PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 6610 p4p, 16548 weight class) and Lambert George (ranked 680 p4p, 742 weight class). George is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ca fait mal. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Perkules
vs
George

187 cm
39
175
20 - 5 - 1

185 cm
39
170
41 - 13 - 5

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
© Trap House

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 13 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkules throws a hook but George blocks it.
Perkules swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
George slips a jab from Perkules.
George takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George throws a hook but Perkules avoids it easily.
Perkules was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Perkules blocks a leg kick.
Perkules half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perkules slips a jab from George.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
Perkules throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
George smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Perkules seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
George slips a jab from Perkules.
George scores with a hook.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Perkules paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkules is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
Perkules just misses with a punch to the body.

George closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from George as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Perkules lands with a right to the head.
Perkules lands on the inside with an uppercut.
George lands with a left to the head.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Perkules.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George prevents a body shot from Perkules.
With the fighters up against the ropes, George throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkules.
Perkules works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perkules misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Perkules breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkules jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George.
George lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perkules lands with a nice body punch.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Perkules paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkules lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkules swings widly with a right hand
and George connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

George has closed the distance and engaged Perkules in a clinch.
Perkules tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Perkules back against the ropes.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George looking to throw knees to the head but Perkules is blocking nicely.
George keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perkules's efforts to push away.
George lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkules misses with a hook from the clinch.

Perkules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkules.
Perkules chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkules is just out of range.
Perkules takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perkules throws a half hearted mid kick.
George tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perkules manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perkules swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
George throws a front kick aimed at Perkules's knee but Perkules avoids it well.
George moves in looking to clinch but Perkules pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Perkules on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
George darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
George walks forward, straight into a front kick from Perkules.
George fails in his attempt to clinch.
George misses with a hook.
George shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters circling a little - Perkules finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
George lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkules's sensitive parts.
Perkules connects with a body shot that sends George's belly button to the back.
George with a nice calf kick.
George tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George connects with a crisp jab.
George tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
George scores with a nice head shot.
George tries to clinch but Perkules moves out of range.

George closes the distance and pushes Perkules back into the ropes.
George throws an elbow but it misses.

Perkules manages to break the clinch.
George is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
Perkules misses with a wild body shot.
Perkules misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
Perkules ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as George checks a leg kick.
George only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Perkules with a nice cross.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkules keeps the fight on the outside.
George cracks Perkules with an open hand slap.
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!
George keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
George blocks a low kick nicely.

George pushes Perkules up against the ropes in a clinch.
Perkules misses with a hook from the clinch.
George misses with a knee to the head.
Perkules on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkules.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkules.
George tries a knee to the head but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perkules is defending well for now.
Perkules connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Lambert George has been cut.
Perkules misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkules takes a shot to the head.
Perkules tries a body shot but George blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.

Perkules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkules moves out of range as George throws a body kick.
Perkules feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Perkules misses its intended target.
Perkules clobbers George with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

George has taken the fight to the clinch.
George lands an elbow that stopped Perkules in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
George's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George keeps control of Perkules as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perkules scores with a shot to the side of George's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lambert George will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Perkules's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
George lands a nice looking body shot.
George scores with a nice right hand.
George moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkules.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
It seemed like George was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
George tries to clinch up but Perkules circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkules swings widly with a right hand
and George cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
George tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perkules manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

George fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perkules, pushing him back against the ropes.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkules tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perkules's efforts to push away.
Perkules with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkules.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkules misses with the head strike.
George misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands a nice shot to the body.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
George lands a body shot.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perkules blocks a body shot from George.
George blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
A short right from Perkules on the inside.
Perkules trying to land knees to the body.
Perkules lands with a short punch from the clinch.
George lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
George tries a knee to the head but Perkules blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkules blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkules lands with a light punch inside.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
George lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from George as the two fighters clinch.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkules scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkules misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George looking to throw knees to the head but Perkules is blocking nicely.
Perkules lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Perkules.
Perkules can't break the clinch.
George tries a knee to the head but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkules lands with a left to the head.
George tries a knee to the head but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules using the Thai plumb to throw knees but George has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. George obliges.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Perkules.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
Perkules tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George lands a shot to the body.
Perkules lands a shoulder strike.

Perkules breaks from the clinch.
Perkules has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from George finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkules's head.
George ducks under a wild hook from Perkules.
George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perkules throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
George tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
George throws a lazy right hand but Perkules sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George walks into a jab.
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Perkules on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
George moves in looking to clinch but Perkules pushes him off.

George moves into the clinch.
George prevents Perkules from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkules takes an elbow to the temple.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkules.
George tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George is working Perkules over against the ropes.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George gets through Perkules's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from George - that landed with a thud.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Perkules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by George.
Perkules throws a leg kick but George sees it coming and moves out of range.
George throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
George takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A looping hook to the body misses from George. Perkules does a little dance to reset his feet.
George moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkules lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Veli Ilkka Perkules is winning the standup battle so far.
George throws a shot from downtown. Perkules moves away and avoids it.
Perkules was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
George throws an overhand right that lands on Perkules's shoulder, as Perkules tries to avoid the shot.
Perkules swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
George moves out of range of the body kick.

George gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perkules lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
George unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perkules lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Perkules blocks the elbow strike.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
George cracks Perkules with a nice body shot.
George works on Perkules's body with a couple of short punches.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
Perkules tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkules working aggressively here.
Perkules takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
George tries a knee to the head but Perkules blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
A right handed body shot lands from George.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
George with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Perkules takes a shot to the head.
A short right from George on the inside.
George lands an elbow inside that Perkules shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkules takes a shot to the head.
Lambert George seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
George lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from George.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkules controls his hands.
George blocking some punches.
George tries to throw a body punch but Perkules avoids it by throwing George back against the ropes.
Perkules avoids a wild elbow strike from George.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from George.
George lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules wants to get back to striking at distance but George won't allow it.
George putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perkules in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
George is working Perkules over against the ropes.
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perkules backwards.

Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from George.
A hook to the body from George.
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
George lands a shot to the body.
George gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkules or not.
George lands a right hand.
George lands a damaging elbow.
Perkules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
George lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkules controls his hands.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Perkules is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from George.
Oh Perkules is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from George as the two fighters clinch.
Perkules takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lambert George!
Lambert George is the new welterweight champion!
Lambert George thanked the fans post fight for their support.