PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Perez
vs
Falco

176 cm
25
157 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
30
157 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Firebird Designs

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Domingo Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Falco!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez avoids the head kick by Falco.
Perez tries to land a front kick but Falco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab by Perez.
Perez thuds a left hand into Falco's body.
Falco misses with a low kick.
Perez slips under a jab from Falco.
Perez lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Falco. That snapped Perez's head back.
Perez tries a low kick but Falco avoids it.
Perez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Falco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perez somewhat.
Perez misses with a right hand
and Falco counters with a nice leg kick.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Domingo Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez throws a leg kick which misses Falco's front leg but catches the back leg as Falco tries to avoid it.
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Falco misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Falco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Falco stuffs the takedown attempt from Perez. Perez gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Perez.
Falco throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.
Good work by Falco as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Falco tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Falco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domingo Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Falco misses.
Perez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perez lands a jab to Falco's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falco cracks the inside of Perez's front leg.
Falco connects with a jab.
Falco with a nice cross.
Perez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perez.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez scores with a three punch combo!
Perez throws a leg kick
and Falco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perez drops his hands momentarily and Falco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falco.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Falco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez throws a leg kick
and Falco counters with a big head kick but Perez shrugs it off.

Perez is rocked!
Falco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Falco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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!

Perez gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Perez.
Falco is trying to control Perez's posture but Perez avoids it.
The strikes coming from Perez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Perez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Falco can't do much from the bottom here.
Perez working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Perez trying to control the action but Falco is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Domingo Perez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Falco is looking to land body kicks.
Falco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez thuds his right hand into Falco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perez moves away from the strike by Falco.
Perez tries to land a leg kick but Falco saw it coming and moves away.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Falco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Falco throws a shot to the body.
Falco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perez. Perez obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left lands for Falco.
A punch lands to the side of Perez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perez thuds his right hand into Falco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Falco misses the jab.
Perez works the jab nicely.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falco moves away.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez lands with a hook. Falco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shane Falco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Falco lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perez cracks the inside of Falco's front leg.
Perez throws a nice looking combination but Falco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A cross from Falco lands.
Falco misses with a two punch combination.
Perez throws a body punch but Falco moves out of range.
Perez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falco finds it's way round the side to connect with Perez's head.
Falco throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Falco in his tracks.
Perez misses with the combination.
Perez throws out a leg kick but Falco moves out of range and Perez only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Falco finds it's target.
Perez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shane Falco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falco.
An inside leg kick lands from Perez.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Falco.
Falco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perez misses with a hook
and Falco counters with an outside leg kick.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Falco moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Falco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Falco throws a chopping leg kick but Perez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falco manages to avoid it.
Perez throws a leg kick
and Falco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Falco connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez wants to clinch
and Falco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Perez lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falco slips under a jab.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falco manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shane Falco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Falco connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
Falco throws a body kick that misses.
Falco thows a body shot but no joy.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falco.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Falco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perez duly obliges.
Perez throws a body kick that misses.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Perez misses.
Falco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Falco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with a low kick.
Perez throws a body punch but Falco moves out of range.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
Perez throws a body punch but Falco moves out of range.
Falco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falco throws a head kick that misses
and Perez counters with a stiff right hand.
Perez throws a body punch but Falco moves out of range.
Perez throws a sloppy body shot
and Falco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Falco on the side of the head.
Perez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Falco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Falco connects with a nice looking jab.
Perez tries for a takedown but Falco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Falco misses with a body kick.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falco was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Falco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falco looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Falco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
A combination from Perez does no damage.
Perez swings for the body but Falco moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez feints a jab promting Falco to slip. Perez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Falco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Falco swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Falco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Falco.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Falco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Falco.
Perez takes a swing at Falco's ribcage but misses.
Perez throws the left hand but Falco avoids the punch easily.
Perez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Falco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Falco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perez.
Falco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Falco scrambles back to his feet.
Falco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perez lands a really nice looking cross but Falco seems unphased.
Falco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez is looking to chop away at Falco's legs.
Perez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Falco counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perez's knee momentarily.
Nice cross by Falco.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Falco.
I think Falco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Falco!