PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devon Perez (ranked 6576 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Boricic (ranked 5217 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan Boricic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Perez
vs
Boricic

150 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Boricic!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boricic has his takedown stuffed

and Perez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Boricic blocks it.
Perez working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crunch! Boricic slams his shin into Perez's torso.
Boricic takes one on the button.
Boricic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Perez sets himself, and Boricic steps forward looking for the clinch! Perez avoids it this time.
Perez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boricic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good work by Boricic as he checks the leg kick.

Boricic gets a takedown into half guard.
Perez is trying to get back to full guard.
Boricic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boricic prevents Perez from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez is working hard here to advance position.
Boricic trying to mount his opponent but Perez defends it.
Boricic prevents Perez from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boricic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boricic is pressing down on Perez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perez is holding on for now.
Perez gets back to full guard.
Boricic takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Boricic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boricic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boricic wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Perez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

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

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 shoots in but Boricic avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Boricic gets a clinch.
Boricic is trying to break free.
Boricic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Perez to keep the fight standing.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boricic tries to land knees in the clinch but Perez avoids the damage to the body.
Boricic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dylan Boricic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perez throws a body shot but no joy.

Perez clinches up against the cage.
Boricic tries to pull guard but Perez holds him up against the cage and eventually Boricic drops back down to his feet.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Boricic is blocking nicely.
Boricic misses with a short punch on the inside.

Perez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Boricic can't fight it off and eventually Perez manages to take the fight to the floor. Boricic looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perez throws a big right hand that misses.
Perez throws a big right hand that misses.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Boricic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boricic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Perez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Perez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boricic's head.
Perez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boricic has hold of Perez's hands but Perez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perez working Boricic over with strikes.
Perez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boricic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perez.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Boricic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perez 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.
Boricic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boricic trying to control but Perez postures up.
Perez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boricic taking some punishment here, with Perez in his half guard.
Perez lands with a punch from half guard.
Boricic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Perez trying to control from half guard but Boricic is working away.
Boricic wants to get back to full guard.
Perez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boricic!
Boricic is breathing heavily.
Perez lands with some strikes.
Boricic wants to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boricic can do to turn this around?
Perez working Boricic over with strikes here.
Perez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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.
Perez landing strikes from the mount and Boricic is in trouble!
Boricic tries to lock up and control but Perez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Perez unloading with bombs!
Perez is landing with some decent strikes but Boricic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez with shots to the head and body - Boricic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Devon Perez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perez cracks Boricic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Perez lands a big shot there that rocks Boricic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Perez unloading with bombs!
Boricic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Perez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boricic is working to get back to half guard.
Perez lands a big shot there that rocks Boricic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devon Perez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for Boricic on that attempt.

Perez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boricic did well to prevent Perez getting side control.
Perez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Perez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boricic is not content to let Perez control the position.
Perez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Perez working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez winds up and cracks Boricic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boricic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boricic is looking to improve his position.
Boricic taking some punishment here, with Perez in his half guard.
Boricic tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Perez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boricic looks a forlorn figure.
Perez unloading with bombs!
Perez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boricic wants to control but Perez is having none of it.
Perez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boricic looks a forlorn figure.
Perez landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez with good strikes from the mount here!
Perez landing strikes from the mount and Boricic is in trouble!
Perez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boricic?

Boricic is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez trying to control but Boricic is having none of it.
Boricic is still in real trouble! Can Perez finish him?
Perez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Perez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Boricic seems to have recovered his senses.
Perez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boricic is bucking up trying to escape but Perez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Perez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Perez punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Perez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boricic tries to lock up and control but Perez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Perez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Perez lands a big shot to the head and Boricic winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Devon Perez!