PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Linger In Shadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). In Shadows kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amon Tobin / El Cargo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

In Shadows
vs
Perhana

200 cm
21
195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

188 cm
29
200 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Linger In Shadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pate Perhana!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
In Shadows lands with an uppercut that bounces Perhana off the cage and back into range.
In Shadows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perhana manages to avoid it.
In Shadows misses with a hook. Perhana ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Perhana - just one landing.
Perhana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
In Shadows throws a lazy uppercut

and Perhana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Perhana seems to be working for a kimura but In Shadows defends the submission attempt.
In Shadows tries to get to full guard but Perhana has control of the leg.
In Shadows wants to control but Perhana is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perhana is trying to control. In Shadows wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perhana performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Perhana looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Perhana is keen to just control but In Shadows is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pate Perhana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Perhana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perhana missing with a left hand there. In Shadows was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
In Shadows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perhana moves away.
In Shadows lands with a good body shot.
Perhana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by In Shadows.
Perhana misses the jab.
In Shadows with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perhana to score with a decent uppercut.
Perhana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Perhana does no damage.
In Shadows really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
In Shadows blocks a jab.
In Shadows comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
In Shadows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perhana throws a looping overhand right but In Shadows ducks down to avoid it.
Perhana shoots in looking for a takedown. In Shadows tries to sprawl out of it but Perhana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. In Shadows manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perhana shoots in and drives through. In Shadows sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
In Shadows misses with a hook.
In Shadows waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perhana.
In Shadows lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
In Shadows throws a lazy right hand but Perhana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
In Shadows moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Perhana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
In Shadows scores with a punch to the head.
In Shadows takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
In Shadows cracks Perhana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perhana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
In Shadows misses with a straight right.
In Shadows moves away from the strike by Perhana.
Perhana shoots for a double leg takedown but In Shadows sprawls well. He's pushed Perhana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Linger In Shadows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
In Shadows throws a hook but Perhana avoids it easily.
In Shadows connects with a nice looking jab.
In Shadows slips a straight right by Perhana.
In Shadows lands a nice looking body shot.
In Shadows moves into range and connects with a jab.

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

Perhana is rocked!
Perhana looks gassed!
Perhana avoids the body shot from In Shadows.
Perhana is still on wobbly legs! Can In Shadows finish him?
Perhana throws a body punch but In Shadows moves out of range.
In Shadows slips a jab from Perhana.
Nice defenses there by Perhana.
Perhana seems to have recovered his senses.
In Shadows lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
In Shadows sizes up Perhana with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perhana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by In Shadows.
Pate Perhana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Perhana or perhaps it was just good defense by In Shadows which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Linger In Shadows dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

In Shadows throws a body punch but Perhana moves out of range.
Perhana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perhana throws a jab but it's blocked by In Shadows.
Perhana lands the left hand.

In Shadows gets caught napping as Perhana dives in and scores a takedown. In Shadows manages to retain guard.
In Shadows trying to control the position here.
Perhana wants to pass the guard but In Shadows is keeping the position.
Perhana looking to sit in guard and control but In Shadows gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
In Shadows wanted to stand there but Perhana had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perhana seems keen to control In Shadows's posture.
Perhana wants to sweep but no luck.

Perhana is looking for a triangle here but In Shadows uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

In Shadows decides to stand back up. In Shadows steps back and let's Perhana get back to his feet.
Perhana throws a lazy right hand but In Shadows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
In Shadows misses with a straight right.

Perhana feints and as In Shadows raises his hands in defense, Perhana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
In Shadows tries to land a sweep but no joy.
In Shadows wants to control but Perhana passes easily into half guard.
In Shadows is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana trying to control from half guard but In Shadows is working away.
In Shadows trying to control here.
Perhana wants to lay and pray for a moment but In Shadows keeps working.
In Shadows manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
In Shadows controlling Perhana's posture.
In Shadows will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pate Perhana.
Perhana looks to land a left hand but In Shadows moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from In Shadows misses.
In Shadows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perhana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract In Shadows.
Perhana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. In Shadows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Perhana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Perhana dives in and grabs In Shadows's left leg, looking for a takedown. In Shadows pushes down on Perhana's head and hops out.
In Shadows getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
In Shadows misses with the combination.
Perhana shoots in for a double leg but In Shadows sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
In Shadows slips under a jab from Perhana.
In Shadows digs a good hook to Perhana's body.
In Shadows is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Perhana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
In Shadows scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perhana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? In Shadows is fending him off so far but Perhana persists. Nope, In Shadows circles away and we're back to standing.
Linger In Shadows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.
A swing and a miss from In Shadows.
In Shadows throws a lazy right hand but Perhana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
In Shadows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
In Shadows scores with a jab.
Perhana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
In Shadows moves out of range as Perhana strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
In Shadows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perhana.
Perhana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? In Shadows is fending him off so far but Perhana persists. Nope, In Shadows circles away and we're back to standing.
In Shadows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
In Shadows staying out of range there.
Perhana throws an overhand right that lands on In Shadows's shoulder, as In Shadows tries to avoid the shot.
Perhana shoots in for a takedown but In Shadows shows good takedown defense.
In Shadows connects with a nice looking jab.
In Shadows defending well as Perhana loads up on a big left hand.
Perhana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and In Shadows connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Perhana scrambles back to his feet.
In Shadows ducks under a wild hook from Perhana.
In Shadows lands a slapping body shot.
Perhana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linger In Shadows is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

In Shadows cracks Perhana with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. In Shadows has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Perhana to stand back up!
Perhana leaves his chin hanging out and In Shadows seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Perhana crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Linger In Shadows!
Linger In Shadows took some time post fight to say the following; 'If you own a pair of nice boobs and smoking hot body you can join me at my after party at Tiger night club baby!'.