PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Efrain Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Vera
vs
Perkovic

177 cm
30
201 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

183 cm
26
195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efrain Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkovic throws a lazy right hand but Vera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkovic is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Vera misses the shot to the body.
Perkovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Efrain Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perkovic - that will leave a mark!
Perkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Vera shoots in and bounces Perkovic off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perkovic keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perkovic keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
Perkovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perkovic keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
Vera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera looking to pass the guard.
Vera throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perkovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vera's guard.
Vera keeping moving, preventing Perkovic from controlling successfully.

Vera looking for a guillotine here but Perkovic defends easily.
Perkovic trying to control but Vera is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vera wants to sweep here but Perkovic controlling him for the moment.
Vera trying to keep a closed guard but Perkovic is proving a slippery customer.
Perkovic preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perkovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vera wants to sweep but no luck.
Vera looking to control.
Vera wants to sweep here but Perkovic controlling him for the moment.
Perkovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Vera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vera trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Vera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perkovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Perkovic stands up and waves to Vera to follow him.
Vera thuds his right hand into Perkovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vera.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mikhail Perkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkovic. That's going to slow Vera down.
Perkovic with a hook.
A left and a right from Vera both land. Nice combination.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perkovic sprawls well. Perkovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vera gets slowly back to his feet.
Perkovic throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Efrain Vera has been cut.
Perkovic wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Perkovic scores with a nice body kick.
Vera is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vera closes the distance and clinches up with Perkovic, looking for a takedown. Vera pushes Perkovic against the ropes but Perkovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efrain Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perkovic connects with a solid leg kick.

Vera gets tackled into the ropes by Perkovic. Perkovic maintains the clinch.
Vera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Perkovic breaks from the clinch.
Perkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot by Perkovic.
A jab from Perkovic does it's job there.
Vera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Perkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vera's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkovic lands a head kick!

Perkovic clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Perkovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vera takes a step back to recover.
Vera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Perkovic counter with a right hand.
Mikhail Perkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perkovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vera somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efrain Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perkovic. Vera shrugs it off though.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whack! Perkovic lands a heavy head kick that drops Vera. The ref tackles Perkovic to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Vera was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mikhail Perkovic!
An out of breath Mikhail Perkovic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.