PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Penderas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Perkules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Perkules's choice of entrance music: Carlo Siliotto : The Punisher. The key to victory for Guillermo Penderas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Penderas
vs
Perkules

175 cm
25
164 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
20
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guillermo Penderas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Perkules!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perkules closes the distance and clinches.
Perkules throws an elbow that misses.
Perkules throws an elbow that misses.
Perkules throws an elbow but it misses.
Penderas blocks the elbow strike.
Penderas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkules pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penderas blocks an elbow strike from Perkules.
Perkules softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penderas managing to block the knees to the body from Perkules.
Perkules pushes off an throws an elbow but Penderas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Penderas.
Perkules throws an elbow that misses.
Perkules throws an elbow but it misses.
Penderas blocks an elbow strike from Perkules.
Penderas takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Guillermo Penderas has been cut.
Penderas avoids a wild elbow strike from Perkules.
Penderas is trying to break free.
Perkules creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Penderas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penderas wants to get back to striking at distance but Perkules won't allow it.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
Perkules throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penderas takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules lands with a left to the head.
Perkules throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perkules lands an elbow inside.
Perkules lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Penderas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkules misses with an elbow strike.
Penderas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penderas avoiding damage as Perkules throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Perkules.

Guillermo Penderas's cut is getting worse.
Penderas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
Perkules misses with some punches.
Penderas blocks the elbow strike.

Penderas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penderas throws the left hand but Perkules avoids the punch easily.
Perkules moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkules is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Penderas drops Perkules with a beautiful combination! Perkules stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Penderas is looking for the KO!

Perkules is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penderas closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Perkules out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guillermo Penderas!
Guillermo Penderas is the new lightweight champion!