PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luthor comes to the cage accompanied by Money. Lex Luthor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Luthor
vs
Perez

182 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

184 cm
21
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Nutrition
Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lex Luthor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Perez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luthor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luthor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Perez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Perez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luthor wants to control but Perez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Perez blocks the strikes from Luthor.
Perez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Perez seems content to control.
Luthor trying to control but Perez postures up.
Perez wants to control but Luthor is keeping him busy.
Luthor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Luthor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Luthor 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luthor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Perez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Luthor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by Luthor.
Luthor has a takedown stuffed.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown. Luthor tries to sprawl out of it but Perez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luthor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lex Luthor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Perez.

Perez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Perez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Perez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Luthor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Perez controlling the position easily from mount.
Luthor taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez controlling from the full mount.
Luthor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Perez is trying to control the action in half guard but Luthor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Luthor has hold of Perez's hands but Perez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perez not doing much here.

Luthor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luthor tries to get to full guard but Perez has control of the leg.
Perez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Luthor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Perez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luthor's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luthor gets full guard.
Perez trying to control but Luthor is working from the bottom.
Perez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Luthor tries to strike from the bottom.
Perez trying to control but Luthor is working from the bottom.
Luthor wants to get back to his feet but Perez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perez passes Luthor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Perez trying to pass the guard but Luthor defending well.
Perez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Luthor trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Luthor is refusing to be controlled, as Perez sits in half guard.
Luthor is trying to stand up here but Perez is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perez blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez closes the distance and clinches up with Luthor, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes Luthor against the cage but Luthor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Luthor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Perez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Luthor!
Luthor flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Luthor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Perez landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Luthor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Perez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Luthor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perez as he avoids it easily.

Perez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perez showed some decent athleticism there.
Luthor wants to get back to full guard.
Luthor wants to control but Perez is keeping busy.
Luthor punching from the bottom.
Perez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luthor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perez trying to control from half guard but Luthor is working away.
Perez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Luthor punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez slows the pace down in half guard.
Luthor is trying to get back to full guard.
Luthor trying to control from the bottom.
Perez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Perez slows the pace down in half guard.
Luthor is refusing to be controlled, as Perez sits in half guard.
Luthor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Perez is keen to just control but Luthor is a slippery customer.
Perez prevents Luthor from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Perez seems content to control.
Luthor throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Luthor is not content to let Perez control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perez shoots in for a takedown but Luthor shows good takedown defense.
Luthor stuffs the takedown.

Perez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Perez there.
Perez stalling.
Luthor trying to control but Perez postures up.
Luthor tries to roll over but Perez keeps him under control.
Luthor trying to control from the bottom.
Luthor tries to roll over but Perez keeps him under control.
Perez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sergio Perez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perez lands a nice short elbow.
Luthor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Perez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Luthor's guard.
Perez wants to control from the top but Luthor keeps moving.
Perez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Perez passes Luthor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Luthor is trying to maintain the position but Perez is very close to passing his half guard.
Perez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Luthor has one foot on Perez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Perez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Perez lands in his opponent's guard.
Luthor wants to stand but Perez is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Luthor looking to control.
Perez wants to control from the top but Luthor keeps moving.
Perez cracks Luthor with a solid left hand.
Perez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Luthor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez controlling from the top position.
Luthor wants to stand but Perez is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Luthor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Perez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Perez lands in his opponent's guard.
Perez postures up.
Perez wants to control from the top but Luthor keeps moving.
Perez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Luthor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perez trying to control but Luthor is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luthor is trying to control the position but Perez postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Perez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Perez lands in his opponent's guard.
Luthor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Luthor scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Luthor striking off his back but it's not causing Perez any problems.
Luthor striking off his back but it's not causing Perez any problems.
Luthor looking for a sweep. Not yet Luthor, not yet.
Luthor is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Luthor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Perez feints and as Luthor raises his hands in defense, Perez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez stays in close to Luthor's body and controls the position.
Perez wants to control from the top but Luthor keeps moving.
Luthor wants to stand but Perez is controlling the position.
Luthor trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Perez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Perez working some strikes from top position.
Perez distracts Luthor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Luthor keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.

Luthor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Luthor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Luthor is striking but Perez is not phased and passes to half guard.
Perez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Luthor is trying to control but can't.
Luthor taking some punishment here, with Perez in his half guard.
Perez trying to control the pace.
Luthor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Perez.

Luthor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Luthor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perez is nestled in close to Luthor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Luthor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perez is working away from the top position though.
Perez blocks the strikes from Luthor.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luthor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Perez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sergio Perez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Check out the look on Perez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Luthor is looking to regain half guard here but Perez keeps moving and retains side control.
Luthor trying to remain calm as Perez controls from the top position.
Lex Luthor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez working the head with strikes.
Perez lands some shots froms side control.
Luthor is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

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