PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Perez (ranked 3322 p4p, 314 weight class) and Vasily Grossman (ranked 1902 p4p, 201 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Perez
vs
Grossman

175 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
20
147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasily Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grossman momentarily.
Grossman scores with a jab to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Perez.
Perez connects with a body shot that sends Grossman's belly button to the back.
Grossman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Grossman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Manny Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Grossman rushes Perez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grossman lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling the position.
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grossman prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grossman at a distance.
Perez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grossman in his tracks.
Perez lands a really nice looking cross but Grossman seems unphased.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
Perez sets himself, and Grossman steps forward looking for the clinch! Perez avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses the jab.
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.
Grossman throws a hook to the side of Perez's head but Perez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Grossman counters with a straight right hand.
Grossman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Grossman slips the punch.
Grossman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot by Perez.
Perez scores with a decent looking hook.
Perez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perez throws a looping overhand right but Grossman ducks down to avoid it.
Grossman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grossman wants to counter with a clinch but Perez pushes him away.
Perez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Grossman.

Grossman clinches.
Grossman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez tries to break free but Grossman pushes him back against the cage.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grossman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Grossman.
Grossman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Grossman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grossman lands a shot to the body.
Grossman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grossman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perez or not.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.

Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grossman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grossman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Grossman moves away and avoids it.
Grossman wants to counter the offense by Perez and move into the clinch position.
Sloppy strikes from Perez. Those never looked like landing.

Grossman moves into range and clinches up with Perez.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Grossman slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Grossman misses.
Perez lands a body shot.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez throws a lazy uppercut
and Grossman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perez thuds a left hand into Grossman's body.
Grossman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez's hands.
Perez throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez scores with a jab.
Perez connects with the punch.
Grossman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
Grossman misses with a wild body shot.

Grossman clinches up against the cage.
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Grossman won't allow it.
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perez tries to break free but Grossman pushes him back against the cage.
Grossman digs a right hand into Perez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perez's gas tank.
Grossman tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez blocks a body shot from Grossman.
Grossman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grossman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossman lands with a light punch inside.
Grossman has Perez pressed against the cage, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manny Perez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grossman.
Perez lands an overhand right.
Perez lands with an overhand left.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Grossman.
Perez misses with a hook
and Grossman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Grossman's head but Grossman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Grossman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Grossman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grossman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grossman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Perez.
Grossman slips a straight right by Perez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Grossman moves into range and clinches up with Perez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grossman.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling the position.
Grossman has Perez pressed against the cage, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Perez manages to break the clinch.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grossman counters with a straight right hand.
Perez clobbers Grossman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grossman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Perez with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Perez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Grossman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Perez slips a jab from Grossman.
Perez misses with a hook

and Grossman moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a nice uppercut.
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.

Grossman moves into the clinch.
Grossman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Grossman.
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Grossman.
Grossman lands an uppercut.
Grossman has Perez pressed against the cage, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Grossman won't allow it.
Grossman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grossman lands an uppercut.
Grossman presses Perez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grossman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grossman lands a right hand.
Grossman cracks Perez with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Grossman scores with a shot to the side of Perez's head.

Perez is rocked!
Nice body punch from Grossman.
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grossman lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grossman.
Grossman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perez or not.
A nice left hand lands by Grossman.
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grossman creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Perez's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Perez drops to his knees and Grossman pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Grossman!
Vasily Grossman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.