PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Perez's choice of entrance music: Gangnam Style by PSY. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lockyer
vs
Alberto Perez

189 cm
32
194 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

185 cm
33
200 lbs
31 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Soul Supremacy Nutrition (90% laundry)

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockyer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lockyer throws a leg kick that is checked

and Perez counters by moving into the clinch.
Lockyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Perez working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
Perez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perez.
Lockyer has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Perez tries to work over Lockyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lockyer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perez blocks a body shot from Lockyer.

Lockyer manages to break the clinch.
Lockyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Lockyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Lockyer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lockyer.
Lockyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Perez tries to move into range but Lockyer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lockyer blocks the body kick.
Perez misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries to clinch there but Lockyer circles away.
Perez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lockyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lockyer swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Perez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lockyer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perez lands a nice looking body kick.
Lockyer throws a solid leg kick but Perez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lockyer.
Lockyer lands the left hand.
Perez moves away from the strike by Lockyer.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lockyer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perez's head backwards.
Lockyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez connects with a looping right hand.
Lockyer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Perez misses with a hook.
Lockyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lockyer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perez slips under a jab.
Perez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lockyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Perez.
Perez lands a really nice looking cross but Lockyer seems unphased.
Lockyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Lockyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Lockyer misses.
Perez scores with a nice head shot.
Lockyer ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lockyer.
Perez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
Lockyer swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Lockyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lockyer connects with the punch.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Lockyer moved out of range nicely.
Lockyer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perez in his tracks.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lockyer circles away.
Lockyer throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Perez lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lockyer throws a sloppy body shot
and Perez counters with an inside leg kick.
Perez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lockyer backs up against the cage.
Lockyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lockyer scores with a jab to the head.
Perez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perez avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
Perez takes a swing at Lockyer's ribcage but misses.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lockyer throws out the jab.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lockyer cracks the inside of Perez's front leg.
Lockyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Perez has managed to clinch.
Lockyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perez.
A short left from Perez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lockyer misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the cage.
Lockyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Lockyer avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lockyer.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Lockyer can't break the clinch.
Perez tries to work over Lockyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lockyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Lockyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lockyer swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perez slips a jab from Lockyer.
Lockyer lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luis Alberto Perez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Perez tries to clinch but Lockyer moves out of range.
Perez throws a body punch but Lockyer moves out of range.
Lockyer misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Perez scores with a four punch combination!
Lockyer misses with a kick to the body.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockyer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perez's head backwards.

Perez is rocked!
Lockyer misses with a few strikes there.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockyer finish him?
Lockyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch lands to the side of Perez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lockyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez jabs at Lockyer's body.
Darren Lockyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lockyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lockyer throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Lockyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez scores with a decent looking hook.
Perez punishes Lockyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Perez misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.
Lockyer misses with a two punch combination.
Lockyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lockyer looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Lockyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lockyer walks into a stiff left hand from Perez.
Lockyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perez. Lockyer shrugs it off though.
Perez moves out of range as Lockyer strikes.
Perez jabs Lockyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lockyer throws out the jab.

Perez forces Lockyer back against the cage and clinches.
Perez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Lockyer on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lockyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lockyer lands a shoulder strike.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Perez.
Perez working aggressively here.
Perez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.
Perez tries to work over Lockyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Lockyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez lands a head shot.

Perez gets a clinch.

Lockyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lockyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez scores with a nice head shot.
Lockyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Lockyer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perez is out of range and Lockyer settles back down.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lockyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lockyer lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Lockyer does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lockyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lockyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Lockyer. Those never looked like landing.
Perez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lockyer misses with a looping left.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Perez tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lockyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Perez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lockyer misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockyer swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perez, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice cross by Lockyer.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lockyer moves away.
Perez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lockyer.
Lockyer avoids the head kick by Perez.
Perez staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Lockyer misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Lockyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Lockyer throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Perez connects with a leg kick. Lockyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Lockyer misses
and Perez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lockyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lockyer's hands.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Perez dodges the punch combination from Lockyer.
Perez cracks Lockyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perez thumps Lockyer with a low kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Perez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lockyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Perez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lockyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
Perez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lockyer missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lockyer takes one to the side of the head.

Perez moves into range and clinches up with Lockyer.

Lockyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Lockyer moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez slips a straight right by Lockyer.
Perez slips under a jab from Lockyer.
Lockyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lockyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Lockyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lockyer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lockyer throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Lockyer misses with a double jab.
Perez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lockyer throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lockyer takes one to the side of the head.
Perez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer swings widly with a right hand

and Perez counters by clinching up.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Perez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Lockyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lockyer's efforts to push away.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lockyer avoids it.
Perez prevents Lockyer from breaking the clinch.
Lockyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the cage.
Perez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perez scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Lockyer tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer tries to break the clinch but Perez is controlling the position.
Lockyer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lockyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perez scores a nice knee to the body.
Perez lands with a light punch inside.
Perez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Lockyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Lockyer.
Luis Alberto Perez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lockyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Perez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lockyer is trying to break free.
Lockyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lockyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lockyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darren Lockyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lockyer misses with some punches.
Lockyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lockyer tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the cage.
Lockyer is trying to break the clinch but Perez is controlling him.
Lockyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lockyer wants to break free but Perez has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
Lockyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lockyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lockyer tries to land a knee to the head but Perez blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Perez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Alberto Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Alberto Perez!
During a confident post fight interview, Luis Alberto Perez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.