PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alves d'Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). d\'Araujo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. POWER kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Perkovic
vs
d'Araujo

183 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

NEBULA Clothing

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Perkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alves d'Araujo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
d'Araujo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from d'Araujo.
Perkovic connects with a leg kick. d'Araujo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
d'Araujo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perkovic misses with a low kick.
Mikhail Perkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Perkovic misses.
d'Araujo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perkovic on the side of the head.
Perkovic throws a leg kick
and d'Araujo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
d'Araujo looks to land a left hand but Perkovic moved out of range nicely.
d'Araujo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
d'Araujo scoring well with a low kick there.
d'Araujo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkovic throws a low kick, looking for d'Araujo's leg but d'Araujo calmly moves out of range.
Perkovic throws a hook but d'Araujo avoids it easily.
d'Araujo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perkovic on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
d'Araujo keeps Perkovic at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic wants to slow d'Araujo down by chopping away at his legs.
Perkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
d'Araujo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perkovic momentarily.
Good leg kick by Perkovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
d'Araujo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perkovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
d'Araujo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perkovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
d'Araujo is looking to chop away at Perkovic's legs.
Perkovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perkovic checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkovic looks for the body kick but d'Araujo saw that one coming.
Perkovic throws a leg kick but d'Araujo sees it coming and moves out of range.
d'Araujo throws a good cross that connects.
Perkovic feints and then cracks d'Araujo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow d'Araujo down.
Perkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but d'Araujo was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from d'Araujo finds it's target.
Perkovic tries to work over d'Araujo's front leg with a kick but d'Araujo checks it.
d'Araujo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
d'Araujo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perkovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkovic throws a front kick aimed at d'Araujo's knee but d'Araujo avoids it well.
d'Araujo scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Perkovic is predictable there
and d'Araujo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
d'Araujo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkovic throws out the jab.
A left lands for d'Araujo.
Perkovic throws a low kick, looking for d'Araujo's leg but d'Araujo calmly moves out of range.
d'Araujo throws a nice head kick!
d'Araujo lunges at Perkovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkovic's hand.

Perkovic is rocked!
Perkovic thows a leg kick but d'Araujo checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oh Perkovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but d'Araujo is out of range and Perkovic settles back down.
Perkovic seems to have got his legs back now.

d'Araujo lands a high kick to the side of Perkovic's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! d'Araujo dives into guard, looking to finish.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
d'Araujo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
d'Araujo wants to control from the top but Perkovic keeps moving.
Perkovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Perkovic is looking to sweep but instead, d'Araujo has passed into half guard.
Perkovic is not content to let d'Araujo control the position.
Perkovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perkovic trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
d'Araujo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Mikhail Perkovic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
d'Araujo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perkovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
d'Araujo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
d'Araujo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perkovic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
d'Araujo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkovic throws a leg kick but d'Araujo sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkovic takes one on the button.
d'Araujo scores with the left hand. Perkovic knows he should have avoided that one.
d'Araujo connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alves d'Araujo 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.

Perkovic tries to clinch but d'Araujo moves out of range.
d'Araujo lands with a straight right. Perkovic didn't see that one coming.
Perkovic pushes d'Araujo away with a front kick.
d'Araujo tries to work over Perkovic's front leg with a kick but Perkovic checks it.
d'Araujo misses with a body kick.
d'Araujo throws a series of punches but Perkovic moves out of range.
d'Araujo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alves d'Araujo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
d'Araujo blocks a low kick nicely.
d'Araujo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perkovic throws a leg kick but d'Araujo moved away.
A slow jab from d'Araujo misses its intended target.
Perkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
d'Araujo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
d'Araujo throws out a leg kick but Perkovic moves out of range and d'Araujo only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as d'Araujo blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Perkovic is predictable there
letting d'Araujo counter with a right hand.
Perkovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
d'Araujo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perkovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
d'Araujo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
d'Araujo lands with a nice body kick.
d'Araujo lands a nice shot that snaps Perkovic's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for d'Araujo.
Perkovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from d'Araujo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perkovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
d'Araujo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic throws a solid leg kick but d'Araujo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkovic.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
d'Araujo scores with the left hand. Perkovic knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for d'Araujo.
d'Araujo fakes the leg kick and cracks Perkovic in the body.
d'Araujo scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from d'Araujo.
d'Araujo lands a jab to Perkovic's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
d'Araujo moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkovic.
Perkovic throws a low kick but d'Araujo avoids it.
Perkovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract d'Araujo.
A lazy left from d'Araujo finds it's target.
Perkovic misses with a leg kick.
d'Araujo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by d'Araujo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
d'Araujo lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by d'Araujo.
d'Araujo drops Perkovic with a huge uppercut! Perkovic drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. d'Araujo is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alves d'Araujo!
Alves d'Araujo took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.