PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Perkules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkules comes to the cage accompanied by Carlo Siliotto : The Punisher. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Perkules
vs
Yehudiah

170 cm
22
164 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

181 cm
21
165 lbs
8 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Legal High's [CBK]
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Perkules!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zagan Yehudiah!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkules swings for the body but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Perkules takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A leg kick checked by Yehudiah.
Yehudiah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Yehudiah misses
letting Perkules counter with a right hand.
Yehudiah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkules checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yehudiah lands with a slapping head kick.
Perkules tries to clinch up.
Perkules looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perkules tries to clinch but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Perkules defending well as Yehudiah loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yehudiah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yehudiah throws a leg kick
and Perkules counters with an outside leg kick.
Perkules walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yehudiah.
Perkules throws a leg kick that misses.
Yehudiah throws a sloppy head kick and Perkules moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perkules.
Yehudiah throws a lazy head kick
and Perkules counters with an outside leg kick.
Perkules wants to clinch up but Yehudiah keeps it at a distance.
Yehudiah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkules checks it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkules.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yehudiah 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 Perkules has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkules and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that Perkules semi-blocks.
Perkules takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yehudiah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perkules's calf.
Yehudiah throws a leg kick
and Perkules connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yehudiah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yehudiah thuds his shin into the meat of Perkules's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkules takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Perkules there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkules avoids the head kick by Yehudiah.
Yehudiah moves out of range of the body kick.
Yehudiah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yehudiah 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 Perkules has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkules and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Yehudiah darts in and clinches Perkules up against the cage.
Yehudiah controlling the action here for a moment.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah stalling against the cage.
Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkules avoids the elbow strike from Yehudiah, against the cage.
Perkules misses with an elbow over the top.
Perkules looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yehudiah is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah lands an elbow inside that Perkules shrugs off.
Perkules avoids a wild elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Perkules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yehudiah is defending well for now.
Perkules lands a right hand.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
Perkules lands a damaging elbow.
Perkules takes an elbow to the temple.
Perkules stalling in the clinch.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but Yehudiah avoids the damage to the body.

Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Yehudiah misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Yehudiah clinches.

Yehudiah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perkules throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zagan Yehudiah will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A low kick from Perkules misses
enabling Yehudiah to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkules tries to clinch but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Zagan Yehudiah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yehudiah wants to slow Perkules down by chopping away at his legs.
Perkules fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yehudiah.

Perkules rushes Yehudiah and presses him up against the cage.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
Perkules wants to stall.
Perkules throws an elbow but it misses.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yehudiah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perkules's defenses.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
Perkules lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but Yehudiah avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yehudiah.
Yehudiah is trying to break the clinch but Perkules has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
Yehudiah lands an elbow that stopped Perkules in his tracks for a moment.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Perkules avoids a wild elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah is trying to stall.
Perkules creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yehudiah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yehudiah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yehudiah is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perkules's brow.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yehudiah avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perkules.
Yehudiah trying to stall but Perkules improves his position.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Yehudiah is trying to break free.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perkules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yehudiah is defending well for now.
Perkules takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yehudiah pushes off an throws an elbow but Perkules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Perkules misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Perkules.
Stalling in the clinch from Perkules.

Yehudiah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Yehudiah is predictable there
and Perkules counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yehudiah is breathing heavily.
Perkules looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yehudiah checks it well.
Yehudiah is looking to chop away at Perkules's legs.
Perkules tries to clinch up but Yehudiah circles away and keeps his distance.
Yehudiah motions for Perkules to come forward. Yehudiah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yehudiah connects with a high kick.
Perkules is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick from Yehudiah lands but Perkules takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yehudiah gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Perkules - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yehudiah.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perkules is working Yehudiah over against the cage.
Yehudiah is looking to control Perkules's arms but Perkules gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yehudiah has his back to the cage.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but Yehudiah avoids the damage to the body.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Yehudiah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perkules wants to slow Yehudiah down by chopping away at his legs.
Yehudiah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkules.
Perkules takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yehudiah throws a sloppy head kick and Perkules moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Yehudiah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkules checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yehudiah tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Perkules misses
and Yehudiah counters with a good low kick that Perkules was not able to check.
Yehudiah misses with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yehudiah checks a leg kick.
Yehudiah takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Perkules misses with a body kick.
Perkules tries to clinch up but Yehudiah circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Paavo Perkules will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Perkules avoids the head kick by Yehudiah.
Perkules moves out of range of the leg kick from Yehudiah.

Yehudiah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yehudiah avoiding damage as Perkules throws knees to the body.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Yehudiah wants to stall.
Yehudiah stalling against the cage.
Perkules lands a nice elbow.
Perkules lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perkules is leaning against Yehudiah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perkules lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Perkules - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Perkules lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Zagan Yehudiah has been cut.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Yehudiah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yehudiah avoids it.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
Yehudiah working hard to break the clinch.
Perkules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yehudiah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perkules displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yehudiah up against the cage.
Yehudiah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yehudiah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses.
Yehudiah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkules lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perkules has Yehudiah pushed against the cage.
Perkules tries to stall but Yehudiah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perkules stalling the fight.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Perkules.
Yehudiah managing to block the knees to the body from Perkules.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perkules's brow.

Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Perkules connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Yehudiah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkules scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkules tries to clinch but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Yehudiah thumps Perkules with a low kick.
Perkules stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yehudiah moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkules.
The fighters circling - Yehudiah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkules misses with a straight left.
A combination from Perkules does no damage.
Yehudiah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkules. That did some damage!
Perkules takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Perkules misses with a kick to the body.
Yehudiah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perkules wants to clinch up but Yehudiah keeps it at a distance.

Perkules gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkules stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Perkules landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yehudiah is defending well for now.
Perkules is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yehudiah is keeping busy.
Perkules dodges an elbow strike from Yehudiah.

Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Yehudiah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkules.
Perkules avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paavo Perkules is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Yehudiah.
Perkules misses with a body kick.
Yehudiah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Yehudiah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paavo Perkules clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Zagan Yehudiah's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Perkules takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Yehudiah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perkules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yehudiah.
Nice elbow from Yehudiah.
Perkules trying to land knees to the body.
Perkules throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perkules is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkules lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yehudiah or not.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but Yehudiah avoids the damage to the body.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yehudiah avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yehudiah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yehudiah avoids a wild elbow strike from Perkules.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
Perkules is looking to control Yehudiah's arms but Yehudiah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkules has his back to the cage.
Perkules has Yehudiah pushed against the cage.

Yehudiah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Perkules tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yehudiah is able to avoid easily.
Yehudiah moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses
and Perkules counters with a leg kick.
Perkules looks to clinch
and Yehudiah counters with a thumping low kick.
Yehudiah throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Perkules misses
and Yehudiah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perkules is looking to land body kicks.
Yehudiah throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Perkules counters with an inside leg kick.
Perkules takes a swing at Yehudiah's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Yehudiah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Perkules does no damage.
Perkules throws a body kick the misses
and Yehudiah counters with a head kick. That will keep Perkules thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Yehudiah.
Perkules stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yehudiah.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yehudiah 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 Perkules has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkules and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yehudiah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Perkules.
Perkules buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkules throws the kick towards the body but Yehudiah avoids it.

Perkules has Yehudiah up against the cage in a clinch.
Perkules stalling in the clinch but Yehudiah improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yehudiah.
Yehudiah is trying to force a seperation but Perkules has the dominant position.
Yehudiah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perkules is keeping busy.
Perkules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yehudiah is defending well for now.
Yehudiah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Perkules lands a body shot.
Perkules trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yehudiah.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perkules.
Paavo Perkules has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perkules's brow.
Perkules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yehudiah is defending well for now.
Yehudiah managing to block the knees to the body from Perkules.
Perkules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yehudiah is defending well for now.
Perkules trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah avoids the elbow strike from Perkules, against the cage.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Perkules will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yehudiah up against the cage.
Perkules blocks an elbow strike.
Yehudiah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perkules's brow.
Perkules crunches a lovely knee into Yehudiah's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkules.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yehudiah blocks an elbow strike.
Perkules pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yehudiah trying to control the position but instead, Perkules has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yehudiah into the cage.

Yehudiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkules wants to clinch but Yehudiah slips to the side
and Yehudiah counters with a head kick.
Perkules looks to throw a body kick

and Yehudiah holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Paavo Perkules will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zagan Yehudiah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Perkules takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Perkules throws the kick towards the body but Yehudiah avoids it.
Good work by Perkules as he checks the leg kick.
Perkules tries to clinch
and Yehudiah counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Perkules is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yehudiah throws a body kick the misses
and Perkules counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkules moves out of range of the leg kick from Yehudiah.
Perkules uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah thows a leg kick but Perkules checks it

and Perkules moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yehudiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkules blocks a leg kick.
Perkules lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yehudiah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yehudiah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yehudiah thuds his shin into the meat of Perkules's side.
Perkules throws a solid leg kick but Yehudiah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkules.
Perkules chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yehudiah can pounce on him.
Perkules takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zagan Yehudiah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules is looking to slow Yehudiah down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Yehudiah lands but Perkules takes it in his stride.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Perkules scoring well with a low kick there.
Yehudiah is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Perkules misses with a few strikes there.
Perkules tries to land a body kick
and Yehudiah counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Perkules is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yehudiah misses with a head kick.
Perkules avoids the head kick by Yehudiah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkules blocks a leg kick.
Yehudiah thows a leg kick but Perkules checks it

and Perkules holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yehudiah lands a damaging elbow.
Perkules looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah misses with the head strike.
Yehudiah trying to stall but Perkules improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Perkules.
Perkules lands a shoulder strike.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
Perkules looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Perkules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yehudiah manages to avoid it.
Perkules looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yehudiah keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkules.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkules paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yehudiah doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkules circles away.
Perkules tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yehudiah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkules scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zagan Yehudiah.
I think Perkules has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paavo Perkules!
Paavo Perkules is the new lightweight champion!