PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry has chosen Cant be touched-Roy Jones Jr. as his entrance music. Mark Berry will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Perkins
vs
Berry

177 cm
25
149 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
145 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Perkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Berry!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perkins dodges the punch combination from Berry.
Berry loads up on a big right hand but Perkins slips the punch.
A big left from Berry misses.
Berry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perkins's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Berry.
Berry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkins.
Berry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkins.
Perkins throws a right and a left that Berry avoids nicely.
Berry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkins.
Berry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Berry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkins.
Perkins throws a hook but Berry blocks it.
Perkins throws a lazy right hand but Berry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michael Perkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berry moves away from the strike by Perkins.
Perkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Perkins misses.
Berry misses with a double jab.
Perkins throws a chopping leg kick but Berry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Berry blocks a jab.
Perkins misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkins misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Berry as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Perkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Perkins as he connects with a hook.
Berry with a nice cross.
Perkins tries to work over Berry's front leg with a kick but Berry checks it.
Berry misses with a body shot.
Perkins takes one to the chin there.
Berry lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Berry does it's job there.
Berry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Perkins.
Berry lands a two punch combo.
Berry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkins throws out the jab.
Berry ducks under a wild hook from Perkins.
Perkins throws a lazy right hand but Berry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Perkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkins.
Berry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Berry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Berry.
Berry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkins has time to react.
Berry takes one to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkins.
Berry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perkins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Perkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Berry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Perkins throws a looping overhand right but Berry ducks down to avoid it.
Berry takes a swing at Perkins's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perkins, right into the meat.
Berry's corner calls for a 1-2. Berry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Berry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkins.
Berry cracks Perkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perkins scores with a jab to the head.
Berry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perkins's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berry avoids the body shot from Perkins.
Perkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Berry.
Perkins throws a looping overhand right but Berry ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Berry misses.
Berry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Berry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Berry throws a hook to the side of Perkins's head but Perkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Berry lands a jab.
Berry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkins backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins throws a series of punches but Berry moves out of range.
Perkins cracks Berry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berry.
Berry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perkins misses the jab.
Perkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perkins swinging wildly here.
Perkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Berry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perkins, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Berry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perkins tries to work over Berry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Perkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Berry breaks the clinch.
Berry throws a hook but Perkins blocks it.
Berry jabs at Perkins's body.
Berry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perkins.
Perkins misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Berry.
Perkins misses the jab.
Berry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Berry moves out of range as Perkins strikes.
Perkins lands a nice hook to Berry's body. Berry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Berry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkins.
Perkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Berry.
Perkins lands a jab to the head.
Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkins throws a hook but Berry avoids it easily.
Perkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Berry.
Berry cracks Perkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perkins thows a left - swing and a miss!

Berry closes the distance and pushes Perkins back into the cage.
Perkins is trying to force a seperation but Berry has the dominant position.

Berry manages to break the clinch.
Perkins misses with a looping left.
Berry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Berry. That snapped Perkins's head back.
Berry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkins.
Berry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berry.
Berry lands a jab.
Perkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Berry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkins.
Perkins walks into a jab.
Perkins works Berry's body with a nice hook.
Berry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Perkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Berry tries to clinch but Perkins moves out of range.
Perkins misses with a straight left.
Berry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berry scores with a shot to the body.
Berry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perkins misses with a combination
and Berry counters with a nice body shot.
Perkins slips under a jab.
Perkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mark Berry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Berry closes the distance and pushes Perkins back into the cage.
Perkins tries to work over Berry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Berry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berry.
Berry slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Berry finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins misses the jab.
Berry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perkins in his tracks.
Perkins defending well as Berry loads up on a big left hand.
Perkins misses with a looping right.
Perkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berry.
Berry throws a right hand that Perkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkins also avoids with ease.
Berry blocks a jab.
Perkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Berry digs a good hook to Perkins's body.
Berry scores with a jab to the body.
Perkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berry.
Perkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkins jabs at Berry's body.
Perkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Berry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Berry as he connects with a hook.
Perkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Perkins misses.
Berry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Berry slips a jab and a cross from Perkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a looping overhand right but Perkins ducks down to avoid it.
Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkins digs a good body shot into Berry's ribs.
Berry works Perkins's body with a nice hook.
Berry defending well as Perkins loads up on a big left hand.

Berry closes the distance and pushes Perkins back into the cage.

Berry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mark Berry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Berry.
Berry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkins throws an overhand right that lands on Berry's shoulder, as Berry tries to avoid the shot.
Berry slips under a jab from Perkins.
Berry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Perkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Berry is looking to clinch.
Perkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Berry moves into the clinch.
Perkins tries to throw a body punch but Berry avoids it by throwing Perkins back against the cage.
Berry is looking to break free of the clinch but Perkins has double underhooks.

