PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kusilutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Thrones. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pereira
vs
Kusilutka

183 cm
28
187 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

189 cm
26
185 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Kusilutka!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kusilutka moves into the clinch.
Kusilutka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pereira pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kusilutka.
Pereira is looking to counter punch.
Pereira lands a high kick!

It looks like Igor Kusilutka has been cut.
Kusilutka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pereira is looking to counter with a body kick.
Miguel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Kusilutka.
Pereira fakes the leg kick and cracks Kusilutka in the body.
Kusilutka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusilutka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Pereira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusilutka shoots in but Pereira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kusilutka shoots in but no luck this time.
Kusilutka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pereira pinned against the cage. Pereira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pereira scores with a jab to the head.
Igor Kusilutka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira jabs Kusilutka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kusilutka tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka drops his hands momentarily and Pereira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Pereira misses.
Pereira connects with a jab.
Pereira jabs Kusilutka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Kusilutka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira throws a front kick that sends Kusilutka stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Pereira throws a low kick but Kusilutka avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Pereira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kusilutka avoids a kick to the body.
Kusilutka tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kusilutka moves out of range of the body kick from Pereira.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kusilutka moves away.
Pereira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kusilutka drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Pereira pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kusilutka fails to pull guard.
Pereira is pressed up against the cage. Kusilutka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pereira cracks the inside of Kusilutka's front leg.

Kusilutka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kusilutka wants a takedown.

Kusilutka successfully pulls guard.
Kusilutka has a closed guard, preventing Pereira from standing up.

Kusilutka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Kusilutka throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pereira uses it to pass to side control.

Pereira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka avoids a kick to the body.
Kusilutka shoots in looking for a takedown but Pereira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kusilutka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kusilutka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pereira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kusilutka shoots in but no luck this time.
Kusilutka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kusilutka just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPereira.
Kusilutka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pereira pinned against the cage. Pereira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pereira is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kusilutka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Kusilutka'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.

Kusilutka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Miguel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Pereira throws a push kick but Kusilutka slaps the foot to one side.
Kusilutka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kusilutka if he has to take too many more of those.
Pereira cracks Kusilutka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusilutka with a poor takedown
and Kusilutka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira throws a head kick that Kusilutka semi-blocks.

That has opened up Igor Kusilutka's cut even more.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kusilutka can do to turn this around?
Kusilutka gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miguel Pereira!
A very excited looking Miguel Pereira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.