Came back after seeing Alex knocked out Sean. Alex's left hook is like Khabib's Wrestling, everyone knows its existence but just can't solve the puzzle.
What I like most about Alex is that he never brutalised his opponents, he knocks people out so clean - no blood and serious injuries, just some sleep with variable duration
Bro, no disrespect. But you know nothing about the sport if you think that theyre just getting little bit of sleep when they are getting knocked tf out
I watched a lot of videos on Pereira but that left hook remains a mystery to me. He generates incomprehensible power for such little windup. Great slow motion replay and commentary here, it shows his full body movement from different angles, and also the placement of the shot. It seems to hit on the temple, not the chin, which explains the long nap. He truly shut his brain off for a good five minutes. Scary fighter. Win or lose against Adesanya, it's going to be fun watching Pereira in the UFC.
Ik I'm late but the secret is his legs. He generates his power from twisting his feet and then hip. His freakish height and build also helps but man his technique is flawless
He is so precise, clean, and technical. They say power, but I would like to call it Energy efficiency. Everything about his stance to the way he throws his kicks screams fluidity and a calm focus.
Pereira’s takedown defense is surprisingly crisp. I really like how he controls the head with his forearms in like a closed Muay Thai guard to stop takedowns sometimes.
Yeah that knee looked like it crunched his nose. That's gotta be the worst position to be in, framed on by Alex pereira knowing you're about to eat a knee lol
@@mikemugs7 that's what they said about adesanya. He isn't some small guy that a dagestani can out power easily. He became champion without wrestling, it shows how good he is.
@@johnoliver3056 Adesanya made him look like a white belt on the ground ADESANYA, a guy with no offensive grappling. He's so screwed, I just hope he fights Hill
That Analysis of the power he generates from his hips for the hook was on point.. even I didn't notice that at first but that's where he gets that much of insane power on his hook through his body posture of hips
That's how everyone gets power for pretty much every punch. He just has natural power in his physiology and also turns his hip over a bit more than most.
Can’t wait to see them fight🤣 I love Izzy but god damn… he set up tht left hook so perfect right here and in tht Strickland fight, I feel like he has a chance at taking the belt, wouldn’t tht be fucking crazy?????
@@thatt-shirtguy9669 Izzy basically was so butthurt over losing to Alex twice that he never competed in kickboxing ever again after that lmao stop being a fanboy
For a predominantly right handed guy, he sure does hold alot of fire power in the left hand, it's almost like powel didn't expect him too swing so hard with the hook in such limited range.
Been watching this sport for a long time, but not a lot of people came close to this kinda power, its like he touches people and they go to sleep, the highlight reel of all his KOs is just him touching people and they go OFF. BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH fr
There's no doubt that the natural power from his skeletal structure and size for his weight class contributes to Alex generating the type of power that he does with such short range of motion. But it's more than just a raw power thing. People have to remember the other variables that come into play that contribute to a knockout punch. The flawlessness in the technique of Alex's left hook is the biggest factor. Even if a fighter isn't known for particularly freakish power, if they have near perfect accuracy, timing and setup, they can score the knockout or at least knockdown, every single time they land. Consider Anderson Silva for example. Anderson had power, no doubt. But his accuracy and precision when striking the right parts of the jaw, chin and temple to create the perfect whiplash effect on the brain were what made him so deadly. It's the punch you don't see coming and anticipate, brace for impact, or roll with that creates that head snap that usually knocks you out. For example, a lot of those head kicks Alex was scoring on Powell had more raw power to them. But observe how Powell saw them coming or anticipated their impact so he either rolled with them or braced for them. Alex set that left hook up perfectly by throwing another headkick before it, feinting and then clipping Powell with the left hook when he least expected it. The sternocleidomastoids in his neck muscles, the most important muscles for either tensing or slipping were completely relaxed and boom, whiplash effect. Brain hits the inside of skull and instant knockout.
The way Pat describes that Left hook is dead on. He’s literally taking dudes out left , right and centre with that bad boy. Pereira is nasty with it. Tomahawk block in place and ready to use at all times. His a problem with those long limbs Damn!
