PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Perciwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Johan Perciwall enters the cage!

Tarasov
vs
Perciwall

188 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Tarasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johan Perciwall!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perciwall looks to clinch
and Tarasov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perciwall closes the distance but Tarasov moves to the side
and Tarasov counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Perciwall misses
and Tarasov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tarasov moves into the clinch successfully.
Perciwall keeps control of Tarasov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perciwall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perciwall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perciwall has a couple of punches blocked by Tarasov.

Tarasov manages to break the clinch.

Tarasov rushes Perciwall and presses him up against the cage.
Perciwall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perciwall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tarasov's efforts to push away.
Perciwall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarasov backwards.
Tarasov presses Perciwall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Tarasov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perciwall tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tarasov counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarasov is trying to break the clinch but Perciwall is controlling him.
Tarasov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perciwall smiles and moves away.
Perciwall misses with a head kick.
Tarasov misses with a series of wild punches.
Perciwall throws a sloppy head kick

and Tarasov counters with a single leg into guard. Perciwall didn't expect that.
Tarasov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perciwall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tarasov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tarasov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarasov cracks Perciwall with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarasov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tarasov distracts Perciwall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tarasov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Perciwall's head.
Perciwall looks gassed!
Tarasov throws a big right hand that misses.
Tarasov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Perciwall is trying to get back to half guard.
Tarasov is putting a hurting on Perciwall here, landing some big shots from side control.

Perciwall is rocked!
Tarasov cracks Perciwall with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Tarasov immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Perciwall is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Tarasov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Tarasov!