PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Freak on a Leash. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jackson
vs
Perkovic

185 cm
27
200 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

183 cm
29
200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shamar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkovic lands a head kick!

It looks like Shamar Jackson has been cut.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkovic.
Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perkovic defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Perkovic into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perkovic - that will leave a mark!
Perkovic lands with a cross.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson swinging wildly here.

Jackson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Perkovic to the ground. Jackson is now in Perkovic's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Perkovic controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.

Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Perkovic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
Perkovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Perkovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Perkovic stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Perkovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perkovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Perkovic is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Perkovic is keeping the position.
Perkovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Mikhail Perkovic has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Perkovic gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the ropes.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perkovic's efforts to push away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perkovic's defenses.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson keeps control of Perkovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perkovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Perkovic throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
A combination from Perkovic does no damage.

Perkovic has managed to clinch.

Perkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Perkovic.
Perkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Perkovic.
Perkovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Perkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Perkovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkovic.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mikhail Perkovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shamar Jackson'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 throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Perkovic avoids nicely.
Perkovic tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perkovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perkovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkovic looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Perkovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the ropes. Perkovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Perkovic misses with a low kick.
Mikhail Perkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Shamar Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perkovic wants to clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson feints a jab promting Perkovic to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perkovic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkovic 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Perkovic takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.

Perkovic lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Perkovic takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson scores with a one two! Perkovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Perkovic avoids it well.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Perkovic moves out of range.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Perkovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jackson trying to advance position but Perkovic counters by regaining guard.
Perkovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Perkovic is keeping the position.
Perkovic wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Perkovic is retaining full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Perkovic is working from the bottom.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perkovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perkovic, who protects the arm well.
Perkovic tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson wants to control but Perkovic is keeping him busy.
Perkovic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
Jackson is pressing down on Perkovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perkovic is holding on for now.
Perkovic wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Perkovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Perkovic tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Perkovic defends the submission attempt.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Perkovic is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson stops Perkovic from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Perkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shamar Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Perkovic throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Perkovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Perkovic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.

Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson stops Perkovic from getting back to his feet.
Perkovic trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson is trying to control. Perkovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Perkovic tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Perkovic defends the submission attempt.

Perkovic has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jackson is on him like a limpet, forcing Perkovic back against the ropes.
Perkovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Perkovic manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jackson manages to pull guard.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perkovic's guard.

Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Perkovic dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Perkovic defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic tries to stand but Jackson is controlling from the bottom.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perkovic stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.

Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perkovic is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkovic preventing the sweep.
Shamar Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkovic trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Perkovic wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Perkovic stands up and waves to Jackson to follow him.
Perkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perkovic is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkovic backs up against the ropes.
Jackson misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkovic. Perkovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkovic ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Perkovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Perkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkovic looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Perkovic looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Mikhail Perkovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkovic feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perkovic as he avoids it easily.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perkovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Perkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Perkovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Perkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkovic.
Perkovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Perkovic lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Perkovic tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkovic tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Perkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perkovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Perkovic!
A victorious Mikhail Perkovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.