PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Pérez (ranked 2660 p4p, 3318 weight class) and Lee Huang (ranked 274 p4p, 330 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pérez
vs
Huang

165 cm
20
145
4 - 3 - 0

169 cm
20
155
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ariel Pérez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Huang!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pérez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Huang momentarily.
Pérez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huang counters with a stiff right hand.
Ariel Pérez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Pérez misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Huang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Huang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pérez.
Nice straight punches there by Huang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Huang.
A swing and a miss from Pérez.
Huang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pérez throws an off balance right hand
and Huang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pérez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pérez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huang was well out of range. Poor timing from Pérez.
Huang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pérez fails to land with a series of punches.
Pérez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pérez throws a hook but Huang blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Huang! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Huang! But no joy.
Pérez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Huang counters with a left and a right that stings Pérez.
Huang blocks a jab.
Huang throws out a counter right but Pérez avoids it with no problem.
Huang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pérez misses with an uppercut. Huang saw that one coming.
Pérez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHuang.
Pérez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pérez looks to land a combination but Huang avoids it well.
Pérez tries to bum rush Huang with a series of wild strikes but Huang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huang misses with a head kick.
Pérez throws a lazy uppercut
and Huang counters with a head kick. That will keep Pérez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pérez throws a lazy right hand but Huang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pérez swings widly with a right hand

and Huang counters with a head kick that drops Pérez to the mat! Pérez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Pérez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pérez misses with a double jab
and Huang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Pérez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pérez ducks under a wild hook from Huang.
Pérez seems to have got his legs back now.
Pérez cracks Huang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pérez looks to score with a jab to the body but Huang is just out of range.
Huang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A big left from Huang misses.
Pérez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pérez misses with a body shot.
Huang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Huang ducks under a wild hook from Pérez.
Pérez misses with an uppercut.
Pérez throws a lazy right hand but Huang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pérez scores with a jab. Huang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pérez throws a shot from downtown. Huang moves away and avoids it.
Huang wants to counter with a clinch but Pérez pushes him away.
Huang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pérez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huang.
Huang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pérez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pérez looks to land a left hand but Huang moved out of range nicely.
Huang tries to counter with a clinch but Pérez shakes him off and moves away.
Pérez throws a lazy uppercut
and Huang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Huang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pérez.
Pérez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pérez misses with an uppercut
and Pérez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pérez throws an overhand right that lands on Huang's shoulder, as Huang tries to avoid the shot.
Huang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pérez's head.
Pérez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pérez looks to land a right hand but Huang moved out of range.
A big left from Pérez misses.
Pérez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huang.
Huang throws a big counter head kick but Pérez avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pérez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Huang to counter with a crisp jab.
Huang moves away from the strike by Pérez.
Pérez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pérez scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Pérez does it's job there.
Huang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pérez.
A swing and a miss from Pérez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ariel Pérez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Huang dodges the punch combination from Pérez.
Pérez throws a nice looking combination but Huang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huang throws a fast counter high kick but Pérez manages to duck under it in time.
Pérez throws an off balance right hand
and Huang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pérez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Huang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pérez.
Huang throws a big counter head kick but Pérez avoids it with no problem.
Pérez throws a right hand that misses
and Pérez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huang ducks under a wild hook from Pérez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pérez lands with an uppercut that bounces Huang off the cage and back into range.
Huang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Huang lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Pérez. Those never looked like landing.
Ariel Pérez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pérez.
A little jabbing left from Huang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Huang.
Huang scores with a head kick.
Huang moves out of range as Pérez strikes.
Huang lands the left hand.
Huang throws a sloppy head kick and Pérez moves out of range easily.
Pérez avoids the head kick by Huang.
Huang defending well as Pérez loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Huang! But no joy.
Pérez misses with a hook.
Pérez catches Huang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pérez throws a good cross that connects.
Pérez misses with a shot to the body

and Huang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pérez backwards.
Pérez has had enough of the clinch but Huang keeps him there for the moment.
Huang blocking some punches.
Huang misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huang.
Pérez managing to block the knees to the body from Huang.

Pérez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pérez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Pérez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pérez misses with a looping left.
Huang throws a big counter head kick but Pérez avoids it with no problem.
Pérez looks to land a right hand but Huang moved out of range.
Pérez throws a shot from downtown. Huang moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pérez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huang throws out the jab.
Huang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pérez moves away.
Pérez throws a hook to the side of Huang's head but Huang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pérez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huang ducks under a wild hook from Pérez.
Huang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Pérez misses.
Pérez misses with an uppercut
and Huang counters with a thumping low kick.
Pérez misses with a straight left.
Huang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pérezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pérez throws a right hand that misses
and Huang counters with a straight right hand.
Pérez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pérez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pérez defending well as Huang loads up on a big left hand.
Huang moves away from the strike by Pérez.
Huang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pérez throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Pérez misses.
Huang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pérez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huang.
Huang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pérez avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ariel Pérez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pérez takes a swing at Huang's ribcage but misses.
Pérez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huang.
Huang feints a counter leg kick.
Pérez looks to land a left hand but Huang moved out of range nicely.
Huang lands a nice looking body shot.
Pérez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huang slips under a jab from Pérez.
Pérez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Huang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Huang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang lands a glancing blow to the side of Pérez's head.
Huang tries to clinch up.
Pérez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huang walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pérez misses with a hook
letting Huang counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pérez swings widly with a right hand
and Huang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pérez slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Pérez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Huang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pérez throws an overhand right that lands on Huang's shoulder, as Huang tries to avoid the shot.
Pérez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Huang lands with a straight right. Pérez didn't see that one coming.
Huang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pérez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pérez connects with a looping right hand.
Pérez throws a looping overhand right but Huang ducks down to avoid it.
Huang throws a fast counter high kick but Pérez manages to duck under it in time.
Pérez moves out of range as Huang strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pérez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pérez connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pérez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pérez.
Pérez throws a nice looking combination but Huang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Huang misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Pérez.
Pérez throws a lazy right hand but Huang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Huang staying out of range there.
Huang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pérez's head backwards.
Pérez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Huang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee Huang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang misses with a hook.
Pérez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pérez is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Pérez is rocked!
Pérez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Huang lands a big uppercut and Pérez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pérez looks OK. Huang waves Pérez back to his feet!
Oh Pérez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pérez misses with a straight right.
Pérez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huang's hands.
Pérez misses with a left hand

and Huang counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pérez! Huang lets Pérez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Huang misses the jab.
Pérez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pérez misses with a straight left.
Huang drops Pérez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Pérez! Huang dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Huang!
After winning the bout, Lee Huang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.