That behind the head kick and left combo is so deadly. He lands will do much torque and weight behind those particular strikes. It feels like he sets that up with low body kicks and right hooks
For those who don’t do fighting, the combo with the right high kick and left hook that KO:ed him. Is so hard to pull of so much power to knock someone out after doing a head kick. You have to reposition yourself and rotate your body before launch the left hook. Alex did that with ease and generating lethal power
Yeah he was in such good rhythm. After that headkick, he is usually in a bouncing hopping kinda of stance and right when he landed firmly on the ground he just corked that hip so fast and balanced it was beautiful.
That left hook man. The technique is picture perfect. It's beautiful watching a fighter who can punch correctly in the technical sense. The power speaks for itself.
I think he needs to improve his takedown defense. He can become a champion, but he won't keep the title for long if he runs into wrestlers that can control him on the ground. Luckily for him, there's not many of those at middleweight right now.
@@craigr4763 I don't think Khamzat will fight at middleweight until he wins the title at welterweight, which could mean 2 more fights before middleweight.
The whole time you can hear Glover teaching Alex how to handle clinch situations, if Pereira can get it done against Adesanya, both Glover and Alex will be known as two of the greatest teammates to achieve gold (Glover being the oldest champion, and Alex being a double champ kickboxer, to win a ufc title ‘possibly after only 3 ufc wins’)
@@joeskill4663 I see Strickland getting completely destroyed if he does not get a takedown. His cowboy western oldschool boxing style is levels below Pereiras boxing/kickboxing skills.
There is something weird about Pereira; it's like he is made of mahogany or something! And carved perfectly to have no waste of weight for what he does!
Wow man, that’s a lethal hook, it’s hard to predict that hook cause he faints like he is gonna use it as a jab but it’s a hook and once he connects your lights are out. That’s why he’s been so successful with it because he knocks people out with it, something unusual for MOST fighters to carry that weight on their natural stand
Alex throws that punch and he knows it's all over before the dude has even hit the floor. I don't think anyone could take a clean punch from Pereira. He's a damn beast
There are fighters who look like Brock Lesnar and Francis Ngannou but when it comes to actual MMA Alex Pereira is the most terrifying looking fighter ever imo
@@BearMetro The fun part is saying "leg kick to the head" is like saying "body punch to the head" As all kicks are done with the leg, A "leg kick" is when you hit the opponent's leg. if you hit their head it's a "head kick". Normally you never say "rear leg kick" to notice you kicked with your rear leg cause that's the default kick. Sometimes you say "front kick" since that's less common. When Anderson Silva KO'd people with a front kick they mentioned "wow, KO'd by a front kick" but they would never say "KO'd by a rear leg kick"
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@@in33d2floss7 no he doesn’t Alex has a great chin and is pretty big. You do realize Alex is a double champion in kickboxing I don’t think Anderson wants to stay on the feet with him. If Chris could ko Anderson Alex definitely can
@@weishen3281 Cuando haya knockdown el arbitro aun no interviene o quizá si interviene cuando se repita varias veces los knockdowns y ya se nota muchísimo la superioridad del oponente, pero cuando están noqueados interviene o salva inmediatamente o en ese instante al peleador que haya caído noqueado.
Same difference Einstein. You are just repeating what the professional analyst say. I was not saying he telegraphs I was saying that hook is wide open and he brings it all the way around for maximum leverage and it is deadly accurate.
Him and Izzy have similar similarities when fighting! Can’t wait it’s gonna be an awesome fight! All I no is Alex won’t let Izzy run around plus Alex has the height as well should be an interesting match!
Now I see why Powell was so hesitant to engage in striking. Alex's understanding of body mechanics is brutal. His punches have so much more energy than typical fighters. Loved watching him KO Izzy. ;D Izzy was going to win if it went to a decision.
Si te fijas no es de tener la guardia arriba,pero es su estilo y hasta el momento le a salido muy bien,aparte que es uno de los mejores del mundo en el area del kickboxing
exacto no es muy técnico pero tiene poder en esos puños y las rodillas voladoras y eso que adesanya decía de los guantes de kickboxing que no tenía la misma pegada sin ellos tiene el mismo poder con guantes de MMA
Adesanya solo parece más técnico y preciso. La diferencia entre los dos realmente es en el estilo de lucha. Adesanya necesita movimentarse y esperar el oponente atacar, Poatan es más estático pero genera las oportunidades de knockout marchando hacia adelante. La técnica y precisión de los dos está en el estado del arte.