PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rene Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chasing Sent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rene Perez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rene Perez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Perez
vs
Sent

185 cm
26
177 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

185 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rene Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chasing Sent!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Perez is defended easily by Sent.
Sent throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Sent bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sent laying and praying for a moment but Perez takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sent is looking to advance position but Perez won't allow it.
Perez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Perez tries to get out of the position.
Sent throws a strike but Perez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perez is keeping the position for now.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sent postures up in Perez's guard and throws a big left but Perez blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Sent from controlling successfully.
Perez is trying to keep Sent in close.
Sent wants to pass the guard but Perez is keeping the position.
Sent throwing strikes from guard but Perez blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sent looking to sit in guard and control but Perez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sent is pulling down on Perez's head. It's preventing any offense from Perez, at least for the moment.
Perez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sent pulls Perez in close to his closed guard and prevents Perez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sent keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Perez throwing strikes from guard but Sent blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sent lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Perez!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sent controlling from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Sent there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sent misses with a head shot.
Sent putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sent lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sent can't control as he wanted to and Perez manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Perez is refusing to be controlled, as Sent sits in half guard.
Perez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Perez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sent slips nicely into half guard.
Sent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perez won't allow Sent to pass to mount.
Sent thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perez's head.
Sent wants to free his trapped foot but Perez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sent is trying to control. Perez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sent working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sent is pressing down on Perez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perez is holding on for now.
Perez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sent.
Perez is looking for a sweep. Sent is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chasing Sent dominated that round.
That's time! Perez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sent walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sent lands a jab to Perez's midsection.
Perez tries for a takedown but Sent circles away easily
and Sent counters with a series of strikes. Perez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sent throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Sent finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sent.
Sent misses with a takedown attempt - Perez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perez stuffs the takedown attempt from Sent. Sent gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez blocks a head kick by Sent.

Sent drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sent is working Perez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Perez trying to keep a closed guard but Sent is proving a slippery customer.
Perez can't keep his opponent in guard - Sent advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Perez wants to control but Sent is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Perez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sent is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sent wants to pass to mount but Perez is defending the position.
Perez taking some punishment here, with Sent in his half guard.
Chasing Sent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez is pulling down on Sent's head to control his posture.
Sent trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sent must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sent postures up in Perez's guard and throws a big left but Perez blocks it.
Sent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sent passes Perez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sent trying to pass the guard but Perez defending well.
Sent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sent looks to land a strike but Perez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sent looking to pass the guard.
Sent landing some decent shots from guard.
Sent postures up and lands a big shot to Perez's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sent trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sent trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sent pushes down on Perez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sent throwing shots but Perez is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chasing Sent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sent cracks a nice hook into Perez's ribs.
Sent misses with a head kick.
Chasing Sent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sent connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sent darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sent throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sent smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sent fails with a takedown attempt.
Sent digs a good hook to Perez's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sent looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Perez!
Perez tries to hold on but Sent pushes him away.
Sent lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sent landing strikes from the mount and Perez is in trouble!
Perez is trying to escape the mount.
Sent is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Perez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Sent.
Sent softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Perez is out cold! Sent jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chasing Sent!
During a confident post fight interview, Chasing Sent thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.