PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ma Chao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chao
vs
Alberto Perez

180 cm
25
210 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ma Chao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Chao.
Perez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Chao.
Perez throws a head kick that Chao semi-blocks.
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Chao moves away and avoids it.
Chao looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Perez is looking to slow Chao down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez connects with an inside leg kick.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Perez lands with a kick to the temple. Chao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perez.
Perez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chao throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chao manages to avoid it.
Perez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chao backs up against the cage.
Chao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perez.
Perez lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Perez lands with a nice body kick.
Chao is breathing heavily.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands with a slapping head kick.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Chao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perez lands a high kick!
Perez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chao avoids the head kick by Perez.
Perez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perez misses with a head kick.
Chao avoids the head kick by Perez.
Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Chao off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez scores with a spinning back kick!
Chao misses with a straight right.
Perez lands with a kick to the temple. Chao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Perez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Chao off balance momentarily.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Chao.
Chao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chao. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez takes one on the button.
Perez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chao blocks a head kick by Perez.
Perez scores with a head kick. Chao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perez misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chao throws out a powerful jab.
Perez lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alberto Perez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Perez scores with a body shot.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luis Alberto Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chao throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.
Perez throws a head kick that half lands.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chao digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.
Chao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perez counters with a head kick. That will keep Chao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chao tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chao might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Perez misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with a head kick.
Chao throws a hook to the side of Perez's head but Perez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Perez finds it's way through Chao's defenses.
Chao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chao avoids the head kick by Perez.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez throws a hook but Chao avoids it easily.
Perez scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perez, pushing him back against the cage.
Chao misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.

Perez manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez throws a head kick but Chao moves out of range.
Perez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez lands a jab to the nose.
Chao throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Chao misses.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chao misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
Chao moves forwards but Perez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chao's calf.
Chao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Perez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters circling a little - Perez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chao takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez thuds his shin into the meat of Chao's side.
Chao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Perez throws a head kick but Chao moves out of range.
Chao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perez.
Chao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perez. Perez obviously looking to wear him down.
Perez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chao avoids the head kick by Perez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Perez.
Chao missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alberto Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chao.
Chao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Perez scrambles back to his feet.
Perez throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perez.
Perez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chao's calf.
Perez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perez throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez connects with a solid leg kick.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slow jab from Chao misses its intended target.
Perez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chao's calf.
Chao avoids the head kick by Perez.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez cracks the inside of Chao's front leg.
Perez moves out of range as Chao strikes.
Perez delivers a nice body kick.
Chao swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chao's calf.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Chao.
Perez keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chao throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez cracks the inside of Chao's front leg.
Chao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chao. That did some damage!
Perez lands a head kick!
Luis Alberto Perez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chao just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Perez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chao's head.
Perez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez scores with a push kick.
Chao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perez scores with a push kick.
Chao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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 Chao. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez throws a front kick that sends Chao stumbling back into the cage.
Ma Chao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
Chao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Alberto Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Alberto Perez!
Luis Alberto Perez took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.