PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by P.O.D. - Alive. 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.

Stark
vs
Perkovic

186 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stark crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perkovic - the referee stops the clock and Stark gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perkovic. Stark manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Perkovic checks a low kick from Stark.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stark can pounce on him.
Perkovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.

Stark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perkovic dodges an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Perkovic.

It looks like Arthur Stark has been cut.
Perkovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perkovic is defending well for now.
Perkovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkovic avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkovic missing with knees to the body.
Perkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perkovic as Stark tries to tie him up.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
Stark avoiding damage as Perkovic throws knees to the body.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark lands a good knee to the midsection. Perkovic won't want to take too many of those.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Perkovic crunches a lovely knee into Stark's ribcage.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perkovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perkovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark effectively controlling the action here.
Perkovic missing with knees to the body.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Perkovic managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic misses with a knee strike.
Perkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perkovic.
Stark is trying to stall.
Perkovic looking to throw knees to the head but Stark is blocking nicely.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perkovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark keeps control of Perkovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Perkovic avoids the damage to the body.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stark managing to block the knees to the body from Perkovic.
Perkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark managing to block the knees to the body from Perkovic.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perkovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
Perkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perkovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perkovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perkovic is trying to break free.
Stark avoiding damage as Perkovic throws knees to the body.
Stark blocks an elbow strike from Perkovic.
Perkovic lands a knee to the body.
Perkovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Perkovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkovic landing knees to the body.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
Perkovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark avoiding damage as Perkovic throws knees to the body.
Perkovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Stark won't want to take too many of those.
Perkovic landing knees to the body.
Stark avoiding damage as Perkovic throws knees to the body.
Perkovic misses with a knee to the head.
Perkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Perkovic blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stark.
Stark taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stark blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Perkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Stark's cut.
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.

Perkovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Perkovic blocks a head kick by Stark.
Perkovic scores with a head kick. Stark tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stark fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkovic checks it well.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Perkovic pushes him off.
Perkovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stark finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkovic's head.
Perkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perkovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perkovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Perkovic connects with a body shot that sends Stark's belly button to the back.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Perkovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Stark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stark is looking to slow Perkovic down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Perkovic throws a front kick aimed at Stark's knee but Stark avoids it well.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkovic throws a big shot that misses.
Stark tries to land a front kick but Perkovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stark.
Stark checks the leg kick.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
Stark has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Perkovic scores with a leg kick.
Perkovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perkovic throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Stark.
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!
Stark throws a leg kick but Perkovic checks it.
Perkovic misses with a low kick.
Perkovic is looking to slow Stark down with leg kicks.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Stark.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
Perkovic moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stark counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Perkovic is out of range.
Stark cracks Perkovic with an open hand slap.

Perkovic instigates a clinch.
Stark tries to stall but Perkovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perkovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Stark looking to slow down the pace here.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Perkovic blocks with his arms.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkovic avoids it.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Perkovic tries a knee to the head but Stark blocks it.
Perkovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkovic connects with a knee to the head.
Perkovic managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark is trying to maintain a safe position but Perkovic gets an underhook and turns Stark into the cage.
Perkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
Perkovic with a knee to the head.
Perkovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perkovic is breathing heavily.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Perkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Perkovic's ribcage.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
Stark dodges an elbow strike from Perkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Arthur Stark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Stark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stark has Perkovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Perkovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Perkovic is blocking nicely.
Perkovic looking to throw knees to the head but Stark is blocking nicely.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkovic avoids it.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perkovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mikhail Perkovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Perkovic blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perkovic obliges.
Stark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perkovic lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkovic misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perkovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perkovic lands a knee to the body.
Perkovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perkovic misses with an elbow strike.
Perkovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
Perkovic is trying to break free.
Perkovic scores with a knee to the head.
Stark managing to block the knees to the body from Perkovic.
Stark stalling the fight.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Perkovic blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Perkovic breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Perkovic avoids it.
Good leg kick by Perkovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arthur Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Stark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkovic throws the kick towards the body but Stark avoids it.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perkovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stark throws a hook but Perkovic blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark checks the leg kick.
Perkovic lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
Perkovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkovic manages to avoid it.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Perkovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Perkovic avoids it.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkovic takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Perkovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stark checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkovic.
Stark tried to score with a low kick but Perkovic checks it.
Stark checks a low kick from Perkovic.
Perkovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arthur Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkovic blocks a head kick by Stark.
Stark wants to clinch up but Perkovic keeps it at a distance.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark wants to clinch
and Perkovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkovic. That's going to slow Stark down.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Perkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perkovic 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Perkovic!
Mikhail Perkovic very nearly forgot to thank ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.