PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ville Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukkeli comes to the cage accompanied by a-ha - Take On Me. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kuukkeli
vs
Perhana

187 cm
27
200 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

188 cm
28
200 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

۞ AFFAKETIΘN ۞

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Kuukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pate Perhana!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perhana misses with a body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Perhana.
Perhana taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Kuukkeli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perhana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuukkeli keeps working.
Kuukkeli is looking for a sweep.
Kuukkeli is not content to let Perhana control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli is letting Perhana control him for a moment.
Perhana's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pate Perhana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Perhana throws a right hand that Kuukkeli ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuukkeli also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perhana shoots for a takedown but Kuukkeli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick from Kuukkeli lands but Perhana takes it in his stride.
Kuukkeli tries a head kick but it misses.
Perhana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ville Kuukkeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.
Perhana misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana blocks a leg kick.
Kuukkeli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kuukkeli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuukkeli scores with a nice right hand.
Kuukkeli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kuukkeli slips a jab and a cross from Perhana.
Kuukkeli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perhana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ville Kuukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perhana throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuukkeli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perhana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kuukkeli.
Perhana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kuukkeli tries to avoid it but Perhana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kuukkeli to the ground. Kuukkeli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perhana walks into a stiff left hand from Kuukkeli.
Perhana shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuukkeli tries to sprawl out of it but Perhana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuukkeli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pate Perhana will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perhana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuukkeli misses the shot to the body.
Perhana blocks the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Kuukkeli. No joy for Perhana on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli misses with a low kick.
Kuukkeli throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuukkeli. Perhana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuukkeli thumps Perhana with a low kick.
Kuukkeli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perhana throws a nice looking combination but Kuukkeli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perhana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perhana misses with a series of wild punches.
Ville Kuukkeli is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuukkeli delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Perhana's head.
Perhana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perhana checks a low kick from Kuukkeli.
Perhana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pate Perhana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perhana thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuukkeli doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Kuukkeli there.
Kuukkeli moves in looking to clinch but Perhana pushes him off.
Perhana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perhana.
Perhana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Kuukkeli finds it's target.
Perhana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuukkeli rather than just go for the knockout.
Kuukkeli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Perhana.
Ville Kuukkeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.
Perhana jabs at Kuukkeli's body.
The crowd cheers as Kuukkeli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perhana doesn't seem phased though.
Kuukkeli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perhana is out of range and Kuukkeli settles back down.
Perhana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuukkeli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perhana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Kuukkeli dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuukkeli 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 Perhana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perhana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuukkeli shoots in but no luck this time.
Perhana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perhana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perhana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuukkeli counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kuukkeli takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perhana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perhana checks a low kick from Kuukkeli.
Perhana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perhana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuukkeli is fending him off so far but Perhana persists. Nope, Kuukkeli circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuukkeli lands a head kick!
Kuukkeli throws a front kick aimed at Perhana's knee but Perhana avoids it well.
Perhana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuukkeli counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perhana scores with a nice right hand.
Kuukkeli stuffs the takedown attempt from Perhana. Perhana gets slowly back to his feet.
Perhana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kuukkeli pushes Perhana up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuukkeli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuukkeli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuukkeli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perhana being controlled against the cage.
Perhana takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli lands with a left to the head.
Perhana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ville Kuukkeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.
Kuukkeli misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Perhana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuukkeli has Perhana pressed against the cage.
Kuukkeli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuukkeli works on Perhana's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuukkeli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuukkeli connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kuukkeli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kuukkeli fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuukkeli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perhana backwards.
Kuukkeli lands an uppercut.
Kuukkeli lands an uppercut.

Perhana is rocked!
Kuukkeli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuukkeli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perhana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuukkeli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuukkeli scores with a shot to the side of Perhana's head.
A frustrated look appears on Perhana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuukkeli blocks a body shot from Perhana.
Kuukkeli is trying to maintain a safe position but Perhana gets an underhook and turns Kuukkeli into the cage.
Kuukkeli tries to work over Perhana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Kuukkeli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuukkeli 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Kuukkeli!