PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miles North (ranked 2284 p4p, 279 weight class) and Pascual Perez (ranked 3839 p4p, 438 weight class). North's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Men at Work - Down Under. Perez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Another One Bites The Dust. 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.

North
vs
Perez

194 cm
28
169 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

184 cm
33
180 lbs
17 - 21 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Velocity Fightwear

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from North.

North throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Perez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. North is in Perez's guard.
North lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
North trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
North lands a couple of decent looking shots.
North postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
North chips away with some ground and pound.
North trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
North scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Perez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
North works over Perez with some ground and pound from guard.
North controls from within his opponent's guard.
North wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.

Perez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. North is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perez keeping moving, preventing North from controlling successfully.
North scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
North looking to pass the guard.
North trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez is trying to control the position but North postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
North postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perez trying to strike off his back.

Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. North doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. North manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
North trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

North got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, North has managed to get both his arms back between Perez's legs - danger averted.
North controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
North postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
North wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
North with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Perez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
North passes Perez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
North is trying to control. Perez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
North is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've been hearing good reports from North's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Perez is not content to let North control the position.
Perez manages to get to full guard.

North avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and North defends well.
North is stalling in the full guard.
North postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
North trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
North regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles North dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A combination from Perez does no damage.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perez ducks right into an uppercut from North.
North is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
North connects with a crisp jab.
Perez closes the distance looking to clinch
and North connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
North lands a high kick!
Perez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
North delivers a nice body kick.
North fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

North feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. North doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. North manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
North controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
North wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North chips away with some ground and pound.
Miles North overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
North working some strikes from top position.
North trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
North scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
North wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
North 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.
North is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
North makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. North gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
North 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 is breathing heavily.
North cracks Perez with a solid left hand.
North sitting in guard here, content to control.
North looking to pass the guard.
Perez wants to sweep here but North controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Perez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! North escapes and throws Perez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
North working the ground and pound.
Perez tries to buck North off but North is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Perez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Perez is not content to let North control the position.
North cracks Perez with a big elbow.
Perez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but North wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks North politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. North prefers to stall for the moment though.

North working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Perez is working to avoid the ground and pound but North connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to bench press North off him but North keeps the position.
Perez prevents North from moving into mount.
Perez taking a bit of punishment here - North scoring with strikes.
Perez wants to control but North postures up.
Perez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Perez is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on North's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Perez struggling a bit here.
North trying to control the position but Perez is working away.

North wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perez, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles North dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

North lands with a slapping head kick.
North tries to bum rush Perez with a series of wild strikes but Perez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perez misses with the head strike.
North lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
North drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miles North is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but North swats him away and circles back towards the center.
North scores with a leg kick.
Perez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perez lands with a nice combination. North backs away looking to recover.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
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 throws a head punch that misses.
North is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
North is working Perez over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North lands a right hand.
Perez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perez stalling the fight.
North wants to take the fight to the mat but Perez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles North. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from North.

North gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Perez regains guard.
North seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
North scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
North preventing the sweep.
Perez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Perez has momentary wrist control but North slips an elbow through the middle.
Perez is trying to hold North in close to prevent damage but North has managed to pass into half guard.
North lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
North is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
North is thwarting Perez's attempts to control the position.
Perez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. North lands a nice short elbow.

Perez is rocked!
Ground and pound from North.
Perez is still in real trouble! Can North finish him?
North takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
North lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
North lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perez taking some punishment here, with North in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
North lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Perez quite badly. Perez pulls North in close trying to recover. North postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Perez on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Perez doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles North!
A very excited looking Miles North 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.