PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Kahanamoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Perkins
vs
Kahanamoku

177 cm
24
149 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duke Kahanamoku!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahanamoku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Michael Perkins has been cut.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kahanamoku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahanamoku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahanamoku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kahanamoku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkins throws a looping overhand right but Kahanamoku ducks down to avoid it.
Perkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahanamoku.
Perkins throws a hook to the side of Kahanamoku's head but Kahanamoku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkins misses with a straight right.
Perkins throws a body punch but Kahanamoku moves out of range.
Perkins scores with the left hand. Kahanamoku knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Perkins misses with an uppercut. Kahanamoku saw that one coming.
Perkins ducks under a wild hook from Kahanamoku.
A jab from Perkins does it's job there.
Perkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Kahanamoku's head.
Kahanamoku throws the kick towards the body but Perkins avoids it.
Perkins throws a leg kick but Kahanamoku checks it.
Perkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkins with a jab.
Perkins avoids the body shot from Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku throws a sloppy head kick and Perkins moves out of range easily.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Perkins misses.
Perkins misses the jab.
Kahanamoku blocks a jab.
Perkins cracks Kahanamoku with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick but Perkins moves out of range.
Perkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahanamoku plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kahanamoku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kahanamoku fakes the leg kick and cracks Perkins in the body.
Kahanamoku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kahanamoku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kahanamoku misses the shot to the body.
Kahanamoku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick but Perkins moves out of range.
Perkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kahanamoku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkins moves away.
Perkins throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Duke Kahanamoku has been cut.
Perkins blocks the body kick.
Perkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kahanamoku checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kahanamoku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kahanamoku looks gassed!
Nice straight punches there by Perkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkins.
Nice cross by Perkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahanamoku misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Perkins.

Kahanamoku is rocked!

Perkins drops Kahanamoku with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kahanamoku looks back up at him and smiles so Perkins waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kahanamoku is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkins finish him?
Are you kidding me?! Perkins ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Kahanamoku clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Perkins!