PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handly comes to the cage accompanied by You Dropped a bomb on me. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Handly
vs
Perez

173 cm
32
159 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

176 cm
33
157 lbs
27 - 13 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez dodges the punch combination from Handly.
Nice cross by Perez.
Perez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Handly misses with a looping left.
Perez misses with a body kick.
Handly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Handly has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perez wants to slow Handly down by chopping away at his legs.
Perez stuns Handly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Handly throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Perez cracks Handly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Handly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Perez scores with a leg kick.
Handly misses with a combination

and Perez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Handly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perez working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Handly, who protects the arm well.
Perez tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez throws an elbow but Handly slips to the side and avoids it well.
Perez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Handly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Handly sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Perez works his way into side control.
Perez slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Handly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly is not content to let Perez control the position.

Perez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Handly, who protects the arm well.
Perez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Handly is trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handly is trying to control Perez's posture but Perez avoids it.
Perez working the ground and pound but Handly is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Handly has escaped the position, nice work there.
Handly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Perez's best efforts.

Perez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Handly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Handly moves into full guard.
Handly controls Perez momentarily but Perez frees himself.
Perez trying to control but Handly is working from the bottom.
Handly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Perez!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly with good strikes from the mount here!
Handly lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Perez?
Perez tries to reverse the position but Handly maintains control.
Perez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Handly lands a heavy elbow.
Perez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Handly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Handly landing punches.
Handly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perez hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Handly landing shots from mount.
Handly lands a big elbow - Perez is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Perez is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Charles Handly!
Charles Handly retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Charles Handly thanked [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).