PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Roberts (ranked 4152 p4p, 435 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 3264 p4p, 373 weight class). Ispa Perkele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roberts
vs
Perkele

178 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Perkele as Roberts shoots in.
Roberts looks for a takedown but Perkele sprawls well.
Roberts takes one to the side of the head.
Perkele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Perkele gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roberts to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele wants to sweep but no luck.
Roberts throws an elbow that misses. Perkele uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roberts's guard. Nice move by Perkele!

Roberts is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roberts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roberts managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perkele content to stall in guard here.
Perkele slips nicely into half guard.
Roberts tries to get to full guard but Perkele has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control but Perkele is keeping busy.
Perkele sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perkele missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perkele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts dives in and grabs Perkele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perkele pushes down on Roberts's head and hops out.
Perkele wants to counter with a clinch but Roberts pushes him away.

Perkele moves into the clinch.
Perkele slows down the pace here.
Perkele presses Roberts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perkele stops a takedown attempt from Roberts.
Perkele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Perkele pushes Roberts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Our sources have told us that Roberts has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Perkele is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perkele lands a shoulder strike.
Perkele is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Perkele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkele throws a big uppercut that drops Roberts! More strikes from Perkele and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Roberts lies dazed against the cage as Perkele celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.