PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Trick Daddy- Let's Go. Domingo Perez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Pandora
vs
Perez

172 cm
24
157 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

176 cm
26
157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 Los Angeles, Ronnie Pandora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Perez as he checks the leg kick.
Pandora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pandora feints and then cracks Perez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perez down.
Pandora lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perez misses with a body kick.
Pandora scores with a nice right hand.
Pandora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pandora checks it well.
Perez lands the left hand.
Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Pandora off balance momentarily.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Pandora.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Perez takes a swing at Pandora's ribcage but misses.
Pandora misses with a hook.
Perez tries for a takedown but Pandora circles away easily
and Pandora counters with a straight right hand.
Pandora tries to score with a low kick but Perez moves his leg out of the way.
Perez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perez blocks a jab.
Domingo Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Perez tenderised Pandora's leg. Pandora is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Perez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perez moves away from the strike by Pandora.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perez. That's going to slow Pandora down.
Nice jab there from Perez.
Perez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perez.
Pandora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perez scores with a sloppy right hand. Pandora should have avoided that one.
Pandora looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Perez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pandora. Pandora circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Pandora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perez.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Perez forces Pandora back against the cage and clinches.

Pandora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pandora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pandora checks a leg kick.
Pandora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Pandora pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perez is out of range and Pandora settles back down.
Pandora scores with a punch to the head.
Pandora keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pandora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez throws a low kick but Pandora avoids it.
Perez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perez missing with a left hand there. Pandora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez checks a leg kick nicely.
Perez moves to clinch but Pandora breaks away
and Pandora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown. Pandora tries to sprawl out of it but Perez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pandora manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ronnie Pandora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domingo Perez.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Pandora dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pandora throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez swings for the body but Pandora moves out of range.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Pandora's head but Pandora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronnie Pandora is winning the standup battle so far.
Pandora needs to keep his hands up - Perez had a free shot at his head there.
Perez lands with a cross.
Perez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandora manages to avoid it.
Perez scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora throws a low kick but Perez moves out of range easily.
Perez swings for the body but Pandora moves out of range.
Pandora misses with a straight right.
Pandora throws a body kick that misses.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Perez throws a front kick aimed at Pandora's knee but Pandora avoids it well.
Pandora throws a low kick, looking for Perez's leg but Perez calmly moves out of range.
Pandora lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Pandora tries to sprawl but Perez drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Perez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pandora wants to control but Perez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora wants to get back to full guard.
Pandora is working hard here to advance position.
Perez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perez trying to control from half guard but Pandora is working away.

Perez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pandora defends it well.
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!
Pandora is looking to control Perez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pandora avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora is not content to let Perez control the position.
Perez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pandora defending well though.
Perez is pressing down on Pandora's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pandora is holding on for now.

Perez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pandora is just riding it out for now. Perez eventually gives up the hold.
Pandora moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora wants to control the position but Perez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Perez is trying to control the action in half guard but Pandora is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perez throwing shots but Pandora is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandora is looking for a sweep. Perez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pandora is trying to stand back up but Perez is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domingo Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Pandora throws a leg kick but Perez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perez tries to move into range but Pandora moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandora, right into the meat.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Pandora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perez scoring well with a low kick there.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Pandora's head but Pandora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandora throws a lazy right hand but Perez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown but Pandora manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandora. That's going to slow Perez down.
Perez looks to land a right hand but Pandora moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora looks to land a body kick but Perez moved away.
Pandora moves out of range as Perez strikes.

Perez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Perez postures up in Pandora's guard and throws a big left but Pandora blocks it.
Pandora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perez passes Pandora's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pandora has his hands clasped together around Perez's back. He's all about the action.
Pandora wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora taking some punishment here, with Perez in his half guard.
Perez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pandora's head.
Perez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perez in particular looking to stall.

Perez is trying to work for a kimura but Pandora is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pandora is defending against the submission attempts here by Perez.
Perez wants to control but Pandora is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perez.
Perez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pandora defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pandora's head.
Perez trying to mount his opponent but Pandora defends it.
Pandora is not content to let Perez control the position.
Domingo Perez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pandora tries to get to full guard but Perez has control of the leg.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Pandora is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Pandora has one foot on Perez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez tries to move into range but Pandora moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pandora walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perez 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Perez!