PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinson Workman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Workman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Godsmack-Time Bomb. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Workman
vs
Alberto Perez

192 cm
29
220 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinson Workman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Workman misses with a jab to the body
and Perez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Workman's knee momentarily.
Perez avoids the body shot from Workman.
Perez throws a jab when Workman was well out of range.
Perez tries to score with a low kick but Workman moves his leg out of the way.
Perez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perez duly obliges.
Perez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Workman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perez checks a leg kick.
Perez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Workman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Workman off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez throws a chopping leg kick but Workman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Perez moves into the clinch.
Workman working aggressively here.
Workman misses with a body punch.
Perez blocks a body shot from Workman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Workman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Workman misses with a body punch.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Workman throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Workman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Workman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Workman looks to land a combination. Perez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Workman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Workman.
Workman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perez can pounce on him.
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 moves out of range of the body kick from Workman.
Perez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Workman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Workman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Workman tries a head kick but it misses.
Workman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a leg kick which misses Workman's front leg but catches the back leg as Workman tries to avoid it.
Workman lands a head kick. Perez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Workman tries a head kick but it misses.
Workman tries to land a body kick
and Perez counters with a two punch combo.
Workman throws a lazy uppercut
and Perez counters with a left to the body.
Workman is breathing heavily.
Workman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perez connects with a jab.
A head kick by Workman misses
and Perez counters with a series of strikes. Workman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Workman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perez throws a head kick that Workman semi-blocks.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Workman.
Perez slips a straight right by Workman.
Workman thows a body shot but no joy.
Workman throws a leg kick
and Perez counters with a big head kick but Workman shrugs it off.
Perez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Workman connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Perez.

Perez has managed to clinch.
Perez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Workman backwards.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Workman's face.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Workman blocks it.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Workman blocks it.
A hook to the body from Perez.
Workman tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Perez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Perez lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Workman tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perez works on Workman's body with a couple of short punches.
Workman working aggressively here.
Perez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Workman's elbow.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Workman controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez.
Perez avoiding damage.
Perez cracks Workman with a nice body shot.
Perez stalls.
Workman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez stalling the fight.
Workman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Workman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perez is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Workman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Workmans head.
Perez stalls.
Workman throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alberto Perez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Perez throws a head kick that misses
and Workman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Workman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perez checks a leg kick nicely.
Workman tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Workman moves out of range easily.
Workman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez misses with a body shot.

Perez gets a clinch.
Workman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Workman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perez or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Workman tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Workman throws a head punch that misses.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perez stalls.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Workman avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Workman misses with a punch on the inside.
Workman is working Perez over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perez.
Perez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Workman avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Perez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Perez.
Perez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Workman blocks it.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Workman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez lands an uppercut.
Workman misses with a body punch.
Workman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Workman tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Perez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Perez is looking to control Workman's arms but Workman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perez has his back to the cage.
Workman can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Workman can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Workman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Workman blocks a body shot from Perez.
A head punch on the inside from Workman fails to land.
Workman prevents a body shot from Perez.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Workman avoids the damage to the body.
Workman working aggressively here.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Workman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Workman or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Workman misses with a short punch on the inside.

Perez manages to break the clinch.

Perez gets a clinch.
Workman tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Workman struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Workman misses with the head strike.
Perez lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perez.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Workman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Workman throws a head punch that misses.
Perez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Perez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Workman.

Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez swings for the body but Workman moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Workman misses with some punches.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Workman avoids the damage to the body.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Workman avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Workman scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Workman.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Perez delivers a nice body kick.
Perez connects with a body shot.
Perez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Workman moves out of range of the body kick.

Perez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
Workman blocks a body shot from Perez.

Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Workman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez moves out of range of the leg kick from Workman.
Workman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Workman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Workman slips the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez is looking to slow Workman down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez lands with a thumping leg kick.

Perez clinches up with Workman and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Workman.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Workman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Perez.
Both fighters circling a little - Perez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Perez lands with a slapping head kick.
Workman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perez moves away from the strike by Workman.
Perez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Workman misses with a body shot.
Perez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Workman.
Vinson Workman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Workman moves out of range easily.
Workman misses with a straight right.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Workman was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez scores with a punch to the head.
Workman is looking to score with low kicks.

Perez clinches.
Perez blocking some punches.
Workman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Workman misses with some punches.
Perez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Workman backwards.
Workman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Workman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Workman.
Perez with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Workman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Workman managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perez slows down the pace here.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Luis Alberto Perez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
A left hand lands to the body for Perez.
Workman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Workman.
Workman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Workman up against the cage.
Workman tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Workman back against the cage.
Workman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Perez breaks from the clinch.
Workman throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez throws a combination. Workman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Workman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Perez checks the leg kick.
Workman throws a leg kick but Perez sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Workman looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Alberto Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Alberto Perez!
Luis Alberto Perez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.