PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tolegen Akylbekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Gilles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolegen Akylbekov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Akylbekov
vs
Gilles

183 cm
24
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tolegen Akylbekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Gilles!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Akylbekov.
Akylbekov throws a shot from downtown. Gilles moves away and avoids it.
Gilles lands a slapping body shot.
Gilles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Akylbekov.
Akylbekov throws a shot from downtown. Gilles moves away and avoids it.
Akylbekov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gilles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gilles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akylbekov.
Gilles swinging wildly here.
Gilles slips a straight right by Akylbekov.
Akylbekov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gilles throws a right and a left that Akylbekov avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akylbekov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilles throws out the jab.
Akylbekov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gilles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gilles walks into a left hand.
Akylbekov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left lands for Akylbekov.
Akylbekov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Akylbekov. Those never looked like landing.
Gilles ducks under a wild hook from Akylbekov.
Akylbekov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilles moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akylbekov.
Akylbekov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akylbekov swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akylbekov lands a nice shot that snaps Gilles's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akylbekov throws a body punch but Gilles moves out of range.
Akylbekov missing with a left hand there. Gilles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akylbekov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gilles.
Akylbekov connects with a nice looking jab.
Gilles misses with a body shot.
Akylbekov fails to land with a series of punches.
Akylbekov lands with a straight right. Gilles didn't see that one coming.
Akylbekov throws the left hand but Gilles avoids the punch easily.
Akylbekov wants to clinch but Gilles slips to the side
and Gilles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tolegen Akylbekov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Akylbekov misses.
Akylbekov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Akylbekov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gilles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akylbekov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akylbekov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Akylbekov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gilles swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Akylbekov misses its intended target.
Gilles jabs at Akylbekov's body.
Gilles cracks a nice hook into Akylbekov's ribs.
A punch combination from Akylbekov misses.
Gilles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akylbekov.
A big left from Gilles misses.
Akylbekov misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gilles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gilles cracks Akylbekov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Akylbekov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gilles.
Gilles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gilles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akylbekov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akylbekov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gilles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akylbekov is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Gilles misses.
Akylbekov misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilles slips a jab and a cross from Akylbekov.
Gilles throws a body punch but Akylbekov moves out of range.
Gilles moves out of range as Akylbekov strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tolegen Akylbekov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Akylbekov throws a hook but Gilles avoids it easily.
Akylbekov misses with a wild combination.
Akylbekov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gilles circles away quickly and effectively.
Gilles scores with a jab. Akylbekov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akylbekov misses with a wild combination.
Akylbekov closes the distance but Gilles moves to the side
and Gilles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left lands for Akylbekov.
Gilles throws a right hand that Akylbekov ducks under and follows up with a left that Akylbekov also avoids with ease.
Akylbekov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gilles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gilles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akylbekov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Gilles misses.
Tolegen Akylbekov is winning the standup battle so far.
Gilles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akylbekov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gilles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Akylbekov misses with an uppercut.
Akylbekov is looking to clinch.
Akylbekov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gilles.
Gilles misses with an uppercut.
Akylbekov needs to keep his hands up - Gilles had a free shot at his head there.
Akylbekov wants to clinch but Gilles slips to the side
and Gilles counters with a straight right hand.
Gilles throws a hook but Akylbekov blocks it.
Gilles cracks Akylbekov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gilles takes a swing at Akylbekov's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gilles misses its intended target.
Akylbekov throws a series of punches but Gilles avoids them all with ease.
Akylbekov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akylbekov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gilles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gilles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akylbekov moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akylbekov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akylbekov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gilles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Akylbekov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akylbekov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilles.
Akylbekov throws a lazy right hand but Gilles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akylbekov lands a right hook to the body.
Akylbekov staying out of range there.
Gilles swings for the body but Akylbekov moves out of range.
Gilles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Akylbekov throws a hook but Gilles blocks it.
Gilles moves out of range of the strikes.
Gilles looks to score with a jab to the body but Akylbekov is just out of range.
Akylbekov misses with the combination.
Gilles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gilles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akylbekov rather than just go for the knockout.
Akylbekov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Akylbekov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilles connects with a looping right hand.
Akylbekov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gilless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gilles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gilles throws a right hand that Akylbekov ducks under and follows up with a left that Akylbekov also avoids with ease.
Akylbekov fails to land with a series of punches.
Akylbekov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akylbekov misses with a hook to the body
and Gilles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akylbekov throws a hook to the side of Gilles's head but Gilles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gilles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akylbekov looks to land a combination. Gilles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Gilles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Akylbekov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gilles eats them both and turns towards Akylbekov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gilles throws out a loose jab but Akylbekov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akylbekov looks to land a combination but Gilles avoids it well.
A punch combination from Akylbekov misses.
Akylbekov fails to land with a series of punches.
Akylbekov misses with a double jab.
Akylbekov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gilles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akylbekov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilles moves away.
Some wild striking there from Akylbekov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akylbekov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gilles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akylbekov scores with a jab. Gilles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akylbekov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gilles looks to throw the jab but Akylbekov is out of range.
Tolegen Akylbekov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Gilles. Beautiful body shot.
Gilles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akylbekov looks to land a combination but Gilles avoids it well.
Akylbekov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akylbekov throws a shot from downtown. Gilles moves away and avoids it.
Gilles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akylbekov throws a looping overhand right but Gilles ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Gilles. Those never looked like landing.
Gilles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akylbekov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akylbekov.
Akylbekov ducks under a wild hook from Gilles.
Akylbekov cracks Gilles with an open hand slap.
Gilles misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Akylbekov as he connects with a hook.
Akylbekov misses with a straight left.
Gilles swings for the body but Akylbekov moves out of range.
Akylbekov misses with a double jab.
Gilles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akylbekov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akylbekov misses with a combination
and Gilles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Akylbekov thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilles slips under a jab.
Gilles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akylbekov looks to throw the jab but Gilles is out of range.
A combination from Akylbekov does no damage.
Akylbekov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gilles misses with a wild combination.
Gilles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akylbekov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gilles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gilles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akylbekov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akylbekov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akylbekov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gilles's head backwards.
A slow jab from Gilles misses its intended target.
Akylbekov throws out a powerful jab.
Akylbekov closes the distance but Gilles moves to the side
and Gilles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Akylbekov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gilles on the side of the head.
Akylbekov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akylbekov looks to land a combination but Gilles avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilles thows a body shot but no joy.
Akylbekov misses with the combination.
Akylbekov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gilles doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tolegen Akylbekov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akylbekov 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tolegen Akylbekov!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tolegen Akylbekov!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tolegen Akylbekov!

Tolegen Akylbekov wins by unanimous decision!