PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TapnSnap Perry (ranked 24661 p4p, 2685 weight class) and Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Evgenii Mamchenko enters the cage!

Perry
vs
Mamchenko

178 cm
18
195
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
43
198
33 - 26 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TapnSnap Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evgenii Mamchenko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Mamchenko.
Perry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Perry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mamchenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Perry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mamchenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Perry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamchenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mamchenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mamchenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perry's hands.
Mamchenko throws a series of punches but Perry avoids them all with ease.
Perry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko swinging wildly here.
Perry drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mamchenko sprawls and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Mamchenko. Those never looked like landing.
Mamchenko throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Perry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Mamchenko. Those never looked like landing.
Perry moves forwards but Mamchenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mamchenko lands with a cross.
Perry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mamchenko.
Perry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice combination there by Mamchenko.
Perry walks into a stiff left hand from Mamchenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry walks into a straight right hand from Mamchenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamchenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perry on the side of the head.
Evgenii Mamchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mamchenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mamchenko looks to land a combination. Perry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mamchenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perry.
Mamchenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mamchenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Mamchenko scores with a four punch combination!
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko connects with a right hand. Perry shakes it off.
Mamchenko cracks Perry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Evgenii Mamchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko feints a jab promting Perry to slip. Mamchenko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mamchenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mamchenko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mamchenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice shot by Mamchenko.
Mamchenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Perry eats them both and turns towards Mamchenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamchenko looks to land a combination. Perry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mamchenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mamchenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mamchenko duly obliges.
Mamchenko looks to land a combination. Perry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to move into range but Mamchenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mamchenko.
Mamchenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Perry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mamchenko has his hands clasped together around Perry's back. He's all about the action.
Mamchenko pushes Perry off looking to stand but Perry dives back in and keeps control.
Mamchenko controlling the position well.

Perry is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Mamchenko still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Mamchenko has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamchenko scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Evgenii Mamchenko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mamchenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perry has time to react.
Mamchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Perry attempts a counter takedown but Mamchenko avoids it well and moves away.
Mamchenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perry tries to move into range but Mamchenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mamchenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mamchenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
TapnSnap Perry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mamchenko throws a one two combo.
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!
Perry dodges the punch combination from Mamchenko.
Perry feinted with a counter takedown.
Mamchenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mamchenko there.
Mamchenko lands a two punch combo.
Mamchenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perry backs up against the cage.
Mamchenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Perry eats them both and turns towards Mamchenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mamchenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Mamchenko scores with a one two! Perry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Perry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mamchenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Mamchenko lands.
Mamchenko lands with a nice combination. Perry backs away looking to recover.
Mamchenko feints a jab promting Perry to slip. Mamchenko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mamchenko scores with a three punch combo!
Perry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mamchenko lands a two punch combo.
Mamchenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perry on the side of the head.
Mamchenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good shot there by Mamchenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mamchenko both land. Nice combination.
Mamchenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mamchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mamchenko lands with a nice combination. Perry backs away looking to recover.
Mamchenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mamchenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mamchenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four 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!
Mamchenko scores with a three punch combo!
Mamchenko looks to land a combination. Perry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Perry walks into a straight right hand from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko thuds his right hand into Perry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mamchenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Perry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Evgenii Mamchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Mamchenko. That snapped Perry's head back.
Mamchenko lands a two punch combo.

Perry is rocked!
Mamchenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Mamchenko both land. Nice combination.
Perry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Evgenii Mamchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mamchenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mamchenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
Mamchenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mamchenko lands the left hand.
Perry dodges the punch combination from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamchenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mamchenko throws a series of strikes that have Perry backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Mamchenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Mamchenko.
Mamchenko misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Perry misses its target.
Perry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mamchenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mamchenko duly obliges.
Mamchenko lands a jab to the head.
Mamchenko scores with a nice strike.
Perry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mamchenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Mamchenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamchenko feints a jab promting Perry to slip. Mamchenko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Perry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry dodges the punch combination from Mamchenko.
Perry attempts a counter takedown but Mamchenko avoids it well and moves away.
Mamchenko lands a jab to the head.
Mamchenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mamchenko throws a one two combo.
Mamchenko throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
Mamchenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mamchenko duly obliges.
Mamchenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Mamchenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mamchenko.
Mamchenko misses with the combination.
Mamchenko cracks Perry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mamchenko with a nice cross.
Mamchenko looks to land a combination. Perry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mamchenko lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko with a hook.
Mamchenko feints a jab promting Perry to slip. Mamchenko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Perry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mamchenko throws a combination. Perry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Mamchenko lands.
Mamchenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perry attempts a counter takedown but Mamchenko avoids it well and moves away.
TapnSnap Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamchenko lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evgenii Mamchenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mamchenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgenii Mamchenko!