dos Santos stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Perez gets tackled into the cage by Dos Santos . Dos Santos maintains the clinch.
Perez can't break the clinch.
Perez trying to stall but Dos Santos improves his position.
Perez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Perez throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Perez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Perez gets control of Dos Santos 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Perez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Leonardo Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Dos Santos clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perez tries for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dos Santos pushes Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez is pressed up against the cage. Dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Perez down to the mat. Perez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miguel Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Dos Santos .
Perez tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos tried to score with a low kick but Perez checks it.
Perez closes the distance but Dos Santos moves to the side
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
Dos Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Perez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Dos Santos jumps guard and drags Perez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Dos Santos pushes Perez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dos Santos .
Perez fails to land the takedown.
Perez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Perez backing up. Perez nods at Dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Perez looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Leonardo Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perez tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Perez throws a front kick that sends Dos Santos stumbling back into the cage.

Perez rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perez.
Dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perez.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Perez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Santos .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Perez back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dos Santos keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Perez holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Perez trying to stall but Dos Santos improves his position.
Perez can't break the clinch.

Dos Santos jumps into guard, dragging Perez to the mat.
Dos Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos managing to control the position.
Dos Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Perez is trying to control the position but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Perez wants to hit a switch here but Dos Santos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Perez there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to control but Dos Santos is having none of it.

Perez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four 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.
Dos Santos is landing with some decent strikes but Perez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dos Santos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Perez is looking to improve his position but Dos Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
Dos Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dos Santos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Perez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Perez shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dos Santos 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Dos Santos !