PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kale Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ackmed Giovani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perez
vs
Giovani

165 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Hopkins Athletics

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kale 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, Ackmed Giovani!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Giovani does no damage.
Giovani throws a front kick that sends Perez stumbling back into the cage.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown. Giovani tries to sprawl out of it but Perez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giovani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Giovani tries a head kick but it misses.
Giovani throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Giovani throws a head kick that Perez semi-blocks.

Perez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Giovani has one foot on Perez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Giovani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giovani blocks a jab.
Giovani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giovani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Giovani misses with a double jab.
Giovani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giovani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ackmed Giovani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Giovani is fending him off so far but Perez persists. Nope, Giovani circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Giovani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Giovani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giovani is looking to land body kicks.
Giovani is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giovani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perez shoots in for a takedown but Giovani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Giovani misses.
Giovani tries a head kick but it misses.
Giovani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giovani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giovani throws a head kick that misses.

Perez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Perez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Giovani has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Perez is working to tighten is grip on Giovani's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Giovani has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Perez is really squeezing tight and eventually Giovani passes out! Perez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kale Perez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kale Perez made sure he mentioned Hopkins Athletics, along with how happy he was to win his fight.