PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perez
vs
Train

175 cm
25
170 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

174 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pepe Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taco Train!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Train swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.

Train closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Perez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Train.
Train thows a huge punch but Perez dodges it nicely.
Train is keen to just control but Perez is a slippery customer.
Train missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Train throws a strike but Perez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Perez keeping full guard, as Train tries to pass.
Perez looking for a sweep. Not yet Perez, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Train fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Train counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Train sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perez defending well though.
Train sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perez defending well though.
Perez trying to control but Train postures up.
Train lands strikes from half guard.
Perez tries to roll over but Train keeps him under control.
Train stalling away here and it's allowed Perez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Train trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez is trying to keep Train in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Train is defended easily by Perez.
Pepe Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Train fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Train.
Perez lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Taco Train has been cut.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez stops a takedown attempt from Train.
Pepe Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taco Train.
Perez gets underhooks to prevent Train's takedown attempt.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Train is trying to drag Perez to the mat but Perez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Train looks gassed!
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Train is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a nice elbow.
Perez stops a takedown attempt from Train.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Train is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Perez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Train works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Train has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Train stopping the sweep attempt from Perez.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perez looking to control.
Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perez is pulling down on Train's head to control his posture.
Train sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to sweep here but Train controlling him for the moment.
Perez keeping full guard, as Train tries to pass.
Train throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Perez closes the distance but Train moves to the side

and Train counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Train is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Perez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Train blocks with his arms.
Perez gets underhooks to prevent Train's takedown attempt.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Train blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Train dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taco Train's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Perez tries to clinch

and Train counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Train trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Train pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perez is keeping the position for now.
Train postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perez pulls Train in close to prevent any damage.
Perez wants to sweep here but Train controlling him for the moment.
Perez is trying to keep Train in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Train wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Perez pulls Train in close to prevent any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Train closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perez circles away.
Perez looks to clinch

and Train decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Perez's guard.
Perez trying to control the position.
Train throwing strikes from guard but Perez blocks nicely.

Train drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Perez dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez 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.
Perez stopping the sweep attempt from Train.
Perez works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Perez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Train clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Train avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Train is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Train avoids a wild elbow strike from Perez.

Train has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Perez is trying to keep an underhook but Train manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Train is trying to control. Perez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Train is looking for a kimura here.
Perez trying to control from the bottom.
Train throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perez trying to control here.
Perez is trying to get back to full guard.
Train sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perez defending well though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Train not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Train avoids the head kick by Perez.

Train moves into the clinch.
Perez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Train is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Perez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Train wants a takedown but no success here.
Pepe Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taco Train.
Perez landing knees to the body.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Train on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Train blocks it.
Perez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Perez prevents the takedown attempt.
Perez lands an elbow inside.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Train tries to score a body lock takedown but Perez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Train wants a takedown but no success here.
Train has Perez pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Perez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Train showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taco Train's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Train fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Perez sprawls well initially but Train persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Train not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Train prevents Perez from improving his position.
Perez is working hard here to advance position.
Perez is staying active underneath Train, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Train prevents Perez from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Train thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perez's head.
Perez is looking for a sweep. Train is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Perez clinches with his opponent.
Perez pushes off an throws an elbow but Train leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Train avoids it.

Train has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Perez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Perez wants to control his opponent's hands but Train gets his hands free.
Train has the hooks in. Perez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Train has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Perez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Perez prevents Train from getting a body triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Train manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Train missing with punches from the back.
Train controlling well, preventing Perez from escaping the position.
Perez avoids the strikes from Train.
You can see the frustration on Perez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Train gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Train.

Train working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Perez is doing well to defend. Train seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Perez is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Taco Train!