PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ride the Lighting. Kim Figueroa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Perez
vs
Figueroa

176 cm
39
157 lbs
30 - 18 - 3

165 cm
37
150 lbs
32 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Domingo Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez stuffs the takedown.
Kim Figueroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figueroa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.
Perez feinted with a counter takedown.
Perez leaves Figueroa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perez feinted with a counter takedown.
Domingo Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Figueroa.
Figueroa closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Figueroa pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Figueroa has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa dives in for a single leg takedown but Perez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Figueroa shoots for a takedown but Perez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Figueroa has his takedown stuffed

and Perez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Figueroa!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez wants to stand but Figueroa has his arm trapped.
Figueroa tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to stand but Figueroa is controlling his head.
Figueroa struggling a bit here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Figueroa is looking for a sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Figueroa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Figueroa's head and hops out.
Figueroa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Figueroa somewhat.
Figueroa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perez sprawls well. Perez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Figueroa gets slowly back to his feet.
Perez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Perez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perez wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Figueroa looks for a takedown but Perez sprawls well.
Perez tries to counter with a takedown but Figueroa is quick to defend against it.
Figueroa misses with a takedown attempt - Perez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perez tries to counter with a takedown but Figueroa is quick to defend against it.
Figueroa fails with the takedown.
Perez tries to counter with a takedown but Figueroa is quick to defend against it.
Figueroa fails with the takedown

so Perez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez wanted to stand there but Figueroa had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domingo Perez 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.

Figueroa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Figueroa with a lazy takedown attempt

and Perez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Perez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Figueroa is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez won't allow Figueroa to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Perez wants to stand but Figueroa is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Figueroa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perez is fending him off so far but Figueroa persists. Nope, Perez circles away and we're back to standing.
Domingo Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Figueroa.
Figueroa shoots in but Perez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Figueroa looks for a takedown but Perez sprawls well.
Perez attempts a counter takedown but Figueroa avoids it well and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Figueroa shoots in for a double leg but Perez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Figueroa fails to land the takedown.
Perez feinted with a counter takedown.
Figueroa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Perez counters with a takedown into side control.
Figueroa is breathing heavily.
Perez wants to stand but Figueroa is controlling his arm.
Figueroa is trying to improve his position.

Perez stands up and beckons Figueroa to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa misses with a takedown attempt - Perez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for Figueroa on that attempt.
Perez tries to counter with a takedown but Figueroa is quick to defend against it.
Figueroa has his takedown stuffed

and Perez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Figueroa!

Perez stands up.
Perez leaves Figueroa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Figueroa or perhaps it was just good defense by Perez, which made it look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Figueroa is defended easily by Perez.
Perez tries to counter with a takedown but Figueroa is quick to defend against it.
Figueroa dives in for a single leg takedown but Perez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Perez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Figueroa doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Perez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Figueroa won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domingo Perez 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Figueroa dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Figueroa's head and hops out.
Perez slaps away a takedown attempt from Figueroa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Figueroa fails with the takedown.
Perez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Figueroa sprawls and moves away.
Domingo Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Figueroa.
Figueroa shoots in for a takedown but Perez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Figueroa shoots in but Perez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Perez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez leaves Figueroa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa with a lazy takedown attempt

and Perez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Figueroa won't be happy with that.
Figueroa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perez wants to stand but Figueroa is controlling his arm.
Figueroa struggling a bit here.
Figueroa keeping his opponent close.
Perez wants to stand but Figueroa is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Figueroa shoots in but no luck this time.
Figueroa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perez swivels and escapes.
Figueroa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perez as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa fails with the takedown

and Perez counters with a single leg into guard. Figueroa didn't expect that.
Perez wants to get up but he can't break Figueroa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Figueroa looking to control.
Perez wants to stand but Figueroa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Figueroa is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kim Figueroa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Figueroa goes for a double leg but Perez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Perez continues to drive forward.
Perez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perez 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:24
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Perez!