Perkins manages to break the clinch.
Perkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins staying out of range there.
Berry lands a jab to the nose.
Berry digs a good hook to Perkins's body.
Berry cracks Perkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Berry checks a leg kick.

Berry gets a clinch.

Berry breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Berry.
A jab from Perkins misses.
Perkins walks into a stiff left hand from Berry.

Berry has Perkins up against the cage in a clinch.

Berry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkins takes one to the side of the head.
Perkins avoids the body shot from Berry.
Berry slips under a jab.
Perkins throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Berry counter with a right hand.
Berry moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berry throws a series of punches but Perkins moves out of range.
Perkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Perkins misses.
Perkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins cracks Berry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perkins looks to land a right hand but Berry moved out of range.
Berry lands a jab to the nose.
Berry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perkins's hands.
Berry ducks under a wild hook from Perkins.
Berry misses with a double jab
and Perkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkins ducks right into an uppercut from Berry.
Berry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berry avoids the body shot from Perkins.
Nice cross by Perkins.
Perkins scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Perkins.
Perkins clobbers Berry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berry slips under a jab from Perkins.
Berry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkins backs up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkins lands an overhand right.
Perkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berry.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Berry misses with a series of wild punches.
Berry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Berry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch lands to the side of Berry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perkins moves out of range as Berry strikes.
Berry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berry misses with an uppercut. Perkins saw that one coming.
Berry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Berry is rocked!
Berry lands with an overhand left.
Berry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berry is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkins finish him?
Perkins stuns Berry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Berry seems to have recovered his senses.
Perkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berry tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Berry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkins has time to react.
Perkins misses with a straight right.
Berry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donk. Berry catches Perkins right on the button with a cross.
Berry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkins.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perkins slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch lands to the side of Berry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perkins misses with a hook to the body
and Berry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berry throws a series of punches but Perkins avoids them all with ease.
Perkins misses the jab.
Berry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkins.
Perkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Berry finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkins's head.
Berry misses the shot to the body.
Perkins ducks under a wild hook from Berry.
Berry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perkins throws an overhand right that lands on Berry's shoulder, as Berry tries to avoid the shot.
Berry loads up on a big right hand but Perkins slips the punch.
Perkins misses with a wild body shot.
Perkins scores with a shot to the body.
Perkins lands the left hand.
Berry misses with a wild body shot.
Perkins missing with a left hand there. Berry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Berry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Perkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkins lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a right hand that Perkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkins also avoids with ease.
Perkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berry.
Berry swinging wildly here.
Berry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perkins throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Berry counter with a right hand.
Perkins catches Berry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perkins looks to land a combination but Berry avoids it well.
Perkins misses with the combination.
Perkins walks into a left hand.
Perkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Perkins lands.
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Perkins.
Perkins slips under a jab.
Perkins walks into a straight right hand from Berry.
Berry misses with a few strikes there.
Perkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkins misses with a combination
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perkins on the side of the head.
Perkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Berry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Berry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkins misses the target.
Perkins misses with the combination.

Berry moves into the clinch.

