PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Sauve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez has chosen It's Goin Down by T.C. as his entrance music. 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.

Sauve
vs
Perez

177 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

197 cm
31
145 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sauve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Perez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perez instigates a clinch.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez tries to work over Sauve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sauve breaks from the clinch.
Sauve throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.
It seemed like Perez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perez blocks a head kick by Sauve.
A big left from Perez misses.
Sauve throws a lazy head kick
and Sauve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sauve throws a leg kick but Perez moved away.
Sauve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Sauve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sauve misses with a few strikes there.
Sauve scores with a hook to the body. Perez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Sauve.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Sauve fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Perez looking to slow down the pace here.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sauve uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauve throws a head punch that misses.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sauve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perez has Sauve pressed against the ropes.

Sauve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sauve fails to land with a series of punches.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Sauve's head but Sauve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Sauve closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sauve.
Sauve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perez looking to slow down the pace here.

Sauve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sauve changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez throws a series of punches but Sauve moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauve throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sauve to score with a decent uppercut.
Perez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sauve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sauve misses with a looping left.
Perez throws a counter combo.
Perez wants to clinch.
Sauve on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sauve circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Sauve counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sauve misses.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Sauve does no damage.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez avoids the head kick by Sauve.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sauve.
Sauve throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sauve lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sauve looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Sauve misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Perez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Sauve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sauve went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sauve ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Perez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sauve in his tracks.
Perez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sauve on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauve has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perez finds it's way round the side to connect with Sauve's head.
Kyle Sauve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sauve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Sauve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perez throws a body punch but Sauve moves out of range.
Sauve fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sauve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez moves out of range as Sauve strikes.

Sauve takes the fight into the clinch.
Sauve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sauve lands a right hand.
Perez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perez tries to stall but Sauve uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sauve throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Sauve tries to break the clinch but Perez is controlling the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Sauve.
Sauve scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sauve.
Sauve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Sauve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sauve lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sauve throws a big shot that misses.
Perez wants to counter the offense by Sauve and move into the clinch position.
Perez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sauve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
A big left from Sauve misses.
Perez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sauve can pounce on him.
Perez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sauve throws a head kick that misses.
Perez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sauve.
Sauve scores with a head kick. Perez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sauve throws a series of punches but Perez moves out of range.
Perez throws a jab when Sauve was well out of range.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sauve connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez's hands.
A head kick misses from Sauve.
Perez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Perez misses.
Perez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Sauve pushes him off.
Sauve slips a straight right by Perez.
Sauve falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sauve looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Sauve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sauve.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauve was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Sauve throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sauve.
Sauve misses with a body shot.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez misses with a hook. Sauve ducked under it nicely.
Sauve misses with a head kick.
Perez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sauve.
Sauve throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Perez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sauve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Sauve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Perez 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.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez swings for the body but Sauve moves out of range.
A combination from Sauve does no damage.
Sauve throws a body shot but no joy.
Sauve misses with a low kick.
Sauve throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sauve is just out of range.

Perez moves into the clinch.

Sauve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sauve lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sauve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sauve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sauve throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Perez misses.
Sauve throwing a counter right hand but Perez manages to avoid it.

Sauve closes the distance and clinches.

Sauve breaks from the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sauve.
Perez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sauve manages to avoid it.
Sauve looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Perez looks to land a right hand but Sauve moved out of range.
Sauve went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sauve cracks Perez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sauve lands a nice looking body shot.
Sauve is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Perez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sauve misses with a series of wild punches.
Sauve on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sauve connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Sauve rushes Perez and presses him up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Sauve dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sauve misses with a hook. Perez ducked under it nicely.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sauve.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sauve moves away.
Sauve lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sauve slips under a jab from Perez.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Sauve.
A little jabbing left from Perez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Sauve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sauve throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.

Perez rushes Sauve and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Sauve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez works Sauve's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Perez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perez cracks Sauve with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez moves away from the strike by Sauve.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sauve.
A nice combination there by Sauve.
Jab by Sauve.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sauve lands with a nice body punch.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Sauve moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sauve.
Perez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sauve connects with a leg kick. Perez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Sauve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauve blocks a jab.
Perez misses with a body shot
and Sauve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Sauve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauve drops his hands momentarily and Perez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perez throws a hook but Sauve avoids it easily.
Perez misses with a jab to the body
and Sauve counters with a two punch combo.
Perez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sauve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sauve throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looks like Sauve has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Perez throws a series of punches but Sauve moves out of range.
Sauve missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sauve scores with a hook to the body. Perez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perez throws a series of punches but Sauve avoids them all with ease.
Perez looks to land a combination but Sauve avoids it well.
Sauve fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Sauve 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perez! But no joy.
Sauve bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perez's head.
Perez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Sauve.
Perez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sauve looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Perez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Sauve misses.
Sauve misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauve lands a slapping body shot.
Perez wants to clinch up but Sauve keeps it at a distance.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Sauve.
Perez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sauve.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Sauve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sauve is looking for a counter combo.
Sauve throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.
Perez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sauve.
Kyle Sauve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Sauve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez avoids a kick to the body.
Perez swings for the body but Sauve moves out of range.
Sauve appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sauve lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sauve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sauve throws out the jab.
Sauve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sauve is just out of range.
Sauve lands a lovely overhand right.
Perez misses with a hook. Sauve ducked under it nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick from Sauve.
Perez throws a hook but Sauve blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sauve misses the target.
Sauve takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sauve tries to move into range but Perez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Sauve went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sauve takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Perez scores with a hook.
Perez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sauve manages to avoid it.
Sauve misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perez swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Sauve counter with a right hand.

Sauve has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sauve's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perez tries to work over Sauve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sauve lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sauve or not.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sauve.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sauve is trying to break free.

Sauve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sauve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Sauve.
Sauve scores with the left hand. Perez knows he should have avoided that one.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Sauve.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Perez forces Sauve back against the ropes and clinches.
Sauve takes a shot to the head.
Perez blocking some punches.
Perez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sauve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
Perez is looking to control Sauve's arms but Sauve gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perez has his back to the ropes.
Sauve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sauve's efforts to push away.
Sauve is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sauve blocks a body shot from Perez.
Sauve lands a hook that snaps the head of Perez backwards.

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

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sauve.
Sauve shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perez blocks a head kick by Sauve.
Sauve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauve moves out of range as Perez strikes.
Sauve with a nice cross.
Sauve connects with a right hand. Perez shakes it off.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sauve.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Sauve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sauve misses with a head kick.
Perez misses with the combination.
Sauve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a nice looking combination but Sauve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sauve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Sauve.
Kyle Sauve is winning the standup battle so far.
Sauve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perez in his tracks.
Perez thuds his right hand into Sauve's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A right-left combo lands from Sauve.
Perez lands a head shot.
Perez blocks a low kick nicely.
Perez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sauve connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Perez scrambles back to his feet.
Sauve is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sauve drops his hands momentarily and Perez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez lands a really nice looking cross but Sauve seems unphased.
Perez lands a right hook to the body.
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sauve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Sauve is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Sauve will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sauve lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perez at a distance.
Sauve lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sauve counters with a series of strikes. Perez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sauve lands a jab to the head.
Sauve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Sauve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sauve throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauve walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joshua Perez!
Joshua Perez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160), into his post fight interview.