PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Perez
vs
Carpenter

176 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Serge Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Carpenter pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perez. Carpenter shrugs it off though.

Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Perez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Perez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Perez is wriggling around but Carpenter manages to pass to half guard.
Perez tries to get to full guard but Carpenter has control of the leg.
Carpenter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Perez moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpenter stays in close to Perez's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez striking off his back but it's not causing Carpenter any problems.
Carpenter stops Perez from standing up.
Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carpenter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Perez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Perez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carpenter's guard.
Perez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carpenter is proving hard to escape from.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Carpenter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carpenter can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two 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 is breathing heavily.
Carpenter controlling the position.
Perez won't allow Carpenter to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez stops Carpenter from standing up.
Carpenter keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Carpenter closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Carpenter pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Perez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carpenter doesn't seem bothered though.
Perez throws a head kick that Carpenter semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to clinch.
Perez misses with a wild combination.
Carpenter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Perez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perez lands an elbow inside that Carpenter shrugs off.
Perez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carpenter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carpenter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sergio Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Serge Carpenter.
Perez prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Perez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Perez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Carpenter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carpenter won't allow Perez to get back to his feet.

Perez kicks Carpenter off and gets to his feet.
Carpenter throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Carpenter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez lands a high kick!

Carpenter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Perez!
Carpenter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carpenter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Perez wants to hold on but Carpenter pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Perez dominated that round.
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.

Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Carpenter circles away.

Carpenter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Perez gets back to half guard.
Perez tries to roll over but Carpenter keeps him under control.
Carpenter 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.
Carpenter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perez trying to control from the bottom.
Perez is trying to stand up here but Carpenter is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carpenter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez looks like he's trying to stand up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perez stuffs the takedown.
Perez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carpenter shoots for a double leg takedown but Perez sprawls well. He's pushed Carpenter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carpenter closes the distance but Perez moves to the side
enabling Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perez fails with the takedown

and Carpenter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carpenter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.

Perez pushes Carpenter off and scrambles back to his feet.
Carpenter doesn't manage to clinch there - Perez circles away.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carpenter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perez as he avoids it easily.
Sergio Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Serge Carpenter.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perez's waist but Perez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carpenter off to one side.
Perez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carpenter. That did some damage!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Carpenter.
Carpenter taking a breather here.
Perez is not content to let Carpenter control the position.
Perez is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is pushing Carpenter's head away, looking to escape. Carpenter manages to hold on to the position though.
A lull in the action here.
Perez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carpenter is controlling him well.
Carpenter is working Perez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Perez wants to control but Carpenter postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Carpenter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carpenter is stalling in the full guard.
Perez working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serge Carpenter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Carpenter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perez swivels and escapes.
Sergio Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carpenter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Carpenter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Perez looks like he's trying to stand up.

Perez kicks Carpenter off and gets back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Carpenter.
The ground and pound from Carpenter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Perez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Carpenter is thwarting Perez's attempts to control the position.
Serge Carpenter has got the better of the ground game so far.

Carpenter escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Carpenter shoots in looking for a takedown. Perez tries to sprawl out of it but Carpenter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Carpenter with that takedown attempt.
Sergio Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Serge Carpenter.
Perez wants to clinch.
No luck for Carpenter with that takedown attempt.
Perez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carpenter fails with the takedown.

Carpenter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to control but Carpenter is keeping busy.
Perez is looking to escape.
Perez is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carpenter prevents Perez from standing back up.
Perez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perez tries to land a front kick but Carpenter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carpenter shoots for a double leg takedown but Perez sprawls well. He's pushed Carpenter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carpenter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez throws the kick towards the body but Carpenter avoids it.
Carpenter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perez but Perez pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Carpenter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Perez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Perez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carpenter looking to sit in guard and control but Perez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perez content to stall in guard here.

Perez stands up from guard. Let's bang!

And that's the end of the fight!
Serge Carpenter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carpenter 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serge Carpenter!