PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Perez (ranked 3234 p4p, 284 weight class) and Luka Perovic (ranked 3865 p4p, 330 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Perez
vs
Perovic

175 cm
21
150 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Perovic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez misses with a hook. Perovic ducked under it nicely.
Perez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Perovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perovic is looking for the big counter here.
Perez throws a good cross that connects.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Perovic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Perez throws a lazy uppercut
and Perovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perez but Perez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Perovic avoids the body shot from Perez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic misses with a combination
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perovic walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perovic avoids the body shot from Perez.
Perovic with the counter takedown but Perez avoids it easily.
Perovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perez misses the jab.
And Perovic tries to counter it with a takedown but Perez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Perez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perez misses with a looping left.
Perovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perez with a body shot.

Perovic pushes Perez up against the cage in a clinch.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perovic walks into a jab.
Perovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Perez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Perovic darts in and clinches Perez up against the cage.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Perovic keeps him there for the moment.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perovic taking a breather.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Perez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Perovic back to the cage. Perez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perovic blocks a jab.
Perovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perovic closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Perovic pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Perovic.
Perez throws a hook but Perovic blocks it.
Perovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Perovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perez lands a nice looking body shot.
Perez lands with a good body shot.
Perovic slips a jab and a cross from Perez.

Perovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Perez is defending well.
Perez is pushing Perovic's head away, looking to escape. Perovic manages to hold on to the position though.
Perovic tries to move to mount but Perez blocks the move with his legs.
Perez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Perovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Perez is defending well.
Perez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez is looking to get back to his feet here but Perovic is keeping cool and he's managed to take Perez's back.

Perovic tightening his grip on Perez, looking for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perovic trying to control momentarily.
Perez is trying to get back to his feet but Perovic has full control of the position and if anything, Perez has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Perovic is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Perez is defending well though. Perovic let's go of the attempt for now.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.
Perez is keeping busy.

Perovic working for the choke.
Perez trying to get back to his feet but Perovic is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Perez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Perez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez staying out of range there.
Perez misses with a body shot
and Perovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perovic.
Perovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perovic shoots for a takedown but Perez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perovic moves away from the strike by Perez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perovic tries to clinch there but Perez circles away.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Perovic is out of range.
A jab from Perez misses.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perovic at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perovic counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Perez takes a swing at Perovic's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Perovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
Perovic closes the distance but Perez moves to the side
and Perez counters with a straight right hand.
Perez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Perovic.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Perovic is just out of range.
Perez lands with a straight right. Perovic didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perovic walks into a left hand.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perez throws a series of punches but Perovic avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perovic's hands.
Perez misses with a left hand
letting Perovic counter with a right hand.
Perez tests Perovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perovic walks into a jab.

Perovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Perez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Perovic is on him like a limpet, forcing Perez back against the cage.

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perovic under the eye.
Perovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.
Manny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Perovic.
Perovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Perovic saw that one coming.
Perez jabs Perovic right on the nose. Perovic blinks but takes it well.
Perez throws a right hand that Perovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Perovic also avoids with ease.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Jab from Perez.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perovic can do to turn this around?
Perez misses with the combination.
Perovic throws out a counter right but Perez avoids it with no problem.
Manny Perez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Perovic saw that one coming.

Perovic forces Perez back against the cage and clinches.

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez clobbers Perovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez with a hook.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Perovic clinches with his opponent.
Perovic keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Perez manages to break the clinch.
Manny Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perez is fending him off so far but Perovic persists. Nope, Perez circles away and we're back to standing.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Perez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Perez lands with a straight right. Perovic didn't see that one coming.
Perez misses with a hook.
Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Perez.
Perovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Perovic shoots in but Perez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic misses with an uppercut
and Perez counters with a nice uppercut.
Perez thuds a left hand into Perovic's body.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perovic feints the counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Perez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Perovic saw that one coming.
Perez works the jab nicely.
Perovic fails with the takedown.
Perovic walks into a stiff left hand from Perez.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manny Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perovic ducks right into an uppercut from Perez.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Perovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Perez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perez.
Perovic unleashes a big counter combination but Perez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perez lands a really nice looking cross but Perovic seems unphased.
Perovic slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Perovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perovic shoots in for a double leg but Perez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Manny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Perovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perovic walks into a stiff left hand from Perez.
Perez swings for the body but Perovic moves out of range.
Perez cracks a nice hook into Perovic's ribs.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perez stuns Perovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perez is fending him off so far but Perovic persists. Nope, Perez circles away and we're back to standing.
Perez connects with a jab.
Perovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perez on the side of the head.
Perez misses with a straight left.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perovic slips a straight right by Perez.
And Perovic tries to counter it with a takedown but Perez pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perovic moves in looking to clinch but Perez pushes him off.

Perovic drives through with a takedown into Perez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Perez kicks Perovic off and gets to his feet.
Perovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perez scores with a jab to the body.
Perovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perovic defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Perovic dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Perovic's head and hops out.
Donk. Perez catches Perovic right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perovic is looking to clinch but Perez is avoiding it.
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Perovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Luka Perovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manny Perez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perovic counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Perez!
A relieved looking Manny Perez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.