PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Perez (ranked 261 p4p, 40 weight class) and Colt Jones (ranked 637 p4p, 111 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Perez
vs
Jones

196 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
200 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Perez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Jones !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.
Perez scores with a push kick.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A left lands for Perez.

It looks like Colt Jones has been cut.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Jones looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws out a counter right but Perez avoids it with no problem.
Enzo Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Jones .
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Perez sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Perez avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Perez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perez staying out of range there.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones .
Perez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Perez misses.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Perez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perez throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Perez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Perez throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Perez.
Perez misses with a shot to the body
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Jones wants to counter the offense by Perez and move into the clinch position.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez slips under a jab.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perez tests Jones 's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Perez closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Jones .
A short right from Perez on the inside.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones .
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Jones .
Perez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perez tries to work over Jones 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez lands a shot to the body.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones .
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perez blocking some punches.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones blocking some punches.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Perez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jones can turn it around.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones .
Jones blocks a body shot from Perez.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones .
Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Jones 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Perez tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones .
A lazy left from Perez finds it's target.
Perez walks into a left hand.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
A jab from Perez misses.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Perez lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
A head kick from Jones lands but Perez takes it in his stride.

It looks like Enzo Perez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perez tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.

That has opened up Colt Jones 's cut even more.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez misses with a right hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Enzo Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones blocking some punches.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Perez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones .
Perez tries to work over Jones 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones .
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Perez misses with some punches.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Perez tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perez lands a left hand.
Perez misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones .
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Perez.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones .
Perez blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Jones working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez works on Jones 's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Perez misses with a body punch.
A short right from Perez.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Perez blocks with his arms.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Perez misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Colt Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Perez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
Perez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jones tries to move into range but Perez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perez counters with a nice body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perez.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones .
A jab from Jones misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez misses with a looping right.

Perez rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Perez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez digs a right hand underneath Jones 's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Perez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Perez.
Perez misses with some punches.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Jones .
Perez avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones working aggressively here.
Perez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jones s head.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perez gets through Jones 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Perez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Perez.

Jones is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?
Perez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones digs a right hand into Perez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perez's gas tank.
Perez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez lands a hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Colt Jones 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez dips a shoulder and cracks Jones with a mighty uppercut! Jones falls back against the cage and Perez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jones is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Perez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enzo Perez!
Enzo Perez retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Enzo Perez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.