PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herkules Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cuco Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuco Perez looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Smasher
vs
Perez

189 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Fast

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 Las Vegas, Herkules Smasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cuco Perez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smasher misses with a leg kick.
Perez checks a low kick from Smasher.
Smasher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smasher wants to slow Perez down by chopping away at his legs.
Smasher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perez can pounce on him.
Smasher misses with a head kick.
Smasher thows a leg kick but Perez checks it

and Perez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Perez pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Perez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Smasher throws a leg kick
and Perez counters with a stiff right hand.
Smasher misses with a head kick.
Smasher throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Perez fakes the leg kick and cracks Smasher in the body.
Perez tries for a takedown but Smasher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perez.

Perez tries to keep at a distance but Smasher has taken the fight into the clinch.

Perez pulls guard successfully.
Smasher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Perez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perez looks gassed!

Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smasher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smasher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smasher stands up and waves to Perez to follow him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smasher!

It looks like Cuco Perez has been cut.
Smasher lands a head kick that stumbles Perez and the fighters go to the mat.

Perez is rocked!

Smasher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Smasher finish him?
Smasher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perez wants to slow Smasher down by chopping away at his legs.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
Smasher swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Perez tries to clinch there but Smasher circles away.
Smasher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smasher throws a sloppy head kick

and Perez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smasher's guard now. Perez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smasher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perez's guard.
Perez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smasher is one step ahead there.

Smasher stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smasher tries a head kick but it misses.

Smasher gets a takedown into half guard.
Perez is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smasher decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smasher wants to clinch

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

Smasher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Smasher does no damage.

Smasher shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Perez's guard.

Perez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Smasher frees his head nicely. Oh but Perez has switched to an armbar! Smasher is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Cuco Perez!