PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waldemir Warzecha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gangnam Style by PSY. 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.

Warzecha
vs
Alberto Perez

184 cm
26
183 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
32
200 lbs
31 - 23 - 0

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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waldemir Warzecha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warzecha just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Warzecha.
Warzecha misses with a looping left.
Waldemir Warzecha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warzecha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perez misses with a hook. Warzecha ducked under it nicely.
Warzecha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Perez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warzecha dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Warzecha's head and hops out.
Warzecha defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Perez is looking to land body kicks.
Perez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perez wants it to stay on the feet.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Warzecha throws a head kick that misses.
Perez tries to clinch but Warzecha is having none of it.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warzecha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warzecha looks to land a body kick but Perez moved away.
Perez lands with a good body shot.
Warzecha tries a head kick but it misses.

Warzecha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Perez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Perez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Warzecha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warzecha stands and throws Perez's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez prevents Warzecha from moving into mount.

Warzecha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Warzecha is trying to get an arm triangle but Perez is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An elbow from Warzecha crashes against the mat.
Perez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Perez is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warzecha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perez is looking to control Warzecha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perez avoid being mounted?
Perez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warzecha.
Perez is looking for a sweep. Warzecha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perez keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Warzecha is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Perez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Warzecha.
Perez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warzecha.
Perez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Warzecha.
Warzecha throws an elbow that misses. Perez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Warzecha's guard. Nice move by Perez!
Warzecha is looking to sweep but instead, Perez has passed into half guard.

Warzecha looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warzecha is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waldemir Warzecha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Perez misses with a head kick.
Warzecha shoots in and drives through. Perez sprawls well.
Warzecha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Warzecha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Warzecha somewhat.

Warzecha closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Perez's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Perez holds on and takes a little breather.
Warzecha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Warzecha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Warzecha is one step ahead there.
Warzecha throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez has Warzecha pulled in close to control his posture.
Warzecha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perez is keeping the position for now.
Waldemir Warzecha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warzecha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Perez's head.

Warzecha has gone for a leg lock! Perez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Warzecha's guard.
Warzecha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Warzecha is looking for a triangle but Perez pushes his legs off easily.

Warzecha has his foot on Perez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perez works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perez is one step ahead there.
Perez trying to control but Warzecha is working from the bottom.

Warzecha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perez trying to move into half guard but instead Warzecha has managed to sweep!
Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perez has control of Warzecha's left arm, preventing Warzecha from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Warzecha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Warzecha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perez is keeping the position for now.
Perez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warzecha.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Warzecha throws a strike but Perez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Warzecha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Warzecha is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha looking to pass the guard.
Perez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Warzecha's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Warzecha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perez defends it easily.

Warzecha looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Perez passes into side control.
Warzecha trying to remain calm as Perez controls from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warzecha is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waldemir Warzecha dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Perez tries to clinch but Warzecha is having none of it.
Perez misses with a hook. Warzecha ducked under it nicely.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warzecha was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Warzecha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez blocks a head kick by Warzecha.
Perez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warzecha misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
Warzecha throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Waldemir Warzecha is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warzecha.
Perez scores with a jab to the head.
Warzecha scores with a head kick. Perez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Warzecha throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Perez is looking to chop away at Warzecha's legs.
Perez is looking to slow Warzecha down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez scores with a jab.
Perez tries to clinch there but Warzecha circles away.
Warzecha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez works the jab nicely.
Warzecha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waldemir Warzecha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warzecha is looking to land body kicks.
Perez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Warzecha walks into a straight right hand from Perez.
Perez lands a jab to Warzecha's midsection.
A head kick misses from Warzecha.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez digs a good hook to Warzecha's body.
Perez scoring well with a low kick there.
Perez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Warzecha.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Warzecha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez avoids the head kick by Warzecha.
Perez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warzecha's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Warzecha moves out of range easily.
Perez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Warzecha misses with a straight left.
Perez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Perez blocks a head kick by Warzecha.
Warzecha throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Perez tests Warzecha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luis Alberto Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warzecha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Warzecha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
Warzecha 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.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warzecha was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Warzecha avoids the head kick by Perez.
Perez misses with a low kick.
Warzecha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perez swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldemir Warzecha. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Perez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perez has Warzecha pressed against the cage, preventing Warzecha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luis Alberto Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waldemir Warzecha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Warzecha is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Perez can't fight it off and eventually Warzecha manages to take the fight to the floor. Perez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Warzecha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Warzecha preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warzecha is aware though and is defending well.
Warzecha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez is trying to keep Warzecha in close.
Warzecha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warzecha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Alberto Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Warzecha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldemir Warzecha!
An out of breath Waldemir Warzecha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.