PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Pervitin (ranked 481 p4p, 740 weight class) and Marcus Alexander (ranked 57 p4p, 88 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pervitin
vs
Alexander

185 cm
31
190
16 - 9 - 0

185 cm
33
192
19 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Pervitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pervitin misses with a looping left.
Pervitin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alexander as he avoids it easily.
Pervitin tries to clinch there but Alexander circles away.
It seemed like Alexander was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Pervitin misses.

Pervitin closes the distance and clinches.
Alexander takes a shot to the head.
Pervitin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pervitin.
Alexander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alexander lands a hook that snaps the head of Pervitin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander.
A shot in the inside from Alexander.
Alexander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Alexander.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Alexander fails to land.
Pervitin misses with the head strike.
A short right from Pervitin.
Alexander misses with some punches.
Alexander misses with a punch on the inside.
Pervitin working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander working aggressively here.
Alexander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Alexander.
Alexander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Alexander.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Alexander tries a body shot but Pervitin blocks it.

Pervitin breaks from the clinch.
Pervitin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pervitin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alexander.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from Pervitin.
Pervitin looks to throw the jab but Alexander is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Alexander on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marcus Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pervitin thows a leg kick but Alexander checks it
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
Pervitin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alexander counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pervitin cracks Alexander with a good jab.
Pervitin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexander throws out a loose jab but Pervitin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pervitin feinted with a counter takedown.
Good leg kick by Alexander.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alexander blocks a jab.
Alexander staying out of range there.
Pervitin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alexander shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Pervitin misses
and Alexander counters with a left and a right that stings Pervitin.
Pervitin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alexander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pervitin. Alexander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pervitin circles away quickly and effectively.
Pervitin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alexander just manages to avoid it.
Alexander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pervitin moves away.
Pervitin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pervitin slips a straight right by Alexander.
Pervitin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexander throws out the jab.
Pervitin slips a straight right by Alexander.
Pervitin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pervitin can pounce on him.

Alexander gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pervitin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alexander avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pervitin throws a big right hand that misses.
Pervitin throws a big elbow that misses.
Pervitin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pervitin wants to control from the top but Alexander keeps moving.
Pervitin is looking to work some ground and pound but Alexander has wrist control.
Alexander looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin wants to pass the guard but Alexander is keeping the position.
Pervitin postures up in Alexander's guard and throws a big left but Alexander blocks it.
Pervitin 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.
Pervitin with a nice head shot there.
Pervitin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alexander is trying to keep Pervitin in close.
Pervitin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alexander is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pervitin trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pervitin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alexander's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Alexander will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pervitin darts in looking for a takedown but Alexander gets double underhooks and turns Pervitin into the cage.
Alexander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alexander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pervitin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alexander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pervitin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pervitin wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pervitin.
Alexander scores with a shot to the side of Pervitin's head.
Marcus Alexander seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alexander scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander.
Pervitin can't find room to land a body shot as Alexander controls the action.
Alexander scores with a shot to the side of Pervitin's head.
A short right from Alexander.
Pervitin tries to pull guard but Alexander forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Pervitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexander.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Pervitin.
Pervitin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pervitin lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexander scores with a shoulder strike.
Alexander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexander scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexander.
Alexander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pervitin backwards.
Alexander lands a nice uppercut.
Alexander is working Pervitin over against the cage.
Alexander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Pervitin.
Pervitin blocking some punches.
Pervitin lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexander throws a head punch that misses.
Alexander cracks Pervitin with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Alexander fails to land.
Pervitin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alexander walks away with a smile on his face. Pervitin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alexander scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alexander is looking to slow Pervitin down with leg kicks.
Alexander throws a lazy right hand but Pervitin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pervitin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pervitin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick lands for Pervitin.
Alexander scores with a hook.
Pervitin throws a leg kick but Alexander sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alexander with a nice calf kick.
Pervitin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pervitin throws a hook but Alexander avoids it easily.
Pervitin lands with a slapping head kick.
Pervitin throws a head kick that misses.
Pervitin slips under a jab.
Marcus Alexander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pervitin to score with a decent uppercut.
Alexander checks a low kick from Pervitin.
Pervitin misses with an uppercut
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Pervitin misses
and Alexander counters with a left to the body.
Pervitin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexander is out of range and Pervitin settles back down.
Alexander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pervitin circles away quickly and effectively.
Pervitin darts in trying to clinch
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Pervitin throws a low kick but Alexander avoids it.
Alexander looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Alexander throws a push kick but Pervitin slaps the foot to one side.
Mr Pervitin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pervitin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pervitin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pervitin tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Pervitin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alexander avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pervitin is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pervitin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pervitin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alexander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pervitin goes for a takedown attempt but Alexander pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Alexander lands a left and a right that send Pervitin crashing to the mat, dazed. Alexander thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Mr Pervitin has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pervitin slips a straight right by Alexander.
Pervitin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pervitin lands a slapping body shot.
Pervitin swings widly with a right hand
and Alexander counters with an outside leg kick.
Alexander blocks a low kick nicely.
Pervitin throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pervitin fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexander moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Alexander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Pervitin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pervitin lands a right hook to the body.
Mr Pervitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Alexander misses its intended target.
Pervitin misses with a right hand
and Alexander counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pervitin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pervitin wants to land a leg kick but Alexander is out of range.
Pervitin closes the distance but Alexander moves to the side
and Alexander counters with a nice body shot.
Pervitin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pervitin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alexander lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alexander changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pervitin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alexander thuds his right hand into Pervitin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander lands a jab to Pervitin's midsection.
Pervitin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alexander misses with an uppercut. Pervitin saw that one coming.
Pervitin feinted with a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alexander!
Alexander wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexander lands a glancing blow to the side of Pervitin's head.
Alexander throws a body punch but Pervitin moves out of range.
Pervitin doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexander circles away.
Alexander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alexander.
Alexander works the jab nicely.
Alexander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pervitin. That did some damage!
Alexander scores with a body shot.
Alexander connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pervitin's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Pervitin misses
and Alexander counters with a nice uppercut.
Pervitin lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexander's head.
Pervitin misses with a hook
and Alexander counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander blocks the body kick.
As Pervitin backs off Alexander throws a huge counter combo but Pervitin manages to avoid it all.
Alexander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pervitin looks to throw the jab but Alexander is out of range.
Alexander connects with a looping right hand.

Pervitin is rocked!
Pervitin lands a leg kick that knocks Alexander off balance momentarily.
Pervitin fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexander's corner calls for a 1-2. Alexander obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Pervitin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pervitin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alexander eats them both and turns towards Pervitin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pervitin seems to have got his legs back now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexander.
Alexander lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander.
Alexander throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Pervitin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pervitin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alexander counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good shot there by Alexander.
Crack! Alexander connects with the perfect overhand right and Pervitin falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Alexander!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Alexander!
Our winner, Marcus Alexander, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.