PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Another One Bites The Dust. Pascual Perez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patryk Szczerbiec's chin.

Perez
vs
Szczerbiec

184 cm
30
180 lbs
14 - 16 - 1

188 cm
41
185 lbs
31 - 33 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Szczerbiec darts in and clinches Perez up against the cage.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Szczerbiec is controlling the position.
Perez is leaning against Szczerbiec and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
Perez wants to take the fight to the mat but Szczerbiec manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Szczerbiec controls the action.
Szczerbiec lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Perez - that landed with a thud.
Perez dodges an elbow strike from Szczerbiec.
A nice right hand lands inside from Szczerbiec.
A short left from Szczerbiec.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a knee strike.

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Szczerbiec darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Perez clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez is leaning against Szczerbiec and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Szczerbiec lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perez lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec prevents a takedown attempt there.
Perez has Szczerbiec pushed against the cage.
Szczerbiec keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perez's efforts to push away.
Perez misses with an elbow strike.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Szczerbiec avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Szczerbiec has him pressed against the cage.
Szczerbiec lands a shoulder strike.
Perez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascual Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Szczerbiec after a bit of a struggle.
Szczerbiec lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczerbiec avoids the damage to the body.
Szczerbiec takes a shot to the head.
Szczerbiec lands a shoulder strike.
Szczerbiec lands with a light punch inside.
Szczerbiec gets through Perez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec misses with some punches.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Szczerbiec is controlling him.
Perez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec looking to stall.
Perez takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Szczerbiec escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Szczerbiec gets tackled into the cage by Perez. Perez maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec scores with a shot to the side of Perez's head.
Szczerbiec scores with a knee to the head.
Szczerbiec misses with a knee to the head.
Perez fails to pull guard.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
Szczerbiec blocks a body shot from Perez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to push Szczerbiec away but Szczerbiec has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Szczerbiec.
Perez pushes off an throws an elbow but Szczerbiec leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Perez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez stalling in the clinch.

Perez wants the takedown. Szczerbiec is fighting it off but Perez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Szczerbiec's guard against the cage.

Szczerbiec has his feet on Perez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Szczerbiec moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Szczerbiec misses with some punches.
Perez taking a breather.

Perez drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Perez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec wants to stand but Perez is controlling his posture from full guard.

Perez looking for a guillotine here but Szczerbiec defends easily.
Szczerbiec trying to stand up but can't free himself from Perez's guard.
Szczerbiec sitting in guard here, content to control.
Perez looking to control.
Szczerbiec sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Perez is working an open guard so Szczerbiec takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patryk Szczerbiec dominated that 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.

Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patryk Szczerbiec seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Perez.
Szczerbiec prevents a body shot from Perez.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perez tries to break free but Szczerbiec pushes him back against the cage.
Szczerbiec with a knee to the head.

Perez tightens his grip and picks Szczerbiec up, before dumping him to the ground. Szczerbiec manages to land in guard.
Perez wants to control from the top but Szczerbiec keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczerbiec is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Perez trying to control but Szczerbiec postures up.
Szczerbiec seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Szczerbiec has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Szczerbiec has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Szczerbiec is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Perez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Perez trying to keep a closed guard but Szczerbiec is proving a slippery customer.

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.
Szczerbiec slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Perez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Szczerbiec not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Szczerbiec stands up from Perez's guard - Szczerbiec perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pascual Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Szczerbiec scores with a shoulder strike.
Szczerbiec lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec lands a nice uppercut.
Perez trying to stall but Szczerbiec improves his position.
Szczerbiec lands with a left to the head.
Szczerbiec dodges an elbow strike from Perez.
Szczerbiec using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Szczerbiec has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Szczerbiec manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec tries a knee to the head but Perez blocks it.
Perez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Szczerbiec to keep the fight standing.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Szczerbiec.
Perez jumps guard but Szczerbiec turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascual Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szczerbiec prevents a body shot from Perez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries a body shot but Szczerbiec blocks it.
Szczerbiec lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Szczerbiec.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczerbiec avoids the damage to the body.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczerbiec controls his hands.
A short left from Szczerbiec.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.

Perez manages to break the clinch.
Perez has his takedown stuffed

and Szczerbiec holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Szczerbiec lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczerbiec.
A shot in the inside from Szczerbiec.
A right hand to the body from Perez.
Szczerbiec lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perez wants to take the fight to the mat but Szczerbiec manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Szczerbiec is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patryk Szczerbiec showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Szczerbiec rushes Perez and presses him up against the cage.
Szczerbiec prevents the takedown attempt.

Szczerbiec drops Perez with a big knee straight up the middle! Perez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Pascual Perez has been cut.

Szczerbiec tries to sprawl but Perez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Perez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Szczerbiec trying to hold on to Perez's head to control him but Perez postures up.

Perez is looking for a kimura here.

Perez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez wants to control but Szczerbiec is keeping him busy.
Perez throwing shots but Szczerbiec is blocking nicely.
Szczerbiec tries to get to full guard but Perez has control of the leg.

Perez wants to work for an arm triangle but Szczerbiec is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Perez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Perez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Szczerbiec keeping hold of Perez's head, controlling as best he can.
Perez wants to take a breather but Szczerbiec is having none of it.

Perez is trying to work for a kimura but Szczerbiec is defending well.

Perez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Perez is trying to control. Szczerbiec wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Szczerbiec throws a head kick that Perez semi-blocks.
Perez closes the distance but Szczerbiec moves to the side
and Szczerbiec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Szczerbiec is fending him off so far but Perez persists. Nope, Szczerbiec circles away and we're back to standing.

Szczerbiec moves into the clinch successfully.
Patryk Szczerbiec is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perez is trying to stall.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczerbiec avoids it.
Perez has Szczerbiec pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Szczerbiec manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascual Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez tries to score a body lock takedown but Szczerbiec shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perez jumps guard but Szczerbiec turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Szczerbiec makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Szczerbiec pulls his leg out and moves away.

Szczerbiec clinches up against the cage.
Szczerbiec throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Szczerbiec lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pascual Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczerbiec is defending well for now.
Szczerbiec lands with a short head shot on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patryk Szczerbiec comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Szczerbiec 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patryk Szczerbiec!
A very excited looking Patryk Szczerbiec made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.