PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Lil' Jamal- Genetic For Terror. Perez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gangnam Style by PSY kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Congo
vs
Alberto Perez

179 cm
34
199 lbs
32 - 21 - 1

185 cm
30
200 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Solid chin

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 32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo walks into a straight right hand from Perez.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Congo lands with a straight right. Perez didn't see that one coming.
Congo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Congo dips to his left and cracks Perez with an uppercut!
Perez looks to land a right hand but Congo moved out of range.
Congo lands with a shot to the body.
Perez jabs Congo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perez tests Congo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Congo.
Congo throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perez checks a leg kick nicely.
Congo wants to clinch.
Congo thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Congo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perez.
A good leg kick by Perez.
Congo throws a big shot that misses.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
Perez misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Congo misses.
Perez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Congo's hands.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Congo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Congo throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Congo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Perez pushes Congo up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Congo.
Congo avoids the elbow strike from Perez, against the cage.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Congo blocks it.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Congo.

Congo breaks from the clinch.
Perez throws a head kick that half lands.
Congo looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Congo throws a leg kick but Perez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Congo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Congo to score with a decent uppercut.
Perez avoids the body shot from Congo.
A head kick by Congo misses

and Perez counters by clinching up.
Perez works on Congo's body with a couple of short punches.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Congo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Congo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perez or not.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Congo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perez's brow.
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Congo is defending well for now.
Congo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Perez working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Perez on the inside.
Perez blocks a body shot from Congo.
Perez lands a nice uppercut.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Congo blocks it with crossed arms.
Congo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Congo misses with a punch to the body.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez lands an elbow inside that Congo shrugs off.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Congo misses with a body punch.
Congo throws an elbow that misses.
Congo misses with the head strike.
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 Kublai Congo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perez misses with a looping right.
Perez throws a body punch but Congo moves out of range.
Congo takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Perez scores with a nice head shot.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez scores with a sloppy right hand. Congo should have avoided that one.
Perez slips a straight right by Congo.
Congo misses with a series of wild punches.
Perez thows a leg kick but Congo checks it
and Congo counters with an outside leg kick.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perez scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Perez. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
Congo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Congo.
A clash of legs there as Perez blocks the low kick.
Congo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Congo misses the jab.
Congo lands with an uppercut that bounces Perez off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Congo does no damage.
Perez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perez lands a nice hook to Congo's body. Congo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Congo lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo sizes up Perez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perez checks the leg kick.
Congo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perez on the side of the head.
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Congo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Congo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Congo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perez lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Congo moves away.
Congo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perez.
Congo misses with a right hand
and Perez counters with a nice leg kick.
Congo misses with a looping left.
Perez lands with a nice body punch.
Congo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perez lands a right hook to the body.
Congo lands with a good body shot.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Congo slips under a jab from Perez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez lands a lovely overhand right.
Perez throws a hook but Congo blocks it.
Perez lands a head kick!
Congo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perez catches Congo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Congo can pounce on him.
Congo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perez misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Congo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Congo avoids the head kick by Perez.
Congo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perez finds it's way round the side to connect with Congo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kublai Congo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perez.
Perez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kublai Congo is winning the standup battle so far.
Congo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez keeps the fight on the outside.
Congo missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Congo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo thuds his right hand into Perez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Congo throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Congo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo is looking to land body kicks.
Perez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Congo is looking to clinch.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by Congo.
Perez thows a leg kick but Congo checks it
and Congo counters with a nice uppercut.
Congo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perez.
Congo throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Perez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Congo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perez.
Perez connects with a nice looking jab.
Congo looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo drops his hands momentarily and Perez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Congo throws a leg kick which misses Perez's front leg but catches the back leg as Perez tries to avoid it.
Congo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Congo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Perez does no damage.
Perez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Congo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perez counters with a stiff right hand.
Congo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Perez lands with a good body shot.
Congo just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Congo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Congo circles away.
Perez tries to move into range but Congo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Congo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Congo thows a body shot but no joy.
Congo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luis Alberto Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez throws a head kick but Congo moves out of range.
Perez moves away from the strike by Congo.
Perez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Congo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Perez wants to clinch.
Kublai Congo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Congo is out of range.
Perez misses with a leg kick
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Congo scores with a decent looking hook.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Congo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perez's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Congo throws out a powerful jab.
Perez lands a really nice looking cross but Congo seems unphased.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Congo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kublai Congo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Congo, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kublai Congo!
Kublai Congo thanked the fans post fight for their support.