PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Perez (ranked 4026 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Markov (ranked 7054 p4p, 0 weight class). Markov has chosen Jay Bling - Aye as his entrance music. 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.

Perez
vs
Markov

175 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
158 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Markov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Markov. That snapped Perez's head back.
Perez misses with a left hand
enabling Markov to counter with a crisp jab.
Markov throws a chopping leg kick but Perez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Markov slips a jab from Perez.
Perez cracks a nice hook into Markov's ribs.
Perez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Markov slips under a jab.
Markov is looking to slow Perez down with leg kicks.
Markov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Markov slips under a jab from Perez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Markov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Markov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez tests Markov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Markov.
A counter left hand to the body from Perez misses its target.
Perez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Markov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Markov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Markov circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez scores with a hook to the body. Markov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perez connects with a right hand. Markov shakes it off.
Markov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Manny Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Markov throws out a counter right but Perez avoids it with no problem.
Markov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
It looked like Perez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perez tests Markov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Markov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Markov.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick.
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Markov counters with a body kick.
Markov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Markov takes one to the side of the head.
Markov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Markov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Perez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Markov's head.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Markov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Markov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Markov to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Markov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perez misses with a hook. Markov ducked under it nicely.
Markov slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Markov looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Markov misses with a body kick.
Perez throwing a counter right hand but Markov manages to avoid it.
Perez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Markov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez missing with a left hand there. Markov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez backing away here, and Markov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Perez connects with a body shot that sends Markov's belly button to the back.
Markov pushes Perez away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a nice looking body shot.
Markov fails to land with a series of punches.
Markov walks into a left hand.
Markov throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Markov throws a head kick that misses.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez throws a body punch but Markov moves out of range.
Markov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perez with a body shot.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Markov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markov defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Perez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez swings for the body but Markov moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Perez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Perez misses.
Markov throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.
Perez misses with a combination
and Markov counters with a two punch combo.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Markov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perez lands with an uppercut that bounces Markov off the cage and back into range.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Markov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Markov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Markov walks into a straight right hand from Perez.
Perez lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markov thuds a left hand into Perez's body.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perez misses with a combination
and Markov counters with a nice uppercut.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Markov.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Markov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Perez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Markov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Markov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Markov is looking to land body kicks.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Markov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Markov.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Markov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Perez has got the better of the exchanges.
Perez takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perez throws a right hand that Markov ducks under and follows up with a left that Markov also avoids with ease.
Perez lunges at Markov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Markov's hand.
Markov loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Perez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perez scores with a jab.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markov can do to turn this around?
Perez misses with a straight left.
Markov misses with an uppercut.
Markov loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Perez scores with a jab.
Perez tries to bum rush Markov with a series of wild strikes but Markov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Markov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez swinging wildly here.
Markov avoids the body shot from Perez.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markov manages to avoid it.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Markov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Markov.
Perez digs a good body shot into Markov's ribs.
Markov defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Markov looks to land a body kick but Perez moved away.
Markov tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Markov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Markov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Markov defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Manny Perez is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Markov's shoulder, as Markov tries to avoid the shot.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Markov's shoulder, as Markov tries to avoid the shot.
Markov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perez scores with a jab. Markov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Markov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Markov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perez misses the body punch
and Markov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perez misses with a straight left.
Markov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markov lands a nice looking body shot.
Markov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perez misses with a combination
and Markov counters with a left to the body.
Nice cross by Perez.
Perez misses with a hook. Markov ducked under it nicely.
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 Manny Perez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Perez swings for the body but Markov moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Markov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markov.
A countering left hand to the body from Markov misses.
Markov blocks a jab.
Markov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perez looks to land a right hand but Markov moved out of range.
Markov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez missing with a left hand there. Markov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez feints a jab promting Markov to slip. Perez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Markov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Perez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Markov moves away and avoids it.
Markov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez's hands.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Markov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Markov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perez connects with a looping right hand.
Perez misses with a left hand
enabling Markov to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Markov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Markov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez lands with a right hand.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Markov throws a good cross that connects.
Markov throws a push kick but Perez slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Markov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Markov! But no joy.
Markov missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov misses with a body kick.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Markov's head but Markov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markov manages to avoid it.
Markov blocks a jab.
Markov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Perez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perez lands with a shot to the body.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Perez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot lands for Markov.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Markov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Markov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Markov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Markov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Markov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Markov counters with a thumping low kick.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Markov moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Markov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Markov counters with a stiff right hand.
Markov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perez misses with a hook. Markov ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Perez misses.
Markov misses with a body kick.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markov.
Perez misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Perez misses with a hook
and Markov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Markov counter with a right hand.
Perez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Markov under the eye.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez lands a nice looking body shot.
Good work by Perez as he checks the leg kick.
Alan Markov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez cracks Markov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Markov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez scores with a punch to the head.
Perez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perez.
Markov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Manny Perez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez throws a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Perez!