PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by whatever. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Colt
vs
Perez

192 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Perez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Perez.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Colt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Perez's guard now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colt wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Colt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Colt wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Colt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Colt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Colt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Colt misses with a head shot. Perez uses the momentum to regain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Colt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Colt trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Colt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Colt trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colt wants to pass the guard but Perez is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackson Colt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Colt dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Colt's head and hops out.
Colt dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Colt's head and hops out.
Colt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Colt enables Perez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Colt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Perez is fighting to break Colt's control of his arms but Colt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Perez wants to pass the guard but Colt is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control but Colt is working from the bottom.
Colt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackson Colt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Colt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Perez.
Perez has a takedown stuffed.
Perez wants to clinch.
Perez stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a wild body kick that Colt sees coming a mile off.
Colt blocks the body kick.
Perez misses the body punch

and Colt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Perez's guard now.
Colt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Colt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Colt throwing strikes from guard but Perez blocks nicely.
Colt with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colt looking to sit in guard and control but Perez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perez preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Colt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Perez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perez throws a head kick but Colt moves out of range.

Perez gets caught flat footed, as Colt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Colt trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.

Perez pushes Colt off and gets back to his feet.
Colt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Colt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Colt.
Colt with a poor takedown
and Perez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Colt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colt avoids a kick to the body.
Jose Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colt shoots in but no luck this time.
Colt scores with the left hand. Perez knows he should have avoided that one.

Perez gets caught napping as Colt dives in and scores a takedown. Perez manages to retain guard.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Colt from controlling successfully.
Colt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Colt wanted to stand there but Perez had control of the position.
Colt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control the position here.
Colt trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jackson Colt has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Perez counters with a single leg into guard. Colt didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt keeping full guard, as Perez tries to pass.
Colt keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Colt is trying to keep Perez in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt has control of Perez's left arm, preventing Perez from doing any damage.
Colt looking for a sweep. Not yet Colt, not yet.
Perez being controlled here momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jackson Colt.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Colt shoots in and drives through. Perez sprawls well.
Colt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perez pinned against the cage. Perez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perez fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colt manages to avoid it.
Perez dives in and grabs Colt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Colt pushes down on Perez's head and hops out.

Colt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Colt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Colt lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Perez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colt working Perez over with strikes.
Perez gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Colt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Perez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Perez or perhaps it was just good defense by Colt which made him look bad.
Jackson Colt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perez.
Perez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colt is fending him off so far but Perez persists. Nope, Colt circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Perez.
Colt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Perez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Colt.

Perez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perez showed some decent athleticism there.
Colt keeping hold of Perez's head, controlling as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt tries to get to full guard but Perez has control of the leg.
Colt is refusing to be controlled, as Perez sits in half guard.
Perez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Colt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson Colt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perez prevents Colt from improving his position.
Colt trying to control here.
Colt is looking to improve his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Colt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perez's back!

Perez defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perez looking to pass the guard.
Colt wants to sweep here but Perez controlling him for the moment.
Perez trying to control but Colt is working from the bottom.
Perez postures up.
Perez trying to control but Colt is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Colt shoots in and drives through. Perez sprawls well.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez leaves Colt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perez shoots in for a takedown but Colt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Colt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Colt blocks a leg kick.
Colt fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Colt.
You can see the frustration on Perez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Colt in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Perez struggling a bit here.
Jose Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colt in side control, throwing shots but Perez defends.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jackson Colt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Colt!
Jackson Colt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.