PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . On his way into the ring it seems that Luis Alberto Perez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Luis Alberto Perez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Alberto Perez
vs
Howard

190 cm
24
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

178 cm
34
192 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perez moves into the clinch.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Howard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Perez misses with a hook
and Howard counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Perez has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howard tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Perez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Perez takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.

Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez avoids the body shot from Howard.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Perez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howard throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Perez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perez.
Perez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perez rather than just go for the knockout.
Perez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howard.
Perez throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard wants to clinch
enabling Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard lands an overhand right.
Perez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Howard doesn't seem bothered though.

Perez clinches up against the ropes.

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Perez. Those never looked like landing.
Perez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perez punishes Howard's body with a nice straight punch.
Perez scores with a leg kick.
Howard tries to clinch but Perez moves out of range.
Howard throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Howard off balance momentarily.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Howard lands a jab-cross combination.
Perez cracks the inside of Howard's front leg.
Perez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard scores with a jab. Perez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perez stalks Howard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Howard's face. Howard staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Perez moves into the clinch.
Perez can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Perez forces Howard back against the ropes and clinches.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.

Perez manages to break the clinch.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perez.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Perez keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Howard has double underhooks.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.
Howard lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alberto Perez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perez clinches up against the ropes.
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
Perez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Perez wants to break free but Howard has control.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez is looking to slow Howard down with leg kicks.

Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the ropes.
Howard tries to stall but Perez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
Howard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Perez wants to break free but Howard has control.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luis Alberto Perez is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez scoring well with a low kick there.

Perez gets a clinch.

Perez manages to break the clinch.
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Howard throws a hook but Perez blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Howard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perez doesn't seem phased though.
Howard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Perez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Luis Alberto Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perez connects with a solid leg kick.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Howard throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howard throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Howard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slapping body kick lands there for Perez.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Howard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Perez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perez throws a good cross that connects.
Perez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.

Perez closes the distance and clinches.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard cracks Perez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Howard misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Perez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.

Perez manages to break the clinch.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Perez drives through and clinches with Howard against the ropes.

Perez breaks from the clinch.
Howard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perez.
A big left from Howard misses.
A jab from Perez does it's job there.
Howard throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perez moves away from the strike by Howard.
Perez misses with a looping left.

Perez clinches up with Howard and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Perez manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perez.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Howard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perez swinging wildly here.
Perez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Howard misses with a lunging right hand
and Perez counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Howard throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.

Perez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alberto Perez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Howard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perez connects with a high kick.
Perez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howard's hands.
Perez lands a head kick. Howard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Perez scoring well with a low kick there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perez. Howard shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard misses the shot to the body.

Perez drives through and clinches with Howard against the ropes.
Howard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Perez manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perez. That's going to slow Howard down.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez misses with a head kick.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Perez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Howard has double underhooks.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.

Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard stuns Perez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Perez darts in and clinches Howard up against the ropes.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez lands with a kick to the ribs.

Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the ropes.
Luis Alberto Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perez crunches a lovely knee into Howard's ribcage.
Howard can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Perez improves position.

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howard misses with a shot to the body
and Perez counters with a body kick that stops Howard in his tracks momentarily.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Howard takes a knee to the side of the body.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howard. That did some damage!
Howard throws a sloppy body shot
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Perez gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard is trying to stall.

Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Perez has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Howard clinches with his opponent.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez prevents a body shot from Howard.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Howard's efforts to push away.
Perez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez cracks the inside of Howard's front leg.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Howard missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Perez instigates a clinch.

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick from Perez lands but Howard takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Alberto Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Alberto Perez!
Luis Alberto Perez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.