PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Benson
vs
Alberto Perez

179 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
195 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson tries to clinch up
and Perez counters with a solid body kick.

Benson instigates a clinch.
Perez misses with an elbow over the top.
Perez misses with an elbow over the top.
Perez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Perez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perez avoids it.
Benson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Benson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez lands a left hand.
Perez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perez lands a knee to the body.
We've been informed that Perez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perez avoids it.
Perez avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.

Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Perez avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perez.
Benson is breathing heavily.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Perez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tony Benson has been cut.
Perez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Perez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perez lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Benson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Benson blocks with his arms.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
Perez with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Perez lands a good knee to the midsection. Benson won't want to take too many of those.
Perez misses with an elbow over the top.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Benson blocks with his arms.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez lands with a left to the head.
Perez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Perez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Benson blocks with his arms.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Perez avoids the damage to the body.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Perez.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Benson blocks with his arms.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Benson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benson wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
Perez keeps control of Benson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Benson tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the ropes.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Perez avoids the damage to the body.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Perez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benson misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perez scores with a shot to the side of Benson's head.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perez tries a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez tries to move into range but Benson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benson tries to clinch
and Perez counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alberto Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Benson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Benson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tony Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perez.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Benson misses with a kick to the body.
Benson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Perez pushes Benson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Benson looking to throw knees to the head but Perez is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Perez.
Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez is leaning against Benson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benson's face.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benson's face.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
Perez lands an elbow inside that Benson shrugs off.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Benson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Benson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
Perez lands a knee to the body.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Benson tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the ropes.
Perez prevents a body shot from Benson.
A knee to the head by Benson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Benson is trying to break the clinch but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Benson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Perez lands a hook that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Perez throws an elbow that misses.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Perez.
Perez crunches a lovely knee into Benson's ribcage.
Benson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but Perez blocks with his arms.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perez obliges.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez prevents Benson from breaking the clinch.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benson is trying to force a seperation but Perez has the dominant position.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Perez lands a knee to the body.
Perez lands a nice elbow.
Perez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benson takes an elbow to the temple.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Perez avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Perez.
Perez crunches a lovely knee into Benson's ribcage.
Benson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez lands a nice elbow.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Perez throws an elbow but misses.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Perez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benson's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perez avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Perez.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Perez avoids the damage to the body.
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 cut man is working on Tony Benson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benson tried to score with a low kick but Perez checks it.
Perez wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.

Perez pushes Benson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Perez lands a good knee to the midsection. Benson won't want to take too many of those.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Benson blocks with his arms.
Perez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Benson working hard to break the clinch.
Benson is trying to break the clinch but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.

Benson manages to break the clinch.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Benson closes the distance and clinches.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Perez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick from Benson.
Benson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benson is looking to clinch but Perez is avoiding it.
Benson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perez's calf.
A clash of legs there as Benson blocks the low kick.

Benson tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Benson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.

Benson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez tries to clinch up but Benson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez is looking to slow Benson down with leg kicks.
Perez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benson swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Benson pushes him off.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Benson moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Benson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perez - that will leave a mark!
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Benson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benson lands a high kick!
Perez tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez tries to clinch but Benson moves out of range.
Perez checks the leg kick.
Benson blocks a head kick by Perez.
Perez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benson.
Benson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perez tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Benson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Perez pushes Benson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Perez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bensons head.
Perez keeps control of Benson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
Perez prevents Benson from breaking the clinch.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.

That's four 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 misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.

Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Benson closes the distance and clinches.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benson tries to circle away but Perez has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but Perez blocks with his arms.
Tony Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luis Alberto Perez.
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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Alberto Perez!
A less than humble Luis Alberto Perez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.