PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez has chosen Gangnam Style by PSY as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pentti
vs
Alberto Perez

184 cm
31
197 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

185 cm
31
200 lbs
28 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Pentti misses with a body punch
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pentti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pentti.
Pentti feints a jab promting Perez to slip. Pentti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Perez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pentti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez scores with a leg kick.
Pentti lands a nice hook to Perez's body. Perez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pentti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Pentti saw that one coming.
Perez connects with a body shot that sends Pentti's belly button to the back.
Perez lands with a nice body punch.
Perez throws a hook but Pentti blocks it.
Pentti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Pentti.
Pentti throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Pentti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentti thuds his shin into the meat of Perez's side.
Pentti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Pentti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Pentti clinches.
Pentti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Perez.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pentti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perez leaning his opponent against the cage.

Pentti breaks the clinch.

Pentti has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentti struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pentti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pentti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez avoiding damage as Pentti throws knees to the body.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pentti can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Perez wants to stall.

Pentti manages to break the clinch.
Pentti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pentti scores with a sloppy right hand. Perez should have avoided that one.

Pentti clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the cage.
Pentti lands a nice uppercut.
Perez digs a right hand underneath Pentti's ribcage. Pentti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Perez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pentti misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pentti misses with a body shot.
Pentti looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pentti.
Pentti ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Perez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Perez finds it's target.
Pentti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Pentti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez throws a leg kick but Pentti moved away.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Pentti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pentti throws a leg kick but Perez moved away.
Perez throws a series of punches but Pentti avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Pentti's shoulder, as Pentti tries to avoid the shot.
Pentti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pentti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pentti misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pentti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A bone on bone clash there as Pentti blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Pentti.
Perez slips under a jab.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pentti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pentti has managed to clinch.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pentti avoids it.
Pentti throws a head punch that misses.
Pentti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Pentti 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.

Pentti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pentti connects with a leg kick. Perez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Pentti blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pentti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pentti misses with a low kick.
Perez lands a jab to the head.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Pentti.
Pentti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pentti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pentti keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Pentti's head but Pentti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez lands a jab to the nose.
Perez swings for the body but Pentti moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Pentti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Pentti.
Perez tries to clinch up but Pentti circles away and keeps his distance.
Pentti lands a body shot.
Pentti feints and then cracks Perez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perez down.
Pentti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pentti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perez backs up against the cage.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Pentti.
Arvo Pentti is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez throws a front kick that sends Pentti stumbling back into the cage.
Perez misses with a looping left.

Perez moves into the clinch.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
Perez misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pentti misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pentti.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Pentti.

Pentti breaks from the clinch.
Perez tries to clinch up but Pentti circles away and keeps his distance.
Pentti thows a body shot but no joy.
Pentti avoids the head kick by Perez.
Pentti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pentti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pentti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pentti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perez missing with a left hand there. Pentti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Pentti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Pentti slips the punch.
Pentti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Pentti.
A big right from Pentti misses.
Pentti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perez on the side of the head.
Perez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perez throws a head kick that misses
and Pentti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez throws a body kick that misses.
Pentti with a jab.
Pentti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pentti manages to avoid it.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Pentti lands with a hook. Perez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perez is looking to chop away at Pentti's legs.
Pentti looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti lands with a shot to the body.
Pentti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pentti defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Perez wants to clinch up but Pentti keeps it at a distance.
Pentti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perez misses with a jab to the body
and Pentti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pentti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perez's calf.
A low kick from Pentti is predictable there
and Perez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pentti thinking.
Pentti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pentti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Perez throws a body punch but Pentti moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Pentti misses its intended target.

Pentti moves into the clinch.
Perez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penttis head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Pentti dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pentti has managed to clinch.
Arvo Pentti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pentti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pentti presses Perez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pentti leaning his opponent against the cage.

Pentti breaks the clinch.
Pentti checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Pentti misses.
Perez thows a body kick. Pentti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pentti scores with a hook to the body. Perez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pentti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentti misses with a leg kick.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Pentti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pentti throws a series of strikes that have Perez backpedaling.
Pentti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perez's head backwards.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pentti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pentti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Pentti.

Perez is rocked!

Pentti has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Perez.
Perez misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pentti blocking some punches.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Pentti.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Perez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez working aggressively here.
Pentti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Pentti prevents a body shot from Perez.
Pentti blocking some punches.

Pentti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pentti scores with a hook to the body. Perez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pentti lands with an overhand left.
Perez lands a jab.
Pentti cracks Perez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Pentti finish him?
Pentti drops Perez with a huge uppercut! Perez drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pentti is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvo Pentti!
Arvo Pentti decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.