PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 1504 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Manny Perez (ranked 188 p4p, 159 weight class). Bottura's entrance music is Face The Pain. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bottura
vs
Perez

173 cm
37
146
31 - 22 - 2

175 cm
27
150
13 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat

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 31 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura throws a leg kick but Perez checks it.
Bottura scores with a head kick.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Bottura moves away from the strike by Perez.
Bottura blocks a jab.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Bottura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bottura misses with a wild body shot.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bottura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez checks a low kick from Bottura.
Perez scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bottura throws out a leg kick but Perez moves out of range and Bottura only half commits.
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bottura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bottura's head backwards.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bottura counters with an outside leg kick.
Perez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perez swinging wildly here.
Bottura scores with a kick to the body.
Bottura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bottura circles away quickly and effectively.
Bottura is looking to chop away at Perez's legs.
Perez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bottura misses with a kick to the body
enabling Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perez avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Bottura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perez throws a hook but Bottura avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bottura throws a shot to the body.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Bottura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bottura scores with a sloppy right hand. Perez should have avoided that one.
Bottura lands with a good body shot.
Bottura tries to work over Perez's front leg with a kick but Perez checks it.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Bottura slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Perez throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottura throws a quick counter kick to the body but Perez avoids it.
Perez throws a hook but Bottura avoids it easily.
Bottura lands a head kick. Perez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bottura throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Bottura scores with a jab to the head.
Perez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Bottura.
Bottura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perez under the eye.
Bottura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bottura lands a front kick.
Bottura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perez finds it's way round the side to connect with Bottura's head.
Bottura blocks a jab.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bottura was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bottura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Bottura scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bottura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottura lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perez will feel that in the morning.
Bottura lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.
Perez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Perez swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a hook but Bottura blocks it.
Bottura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perez is out of range and Bottura settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Bottura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Bottura avoids the body shot from Perez.
Perez throws a series of strikes that have Bottura backpedaling.
Bottura scoring well with a low kick there.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bottura wants to land a leg kick but Perez is out of range.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Bottura throws a low kick but Perez moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses.
Bottura scores with a leg kick.
Perez moves out of range of the leg kick from Bottura.
Bottura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bottura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bottura feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Caio Bottura will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bottura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perez on the side of the head.
Bottura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bottura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bottura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Bottura moved out of range nicely.
Perez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez staying out of range there.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bottura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick.
Bottura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Bottura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Bottura's head but Bottura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Bottura.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Perez lands an overhand right.
Bottura defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Bottura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottura.
Bottura is looking to chop away at Perez's legs.
Bottura cracks Perez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bottura.
A big right from Perez misses.
Bottura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Perez lands with a shot to the body.
Perez throws a jab when Bottura was well out of range.
Perez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bottura.
Bottura moves out of range as Perez strikes.
Bottura connects with a jab.
Bottura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perez checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Bottura slips the punch.
Bottura moves out of range of the strikes.
Bottura avoids the body shot from Perez.
Bottura looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Bottura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Bottura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bottura is looking to chop away at Perez's legs.
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
A head kick misses from Bottura.
Caio Bottura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bottura slips under a jab.
Bottura thinks about countering with a body kick.
Perez lands a jab to Bottura's midsection.
Perez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bottura tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caio Bottura is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez looks to land a combination but Bottura avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottura scores with a three punch combo!
Bottura lands with a cross.
Perez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Bottura digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.
Perez misses with a right hand
and Bottura counters with a body kick.
Bottura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bottura can pounce on him.
A combination from Bottura does no damage.
Bottura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bottura scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a combination. Perez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bottura misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Perez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perez misses with a body shot
and Bottura counters with a straight right hand.
Bottura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bottura is looking to wear down Perez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Bottura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Bottura walks into a straight right hand from Perez.
A big left from Perez misses.
Perez stuns Bottura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bottura connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Bottura saw that one coming.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bottura moves away.
It looked like Bottura was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perez.
Bottura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Bottura dominated that second round.
That's time! Bottura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A big left from Perez misses.
Bottura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bottura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bottura looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
Bottura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Bottura.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura jabs at Perez's body.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
Perez misses with a hook. Bottura ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Perez blocks the low kick.
Bottura feints and then cracks Perez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perez down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perez misses with the combination.
Bottura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bottura looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Bottura.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bottura throws a leg kick but Perez moved away.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Perez.
Decent striking displayed by Bottura there.
Perez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bottura manages to avoid it.
Perez throws a hook but Bottura avoids it easily.
Perez misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bottura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Bottura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Perez.
Perez ducks right into an uppercut from Bottura.
Bottura tries to work over Perez's front leg with a kick but Perez checks it.
Perez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bottura misses with a low kick as Perez jumps back.
Bottura needs to keep his hands up - Perez had a free shot at his head there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Perez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bottura has got the better of the exchanges.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bottura was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bottura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bottura defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Perez misses with a shot to the body
and Bottura counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bottura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez blocks a head kick by Bottura.
Bottura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perez. That did some damage!
Perez throws a hook to the side of Bottura's head but Bottura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Perez. Beautiful body shot.
Bottura misses with a body shot.
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Perez slips a jab from Bottura.
Perez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Bottura is out of range.
And Bottura counters with a quick kick to the body but Perez blocks it.
Bottura slips a jab from Perez.
Perez checks a low kick from Bottura.
Perez looks to land a right hand but Bottura moved out of range.
Bottura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Bottura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura lands a nice hook to Perez's body. Perez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez connects with a single shot there.
Perez lands the left hand.
Bottura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Bottura misses with a body kick.
Bottura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez throws a looping overhand right but Bottura ducks down to avoid it.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bottura misses with a double jab.
Bottura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bottura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Bottura's shoulder, as Bottura tries to avoid the shot.
Manny Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caio Bottura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bottura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bottura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Caio Bottura.
Well Bottura 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Bottura!
After the big win, Caio Bottura made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Manny Perez had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.