PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 672 p4p, 1503 weight class) and Jorge Santa Perez (ranked 98 p4p, 211 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wright
vs
Santa Perez

180 cm
36
181
29 - 18 - 1

180 cm
30
174
14 - 9 - 0

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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 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorge Santa Perez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Perez walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Santa Perez's corner calls for a 1-2. Santa Perez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Carter Wright has been cut.
Wright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santa Perez slips a straight right by Wright.
Santa Perez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santa Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Santa Perez.
Wright 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.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santa Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Santa Perez.
Santa Perez throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Carter Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santa Perez misses with a looping right.
Santa Perez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Santa Perez manages to avoid it.
Santa Perez defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright tries to clinch
and Santa Perez counters with a left to the body.
Santa Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santa Perez feints a counter leg kick.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright with the inside leg kick.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Perez throws a low kick but Wright moves out of range easily.
Santa Perez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Santa Perez counters with a thumping low kick.
Wright misses with a hook
and Santa Perez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wright lands a head shot.
Wright fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Santa Perez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santa Perez connects with a solid leg kick.
Santa Perez blocks a head kick by Wright.
Wright slips a straight right by Santa Perez.
Santa Perez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Santa Perez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santa Perez avoids the head kick by Wright.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Santa Perez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santa Perez throws a leg kick but Wright moved away.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Santa Perez is out of range.
Santa Perez looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Santa Perez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santa Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santa Perez misses the shot to the body.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Santa Perez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santa Perez throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santa Perez tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Wright instigates a clinch.
Santa Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Santa Perez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santa Perez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santa Perez cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Santa Perez tries to keep at a distance but Wright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santa Perez blocking some punches.
Wright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santa Perez backwards.
Wright misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santa Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Wright prevents a body shot from Santa Perez.
Santa Perez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santa Perez misses with a body punch.
Santa Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Santa Perez.
Santa Perez is trying to pull guard but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santa Perez jumps guard but Wright stands there with Santa Perez around his waist. Santa Perez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Santa Perez.
Santa Perez tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Santa Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santa Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Santa Perez misses with the head strike.
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Santa Perez avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Santa Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright blocking some punches.
Santa Perez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carter Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carter Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jab from Santa Perez.
Wright looks to clinch
and Santa Perez counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Santa Perez misses its intended target.
Wright closes the distance but Santa Perez moves to the side
enabling Santa Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Santa Perez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wright checks a low kick from Santa Perez.
Santa Perez misses with a straight left.
Santa Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Perez throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright throws a head kick but Santa Perez moves out of range.
A big left from Santa Perez misses.
Wright lands a body shot.
Santa Perez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Santa Perez settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Perez ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Santa Perez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santa Perez misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright works Santa Perez's body with a nice hook.
Santa Perez throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Santa Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Wright lands with a straight right. Santa Perez didn't see that one coming.
Santa Perez moves away from the strike by Wright.
Santa Perez lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santa Perez prevents a body shot from Wright.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Wright pushes Santa Perez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Santa Perez.
Santa Perez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santa Perez working aggressively here.
Carter Wright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright blocking some punches.
Santa Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Santa Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Santa Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wright takes a shot to the head.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Santa Perez.
Santa Perez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santa Perez lands a left hand.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Santa Perez.
Wright lands a left hand.
A short left from Wright.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santa Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santa Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Santa Perez scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Santa Perez.
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santa Perez backwards.
Santa Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Santa Perez misses with the head strike.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santa Perez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Santa Perez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santa Perez.
Santa Perez lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez tries to pull guard but Wright forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santa Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Santa Perez blocking some punches.
Santa Perez lands with a light punch inside.
Santa Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Santa Perez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wright.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Santa Perez jumps guard but Wright turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Santa Perez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santa Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santa Perez blocks an uppercut.
Wright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jorge Santa Perez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carter Wright's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wright rushes Santa Perez and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santa Perez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santa Perez fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Santa Perez fails to land.

Santa Perez successfully pulls guard.
Santa Perez keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
Wright is working hard here to advance position.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santa Perez is keeping the position for now.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santa Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santa Perez trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santa Perez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Santa Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santa Perez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santa Perez.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
Wright avoids the body shot from Santa Perez.
A low kick from Santa Perez misses

and Wright counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santa Perez prevents a body shot from Wright.
Santa Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
Wright lands a body shot.
Wright blocking some punches.
Santa Perez misses with a body punch.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Santa Perez controls his hands.
Santa Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright.
Santa Perez fails to pull guard.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Santa Perez controls the action.
Santa Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright tries to work over Santa Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Santa Perez.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright lands with a right to the head.
Wright has Santa Perez pressed against the cage.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Santa Perez backwards.
Wright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santa Perezs head.
Santa Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Santa Perez backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Santa Perez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santa Perez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
A short right from Santa Perez on the inside.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santa Perez.
Santa Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Wright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santa Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santa Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Santa Perez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright.
Santa Perez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santa Perez blocking some punches.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santa Perez blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santa Perez.
Wright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santa Perez backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Carter Wright!
Carter Wright thanked the fans post fight for their support.