PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John MacMillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Pericic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pericic's choice of entrance music: T.N.T. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

MacMillen
vs
Pericic

192 cm
25
214 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John MacMillen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Pericic!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacMillen throws a shot from downtown. Pericic moves away and avoids it.
Pericic wants to clinch.
MacMillen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pericic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacMillen cracks Pericic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
MacMillen dodges the punch combination from Pericic.
MacMillen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at [CBK] Punch-kicker Academy in the buildup to the fight.
MacMillen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pericic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pericic connects with an inside leg kick.
MacMillen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jorge Pericic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacMillen thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacMillen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pericic.
MacMillen scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pericic misses with a head kick.
Pericic moves out of range as MacMillen strikes.
MacMillen misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Pericic.
Pericic tries to bum rush MacMillen with a series of wild strikes but MacMillen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pericic wants to clinch up but MacMillen keeps it at a distance.
Pericic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacMillen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pericic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pericic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pericic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacMillen throws out the jab.
MacMillen connects with a right hand. Pericic shakes it off.
Pericic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Pericic there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacMillen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pericic tries to close the distance and clinch but MacMillen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic ducks under a wild hook from MacMillen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pericic. MacMillen shrugs it off though.
Pericic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by MacMillen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacMillen.
Pericic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pericic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacMillen.
Pericic misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pericic.
Pericic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Pericic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
MacMillen stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

MacMillen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pericic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pericic tries to clinch up.
MacMillen swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John MacMillen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pericic throws a shot from downtown. MacMillen moves away and avoids it.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses
and MacMillen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pericic thinking.
A shot to the liver by Pericic. Beautiful body shot.
Pericic moves away from the strike by MacMillen.
Pericic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacMillen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pericic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacMillen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
MacMillen tests Pericic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pericic misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pericic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Pericic misses the target.
Pericic misses with a body shot.
Pericic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MacMillen circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen staying out of range there.
MacMillen swings for the body but Pericic moves out of range.
John MacMillen is winning the standup battle so far.
MacMillen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pericic can pounce on him.
MacMillen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from MacMillen. Those never looked like landing.
Pericic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pericic lands a right hook to the body.
MacMillen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacMillen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
MacMillen scores with a jab to the body.
Pericic takes a swing at MacMillen's ribcage but misses.
Pericic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Pericic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pericic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MacMillen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacMillen looks to land a right hand but Pericic moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pericic misses.
Pericic scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pericic tries to clinch up.
A jab from Pericic misses.
MacMillen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pericic tries to close the distance and clinch but MacMillen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pericic throws a sloppy head kick and MacMillen moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from MacMillen misses its intended target.
MacMillen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacMillen blocks a head kick by Pericic.
Pericic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacMillen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacMillen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pericic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pericic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacMillen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pericic was well out of range. Poor timing from MacMillen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jorge Pericic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pericic cracks MacMillen with an open hand slap.
Pericic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pericic misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of MacMillen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pericic cracks MacMillen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Pericic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacMillen to score with a decent uppercut.
Pericic lands with a straight right. MacMillen didn't see that one coming.
Pericic throws an off balance right hand
and MacMillen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pericic tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pericic tries to clinch there but MacMillen circles away.
Pericic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pericic wants to clinch
and MacMillen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pericic defending well as MacMillen loads up on a big left hand.
Pericic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from MacMillen finds it's way round the side to connect with Pericic's head.
Pericic doesn't manage to clinch there - MacMillen circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
MacMillen just misses with a punch to the body.
MacMillen thumps Pericic with a low kick.
Pericic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but MacMillen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pericic moves out of range as MacMillen strikes.
Pericic tries to close the distance and clinch but MacMillen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacMillen throws an overhand right that lands on Pericic's shoulder, as Pericic tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Pericic.
MacMillen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pericic.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pericic checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pericic.
MacMillen checks the leg kick.
MacMillen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MacMillen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pericic.
MacMillen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pericic doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacMillen.
Pericic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacMillen.
Pericic lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pericic moves out of range as MacMillen strikes.
Pericic scores with a nice right hand.
Pericic scores with a spinning back kick!
MacMillen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pericic.
Pericic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. MacMillen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pericic tries to clinch up but MacMillen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pericic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pericic fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pericic lands with an overhand left.
Pericic fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacMillen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacMillen misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jorge Pericic just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pericic tries to clinch but MacMillen moves out of range.
Pericic tries to clinch up but MacMillen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pericic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacMillen on the side of the head.
Pericic slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pericic.
Pericic tries to clinch up.
Pericic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
MacMillen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pericic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pericic tries to clinch up.
Pericic scores with a jab.
Pericic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacMillen connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacMillen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacMillen misses with a low kick as Pericic jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pericic drops his hands momentarily and MacMillen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
MacMillen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pericic.
MacMillen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pericic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pericic moves in looking to clinch but MacMillen pushes him off.
MacMillen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacMillen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pericic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pericic misses with a series of wild punches.
Pericic fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacMillen missing with a left hand there. Pericic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pericic scores with a head kick. MacMillen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pericic is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic wants to clinch up but MacMillen keeps it at a distance.
MacMillen takes a swing at Pericic's ribcage but misses.
Pericic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pericic scoring well with a low kick there.
Pericic tries a head kick but it misses.
MacMillen throws a big shot that misses.
Pericic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pericic walks into a straight right hand from MacMillen.
Pericic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacMillen misses with a wild combination.
Pericic connects with a leg kick. MacMillen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pericic wants to clinch up but MacMillen keeps it at a distance.
Pericic tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacMillen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacMillen throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Pericic dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pericic darts in trying to clinch
letting MacMillen counter with a right hand.
Pericic is looking to clinch but MacMillen is avoiding it.
Pericic wants to clinch
and MacMillen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Pericic misses the target.
Pericic lands a right hook to the body.
MacMillen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Pericic pushes MacMillen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pericic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacMillen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pericic misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacMillen throws a knee to the head but misses.
MacMillen misses with the head strike.
MacMillen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen throws a head punch that misses.
MacMillen tries a knee to the head but Pericic blocks it.
Pericic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice left hand lands by MacMillen.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pericic throws an elbow but misses.
MacMillen takes a knee to the side of the body.
MacMillen lands a knee to the body.
MacMillen misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacMillen is trying to stall.
Pericic blocks an uppercut.
MacMillen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
MacMillen blocks the elbow strike.
MacMillen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pericic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pericic takes an elbow to the temple.
MacMillen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pericic blocks it with crossed arms.
MacMillen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pericic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorge Pericic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pericic lands an elbow just above MacMillen 's eye.
MacMillen trying to land knees to the body.

MacMillen breaks the clinch.
Pericic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pericic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pericic throws a wild body kick that MacMillen sees coming a mile off.
Pericic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pericic tests MacMillen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pericic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John MacMillen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacMillen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pericic lands a jab.

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 John MacMillen.
I think Pericic 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jorge Pericic!
During a confident post fight interview, Jorge Pericic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.