PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynard The Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Perez
vs
The Fox

189 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Reynard The Fox!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Fox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.

Perez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Perez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Perez won't allow The Fox to get back to his feet.

Perez stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Perez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perez showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez moves into full mount! The Fox won't be happy about that!
The Fox manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Fox has one foot on Perez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Perez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perez wants it to stay on the feet.
Perez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perez wants it to stay on the feet.
Lucas Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reynard The Fox.
Perez avoids the head kick by The Fox.
The Fox tries to clinch but Perez is having none of it.
The Fox misses with a head kick.
Perez lunges at The Fox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Fox's hand.
The Fox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perez circles away.

Perez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Perez is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fox wants to control but Perez is keeping busy.
The Fox regains full guard. Nicely done.
The Fox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perez manages to get himself to full guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and The Fox is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to control but The Fox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.
Perez is trying to control but can't.
Perez wants to improve his position but The Fox is controlling well.

The Fox moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Perez.
The Fox trying to control the position but Perez is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Perez is trying to work for a sweep but The Fox has mounted him!
Perez wants to control but The Fox is having none of it.
The Fox controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Lucas Perez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Perez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The Fox to the ground. Perez is now in The Fox's guard.
The Fox looking to control.

The Fox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perez defends well.
Perez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Perez stands up from The Fox's guard - Perez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Perez leaves The Fox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perez feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Perez shoots in but The Fox avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is looking to clinch.
The Fox lands a head kick!
The Fox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Perez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Perez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Fox is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Perez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Perez wants to pass to mount but The Fox is defending the position.
Perez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Perez gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Perez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fox shoots and misses
and Perez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lucas Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reynard The Fox.
The Fox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perez pinned against the cage. Perez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Fox swivels and escapes.
The Fox tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Fox somewhat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez dives in and grabs The Fox's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Fox pushes down on Perez's head and hops out.
The Fox throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
The Fox lands a really nice looking cross but Perez seems unphased.
The Fox lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perez takes a step back to recover.
Some wild striking there from The Fox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Perez.
Perez stuffs the takedown.
Perez stuffs the takedown.
Perez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The Fox fails with the takedown
and Perez counters with a series of strikes. The Fox will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Fox is breathing heavily.
Perez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Fox backs up against the cage.
Perez wants to clinch.
Lucas Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The Fox instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fox has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Perez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Fox just stands there and leans against the cage.

The Fox drags the fight down to the ground.

The Fox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Fox keeping full guard, as Perez tries to pass.

Perez stands and steps away. The Fox gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Perez tries to clinch up but The Fox circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Lucas Perez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Perez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Fox sprawls well initially but Perez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Fox pushes Perez off looking to stand but Perez dives back in and keeps control.
The Fox is trying to maintain the position but Perez is very close to passing his half guard.
The Fox is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Perez is staying active.
The Fox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Fox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez won't allow The Fox to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Fox is trying to keep Perez in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fox looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
Lucas Perez is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Fox or perhaps it was just good defense by Perez, which made it look bad.
The Fox closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. The Fox pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Perez is looking to counter with head kicks.

Perez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Fox sprawls well initially but Perez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Perez stands up out of the half guard.
The Fox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Fox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perez as he jumps to the side.
Lucas Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reynard The Fox.
The Fox wants to clinch.
The Fox missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Fox sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into The Fox's guard.
Lucas Perez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Fox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perez is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez trying to control but The Fox is working from the bottom.

The Fox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez throws an elbow that misses. The Fox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perez's guard. Nice move by The Fox!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fox pushes down on Perez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Perez wants to control but The Fox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Perez wants to get back to full guard.
Perez wants to get back to full guard but The Fox has mounted him!
Perez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Perez is looking to improve his position but The Fox isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fox controlling the position easily from mount.
The Fox is continuing to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perez, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Perez!