PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Perrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Jose Cronos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cronos
vs
Perrera

178 cm
25
145 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Perrera!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos blocks a leg kick.
Perrera wants to land a leg kick but Cronos is out of range.
Cronos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helio Perrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cronos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cronos with a nice cross.
Perrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perrera swings for the body but Cronos moves out of range.
Cronos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cronos checks a low kick from Perrera.
Perrera misses with an uppercut
and Cronos counters with a stiff right hand.
Perrera misses with a body shot.
Perrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cronos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perrera on the side of the head.
Cronos cracks a nice hook into Perrera's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos tries to bum rush Perrera with a series of wild strikes but Perrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cronos looks to score with a jab to the body but Perrera is just out of range.
We've been told by Cronos's head coaches at Synergy Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Perrera misses with a body shot.
Cronos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perrera.
Jose Cronos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perrera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cronos.
Perrera tried to score with a low kick but Cronos checks it.
Cronos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cronos moves out of range as Perrera strikes.
Perrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cronos.
Perrera wants to land a leg kick but Cronos is out of range.
Perrera dodges the punch combination from Cronos.
Perrera misses with a body shot.
Cronos misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Perrera.
Cronos throws a nice looking combination but Perrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cronos throws a series of strikes that have Perrera backpedaling.

It looks like Helio Perrera has been cut.
Cronos looks to throw the jab but Perrera is out of range.
Perrera shoots in looking for a takedown. Cronos tries to sprawl out of it but Perrera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cronos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perrera fails with a takedown attempt.
Perrera missing with a left hand there. Cronos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perrera lunges at Cronos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cronos's hand.
Perrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Perrera misses
and Cronos counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera shoots for a takedown but Cronos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jose Cronos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Perrera.
A slow jab from Perrera misses its intended target.
Perrera misses with a left hand
and Cronos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perrera throws out a loose jab but Cronos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cronos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cronos avoids the body shot from Perrera.
Perrera misses with an uppercut
and Cronos counters with a one-two to the body.
Perrera misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Perrera misses
and Cronos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cronos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perrera.
Cronos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perrera's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cronos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cronos throws a hook to the side of Perrera's head but Perrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cronos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cronos digs a good body shot into Perrera's ribs.
Cronos throws a hook but Perrera blocks it.
Perrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cronos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cronos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perrera misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cronos moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cronos misses the target.
Cronos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Perrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cronos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Cronos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Perrera's cut.
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.

Perrera swings for the body but Cronos moves out of range.
Cronos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cronos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cronos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Cronos.
Cronos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perrera.

Perrera drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Perrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cronos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Perrera!

Cronos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cronos trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cronos working for a submission but Perrera is keeping him at bay.
Perrera tries to lock up and control but Cronos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Cronos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Perrera manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cronos advances to full mount.
Perrera is trying desperately to improve position.
Cronos dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos avoids the attempt from Perrera to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perrera is trying desperately to improve position.

Cronos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Cronos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Perrera tries to hold on but Cronos pushes him away.
Perrera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cronos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cronos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perrera is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera wants to control but Cronos is having none of it.
Perrera is squirming around, avoiding Cronos's attempts to control the action.
Perrera tries to reverse the position but Cronos maintains control.
Cronos trying to control but Perrera is having none of it.
Cronos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos trying to control but Perrera is having none of it.
Perrera is looking to get to half guard.

Cronos wants to finish this one by submission but Perrera is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cronos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cronos prevents Perrera from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Cronos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helio Perrera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Perrera misses with a left hand
and Cronos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perrera thinking.
A big right from Perrera misses.
Perrera swings for the body but Cronos moves out of range.
Perrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Perrera.
Cronos looks to land a right hand but Perrera moved out of range.
Cronos checks a leg kick.
Cronos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cronos throws a good cross that connects.
Cronos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perrera.
Perrera takes a swing at Cronos's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Perrera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Perrera misses the target.
Perrera tries to move into range but Cronos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perrera throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
Jose Cronos is winning the standup battle so far.
Perrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cronos misses with the combination.
Perrera with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cronos.
Perrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perrera throws a low kick but Cronos avoids it.
Cronos digs a good hook to Perrera's body.
Perrera misses with a low kick as Cronos jumps back.
Cronos staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos looks to land a right hand but Perrera moved out of range.
Cronos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cronos misses the shot to the body.
Cronos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Cronos is just out of range.
Cronos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perrera with a poor takedown
and Cronos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cronos blocks a jab.
Cronos throws a right hand that Perrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Perrera also avoids with ease.
Cronos with a nice cross.
Cronos slips a jab from Perrera.
Perrera misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Perrera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cronos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cronos has his hands on Perrera's head, controlling the position.
Cronos wants to sweep here but Perrera controlling him for the moment.
Perrera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Perrera wants to pass the guard but Cronos is keeping the position.

Cronos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Cronos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cronos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perrera preventing the sweep.
Perrera postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Perrera throws out a loose jab but Cronos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cronos misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perrera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cronos is out of range and Perrera settles back down.
Helio Perrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cronos.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jose Cronos.
Well Cronos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Cronos!
After winning the bout, Jose Cronos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.