Berry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkins misses the body punch
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Berry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Berry moves in looking to clinch but Perkins pushes him off.
Berry throws a series of strikes that have Perkins backpedaling.
Perkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berry moves out of range of the strikes.
Berry fails to land with a series of punches.
Perkins throws a sloppy head kick and Berry moves out of range easily.
Perkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry scores with a hook.
Perkins checks a low kick from Berry.
Perkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berry checks it well.
Berry lands with a hook. Perkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perkins throws a hook to the side of Berry's head but Berry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkins missing with a left hand there. Berry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berry throws a hook but Perkins blocks it.
Perkins throws a low kick, looking for Berry's leg but Berry calmly moves out of range.
Perkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Berry scores with a body shot.
Perkins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Perkins blocks the low kick.
Perkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Berry's calf.
Jab, jab by Perkins - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Berry.
Perkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkins loads up on a big right hand but Berry slips the punch.
Berry looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkins is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Berry.
Perkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkins swings for the body but Berry moves out of range.
Berry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkins has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Michael Perkins did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Perkins throws a low kick but Berry avoids it.
Berry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perkins at a distance.
Perkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Berry is just out of range.
Perkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Berry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berry misses with a double jab.
Perkins misses with a body punch
and Berry counters with a nice body shot.
Perkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkins misses with a combination
and Berry counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Berry - just one landing.
Berry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkins. Perkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perkins lands a nice hook to Berry's body. Berry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheers as Perkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berry doesn't seem phased though.
Perkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berry circles away quickly and effectively.
Berry lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Berry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Perkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Perkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berry staying out of range there.
Perkins wants to slow Berry down by chopping away at his legs.
Perkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Berry. That snapped Perkins's head back.
Berry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkins.
A nice combination there by Berry.
Berry scores with a nice strike.
Perkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Berry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berry moves out of range as Perkins strikes.
Good work by Berry as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Perkins misses.
Berry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Berry missing with a left hand there. Perkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Berry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Berry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Berry scores with a nice right hand.
Berry scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry slips a jab from Perkins.
Perkins scores with a jab to the body.
Perkins throws a big shot that misses.
Berry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Berry scores with a jab.
Berry avoids the body shot from Perkins.
Perkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berry.
Perkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Berry misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Berry.
Perkins dodges the punch combination from Berry.
Berry lands a body shot.
A big right from Perkins misses.
Perkins looks to land a right hand but Berry moved out of range.
Perkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Berry clobbers Perkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Berry scores with a jab to the body.
Berry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perkins.
Perkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berry.
Berry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry checks the leg kick.
Berry lands a nice looking body shot.
Berry scores with a body shot.
Perkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berry.
Berry catches Perkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Berry.
A lazy left from Perkins finds it's target.
Berry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Berry moves away from the strike by Perkins.
Perkins misses with a hook.
Perkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Berry scores with a shot to the body.
Perkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Berry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Berry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perkins avoids the body shot from Berry.
Berry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berry was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkins.
Berry cracks Perkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Berry tries to clinch but Perkins moves out of range.
Berry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins throws a hook but Berry avoids it easily.
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Perkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Berry finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkins's head.
Perkins throws a hook but Berry blocks it.
Jab from Berry.
Perkins throws a lazy right hand but Berry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Berry.
Perkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berry doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkins circles away.
Perkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Berry moves out of range as Perkins strikes.
Perkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Berry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkins thinking.
Perkins throws a right hand that Berry ducks under and follows up with a left that Berry also avoids with ease.

Berry clinches up with Perkins and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkins is trying to force a seperation but Berry has the dominant position.
Perkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berry is trying to force a seperation but Perkins has the dominant position.

Berry breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Berry connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Berry dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Perkins throws a hook but Berry avoids it easily.
Berry moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkins.
Berry tries to clinch there but Perkins circles away.
Perkins slips under a jab from Berry.
Perkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Berry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Berry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Berry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Berry.
Perkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perkins swings for the body but Berry moves out of range.
Berry throws a nice looking combination but Perkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Perkins misses.
Perkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Berry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perkins's head.
Berry slips a straight right by Perkins.
Berry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Perkins.
Berry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Berry swinging wildly here.
Perkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berry counters with a nice body shot.
Perkins takes one to the side of the head.
Perkins thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berry lands a head shot.
Good exchange - Berry coming out on top.
Perkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berry.
Perkins throws a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perkins.
Perkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perkins lands the left hand.
Berry looks to land a combination. Perkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Berry connects with a jab.
A big right from Berry misses.
Berry scores with a jab to the body.
Berry staying out of range there.
Berry needs to keep his hands up - Perkins had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Berry.
Berry scores with a nice strike.
Perkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Berry takes a swing at Perkins's ribcage but misses.
Michael Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Berry.
Perkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berry is able to avoid easily.
Perkins loads up on a big right hand but Berry slips the punch.
Berry digs a good body shot into Perkins's ribs.
Berry takes a swing at Perkins's ribcage but misses.
Perkins misses with a hook.
Berry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berry.
Donk. Berry catches Perkins right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Berry does no damage.
Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Berry darts in and clinches Perkins up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Perkins is trying to break the clinch but Berry has him pressed against the cage.
Perkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berry is trying to force a seperation but Perkins has the dominant position.
Perkins has had enough of the clinch but Berry keeps him there for the moment.
Perkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkins tries to throw a body punch but Berry avoids it by throwing Perkins back against the cage.
Perkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berry's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry avoiding damage.

Berry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berry cracks Perkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkins misses with a wild body shot.
Berry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkins wants to land a leg kick but Berry is out of range.
Berry staying out of range there.
Berry misses with a double jab
and Perkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Berry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Berry should have avoided that one.
Berry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Berry thuds a left hand into Perkins's body.
Berry connects with a single shot there.
Perkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perkins tries to bum rush Berry with a series of wild strikes but Berry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Perkins misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perkins's head backwards.
Berry slips under a jab from Perkins.
Berry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Berry throws a series of strikes that have Perkins backpedaling.
Perkins looks to land a left hand but Berry moved out of range nicely.
Berry lands an overhand right.
Berry tests Perkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berry catches Perkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Berry does no damage.
Perkins throws a hook but Berry blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Perkins as he connects with a hook.
Berry with a hook.
Berry moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkins.
Perkins misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Berry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Berry! Mark Berry retains his featherweight title!