PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 3071 p4p, 408 weight class) and Alexey Markov (ranked 4640 p4p, 525 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tay
vs
Markov

150 cm
25
210 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

188 cm
25
223 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Markov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Markov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tay to the mat! Tay manages to get full guard.
Markov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Markov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Markov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Markov postures up in Tay's guard and throws a big left but Tay blocks it.
Markov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Markov lands with an overhand left.
Tay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Markov avoids a kick to the body.
Tay tries to bum rush Markov with a series of wild strikes but Markov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Markov catches Tay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good shot there by Markov.
Tay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Markov circles away quickly and effectively.
Tay throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tay dodges the punch combination from Markov.
Tay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Markov scores with the left hand. Tay knows he should have avoided that one.
Tay throws a head kick that misses.
Markov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tay just misses with a punch to the body.
Markov slips a jab and a cross from Tay.
Tay scores with a one two! Markov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Alexey Markov has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markov. That's going to slow Tay down.
Some wild striking there from Tay.
Markov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Markov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Markov.
Tay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tay throws a shot from downtown. Markov moves away and avoids it.
Tay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Markov throws a one two combo.
Nice uppercut there from Markov.
Markov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Markov dives in and scores a takedown into Tay's guard.
Tay can't keep his opponent in guard - Markov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Markov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Markov wants to pass the guard but Tay is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Markov is trying to work for a kimura but Tay is defending well.

Markov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tay defends it well.
Markov is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Markov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Markov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Markov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Markov wants to work for an arm triangle but Tay is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Markov there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Markov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Markov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tay fails to land with a series of punches.
Tay throws a sloppy head kick and Markov moves out of range easily.
Markov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tay tries to work over Markov's front leg with a kick but Markov checks it.
Tay is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Markov like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Markov from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chong Tay!
Chong Tay was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.