PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Karet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karet comes to the cage accompanied by Ill Bill - My Uncle Shoots Heroin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Karet
vs
Perez

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Gilop®
Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakub Karet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rene Perez!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perez fails with the takedown
and Karet counters with a low kick, right behind Perez 's knee.
Karet just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karet counters with an inside leg kick.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perez with a poor takedown
and Karet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perez's knee momentarily.
Jakub Karet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Perez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karet counters with a good low kick that Perez was not able to check.
Karet lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karet wants to clinch up but Perez keeps it at a distance.
Karet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karet lands a front kick.
Perez looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karet is looking to land body kicks.
Karet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karet tries to clinch but Perez moves out of range.
Karet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karet lands a slapping body shot.
Karet tries to clinch up but Perez circles away and keeps his distance.
Karet throws a low kick but Perez avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Karet connects with a solid leg kick.
Jakub Karet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez has his takedown stuffed
and Karet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Perez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karet looks to clinch

and Perez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Karet dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Karet moves in looking to clinch but Perez pushes him off.
Karet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karet tries to clinch but Perez is having none of it.
Karet tries a low kick but Perez avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez avoids the body shot from Karet.
Karet looks to clinch

and Perez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Karet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Karet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perez pulls his head out easily.
Perez is thwarting Karet's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to pass to mount but Karet is defending the position.
Karet wants to control the action here but instead Perez manages to pass to full mount!
Perez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Perez dominating with strikes here.
Perez working the ground and pound effectively.
Perez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Perez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Karet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Perez landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Karet is rocked!
Karet tries to lock up and control but Perez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karet wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karet tries to hold on but Perez postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karet is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Perez lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karet in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Karet is bucking up trying to escape but Perez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Karet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez tries to control but Karet wriggling away.
Karet seems to have got his legs back now.
Perez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perez lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Perez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Karet is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rene Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Karet throws a body kick that misses.
Jakub Karet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Perez.
Perez misses with a takedown
and Karet counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karet wants to clinch

and Perez counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez looking to sit in guard and control but Karet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perez has control of Karet's left arm, preventing Karet from doing any damage.
Perez has a closed guard, preventing Karet from standing up.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karet is looking to stand up but Perez won't let him.
Perez wants to improve his position but instead Karet has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Karet stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Perez to get to his feet.
Karet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karet tries to clinch up.
Karet looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
Karet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karet throws the kick towards the body but Perez avoids it.
Karet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karet tries to clinch up.
Karet doesn't manage to clinch there - Perez circles away.
Perez keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perez's knee momentarily.
Karet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karet.
Perez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karet throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Karet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!