PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Pérez (ranked 1966 p4p, 1229 weight class) and Eh Phuthong (ranked 131 p4p, 86 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?

Pérez
vs
Phuthong

165 cm
24
145
10 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
147
12 - 10 - 0

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ariel Pérez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pérez throws a hook but Phuthong blocks it.
Phuthong slips a jab from Pérez.
Pérez throws a body punch but Phuthong moves out of range.
Pérez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Phuthong.
Phuthong lands a jab.
Phuthong scores with a nice head shot.
Pérez ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong lands a glancing blow to the side of Pérez's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phuthong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phuthong misses with an uppercut.
Phuthong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pérez throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Phuthong misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Pérez.
Phuthong misses with a head kick.
Pérez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phuthong lands a nice looking body shot.
Pérez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pérez avoids the body shot from Phuthong.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pérez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pérez jabs Phuthong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pérez looks to land a right hand but Phuthong moved out of range.
Phuthong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pérez avoids the body shot from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eh Phuthong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Phuthong finds it's target.
Phuthong lunges at Pérez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pérez's hand.
Phuthong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phuthong scores with a nice head shot.
Pérez misses with an uppercut. Phuthong saw that one coming.
Phuthong cracks Pérez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pérez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pérez moves out of range of the strikes.
Pérez throws a body punch but Phuthong moves out of range.
Pérez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pérez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phuthong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phuthong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pérez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Phuthong swings for the body but Pérez moves out of range.
It looked like Pérez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pérez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phuthong to score with a decent uppercut.
Pérez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pérez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong lands with a right hand.
Phuthong ducks right into an uppercut from Pérez.
Pérez missing with a left hand there. Phuthong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phuthong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Phuthong scores with the left hand. Pérez knows he should have avoided that one.
Phuthong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phuthong cracks Pérez with a good jab.
Pérez looks to land a left hand but Phuthong moved out of range nicely.
Phuthong swings for the body but Pérez moves out of range.
Nice cross by Phuthong.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phuthong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong throws out a loose jab but Pérez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pérez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phuthong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pérez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Phuthong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phuthong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pérez.
Phuthong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pérez throws a nice looking combination but Phuthong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phuthong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pérez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A cross from Phuthong lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pérez.
Pérez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pérez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Pérez misses the target.
Phuthong tries a head kick but it misses.
Pérez connects with a body shot.
Pérez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Pérez.
Pérez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pérez moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Pérez misses the target.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pérez manages to avoid it.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Pérez moves out of range.
Pérez misses with a hook.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Pérez misses.
Pérez walks into a stiff left hand from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Phuthong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pérez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phuthong finds it's way round the side to connect with Pérez's head.
Pérez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phuthong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pérez misses with a hook.
Phuthong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phuthong's corner calls for a 1-2. Phuthong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pérez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Phuthong throws a hook to the side of Pérez's head but Pérez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pérez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
A big left from Pérez misses.
Phuthong slips under a jab from Pérez.
Phuthong scores with a shot to the body.
Pérez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pérez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pérez misses with a hook.
Pérez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phuthong lands a nice hook to Pérez's body. Pérez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phuthong misses with an uppercut. Pérez saw that one coming.
It looked like Pérez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pérez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Pérez there.
Pérez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Pérez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eh Phuthong dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Pérez.
Phuthong lands a jab to Pérez's midsection.
Pérez misses with a straight right.
Phuthong connects with a jab.
Phuthong throws a jab when Pérez was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pérez misses the target.
Pérez blocks a head kick by Phuthong.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pérez.
Pérez moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Pérez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pérez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phuthong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phuthong cracks Pérez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Phuthong moves out of range of the strikes.
Phuthong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pérez tries to move into range but Phuthong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pérez takes a swing at Phuthong's ribcage but misses.
Pérez misses the jab.
Phuthong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pérez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phuthong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pérez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pérez throws a jab but it's blocked by Phuthong.
Phuthong catches Pérez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pérez lands a jab to the nose.
Phuthong thuds a left hand into Pérez's body.
Pérez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phuthong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target.
Pérez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pérez slips a jab from Phuthong.
Pérez swings for the body but Phuthong moves out of range.
Pérez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phuthong jabs at Pérez's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Pérez misses.
Pérez staying out of range there.
Pérez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phuthong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pérez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pérez throwing a counter right hand but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Pérez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phuthong backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pérez.
