PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Perrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Vanderbeet
vs
Perrera

160 cm
29
142 lbs
25 - 14 - 1

170 cm
26
140 lbs
17 - 5 - 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 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Vanderbeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Perrera!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbeet throws out a leg kick but Perrera moves out of range and Vanderbeet only half commits.
Vanderbeet ducks under a wild hook from Perrera.
Perrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanderbeet manages to avoid it.
Perrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Perrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vanderbeet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perrera has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Perrera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vanderbeet, pushing him back against the cage.
Perrera misses with the head strike.
Perrera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vanderbeet is keeping busy.
Perrera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Vanderbeet fails to land.
Perrera struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanderbeet controls his hands.

Perrera pulls Vanderbeet into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrera looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vanderbeet puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Perrera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Perrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vanderbeet throwing shots but Perrera is blocking nicely.
Perrera wants to get back to full guard.
Perrera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vanderbeet works over Perrera with some ground and pound from guard.
Vanderbeet preventing the sweep.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes but missing.
Perrera keeping moving, preventing Vanderbeet from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perrera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vanderbeet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vanderbeet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vanderbeet trying to control but Perrera is working from the bottom.
Perrera wants to sweep here but Vanderbeet controlling him for the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Vanderbeet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera is stalling here.
Vanderbeet blocks an uppercut.
Vanderbeet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vanderbeet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perrera.
Vanderbeet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perrera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vanderbeet avoids it.
Vanderbeet throws a head punch that misses.
Perrera managing to block the knees to the body from Vanderbeet.
Perrera stalling.
Vanderbeet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vanderbeet lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet wants to stall.
Vanderbeet swings wildly with an uppercut but Perrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanderbeet's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Perrera scores with a shot to the side of Vanderbeet's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vanderbeet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanderbeet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanderbeet can't find room to land a body shot as Perrera controls the action.
Perrera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perrera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perrera takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Helio Perrera has been cut.
Vanderbeet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vanderbeet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perrera is keeping busy.
Vanderbeet throws a head punch that misses.
Vanderbeet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perrera has a couple of punches blocked by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow just above Perrera 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Perrera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanderbeet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perrera.
Perrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanderbeet's elbow.
Perrera lands a nice uppercut.
Vanderbeet tries a body shot but Perrera blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vanderbeet.
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 Horacio Vanderbeet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helio Perrera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Perrera misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanderbeet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Perrera.
Vanderbeet wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanderbeet is just out of range.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up but Perrera circles away and keeps his distance.
Perrera with the counter takedown but Vanderbeet avoids it easily.
Vanderbeet is looking to clinch but Perrera is avoiding it.
Perrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanderbeet is just out of range.
Horacio Vanderbeet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanderbeet takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanderbeet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perrera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perrera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vanderbeet scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch there but Perrera circles away.
Vanderbeet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perrera throws out a leg kick but Vanderbeet moves out of range and Perrera only half commits.
Vanderbeet slips under a jab from Perrera.
Vanderbeet changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Perrera misses with a straight left.
Perrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanderbeet moves away.
Perrera misses with a wild body shot.
Vanderbeet is looking to counter punch.
Vanderbeet is looking to clinch.
Vanderbeet shoots in looking for a takedown but Perrera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vanderbeet's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Vanderbeet gets a double leg takedown into Perrera's guard.
Vanderbeet looking to sit in guard and control but Perrera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Vanderbeet wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Perrera is now in half guard.
Vanderbeet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vanderbeet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vanderbeet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perrera.
Perrera working Vanderbeet over with strikes.
Vanderbeet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vanderbeet wants to improve his position but Perrera is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perrera scores with a couple of nice shots.

Perrera seems to be working for a kimura but Vanderbeet defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Perrera is looking for a kimura but Vanderbeet is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perrera to get the leverage.
Vanderbeet is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Perrera jumps into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanderbeet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vanderbeet is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Perrera off and has taken his back!
Perrera rolls, trying to escape but Vanderbeet keeps control of the position.
Vanderbeet lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perrera is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vanderbeet gets his way!
Perrera manages to reverse the position and now he's in Vanderbeet's guard. Nice work there by Perrera.
Perrera won't allow Vanderbeet to sweep him here.
Vanderbeet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nice strikes from Vanderbeet there.
Vanderbeet is looking to take a break and control but Perrera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perrera trying to hold on to Vanderbeet's head to control him but Vanderbeet postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is trying to control the action in half guard but Perrera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vanderbeet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perrera defending well though.
Perrera trying to hold on to Vanderbeet's head to control him but Vanderbeet postures up.

Vanderbeet is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vanderbeet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perrera defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Perrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Helio Perrera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Perrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Perrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perrera misses with a looping left.
Perrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vanderbeet checks a leg kick.
Perrera throws out a loose jab but Vanderbeet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanderbeet throws a big counter combination but Perrera scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vanderbeet defending well as Perrera loads up on a big left hand.
Perrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanderbeet manages to avoid it.
Vanderbeet appears to be looking for a big counter.
Helio Perrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vanderbeet tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Perrera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vanderbeet's guard.
Vanderbeet is looking to sweep but instead, Perrera has passed into half guard.
Vanderbeet regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderbeet trying to keep a closed guard but Perrera is proving a slippery customer.
Perrera is looking to work some ground and pound but Vanderbeet has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera stands up over Vanderbeet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Perrera slips nicely into half guard.
Vanderbeet is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perrera's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perrera's back!
Vanderbeet somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
We've been hearing good reports from Vanderbeet's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Perrera looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Vanderbeet is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Vanderbeet gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Vanderbeet gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Vanderbeet apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Perrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet thinks about countering with a body kick.
Perrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanderbeet was well out of range. Poor timing from Perrera.
Perrera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Perrera tries to counter it with a takedown but Vanderbeet pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet thuds a left hand into Perrera's body.
Perrera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vanderbeet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Vanderbeet rushes Perrera and presses him up against the cage.
Perrera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vanderbeet backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perrera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vanderbeet.
Perrera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vanderbeet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow inside that Perrera shrugs off.
Perrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanderbeet's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vanderbeet with a knee to the head.
Perrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perrera lands a body punch.
Vanderbeet blocks a body shot from Perrera.
Vanderbeet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perrera.
Horacio Vanderbeet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Perrera.
Vanderbeet misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perrera tries to throw a body punch but Vanderbeet avoids it by throwing Perrera back against the cage.
Perrera lands a nice shot to the body.
Vanderbeet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perrera blocks a body shot from Vanderbeet.
A short right from Perrera.
Perrera lands a shot to the body.
Vanderbeet has Perrera pressed against the cage.
Perrera misses with some punches.
Vanderbeet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perrera misses with some punches.
Vanderbeet avoiding damage as Perrera throws knees to the body.
Perrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horacio Vanderbeet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perrera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Perrera drags the fight down to the ground.
Vanderbeet looking to sit in guard and control but Perrera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanderbeet is keeping the position for now.

Perrera postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vanderbeet is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Perrera, into his guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanderbeet trying to control but Perrera is working from the bottom.
Horacio Vanderbeet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Perrera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vanderbeet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vanderbeet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Perrera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helio Perrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perrera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helio Perrera!