PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cocky Palboa (ranked 3080 p4p, 360 weight class) and Cato Perez (ranked 2920 p4p, 348 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Palboa
vs
Perez

190 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cocky Palboa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cato Perez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Palboa moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Perez.
Palboa slips a jab from Perez.
Sloppy strikes from Perez. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Palboa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Palboa loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Perez throws a hook but Palboa blocks it.
Palboa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Palboa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perez momentarily.
Palboa lands with a right hand.
Palboa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Perez throws a right hand that Palboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Palboa also avoids with ease.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Palboa.
Perez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Palboa.
Palboa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perez missing with a left hand there. Palboa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palboa is looking to counter punch.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palboa throws out the jab.
Palboa defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Palboa scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palboa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perez misses with a looping left.
Palboa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palboa is looking to counter punch.
Perez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Palboa counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Perez.
Perez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice jab there from Palboa.
Perez throws a looping overhand right but Palboa ducks down to avoid it.
Perez moves away from the strike by Palboa.
Palboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Palboa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Palboa as he connects with a hook.

Perez is rocked!
Palboa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Palboa finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez blocks a jab.
Perez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cato Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palboa throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Palboa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Perez misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to bum rush Palboa with a series of wild strikes but Palboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Palboa moves out of range as Perez strikes.
Palboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
Palboa throws a hook but Perez blocks it.
Palboa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Perez.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Palboa moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Palboa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palboa to score with a decent uppercut.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Palboa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palboa circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez misses with a hook. Palboa ducked under it nicely.
Palboa misses with a hook. Perez ducked under it nicely.
Palboa sizes up Perez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Palboa slips under a jab from Perez.
Perez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Perez.
Perez blocks a jab.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Palboa counters with a right hand to the body.
Perez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palboa counters with a straight right hand.
Palboa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palboa throws a big shot that misses.
Perez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Perez slips under a jab from Palboa.
Palboa scores with a shot to the body.
Palboa lands with a shot to the body.
Palboa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Palboa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palboa looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Palboa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palboa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perez, as that shot connected.
Perez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perez misses with a hook
and Palboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Palboa looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Palboa misses with a series of wild punches.
Palboa moves out of range as Perez strikes.
Palboa missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Palboa.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palboa.
Perez misses with a hook
and Palboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palboa throws a hook but Perez blocks it.
Perez misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cocky Palboa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A shot to the liver by Palboa. Beautiful body shot.
Perez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palboa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cocky Palboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Palboa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perez in his tracks.
Palboa needs to keep his hands up - Perez had a free shot at his head there.
Palboa throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Palboa throws a hook but Perez blocks it.
Palboa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perez.
Perez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Palboa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Palboa.
Palboa slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Palboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Palboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palboa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palboa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perez under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throws a right hand that Palboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Palboa also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Perez. Those never looked like landing.
Perez throws a jab when Palboa was well out of range.
Palboa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Palboa finds it's way through Perez's defenses.
Palboa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Palboa lands a hook that stumbles Perez back into the cage. Palboa follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Perez to the canvas! Palboa pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Perez has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cocky Palboa!
Cocky Palboa is the new middleweight champion!
Cocky Palboa thanked the fans post fight for their support.