Pérez looks to land a left hand but Phuthong moved out of range nicely.
Phuthong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pérez staying out of range there.
Pérez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phuthong sizes up Pérez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pérez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Pérez.
Pérez blocks a jab.
Phuthong misses with a hook
and Pérez counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Phuthong misses.
Phuthong digs a good hook to Pérez's body.
Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pérez.
A little jabbing left from Phuthong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phuthong stuns Pérez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eh Phuthong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phuthong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pérez throws out the jab.
Phuthong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pérez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pérez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pérez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pérez.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pérez throws a body shot but no joy.
Pérez misses with a body shot.
Phuthong misses with a left hand
and Pérez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phuthong connects with a single shot there.
Pérez takes a swing at Phuthong's ribcage but misses.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pérez manages to avoid it.
Pérez slips a straight right by Phuthong.
Phuthong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phuthong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pérez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pérez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pérez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pérez ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Pérez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phuthong moves away.
Pérez slips a jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong scores with a body shot.
Phuthong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pérez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pérez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pérez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pérez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phuthong stuns Pérez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phuthong lands a glancing blow to the side of Pérez's head.
Phuthong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phuthong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pérez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phuthong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pérez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phuthong moves away.
Pérez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Phuthong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A lazy left from Phuthong finds it's target.
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Pérez looks to throw the jab but Phuthong is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phuthong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phuthong lands with a good body shot.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phuthong throws a hook but Pérez blocks it.
It looked like Pérez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eh Phuthong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pérez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pérez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pérez lands a jab to the nose.
Phuthong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Decent striking displayed by Phuthong there.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Pérez misses its intended target.
Phuthong connects with a nice looking jab.
Pérez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pérez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phuthong.
Pérez throws the left hand but Phuthong avoids the punch easily.
Pérez misses with a looping right.
Phuthong lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pérez moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
Phuthong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pérez.
Pérez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phuthong scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Phuthong.
A head kick misses from Phuthong.
Eh Phuthong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong blocks a jab.
Pérez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pérez. Phuthong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pérez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pérez thuds his right hand into Phuthong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pérez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phuthong lands a jab to the nose.
Pérez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phuthong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pérez misses with a straight right.
Phuthong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pérez counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pérez misses with a straight right.
Pérez moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Pérez misses with an uppercut. Phuthong saw that one coming.
Pérez throws a jab but it's blocked by Phuthong.
Ariel Pérez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Pérez.
Phuthong defending well as Pérez loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Phuthong.
Pérez walks into a straight right hand from Phuthong.
Pérez misses with a wild combination.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pérez manages to avoid it.
Phuthong lands a jab to Pérez's midsection.
Phuthong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phuthong takes a swing at Pérez's ribcage but misses.
Phuthong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pérez.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pérez.
Pérez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pérez misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Phuthong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phuthong stuns Pérez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pérez throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
Pérez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pérez misses with a hook.
Pérez moves forwards but Phuthong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phuthong with a hook.
Phuthong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phuthong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pérezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phuthong sizes up Pérez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pérez takes one to the side of the head.
Pérez misses with a hook. Phuthong ducked under it nicely.
Phuthong connects with the punch.
Pérez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pérez misses the shot to the body.
Phuthong throws a sloppy head kick and Pérez moves out of range easily.
Phuthong punishes Pérez's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phuthong dips to his left and cracks Pérez with an uppercut!
Phuthong cracks a nice hook into Pérez's ribs.
Phuthong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pérez doesn't seem bothered though.
Pérez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phuthong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pérez.
Pérez connects with a body shot.
Phuthong lands the left hand.
Pérez throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
Pérez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pérez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong jabs Pérez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pérez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pérez moves away.
Pérez misses with an uppercut. Phuthong saw that one coming.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pérez.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Pérez moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pérez looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuthong is just out of range.
Pérez misses the shot to the body.
Phuthong throws out a counter right but Pérez avoids it with no problem.
Phuthong lands a right hook to the body.
Phuthong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pérez slips under a jab from Phuthong.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eh Phuthong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phuthong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eh Phuthong!
During a confident post fight interview, Eh Phuthong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.