PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergio Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Kokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Perez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Perez
vs
Kokin

202 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolay Kokin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Kokin moves out of range easily.
Perez takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Sergio Perez has been cut.
Kokin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kokin tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kokin is trying to break free.
Perez has Kokin pushed against the ropes.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kokin's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kokin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.
Kokin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Kokin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Kokin has him pressed against the ropes.
Kokin taking a breather.
Kokin is trying to force a seperation but Perez has the dominant position.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kokin trying to stall but Perez improves his position.
Kokin wants to stall.
Kokin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Perez lands a nice uppercut.
Kokin avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
Kokin is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Perez can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Perez throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A bit of stalling here from Perez.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perez has Kokin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kokin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perez stalls.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Kokin has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez is trying to force a seperation but Kokin has the dominant position.
Kokin is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kokin avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Kokin has him pressed against the ropes.
Kokin lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Perez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kokin's brow.
Perez is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nikolay Kokin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergio Perez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kokin wants to clinch.
Kokin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Perez gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kokin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kokin wants to stall.
Kokin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Perez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perez tries to break free but Kokin pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kokin tries to break the clinch but Perez is controlling the position.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kokin's efforts to push away.
Perez is stalling here.
Kokin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kokin wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kokin avoids it.
Kokin is trying to break free.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Kokin keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kokin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Kokin has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez wants to stall.
Kokin tries to circle away but Perez has him pinned against the ropes.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez keeps control of Kokin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kokin has Perez pressed against the ropes, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kokin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perez's brow.
Kokin stalling in the clinch but Perez improves position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Kokin keeps him there for the moment.
Kokin tries to stall but Perez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perez controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Kokin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergio Perez'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. This is the final round!

Kokin throws out a head kick that Perez doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Perez crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Perez's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Perez moves into range and clinches up with Kokin.
Perez looking to stall.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kokin's efforts to push away.
Perez prevents Kokin from breaking the clinch.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kokin has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez just leaning against Kokin, taking a breather.
Kokin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perez.
Sergio Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perez trying to stall but Kokin improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perez as Kokin tries to tie him up.
Kokin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kokin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Perez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Perez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Perez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kokin tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the ropes.
Perez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Perez wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kokin works on Perez's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kokin's efforts to push away.

Kokin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nikolay Kokin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kokin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kokin tries to clinch but Perez is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kokin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kokin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kokin tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kokin throws a head kick that misses.
Kokin throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Sergio Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolay Kokin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kokin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Kokin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kokin 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Kokin!