PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Perez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Perez
vs
Maldini

224 cm
24
279 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

196 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Maldini's head and hops out.
Perez stuffs the takedown attempt from Maldini. Maldini gets slowly back to his feet.
Perez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andre Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Maldini.
Maldini shoots in looking for a takedown. Perez tries to sprawl out of it but Maldini keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maldini will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maldini looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Maldini gets caught napping as Perez dives in and scores a takedown. Maldini manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perez distracts Maldini with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Perez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perez working some strikes from top position.
Perez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Perez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Perez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perez is in close to Maldini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perez won't allow Maldini to get back to his feet.
Maldini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perez is in close to Maldini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perez with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez works over Maldini with some ground and pound from guard.
Perez throwing strikes but missing.
Perez throws a big elbow that misses.
Perez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maldini's head.
Perez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maldini wants to get back to his feet but Perez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perez postures up in Maldini's guard and throws a big left but Maldini blocks it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Perez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maldini smiles and moves away.

Perez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maldini is looking to get back to his feet here but Perez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Maldini's back.
Perez is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Maldini. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Maldini really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Maldini to escape the position.
Maldini is trying to stand back up.
Perez throwing sloppy strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini is trapped and Perez is scoring with shots to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez has Maldini flattened out and is raining down punches.
Perez thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Maldini covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Maldini is trying to get back to his feet but Perez has full control of the position and if anything, Maldini has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Perez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Maldini could be in trouble here!
Perez misses with punches from the back.
Perez misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Perez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maldini darts in looking for a takedown but Perez gets double underhooks and turns Maldini into the cage.
Maldini with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maldini is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Perez slaps away a takedown attempt from Maldini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andre Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Maldini.
Maldini shoots in for a takedown but Perez shows good takedown defense.
Maldini shoots and misses
and Perez counters with a left and a right that stings Maldini.
Maldini fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.
Perez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maldini manages to circle out of the way.
Maldini shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perez pinned against the cage. Perez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perez sprawls well. Perez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maldini gets slowly back to his feet.
Enzo Maldini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini has a takedown stuffed.
Perez throws a quick counter head kick but Maldini was just out of range.
Maldini changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Maldini manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maldini changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Maldini manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up 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.
Maldini shoots in looking for a takedown. Perez tries to sprawl out of it but Maldini keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maldini is breathing heavily.
Maldini shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez slaps away a takedown attempt from Maldini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maldini misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maldini misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maldini tries to avoid it but Perez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maldini to the ground. Maldini escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maldini changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Maldini throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perez's waist but Perez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maldini off to one side.
Maldini leaves Perez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maldini has his takedown stuffed

and Perez counters by moving into the clinch.
Maldini letting Perez take a breather here.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Perez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maldini up against the cage.

Perez breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maldini fails with a takedown attempt.
Maldini shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perez but Perez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maldini shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perez pinned against the cage. Perez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maldini misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Maldini tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini looks for a takedown but Perez sprawls well.
Maldini fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Maldini tries to get set, Perez tries to push him back and clinch up but Maldini manages to avoid the attempt.
Perez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maldini fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maldini fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maldini closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perez circles away.
Perez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maldini.
Perez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maldini manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Perez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Maldini tries to sprawl but Perez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Perez scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Maldini makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Andre Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldini fails with a takedown attempt.
Perez shoots in and drives through. Maldini sprawls well.

Perez drives through and clinches with Maldini against the cage.
Perez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Perez stalling against the cage.
Perez stops a takedown attempt from Maldini.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maldini as Perez tries to tie him up.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Maldini has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perez successfully pulls guard.
Perez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maldini wants to get up but he can't break Perez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Maldini wanted to stand there but Perez had control of the position.
Perez controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Perez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Perez pulls guard.
Perez 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.
Perez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maldini preventing the sweep.

Perez is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Maldini rolls with it to try and escape but Perez cranks on the arm and Maldini is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Perez!