PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . McClane has chosen Jesus Built My Hotrod as his entrance music. John McClane is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Alberto Perez
vs
McClane

190 cm
32
182 lbs
25 - 16 - 1

182 cm
37
201 lbs
24 - 14 - 2

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClane checks a low kick from Perez.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from McClane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McClane throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.
Crunch! McClane slams his shin into Perez's torso.
McClane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McClane keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez checks a leg kick.

Perez clinches.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by McClane.
McClane working hard to break the clinch.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but McClane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
McClane's coach down at Xtreme HGH Fight Club (best in Amsterdam) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McClane's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Perez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perez misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez pushes off an throws an elbow but McClane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McClane has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
McClane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Perez with a knee to the head.

It looks like John McClane has been cut.
Good body shot from Perez.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.

McClane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but McClane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McClane checks the leg kick.
McClane moves out of range of the body kick from Perez.
Perez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McClane.
Perez is looking to counter the offense by McClane and move into the clinch.
McClane circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McClane moves out of range as Perez throws a body kick.
Perez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Perez misses the jab.
McClane replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Perez blocks it well.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but McClane pushes him off.
Perez blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McClane.
Perez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McClane checks a low kick from Perez.
McClane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Perez!
McClane lands with a straight right. Perez didn't see that one coming.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Perez blocks the leg kick.
McClane misses the jab.
McClane thuds his right hand into Perez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane thumps Perez with a low kick.
McClane looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
Perez checks the leg kick nicely there.
McClane tries a low kick but Perez avoids it.
Perez throws a wild body kick that McClane sees coming a mile off.
McClane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perez can pounce on him.
Perez tries to clinch there but McClane circles away.
McClane keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perez wants to clinch up but McClane keeps it at a distance.
Perez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McClane's head backwards.
McClane throws a hook to the side of Perez's head but Perez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by McClane.
A telegraphed right hand from McClane misses the target.
Perez tries to clinch up but McClane circles away and keeps his distance.
McClane throws a leg kick but Perez checks it.
Perez tries to clinch but McClane is having none of it.
Perez throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane misses the shot to the body.
Perez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perez misses with a low kick.
McClane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and McClane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McClane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McClane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McClane.
No joy there for McClane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McClane works Perez's body with a nice hook.
Perez moves away from the strike by McClane.
Perez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but McClane pushes him off.
McClane 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luis Alberto Perez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John McClane'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.

Perez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
McClane misses with a leg kick
and Perez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McClane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez checks a leg kick.
Perez is looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from McClane misses.
McClane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perez misses with a hook to the body
and McClane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McClane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perez closes the distance looking to clinch
and McClane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez lands a nice shot that snaps McClane's head back.
A swing and a miss from McClane.
Perez throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Perez fires out a quick counter leg kick but McClane just manages to avoid it.
A jab from McClane misses.
McClane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez is looking to clinch but McClane is avoiding it.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from McClane.
McClane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perez. That one must have hurt.
McClane misses with a body shot.
Perez throws a body kick that misses.

Perez moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Perez just misses with a elbow thrown towards McClane's brow.
Perez prevents McClane from breaking the clinch.

McClane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McClane keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez is looking to slow McClane down with leg kicks.
McClane misses the jab.
Perez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perez throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a head kick but McClane moves out of range.
Perez throws a head kick that McClane semi-blocks.
McClane motions for Perez to come forward. McClane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perez is looking to clinch but McClane is avoiding it.

Perez instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McClane can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Perez throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McClane is trying to force a seperation but Perez has the dominant position.
McClane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

McClane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane tries to land a front kick but Perez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez misses with a right hand
letting McClane counter with a right hand.
Perez throws a solid leg kick but McClane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perez.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - McClane circles away.
McClane misses with an attempted mid kick.
McClane misses with a low kick.
Perez connects with an inside leg kick.
Perez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McClane's calf.
McClane throws a body kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McClane 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.
McClane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McClane walks into a jab.
McClane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perez lands a body shot.
Perez throws a leg kick but McClane moved away.
Perez backing away here, and McClane unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.

Perez has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McClane.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but McClane blocks with his arms.
Perez tries a knee to the head but McClane blocks it.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McClane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McClane prevents a body shot from Perez.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McClane can do to turn this around?
Perez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McClane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alberto Perez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John McClane's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McClane sizes up Perez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McClane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McClane scores with a kick to the body.
McClane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perez tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Perez.
McClane feints a counter leg kick.
Perez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez blocks a low kick nicely.
McClane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perez can pounce on him.
A low kick from Perez is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perez tries to clinch but McClane moves out of range.
McClane is looking to slow Perez down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez wants to clinch up but McClane keeps it at a distance.
Perez throws a looping overhand right but McClane ducks down to avoid it.
McClane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perez misses with a low kick.
John McClane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as McClane blocks the low kick.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McClane. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McClane. That did some damage!
Perez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez scores with a leg kick.
Perez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perez takes one to the side of the head.
Perez is looking to slow McClane down with leg kicks.
Perez checks the leg kick.
McClane checks the leg kick nicely there.
McClane moves out of range of the strikes.
McClane is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from McClane misses.
Perez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perez blocks a low kick nicely.
McClane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perez takes a step back to recover.
Perez moves away from the strike by McClane.
Perez is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane tried to score with a low kick but Perez checks it.
Perez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perez throws a leg kick
and McClane counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez throws a front kick that sends McClane stumbling back into the ropes.
Perez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McClane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from McClane.
McClane throws a head kick that misses.
Perez blocks a leg kick.
Perez walks into a left hand.
McClane misses with a left hand
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McClane misses with a body punch
and Perez counters with an inside leg kick.
McClane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perez tries to land a front kick but McClane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McClane throws a chopping leg kick but Perez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Perez.
McClane throws a lazy right hand but Perez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but McClane pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and McClane moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as McClane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perez connects with a high kick.
McClane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perez checks a leg kick.
McClane misses with a body shot.
McClane tries to score with a low kick but Perez moves his leg out of the way.
Perez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McClane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perez.
McClane throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Perez throws a head kick that McClane semi-blocks.

Perez drives through and clinches with McClane against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perez obliges.
McClane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McClane blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
John McClane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez lands an elbow just above McClane 's eye.

That has opened up John McClane's cut even more.
McClane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez tries a knee to the head but McClane blocks it.
Perez has McClane pressed against the ropes, preventing McClane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McClane is trying to break the clinch but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
McClane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Perez lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Alberto Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

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.
The defeated John McClane had this to say: 'Dingy dingy son of a gun...'.