PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 315 p4p, 515 weight class) and Yip Man Iii (ranked 47 p4p, 70 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Perkele
vs
Man Iii

179 cm
31
165
26 - 13 - 3

182 cm
28
165
22 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Man Iii.
Perkele slips a straight right by Man Iii.
Perkele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkele swings for the body but Man Iii moves out of range.
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man Iii looks for the body kick but Perkele saw that one coming.
Perkele is looking to counter the offense by Man Iii and move into the clinch.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Perkele clinches up against the cage.
Man Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Man Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele scores with a shoulder strike.
Man Iii avoids the elbow strike from Perkele, against the cage.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
Perkele tries to land knees in the clinch but Man Iii avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Perkele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Iii misses with some punches.
Perkele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as Man Iii controls his hands.
I was talking to Perkele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Perkele.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.
Perkele misses with an elbow strike.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Perkele trying to control the position but instead, Man Iii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perkele into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
Man Iii tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkele.
Perkele is leaning against Man Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Perkele.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but Man Iii avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
Man Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Perkele.
A short right from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkele digs a right hand underneath Man Iii's ribcage. Man Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Man Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Iii.
Perkele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
Perkele prevents a body shot from Man Iii.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele lands a shot to the body.
Man Iii tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
A head punch on the inside from Man Iii fails to land.
Perkele gets through Man Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man Iii tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man Iii blocks an elbow strike.
Man Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but Man Iii avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
A short right from Man Iii on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Iii.
A head punch on the inside from Man Iii fails to land.
Man Iii dodges an elbow strike from Perkele.
Perkele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Perkele.
Man Iii looks winded!
Man Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Man Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Perkele breaks from the clinch.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Man Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut.
Man Iii scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man Iii defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele misses with a hook. Man Iii ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man Iii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Perkele has Man Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Perkele is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Man Iii lands with a light punch inside.
Man Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Yip Man Iii has been cut.
Perkele lands with a right to the head.
Perkele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Perkele.
Man Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
Man Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele scores with a shoulder strike.
Perkele tries to work over Man Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yip Man Iii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perkele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man Iii can do to turn this around?
Perkele tries to clinch but Man Iii moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Perkele. That snapped Man Iii's head back.
A head kick from Perkele lands but Man Iii takes it in his stride.
Perkele fails to land with a series of punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man Iii in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele is looking to counter the offense by Man Iii and move into the clinch.
Perkele tries to clinch up but Man Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Perkele has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Perkele.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Iii working aggressively here.
Perkele is leaning against Man Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Perkele manages to break the clinch.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Man Iii saw that one coming.
Perkele lands with a nice body kick.
Man Iii is breathing heavily.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Man Iii.
Perkele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Man Iii off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Man Iii.
Perkele wants to clinch.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man Iii throws a right and a left that Perkele avoids nicely.
Perkele defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses.
Perkele lets loose with a powerful body kick. Man Iii will feel that in the morning.
Perkele digs a good body shot into Man Iii's ribs.
Man Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
Ispa Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Man Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perkele will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
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!
Man Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Perkele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man Iii.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Man Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Man Iii tries to avoid it.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Man Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Man Iii.
Perkele slips a jab from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkele circles away quickly and effectively.
Man Iii slips under a jab from Perkele.
Man Iii throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.

Perkele instigates a clinch.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele lands a body punch.
Man Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perkele.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii gets through Perkele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Perkele.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Man Iii lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man Iii tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perkele lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele tries a body shot but Man Iii blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
A short right from Man Iii on the inside.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Man Iii is rocked!
Perkele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Man Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkele finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Man Iiis head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.
Perkele lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Man Iii to his knees! Perkele keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele thanked the fans post fight for their support.